[Python-ideas] Add specialized bytecode with guards to functions

[Chris Angelico]

On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 2:43 AM, Victor Stinner
<victor.stinner at gmail.com> wrote:
> Roadmap
> =======
>
> * Finish the proof-of-concept: implement new guards, optimize method
>   calls. For example, guards on module imports are required. Checking
>   if a module is the expected mode can be tricky.
> * Write an optimizer based on manual hints
> * Write a profiler to generate hints

* Compare against PyPy.

For optimized Python execution, my brain immediately jumps to PyPy.
How does FAT Python compare in terms of functionality, performance,
CPython compatibility, etc? What can it brag as its advantage?

ChrisA