[wuster]

If you want to build the web with Python, IMO the emphasis should be bringing Python to the web. I think a more promising project is http://pypyjs.org/ - a Python runtime in your browser powered by asm.js

Listen to this podcast where the author describes the project: https://talkpython.fm/episodes/show/32/pypy.js-pypy-python-i...

[true_religion]

I think it's certainly an interesting project, but the goal of compiling to JS today is to be able to access the DOM and interface easily with existing JS infrastructure.