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A Python interpreter rewritten in Rust, that can run pip

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Re: A Python interpreter rewritten in Rust, that can run pip

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“RustPython is a Python interpreter written in Rust. RustPython can be embedded into Rust programs to use Python as a scripting language for your application, or it can be compiled to WebAssembly in order to run Python in the browser.”

Re: A Python interpreter rewritten in Rust, that can run pip

#8

This uses [lalrpop]( https://github.com/lalrpop/lalrpop ) under the hood I believe, which is a pretty awesome parser generator library for Rust.

Nice, long go the days (20 yrs ago) i had to make a JS transpiler with lex+yacc. The pain

Re: A Python interpreter rewritten in Rust, that can run pip

#10

Slightly misleading title. "A Python interpreter written from scratch in rust can now run 'pip'" is more accurate. The standard pip does not use Rust.

Ok, we've changed the title from "Now pip runs on a Python interpreter rewritten from scratch in rust". Hopefully less misleading. Thanks!
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