Comment on Faster CPython Ideas – Issue Tracker for Faster CPython ProjectComments−obviousbob5yCPython's arcane constraints are holding it back - GIL, C API with a global interpreter instance, ref-counting, to name a few.PyPy is already a drop-in replacement for CPython with JIT and using a fraction of the memory.https://dev.nextthought.com/blog/2018/08/cpython-vs-pypy-mem...−fwip5yPypy also has the GIL: https://doc.pypy.org/en/latest/faq.html#does-pypy-have-a-gil...
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CPython's arcane constraints are holding it back - GIL, C API with a global interpreter instance, ref-counting, to name a few.
PyPy is already a drop-in replacement for CPython with JIT and using a fraction of the memory.
https://dev.nextthought.com/blog/2018/08/cpython-vs-pypy-mem...
Pypy also has the GIL: https://doc.pypy.org/en/latest/faq.html#does-pypy-have-a-gil...