[Python-ideas] Python-ideas Digest, Vol 90, Issue 30

[Ned Batchelder]

On 5/23/14 5:53 AM, Antoine Pitrou wrote:
> On Thu, 22 May 2014 22:53:28 -0400
> Terry Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu> wrote:
>>> I'd like to understand why we think the Python compiler is different in
>>> this regard than a C compiler.
>> Python is a different language. But let us not get sidetracked on that.
> The number one difference is that people don't compile code explicitly
> when writing Python code (well, except packagers who call compileall(),
> and a few advanced uses). So "choosing compilation options" is really
> not part of the standard workflow for developing in Python.

That seems an odd distinction to make, given that we already do have 
ways to control how the compilation step happens, and we are having no 
trouble imagining other ways to control it.  Whether you like those 
options or not, you have to admit that we do have ways to tell Python 
how we want compilation to happen.
>
> Regards
>
> Antoine.
>
>
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