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		brnt on March 27, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Python 3.11 in the Web Browser Wasm requires a full JS runtime no? At this point those are no lighter than a full JVM.

callahad on March 27, 2022 [–]

Nope! Much like Node allows you to run JavaScript without a browser, there are plenty of standalone WebAssembly runtimes which don't need a host JavaScript runtime.

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