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AmazingTurtle 20 hours ago

> SPy is [...] a compiler

> SPy is not a "compiler for Python"

I think it's funny how it's confusing from the first paragraph

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ForceBru 20 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Reading the next sentence clears the confusion:

> SPy is not a "compiler for Python". There are features of the Python language which will never be supported by SPy by design. Don't expect to compile Django or FastAPI with SPy.

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AmazingTurtle 20 hours ago | parent [-]

Yeah but then don't say that SPy is a (interpreter and) compiler in the first place? Just say it's a interpreter.

	▲	yorwba 20 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		It is a compiler. It is not a compiler for Python, because there are valid Python programs it can't compile and isn't intended to compile.
	▲	Hasnep 19 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		You can think of it like this: SPy is a compiler. SPy is not a compiler for OCaml. SPy is not a compiler for COBOL. SPy is not a compiler for Python.

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amelius 20 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

To make it more confusing: SPy is not spyware (at least, I hope)