PyPy and RPython

Stefan Behnel stefan_ml at behnel.de
Thu Sep 2 02:36:32 EDT 2010


sarvi, 02.09.2010 07:06:
> Look at all the alternatives we have. Cython? Shedskin?
> I'll take PyPy anyday instead of them

Fell free to do so, but don't forget that the choice of a language always 
depends on the specific requirements at hand. Cython has proven its 
applicability in a couple of large projects, for example. And it has a lot 
more third party libraries available than both PyPy and Shedskin together: 
all Python libraries, pure Python and CPython binary extensions, as well as 
tons of code written in Cython, C, C++, Fortran, and then some. And you 
don't have to give up one bit of CPython compatibility to use all of that. 
That alone counts as a pretty huge advantage to some people.

Stefan




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