# 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, 4:25pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/pre-pep-rust-for-cpython/104906/2 "2025-11-17T16:25:13Z")

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Isn’t the experience in the linux kernel with adding rust support as a core part more a cautionary tale? At least it looks that way from the outside. There is constant friction between the two different “types of programmers”, causing a lot of quite public disagreement. If rust becomes a requirement for core devs, might that scare away some current maintainers who don’t want to deal with it?

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