Minor sandbox update with Python 3_11 and Lua-plus 5_5
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Just to inform that "sandbox" on the site was slightly updated - not it runs Python 3.11 (actually latest PyPy I found)
and also Lua is presented in Lua-plus form - also newest 5.5 version with
my meek amends to enrich syntax, particularly compound assignments (+=, *=, ..= etc) and alternative spelling for
not-equals (!= should work along with ~=).
Please don't hesitate to report any suspected issues.
Also I dare to ask Python gurus - as I see that PyPy is lagging behind the mainstream (for 3 minor version points) -
and probably they will not soon support "freedom of GIL" provided in Python 3.14 - I wonder, how much does it affect us,
in your opinion? Should we instead switch to CPython?
Thanks! Regarding Python, I do not mind either way. I can always run my code locally if I want to use a specific version, particular features or a non-standard library.
PyPy's JIT compilation and improved garbage collection makes it more memory efficient than CPython for use on the server.
I wouldn't consider switching out the server implementation unless your intention is to add problems that require multithreading.