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power of Python is in ecosystem of libraries, not only Python syntax.

Without the ecosystem of libraries, I am afraid use cases for Codon will be very very limited. Because Python developers (just like Node) got used to thinking: Need to do X? Lets see if I can pip install library that does it.

Ultimately, python is like super flexible glue between ecosystem of libraries that lets anyone build and prototype high quality software very quickly

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If Codon becomes similar enough to Python, it will be trivial to port Python libs to it, thus opening Codon to the vast Python ecosystem.

The only trivial thing in software is hello world, anything more complicated or useful for end users is usually far from being trivial, in my experience.

What's the story with Python libraries that have c-modules/binary parts to it? Would those work? If not, then the previous comment stands, IMHO.

Perhaps the way forward for Codon in terms of wider adoption would be maintaining a list of libraries that are fully Codon compatible, thereby encouraging devs to aim for cross-compatibility (which would likely naturally exclude usage of a lot of the slower Python features in turn making the libraries faster for both Codon and regular Python users)

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