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.
I am one of the leading maintainers of all #Python stuff for #openSUSE . One of the nightmares on a back burner is that out PyPy (https://src.opensuse.org/python-interpreters/pypy3) has been broken for years (actually it looks 10 years; patches are obviously very welcome!), and I have been just yesterday thinking, whether I shouldn't fix those packages with AI and make it work again. On the other hand, throughout those ten years, I haven’t got ONE complaint that it has been broken. And our users LOVE to complain!
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Matěj Cepl 🇪🇺 🇨🇿 🇺🇦