[Python-3000] Python/C++ question (original) (raw)

Guido van Rossum guido at python.org
Tue Aug 15 04:58:12 CEST 2006

+1

On 8/14/06, Terry Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu> wrote:

"Georg Brandl" <g.brandl at gmx.net> wrote in message news:ebqi1f$80m$2 at sea.gmane.org... > Guido van Rossum wrote: >> Implementation Language >> ================== >> >> Python 3000 will be implemented in C, and the implementation will be >> derived as an evolution of the Python 2 code base. This reflects my >> views (which I share with Joel Spolsky) on the dangers of complete >> rewrites. Since Python 3000 as a language is a relatively mild >> improvement on Python 2, we can gain a lot by not attempting to >> reimplement the language from scratch. I am not against parallel >> from-scratch implementation efforts, but my own efforts will be >> directed at the language and implementation that I know best. > > I had already added something to PEP 3099, but if you like that approach > better, I'll add that to PEP 3000. Please add this. It clearly says what and why and will answer questions that are sure to come. I would leave a comment in 3099 also. tjr

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