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by reom_tobit 1866 days ago
I wonder whether it would be better to just go with the nuclear option and kill the C extension model as it currently stands.

It would take probably decades for libraries to catch up, and maybe kill the language, but if it survived, Python would be so much more attractive for many kinds of projects.

Conversely, Python has a lot of niches, and works well for them. Incremental improvements are probably fine, even with the dreaded GIL.
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nyanpasu64 1866 days ago
What would be gained by killing the C extension model? Making it easier for PyPy/GraalPython or the more recent Pyston and Cinder to outperform CPython?

HPy is in the process of creating a new C extension API that doesn't expose CPython internals and is easier for alternative Python implementations to support with high performance.

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