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		simonw on Nov 29, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: CPython's main branch running in the browser with ... It's pretty cool that this latest version uses the latest main branch of CPython directly, without any additional modifications.

criticaltinker on Nov 29, 2021 | [–]

Yes exactly - numpy, matplotlib etc available in the browser via sensible JS interfaces could significantly impact the front-end ecosystem IMO. Exciting times and great work from the community.

petters on Nov 29, 2021 | [–]

Alright. To be fair, I've reached the front page on HN by just compiling a C linear programming solver with Emscripten.

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