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by nyanpasu64 1873 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.