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    Why did python took over scheme/lisp in popularity ?

    Start with the wikipedia article on the Chudnovsky algorithm. Here is C code for the same, using GMP, if it helps!
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    Why did python took over scheme/lisp in popularity ?

    ...Usually this runs about 16-17 times slower than optimized C code using gmp. Not bad for the (more or less) clearest translation of Chudnovsky brothers' algorithm! The last N records for pi digits (since Fabrice Ballard computed 2.7 trillion digits on 31-Dec-2009) have all been using this...
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