SPy
Hacker ApprovedShares rank 77 of 163 programming languages by recommenders
A Python-like language people praise for ambitious design and for importing into CPython, offering fast libraries; still early.
A Python-like language people praise for ambitious design and for importing into CPython, offering fast libraries; still early.
15 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 15
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 15 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fast libraries via CPython import
“it seems like you can import SPy to CPython, which makes it an attractive solution for implementing fast libraries”
Comment from 5 Nov 2025 on Hacker News “I have to admit I missed the implications of embedding libpython. Sounds great.”
Comment from 5 Nov 2025 on Hacker News Ambitious reset Python needs
“it's the kind of ambitious reset Python needs.”
Comment from 6 Nov 2025 on Hacker News “I really welcome a language like SPy too.”
Comment from 5 Nov 2025 on Hacker News Promising despite being early
“Still very early days but it seems promising to me.”
Comment from 18 Mar 2026 in “Python 3.15's JIT is now back on track” “Spy looks brilliant, especially the comptime-like freezing after import.”
Comment from 19 Mar 2026 in “Python 3.15's JIT is now back on track”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Dislikes the red/blue redshifting terminology
“I absolutely hate the terminology though red/blue redshifting etc.”
Comment from 5 Nov 2025 on Hacker News
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See all 163 programming languages, rankedWhat people said
14 of the 17 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“spy was a tool from my VFX days that I loved dearly. This is its rebirth”
“spy was a tool from my VFX days that I loved dearly.”
“As long as you're <40 you SHOULD always buy SPY or VOO, even at the very top.”
“Hey, we're not Python, but if you like Python you might like us.”
“Spy looks brilliant, especially the comptime-like freezing after import.”
“Still very early days but it seems promising to me.”
“probably the most accurate, realistic version of the CIA in cinema”
“it's the kind of ambitious reset Python needs.”
“it seems like you can import SPy to CPython, which makes it an attractive solution for implementing fast libraries”
“I have to admit I missed the implications of embedding libpython. Sounds great.”
“Antonio Cuni gave a great talk about SPy at EuroPython 2024”
“how can you reliably import libraries?”
“I absolutely hate the terminology though red/blue redshifting etc.”
“I really welcome a language like SPy too.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.