[rurban]

Yes, but then it's not python anymore. You will get a similar speedup for a fully dynamic python with easier optimizations, as done with v8 or lua. Even without types. types and attributes (like closed classes) do help, but a proper vm design is more important.

But not within this community. It needs to be a completely separate project, as cython, mypy or pypy. pypy is pretty good already, but a bit overblown.

[sitkack]

Agree, but Pythonic-Python, isn't Python the language, it is dynamically typed Java. It isn't considered good form to use the flexibility that is there.