Compiling a subset of Python

[Magnus Lie Hetland]

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"Gerson Kurz" <gerson.kurz at t-online.de> wrote in message
news:3b9cd920.8769546 at news.t-online.de...
> Has anybody tried to write a native c compiler for a restricted subset
> of Python?
>
> In my naive view, some things obviously are not easily compiled (such
> as exec() and eval()), and some constructions (such as modifying
> globals() etc.) I don't really need if I get a compiler for a subset
> that fits *most* needs instead.
>
> So, can somebody please explain explicitly *which* constructs are
> actually responsible for python lacking a compiler?
>
> Also, are there any more detailed sample programs for the inspect
> module?