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Why is PyPy for python not as popular in the community?
- copx 9y agoBecause most people who use Python use it not because of the language itself but because of its library / framework eco-system and PyPy's compatibility with that is limited. Also PyPy offers no performance advantage if all the CPU intense stuff happens in libraries written in C/FORTRAN/ASM anyway.
- bootcat 9y agoI think they should really make the project in sync with cpython. Because already they have a huge gain, for pythonic stuff.
- PaulHoule 9y agoIn many cases people don't care about performance (CPU time) but they do care about problems, real or imagined, if they try something new. (Human time)