# Pre-PEP: Rust for CPython

**URL:** <https://discuss.python.org/t/pre-pep-rust-for-cpython/104906>\
**Category:** Core Development\
**Created:** [November 17, 2025, 4:14pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/pre-pep-rust-for-cpython/104906 "2025-11-17T16:14:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 7:06pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/pre-pep-rust-for-cpython/104906/12 "2025-11-17T19:06:36Z")

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Snarky note: do we eventually have to rename CPython to CRPython? 🙂

Seriously, I think this is a great development. We all know that a full rewrite in Rust won’t work, but starting to introduce Rust initially for less-essential components, and then gradually letting it take over more essential components sounds like a good plan.

I trust Emma and others to do a great job of guiding the discussion over the exact shape that the plan and the implementation should take.

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