On Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:32:24 -0400 Tres Seaver <tsea...@palladion.com> wrote: > > > > Right now, we are talking about building "speed.python.org" to test > > the speed of python interpreters, over time, and alongside one another > > - cython *is not* an interpreter. > > > > Cython is out of scope for this. > > Why is it out of scope to use the benchmarks and test harness to answer > questions like "can we use Cython to provide optional optimizations for > the stdlib"? I can certainly see value in havng an objective way to > compare the macro benchmark performance of a Cython-optimized CPython > vs. a vanilla CPython, as well as vs. PyPY, Jython, or IronPython.
Agreed. Assuming someone wants to take care of the Cython side of things, I don't think there's any reason to exclude it under the dubious reason that it's "not an interpreter". (would you exclude Psyco, if it was still alive?) Regards Antoine. _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
