WebAssembly as a Platform for Python Extensions and Software Extensibility
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Summary
The article explores WebAssembly (Wasm) as a platform for Python extensions, discussing how Wasm can serve as a universal extension mechanism for software applications. It compares Wasm to traditional extension languages like Lua and JavaScript, highlighting Wasm's advantages as a compilation target that allows extension authors to use their preferred programming languages. The article examines the technical considerations, friction points, and potential benefits of using Wasm for Python extension development, positioning Wasm as a generalized solution for software extensibility beyond web technologies.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledSoftware above some complexity level tends to sport an extension language, becoming a kind of software platform itself.
Lua fills this role well, and of course there's JavaScript for web technologies.
WebAssembly generalizes this, and any Wasm-targeting programming language can extend a Wasm-hosting application.
It has more friction than supplying a script in a text file, but extension authors can write in their language of choice.
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