HOPE: The Ease Of Python With The Speed Of C++

[phoronix]

Phoronix: HOPE: The Ease Of Python With The Speed Of C++

HOPE is the latest Python compiler out there focused to deliver great speed. The HOPE JIT compiler is said to combine the ease of Python with the speed of C++...

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTgxNzM

[TheOne]

HOPE to much resemblance to facebooks HIPHOP now called hhvm

[benmoran]

For those actually looking to compile python, check out Nuitka:

http://nuitka.net/

It converts to C++/C style code, does optimizations, and produces binaries (standalone like CX_Freeze, or not). I'm not the author, just a user.

[peppercats]

Cython and shedskin already exist.

[vladpetric]

expectations

As a professional group, compiler writers more-often-than-not over-promise and severely under-deliver. TTBOMK, no single JIT-ed dynamic language has even gotten close to the speed of C++. I'm talking about well-written, performance-optimized code. One can always write "crap" and then "prove" that one language is faster than the other.

[schmidtbag]

For those actually looking to compile python, check out Nuitka:

http://nuitka.net/

It converts to C++/C style code, does optimizations, and produces binaries (standalone like CX_Freeze, or not). I'm not the author, just a user.

Hmm I haven't heard of this. I may look into it. Do you know if it supports libraries like Qt or pygame?

[Kemosabe]

Tell me they are not using some kind of stupid garbage collector which alone makes it not as fast as a proper written c++ application...

[benmoran]

Hmm I haven't heard of this. I may look into it. Do you know if it supports libraries like Qt or pygame?

Probably, yes. I haven't tried pygame, but It works fine compiling my pysdl2 project. If it doesn't work on something, open a bug ticket. They're goal is full compatibility, and it's pretty much already fully compatible.

[efikkan]

Wow, another project which intends to achieve the speed of compiled code with a JiT-compiler. Well, don't they all wish to achieve this? Let them try, perhaps something good comes out of it, even though the goal is unrealistic. At least they've done one thing right; choosing an appropriate name for the project. Unfortunately even Barack says:

Let's keep your eyes out for flying pigs.

Sarcasm aside, good luck.

[Alliancemd]

Re

The word "JIT" in there already calls to the bulls**t claims that it reaches C++ speed...