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		thaliaarchi on Sept 2, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nuitka: An extremely compatible Python compiler Nuitka looks like a traditional ahead-of-time compiler using SSA form[0] and is written in Python. I’d be interested in seeing performance comparisons with PyPy, which uses the second Futamura protection and is written in a dialect of Python. [0]: https://nuitka.net/doc/developer-manual.html#ssa-form-for-nu...

BiteCode_dev on Sept 2, 2021 | [–]

It's slower than pypy, but starts faster and results in a standalone executable. Also, it's compatible with most c extensions.

igouy on Sept 2, 2021 | [–]

https://pybenchmarks.org/u64q/benchmark.php?test=all&lang=nu...

"Python Interpreters Benchmarks"

tudelo on Sept 2, 2021 | [–]

Thanks for the link. Don't know if you are affiliated but there is a lot of link rot going on there with external links.

igouy on Sept 2, 2021 | | [–]

Sorry, not mine.

https://github.com/dundee/pybenchmarks/issues

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