Sampling CPython with WindowsPerf

Who is this for?

This is an introductory topic for developers keen to understand sampling and who are new to the Arm architecture.

What will you learn?

Upon completion of this Learning Path, you will be able to:

• Use WindowsPerf with native Windows on Arm workload
• Understand the basics of sampling
• Explore the WindowsPerf command line
• Build CPython from sources for Windows on Arm ARM64 target

Prerequisites

Before starting, you will need the following:

• Windows on Arm desktop or development machine with WindowsPerf installed
• Windows x86_64 desktop machine with Visual Studio 2022 Community Edition installed.