Pythran: a Python to C++ compiler with a focus on scientific computing

Re:Pythran: a Python to C++ compiler with a focus on scienti... by nerdponx on Monday August 29, 2016 @06:18AM (#12380998)

You could've said the same thing about black-and-white TV, AM radio, horse drawn carriages, et al.

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Re:Pythran: a Python to C++ compiler with a focus on scienti... by kolokolo on Monday August 29, 2016 @07:46AM (#12381244)

And there's still a lot of use for AM radio, for one.

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Re:Pythran: a Python to C++ compiler with a focus on scienti... by nerdponx on Monday August 29, 2016 @04:29PM (#12385048)

In niche uses yes. But nobody uses it because "it ain't broke," they have a specific purpose on mind and can actually answer when someone asks what that purpose is.

So far I have not heard anything like a real justification for why Py2 is still better

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Re:Pythran: a Python to C++ compiler with a focus on scienti... by srean on Monday August 29, 2016 @11:53PM (#12387412)

> So far I have not heard anything like a real justification for why Py2 is still better

I think it needs to be the other way around. If you want me to move from something that works to something that you want me to move to, the onus is on you to show what the new thing does better (or would likely do better in the future). For scientific loads the Python3 story is mostly "not worth the trouble".

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Re:Pythran: a Python to C++ compiler with a focus on scienti... by kolokolo on Monday August 29, 2016 @07:27PM (#12386241)

This comment branch starts with "tools that only support Py2". This ecosystem is what makes Py2 better for many.

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