[pydotorg-www] List of alternative Python implementations

[Alexander Walters]

Nuitka and Cython cant really be called alternate implementations of c 
python, since they kind of require c python to run.  They are tooling at 
best.

On 10/29/2015 05:21, M.-A. Lemburg wrote:
> Some implementations which are not listed on the page:
>
> Alternative CPython:
>
> HotPy - https://sites.google.com/site/makingcpythonfast/
> Pyston - http://blog.pyston.org/
> Cython - http://cython.org/
> Nuitka - http://nuitka.net/
>
> Python for embedded devices:
>
> MicroPython - https://micropython.org/

This list is incomplete.
> Python in the browser:
>
> Brython - http://www.brython.info/
> Skulpt - http://www.skulpt.org/

as is this one (it does not even list the python in the cloud 
implementation used on the front page of python.org)
> Python in the cloud:
>
> Trinket - https://trinket.io/python
> Wakari - https://wakari.io/
>
> Python for education:
>
> Python Fiddle - http://pythonfiddle.com/
> Geometry Zen - http://www.geometryzen.org/
> Evaluzio - http://www.evaluzio.net/
>
> More alternative CPython packagings:
>
> StaticPython - https://code.google.com/p/pts-mini-gpl/wiki/StaticPython
>
>
> The wiki page lists a few more:
>
> https://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonImplementations
>
>
>
> On 29.10.2015 09:56, M.-A. Lemburg wrote:
>> On 29.10.2015 09:55, M.-A. Lemburg wrote:
>>> There's currently a ticket open for the alternative implementations
>>> page:
>>>
>>> https://github.com/python/pythondotorg/issues/842
>>>
>>> The page currently lists a few variants of Python implementations,
>>> but is not up to date with more recent developments such as
>>> Brython, Pyston, HotPy, etc.
>> Forgot the link to the page:
>>
>> https://www.python.org/download/alternatives/
>>
>>> I think we should try to add all currently maintained variants
>>> to the page.
>>>
>>> Would someone like to help with this ?
>>>
>>> We'd need ReST entries of the form:
>>>
>>> * `PyPy <http://pypy.org/>`_ (A `fast <http://speed.pypy.org>`_ python
>>>    implementation with a JIT compiler)
>>>
>>> for each variant.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>