I understand that the standard Python distribution is considered the C-Python. Howerver, the current C-Python is really a combination of C and Python implementation. There are about 2000 Python files included in the Windows version of Python distribution. I'm not sure how much of the C-Python is implemented in C but I think the more modules implemented in C, the better performance and lower memory footprint it will get.
I wonder if it's possible to have a Python that's completely (or at least for the most part) implemented in C, just like PHP - I think this is where PHP gets its performance advantage. Or maybe I'm wrong because the core modules that matter are already in C and those Python files are really a think wrapper. Anyhow, if would be ideal if Python has performance similar to Java, with both being interpreted languages. Jack -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
