Pre-PEP: Rust for CPython
5 days ago
- #Rust
- #MemorySafety
- #CPython
- Proposal to integrate Rust into CPython for memory safety and thread safety.
- Rust's ownership model prevents memory and thread safety issues by design.
- Rust adoption in CPython could reduce bugs, crashes, and security vulnerabilities.
- Rust provides zero-cost abstractions for high-performance data structures.
- Rust's macro system enables safe and powerful meta-programming.
- Rust's build system, Cargo, simplifies dependency management and cross-compilation.
- Initial integration involves optional Rust-based extension modules.
- Use of bindgen for generating Rust FFI bindings to CPython's C API.
- Future plans include making Rust a required dependency for CPython.
- Open questions include dependency management, bootstrapping, and platform support.