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A tail calling interpreter for Python (already landed in CPython)

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122 points phsilva | 2 comments | 17 Feb 25 07:12 UTC | HN request time: 0.438s | source
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VWWHFSfQ ◴[20 Feb 25 04:27 UTC] No.43111138[source]▶
Will Python ever get fast? Or even _reasonably_ fast?

The answer is no, it will not. Instead they'll just keep adding more and more syntax. And more and more ways to do the same old things. And they'll say that if you want "fast" then write a native module that we can import and use.

So then what's the point? Is Python really just a glue language like all the rest?

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1. tcoff91 ◴[20 Feb 25 05:11 UTC] No.43111343[source]▶
I think if you want python but fast then Mojo is your only hope.

EDIT: yes and there’s pypy as well as pointed out below. Basically you gotta use an alternative python implementation of some kind.

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2. pansa2 ◴[20 Feb 25 05:36 UTC] No.43111480[source]▶
There’s always PyPy - it’s much faster than CPython and, unlike Mojo, is ready to use today.