Codon: A Python compiler if you have a need for C/C++ speed

[J65nko]

From https://www.theregister.com/2023/03/...odon_compiler/:

Python is among the one of the most popular programming languages, yet it's generally not the first choice when speed is required.

While it can be optimized for better performance, Python is prized for qualities other than speed, such as readability, a manageable learning curve, an expansive ecosystem, and utility in both academia and business.

MIT computer scientists and their colleagues, however, believe they've found a way to have it all the approachability of a high-level language with the speed of a low-level language. They've developed a Python compiler called Codon that turns Python code into native machine code without a runtime performance hit.

"Typical speedups over Python are on the order of 10-100x or more, on a single thread," the Codon repo declares. "Codon's performance is typically on par with (and sometimes better than) that of C/C++."

[bsd-keith]

Wow! You will be able to run python code on old machines, without a lot of lag - I wonder if present python programs will be converted by their maintainers, or if we will have to do it as end users(?).

[yeti]

Originally Posted by bsd-keith

Wow! You will be able to run python code on old machines

LLVM based, that means it'll probably be a monster to build. That will disqualify it on some "older" machines, but who cares about that in the age where we daily expect the EOL message about 32bitters being supported at all?!?!?!

#complexityBlues #complexityWall