[Python-Dev] python compiler

[Maciej Fijalkowski]

On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 9:31 AM, Craig Citro <craigcitro at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> for a college project, I proposed to create a compiler for python. I've
>>> read something about it and maybe I saw that made a bad choice. I hear
>>> everyone's opinion respond.
>>>
>
> I don't think everyone thinks this is a bad idea -- for instance,
> those of us working on Cython [1], which is itself a descendant of
> Pyrex [2]. :)
>

I hate to remind you but Cython is *not* python. It does not even plan
to support all of the parts which are considered python semantics
(like tracebacks and frames).

Cheers,
fijal