# Erlang\_python - Run Python across your Elixir cluster **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcing\ **Tags:** erlang, library, machine-learning, python, cluster, ai\ **Created:** [March 12, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/erlang-python-run-python-across-your-elixir-cluster/74613 "2026-03-12T14:34:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![benoitc](https://forum.elixirforum.com/user_avatar/forum.elixirforum.com/benoitc/32/40012_2.png) [@benoitc](https://forum.elixirforum.com/u/benoitc)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/erlang-python-run-python-across-your-elixir-cluster/74613/5 "2026-03-12T21:01:15Z")
you can run benchmarks in the example folder: ```elixir ➜ erlang-python git:(main) ✗ escript examples/bench_channel_async.erl ======================================== Channel Benchmark: Sync vs Async ======================================== System Information: Erlang/OTP: 28 Python: 3.9.6 (default, Dec 2 2025, 07:27:58) [Clang 17.0.0 (clang-1700.6.3.2)] Python channel helpers ready. --- Sync Channel Benchmark --- (Erlang send + NIF try_receive - pure Erlang) Size | Throughput | Avg (us) -------------------------------------- 64 | 10416667 | 0.10 1024 | 6180470 | 0.16 16384 | 833472 | 1.20 --- Async Task API Benchmark --- (py_event_loop:create_task + await using stdlib) Operation | Throughput | Avg (us) -------------------------------------------- math.sqrt | 101174 | 9.88 concurrent | 374111 | 2.67 --- Sync vs Async Comparison --- (Channel operations: NIF sync vs py:call) Message size: 1024 bytes, Iterations: 1000 Method | Time (ms) | Throughput --------------------------------------------- NIF sync | 0.20 | 5102041 py:call sync | 4.38 | 228154 async task | 8.10 | 123426 spawn batch | 3.38 | 295508 NIF sync is 22.4x faster than py:call NIF sync is 41.3x faster than async task Spawn batch is 2.4x faster than sequential async ======================================== Benchmark Complete ======================================== ``` > **[erlang-python/examples at main · benoitc/erlang-python](https://github.com/benoitc/erlang-python/tree/main/examples)** > > main/examples It’s used in a coming product and you can find it used in barrel\_embed and some other products like hornbeam. recently I only merged and fixed . I’m pushing version when i introduce breaking change, also. The moment I start to use it for supported products it becomes 1.0. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/erlang-python-run-python-across-your-elixir-cluster/74613)._