[summerofcode] Python on Parrot

[Torsten Marek]

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Hello mentors,

does it make sense to write a Python "compiler" targeted at Parrot right now? I
had a look at the code (in Parrot 0.2.0), but the comments said that pie-thon
has failed and bytecode transformation is not a good idea. So what would it be?
A Python-implemented compiler that walks the AST and puts out Parrot asm?

And what should the project be? With only very little googling, I found three
different (mini-) projects dealing with Python on Parrot, where pirate seems to
be the way to go. Should this project be revived and put into a better shape?
And create full support for 2.2? 2.3? 2.4?

Does Python for Parrot still make sense or should we all wait for PyPy, since
there hasn't been anything in the news since OSCON last year.
And even if I chose to do such work, would there be anybody to mentor me?

Maybe it'll be more helpful to port some included batteries to Python (like bz2,
that'll be fun...)

greetings

Torsten
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