Extending Python Into the Future
summary
A proposal to build ePython, a typed-subset extension language that compiles one source to multiple runtimes (CPython PyPy RustPython MicroPython Jython IronPython), backed by Quansite and an OpenTeams cooperative, claims it will let projects like NumPy and pandas be reimplemented once and targeted everywhere. Technology leverages Cython/Numba-style toolchains and MyPy typing, plans to port key libraries as proofs, and asks for $6 million to fund core maintenance and ports via a cooperative community work order.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Python's future challenges
- 2:24Quonset Labs funding model
- 4:31Extending Python methods
- 7:37Python extension tools
- 8:42Why extensions limit growth
- 10:27Proposal for a new extensible Python variant
- 12:59Implementing ePython
- 13:42Funding ePython
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