Hynek SchlawackMar 8

This is such an end of an era that fresh Python programmers can’t even fathom.

PyPy used to be our hope! No major Python conference that didn’t suggest that they’re gonna fix the GIL and make time go backwards. And yeah, it’s really fast! I suspect the money-backed focus on performance in CPython combined with the compat paper cuts PyPy always came with has sealed its fate. I‘ve watched its decline over the years so I’m not surprised, but damn.

https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues/30416

Show threadSeth Larson
@hynek I'm seeing mixed messages around the internet about the status of PyPy? I guess we'll wait for more clarity about what's happening.
Mar 8 at 3:50pmWeb
Show threadHynek SchlawackMar 8
@sethmlarson Yeah but it definitely stands that their days of glory are over. Their latest supported version will be EOL in half a year
Show threadHugo van KemenadeMar 15

@hynek @sethmlarson There's a year and a half left for 3.11.
https://pypy.org/posts/2026/03/pypy-v7320-release.html

https://devguide.python.org/versions/

Although some scientific projects such as NumPy are dropping 3.11 around now:
https://numpy.org/neps/nep-0029-deprecation_policy.html

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