# More exciting news about Python+WASM

**URL:** <https://discuss.python.org/t/more-exciting-news-about-python-wasm/51856>\
**Category:** WebAssembly\
**Created:** [April 25, 2024, 1:15am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/more-exciting-news-about-python-wasm/51856 "2024-04-25T01:15:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![dstromberg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/dstromberg/32/9047_2.png) [@dstromberg](https://discuss.python.org/u/dstromberg)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2024, 1:15am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/more-exciting-news-about-python-wasm/51856/1 "2024-04-25T01:15:10Z")

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Not CPython, but still Python:

> **[Wasmer unveils Python to Wasm compiler](https://www.infoworld.com/article/3715388/wasmer-unveils-python-to-wasm-compiler.html)**
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> py2wasm draws on Nuitka to convert Python programs to WebAssembly and run them at 3x faster speeds, Wasmer says.

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**Author:** ![JamesParrott](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/jamesparrott/32/10534_2.png) [@JamesParrott](https://discuss.python.org/u/JamesParrott)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2024, 10:00am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/more-exciting-news-about-python-wasm/51856/2 "2024-04-25T10:00:03Z")

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Fantastic. Well done Wasmer. Hopefully the WASM modules will be smaller than those from Emscripten. How does it compare to WASM Python interpreters, e.g. Pyodide?

The original source for the story with no ads and more detail: [Announcing py2wasm: A Python to Wasm compiler · Blog · Wasmer](https://wasmer.io/posts/py2wasm-a-python-to-wasm-compiler)

It’s on PyPi (and is definitely a fork of Nuitka, as described… ): [py2wasm · PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/py2wasm/)