Kevin Modzelewski <k...@dropbox.com> wrote: > Since it's the question that I think most people will inevitably (and > rightly) ask, why do we think there's a place for Pyston when there's PyPy > and (previously) Unladen Swallow?
Have you seen Numba, the Python JIT that integrates with NumPy? http://numba.pydata.org It uses LLVM to compile Python bytecode. When I have tried it I tend to get speed comparable to -O2 in C for numerical and algorithmic code. Here is an example, giving a 150 times speed boost to Python: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21811381/how-to-shove-this-loop-into-numpy/21818591#21818591 Sturla _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
