pyodide VS Transcrypt

Compare pyodide vs Transcrypt and see what are their differences.

pyodide

Pyodide is a Python distribution for the browser and Node.js based on WebAssembly (by iodide-project)

Transcrypt

Python 3.9 to JavaScript compiler - Lean, fast, open! - (by TranscryptOrg)
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pyodide Transcrypt
66 16
11,178 2,799
2.0% 0.5%
9.7 3.2
7 days ago 8 months ago
Python Python
Mozilla Public License 2.0 Apache License 2.0
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pyodide

Posts with mentions or reviews of pyodide. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-15.

Transcrypt

Posts with mentions or reviews of Transcrypt. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-01-10.
  • Ask HN: Why don't browsers just build a non-JS interpreter?
    4 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 10 Jan 2024
  • How does PyScript actually work?
    2 projects | /r/PyScript | 11 Jul 2023
    This is the primary difference between Pyodide and projects like Transcrypt or Brython: rather than transpiling to JavaScript, you get the real-deal CPython interpreter running client-side in the user's browser. There are a few things that don't work out of the box, since CPython usually runs on a computer and the Browser environment has some unique restrictions (lack of low-level access to networking, for one), but most things do just work.
  • alternatives to the javascript ecosystem
    2 projects | /r/webdev | 9 Jul 2023
    In the past, I've personally used GWT to transpile Java to JavaScript in order to share some complex code modules that we needed to use on both the server and client for an enterprise application. In more recent years, I've been using Transcrypt to develop React/MUI applications that are coded in Python. So I'm able to use JS libraries that are proven to work great in a web browser, but use my preferred language to code to the API of those libraries. This approach is certainly not for everyone, but it can be a viable option in some cases.
  • What's your Python story?
    2 projects | /r/Python | 21 May 2023
    I now use Python everywhere. Desktop (PySide), embedded (MicroPython), web dev (React via Transcrypt), mobile (Kivy), and just general scripting. I love the versatility of Python, the ease of reading it without the visual cruft of other languages, and the availability of existing libraries that do just about everything you can think of. I also agree with the OP on the welcoming attitude of the Python community. The fact that Python is used in so many different areas leads to many new learning experiences when talking to other Python developers.
  • After tearing my hair out writing JavaScript the last few days how close are we to Python in the browser?
    16 projects | /r/Python | 8 May 2023
    Transcrypt is pretty usable for this.
  • What do you guys use python for?
    4 projects | /r/Python | 24 Apr 2023
    Transcrypt transpiles Python into JavaScript in the same way that TypeScript gets transpiled into JavaScript. It lets Python code word with JavaScript libraries that can then be run in a web browser.
    4 projects | /r/Python | 24 Apr 2023
  • Graphs in Python web app
    5 projects | /r/Python | 28 Mar 2023
    There are options for writing Python and transpiling it into JavaScript but, frankly, they suck (https://www.transcrypt.org/).
  • React JSX vs react with HMTL
    2 projects | /r/reactjs | 25 Jan 2023
    Lol, I'll tell you but you're not gonna like it - I write React applications in Python using a Python-to-JS transpiler called Transcrypt, and the source needs to be valid lintable Python code, so no JSX.
  • We've been lied to: JavaScript is fast
    3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 10 Oct 2021
    https://github.com/qquick/Transcrypt

What are some alternatives?

When comparing pyodide and Transcrypt you can also consider the following projects:

brython - Brython (Browser Python) is an implementation of Python 3 running in the browser

pyscript - Try PyScript: https://pyscript.com Examples: https://tinyurl.com/pyscript-examples Community: https://discord.gg/HxvBtukrg2

RustPython - A Python Interpreter written in Rust

streamlit - Streamlit — A faster way to build and share data apps.

PyWebIO - Write interactive web app in script way.

opencv_py

jupyterlite - Wasm powered Jupyter running in the browser 💡

gpuweb - Where the GPU for the Web work happens!

sqlglot - Python SQL Parser and Transpiler

jupyter - Jupyter metapackage for installation, docs and chat

emscripten - Emscripten: An LLVM-to-WebAssembly Compiler