On Sat, 26 Mar 2016 04:30 pm, Rustom Mody wrote: > For one thing its good to remember that we wouldn't be here without python > Python wouldn't be what it is without CPython
There is nothing about Python that relies on the C standard being as it is. There are Python implementations that are not written in C or C++: Jython (Java) IronPython (C# for .Net or Mono) CLPython (Lisp) Berp (Haskell) I haven't included others (such as PyPy), as I'm not sure whether the language they are implemented in are self-hosting or not.and But those four at least (in principle) don't rely on C/C++ in any way, shape or form (except perhaps inspiration). It is an accident of history that Python's first and major implementation happens to be written in C. (Although its use as a glue language, allowing people to safely use libraries written in C, probably played a role in ensuring Python's success.) -- Steven -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
