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A pure Python implemention of Apache Thrift

Shown by improb42 on Jun 4, 2014. Click the card to turn it over.

64points

9comments

#493of 2,272 in 2014

Top 22%of 2014 by points

How HN took it

DebatedReal support and real criticism

3 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 3 critical, out of 9 comments about the project. Thread score +0.02.

Idea: 2 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against

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Pure Python makes it usable on PyPy and Jython
From 1 comment
- I like the fact that its pure python. This makes it perfect for use on PyPy or Jython. +1
  jupake on HN
Python 3 support
From 1 comment
- The support for Python3 here is killer; Thrift amazingly has yet to merge a number of patches that would enable py3 support despite many requests.
  jobeirne on HN

Only binary protocol implemented, no TCompactProtocol
From 2 comments
- This doesn't appear to support TCompactProtocol, which in the official Python implementation uses a different byte-order on the wire than the official implementation in every…
  state_machine on HN
- Yes, currently only binary protocol was implemented.
  lxyu on HN
Import hook modifies process-global state
From 1 comment
- Great to see some competition to the official (and slightly unloved) implementation, especially since you're working on accelerated binary protocol, which the official…
  _wmd on HN
No SSL/TLS transport found
From 1 comment
- No support for SSL/TLS transport? Or am I just not finding it in the sources? :-/
  e12e on HN

Support TCompactProtocol
From 1 comment
- This doesn't appear to support TCompactProtocol, which in the official Python implementation uses a different byte-order on the wire than the official implementation in every…
  state_machine on HN
Add SSL/TLS transport
From 1 comment
- No support for SSL/TLS transport? Or am I just not finding it in the sources? :-/
  e12e on HN
Accelerated binary protocol
From 1 comment
- Great to see some competition to the official (and slightly unloved) implementation, especially since you're working on accelerated binary protocol, which the official…
  _wmd on HN

Does it work with py2exe?
From 1 comment
- Great to see some competition to the official (and slightly unloved) implementation, especially since you're working on accelerated binary protocol, which the official…
  _wmd on HN

Official Apache Thrift Python implementation
From 3 comments
- Great to see some competition to the official (and slightly unloved) implementation, especially since you're working on accelerated binary protocol, which the official…
  _wmd on HN
- Thrift does have an accelerated binary protocol for Python, written in C and wrapped as a python module.
  dvirsky on HN
- This doesn't appear to support TCompactProtocol, which in the official Python implementation uses a different byte-order on the wire than the official implementation in every…
  state_machine on HN
go-thrift for Go
From 1 comment
- Interesting. There is a similar project for Go with an alternative compiler and implementation: https://github.com/samuel/go-thrift Last I checked, the state of the default…
  dvirsky on HN