Hi, On Sat, 13 Jul 2019 18:29:45 +0200 "Michael R. Crusoe" <michael.cru...@gmail.com> wrote: > Package: wnpp > Severity: wishlist > > Subject: ITP: mypyc -- Mypy to Python C Extension Compile > Package: wnpp > Owner: Michael R. Crusoe <michael.cru...@gmail.com> > Severity: wishlist > > * Package name : mypyc > Version : 0.0.git.20190713T1002.833151a+ds1 > Upstream Author : Copyright: © 2017-2018 Jukka Lehtosalo and contributors > * URL : http://www.mypy-lang.org/ > * License : Expat > Programming Lang: C > Description : Mypy to Python C Extension Compile > *Mypyc is (mostly) not yet useful for general Python development.* > . > Mypyc is a compiler that compiles mypy-annotated, statically typed > Python modules into CPython C extensions. Currently our primary focus > is on making mypy faster through compilation -- the default mypy wheels > are compiled with mypyc. Compiled mypy is about 4x faster than > without compilation. > . > Mypyc compiles what is essentially a Python language variant using "strict" > semantics. This means (among some other things): > . > * Most type annotations are enforced at runtime (raising ``TypeError`` on > mismatch) > . > * Classes are compiled into extension classes without ``__dict__`` > (much, but not quite, like if they used ``__slots__``) > . > * Monkey patching doesn't work > . > * Instance attributes won't fall back to class attributes if undefined > . > * Metaclasses not supported > . > * Also there are still a bunch of bad bugs and unsupported features :) > . > Compiled modules can import arbitrary Python modules, and compiled modules > can be used from other Python modules. Typically mypyc is used to only > compile modules that contain performance bottlenecks. > . > You can run compiled modules also as normal, interpreted Python > modules, since mypyc targets valid Python code. This means that > all Python developer tools and debuggers can be used. > . > This package provides the command-line interface. > > Remark: This package is maintained by Debian Med Packaging Team at > https://salsa.debian.org/med-team/mypy
I’m going to review this; if you need a sponsor, I can do, just let me know. -- Cheers, Andrej