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by fijal 9y ago
It removes it for pure python code. The C extensions run under the lock (which is unfair to call interpreter any more)
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by fijal 9y ago
The main issue is that the effort it takes to setup and maintain it greatly outweighs the amount of money we get (typically). There is also complexity with taxation, jurisdictions and all kinds of mess that is usually very much not worth co
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by fijal 9y ago
They would run under GIL (I can't see CPython C API being thread-friendly unless gilectomy succeeds)
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by fijal 9y ago
As mentioned in the blog post the individual donation buttons are not a resounding success. I'm happy to sign contracts with corporate donors (or even individuals) that we'll deliver. My mail should be public, if not #pypy on free
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Show HN: Cppyy: Automatic Python-C++ bindings(cppyy.readthedocs.io)
4 points by fijal 9y ago|0 comments
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by fijal 9y ago
I wish pilots flew for free so I don't have to pay so much for something that's so critical to my career. What's wrong with you? Do you genuinely believe that stuff like open source (especially critical one) should be created
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by fijal 9y ago
I think you (or the journalist) are off by a few zeros. According to wikipedia it's 32-39km^3 and I think km^3 = 1e9m^3
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by fijal 9y ago
Hi I would say, ballpark, $100k. Email me at fijal at baroquesoftware.com EDIT: the actual figure depends precisely on what you want, which parts of the stack have to be exactly how fast etc.
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by fijal 9y ago
What's wrong with that code? Runs acceptably fast under pypy
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by fijal 9y ago
in short - funding. If we can find someone who wants fast numpy AND fast python under the same hood, we can combine the approaches of cpyext and numpypy and make it fast. The project is just too big to do on spare time. I've been tryin
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How We Overcame Our Fears and Organized Internships(blog.whoishiring.io)
16 points by fijal 9y ago|0 comments
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by fijal 10y ago
numpy, pandas (mostly) and (scipy) mostly work through cpyext. We're considering how to make them fast now. It would never be faster on large_array + large_array, but it should be faster (by a lot) with element access etc., bit like nu
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by fijal 10y ago
We're working on it :-) In fact there are two projects - one is to just remove the GIL, one is to add STM-capabilities.
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by fijal 10y ago
numpy works, scipy & matplotlib are very close. Stop spreading false information please. That said, the cpython+cython solution is not going away any time soon.
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by fijal 10y ago
Hi Yes, absolutely. This is why it's marked as "beta", so not absolutely all the features are implemented.
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by fijal 10y ago
well, I'm very sorry you wished we stopped supporting our users, but this is the reality which we'll be stuck in for a while. python 3 adoption has been speeding up, but still the vast majority of old big projects are based in pyt
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by fijal 10y ago
no
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by fijal 10y ago
Hi I've tried optimizing sympy and it's hard - there is a chance that it uses cython (which will slow things down on pypy) but also the gains were small (up to 2x) and only noticable if you run it for a while (at least few seconds
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by fijal 10y ago
yes, it "mostly works". There is an issue about graphic backends (you can either save it or use jupyter), but otherwise yes.
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by fijal 10y ago
Great conference :-) can't recommend it enough
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by fijal 10y ago
Maybe you're the one who can write a check, but this is a difficult topic... I do corporate accounting for baroque software and I can write an invoice and pushing people to pay for it is still quite a sales challenge - you need to be a
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by fijal 10y ago
Sounds like a description of many politicians. Or businesman. What is needed is a system that, game theoretically, shows those people that you can be a complete asshole as long as you are within certain rules of the law. Then you don't
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by fijal 10y ago
I think the whole point of the article is to showcase that maybe you don't NEED all this additional security. I purposefuly try to avoid going to the US because of the security and bureaucracy involved in crossing this border in the fi
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by fijal 10y ago
I'm not really commenting on the relative merits of the technology or who should use what. It's about the lack of admission that there is other stuff and other requirements
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by fijal 10y ago
I mean, it's obviously unfair. Even in the scientific community someone uses PyPy. As far as download statistics go, I think between 0.5-1% of downloads from PyPI are for PyPy. This is far from "majority" but far from "n
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by fijal 10y ago
I must say I'm always a little annoyed by the split in Python community around the scientific stack vs the rest. There are two ecosystems, two packaging tools etc (which is fine), but the insistence that there are no other python users
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Technologies in HN “Who is Hiring?” threads(blog.whoishiring.io)
214 points by fijal 10y ago|59 comments
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by fijal 10y ago
Hi, I represent PyPy project. We don't have personal connection to mozilla nor we're successful enough to pay engineers full time. Can you explain some of your accusations?
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Hacker News' “Who is Hiring?” thread, part 2, remote and locations(blog.whoishiring.io)
274 points by fijal 10y ago|232 comments
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by fijal 10y ago
No, but "I donated $10 3 years ago and you guys are SLOW at responding to my queries!" is an incredibly common attitude. Open Source has shown that it's a far superior development methodology, but there is definitely some neg

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