Is unladen-swallow dead?

Question

My project has deferred solution on integration C++ with Python until now. But now this question is raised again. Do anybody know status of project? On Google: (http://code.google.com/p/unladen-swallow) there is no actual info at all. Can we reckon on this project?

Answer 1

Unladen Swallow is dead in the sense that activity is low and there seems little hope of being a standalone Unladen Swallow branch like Jython or Ironpython.

That said, a lot of the optimizations and advances are going to get merged into CPython. Moreover, there is still hope that the Unladen Swallow team will continue to make their optimizations, as PEP 3003 is designed to allow other branches of Python (namely IronPython and Jython but Unladen too) catch up with the C implementation.

But no, you can't reckon on Unladen Swallow. It's unlikely it will ever stand on its own two feet in the near future or, most likely, ever. You may need to find another solution for C++ integration with Python (CPython isn't that slow, so maybe try it?)

Answer 2

It is now five months since this question was asked, and Reid Kleckner has posted his own retrospective on Unladen Swallow. While he isn't listed as owner, most of his observations make it likely that Unladen Swallow is finished.