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On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 19:41, Benjamin Peterson <benjamin@python.org> wrote:

As we prepare to merge the io-c branch, the question has come up [1]

about the original Python implementation. Should it just be deleted in

favor C version? The wish to maintain the two implementations together

has been raised on the basis that Python is easier to experiment on

and read (for other vm implementors).


Probably not a surprise, but +1 from me for keeping the pure Python version around for the benefit of other VMs as well as a reference implementation.

-Brett