Python 3.14 without an interpreter: a project compiles code “to the metal”

A project called pon has appeared on GitHub, whose authors claim the ability to compile Python 3.14 programs directly into machine code — without using the traditional interpreter.

The approach, described as compilation “to the metal,” implies doing away with the intermediate layer of the CPython virtual machine, through which Python code is normally executed. Details of the implementation and the project's technical limitations have not yet been disclosed in open sources.

The publication about the project drew a notable response from the community: on the Hacker News aggregator the material gathered 109 points and 81 comments, which points to developers' interest in alternative ways of executing Python code without the standard interpreter.

The project is available as open source on GitHub.

Source: Hacker News