8pkg doesn't spawn a Python interpreter for every command. A custom C dispatcher built on uint64_t word-loads connects to the daemon socket in under 100µs. $ hyperfine '8pkg --help' 'bun --help' 'uv - ...

We've decided to retire and archive this project - there's just no safe way to run Python within pyodide safely with reasonable latency. Instead, we're working hard on Monty which should solve the ...