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Python is a fine language. It has a nice enough JIT compiler by now. Its structure is similar enough to JS to allow easy interop, and easy exposure of browser A
by nine_k 2y ago
Python is a fine language. It has a nice enough JIT compiler by now. Its structure is similar enough to JS to allow easy interop, and easy exposure of browser APIs exactly the way these APIs are exposed to JS.
But the power of Python currently mostly lies in its being a glue language. Python easily and neatly wraps things like numpy, scipy, polars, pytorch, etc, all implemented in native code. Not being able to use these would be a major limitation. But being able to use these would be a colossal change to the browsers' capabilities, security model, and, well, purpose.
- ipsum2 2y agoThe article mentions use of Numpy on web.
- jcheng 2y agoPyodide has numpy, scipy, matplotlib, pandas, and as of last month, even polars. https://github.com/pyodide/pyodide/pull/5282 https://github.com/pyodide/pyodide/pull/5282 Pyodide is far from a perfect CPython and even the packages it includes often have limitations you won't find when running natively. But there's definitely enough here to be interesting and even somewhat useful. Here's an interactive app written on Pyodide that uses astropy, numpy, and matplotlib: https://shinylive.io/py/examples/#orbit-simulation https://shinylive.io/py/examples/#orbit-simulation