[Python-Dev] python compiler

[Michael Foord]

On 05/04/2010 15:54, willian at ufpa.br wrote:
> for a college project, I proposed to create a compiler for python. I've
> read something about it and maybe I saw that made a bad choice. I hear
> everyone's opinion respond.
>    

Python itself is a highly dynamic language and not amenable to direct 
compilation. Instead modern just-in-time compiler technology is seen as 
the way to improve Python performance. Projects that are doing this are 
PyPy and Unladen Swallow. A static subset of Python can be statically 
compiled, projects that do that include RPython (part of PyPy) and 
ShedSkin. These are not really Python though, just Python like languages 
that happen to be valid subsets of Python.

All the best,

Michael

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