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| Stable release | 1.1 / 2009-04-28 |
| Written in | Python |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Python interpreter and compiler toolchain |
| License | MIT License |
| Website | http://codespeak.net/pypy/ |
PyPy is a self-hosting interpreter for the Python programming language.
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Details and motivation
PyPy was conceived as an implementation of Python written in Python, which enables Python developers to hack the implementation. This makes it easy to identify areas where it can be improved. PyPy is also more flexible and easier to experiment with than CPython, thus allowing developers to experiment with multiple implementations of specific features.
PyPy aims to provide a common translation and support framework for producing implementations of dynamic languages, emphasising a clean separation between language specification and implementation aspects. It also aims to provide a compliant, flexible and fast implementation of the Python programming language using the above framework to enable new advanced features without having to encode low level details into it.[1]
Translation
PyPy consists of a standard interpreter and a translator.
The interpreter is a meta-circular evaluator implementing the full Python language in a restricted subset, called RPython (Restricted Python). Unlike standard Python, RPython is statically typed, to allow efficient compilation.[2]
The translator is a tool chain that analyzes RPython code and translates it to a lower-level language, such as C, Java bytecode or Common Intermediate Language.
Project status
PyPy is a followup to the Psyco project, a just-in-time specializing compiler for Python, developed by Armin Rigo. PyPy's aim is to have a just-in-time specializing compiler with scope which was not available for Psyco.
PyPy began as a research and development-oriented project. But after reaching a mature state of development and an official 1.0 release in mid-2007, its current focus is on releasing a production-ready version with more CPython compatibility some time in early 2009.[3] As of June 2008, PyPy is able to run some popular python libraries like Pylons[4], Pyglet[5] and Divmod's Nevow.[6]
PyPy was funded by the European Union as a STReP[7] between December 2004 and March 2007. In June 2008, PyPy announced funding as part of the Google Open Source programs, and has agreed to focus on making PyPy more compatible with CPython.
See also
Notes
- ^ Samuele Pedroni (March 2007). "PyPy - Goals and Architecture Overview". http://codespeak.net/pypy/dist/pypy/doc/architecture.html#mission-statement.
- ^ "It is a proper subset of Python, restricted in a way that enables easy analysis and efficient code generation", Ancona et al., 2007.
- ^ "Sprint Discussions: Release Planning". http://morepypy.blogspot.com/2008/10/sprint-discussions-release-planning.html.
- ^ "Running pylons on top of PyPy". http://morepypy.blogspot.com/2008/06/running-pylons-on-top-of-pypy.html.
- ^ "Running Pyglet on top of PyPy". http://morepypy.blogspot.com/2008/02/running-pyglet-on-pypy.html.
- ^ "Running Nevow on top of PyPy". http://morepypy.blogspot.com/2008/06/running-nevow-on-top-of-pypy.html.
- ^ "PyPy EU project page". http://pypy.org/.
References
- Davide Ancona, Massimo Ancona, Nicholas D. Matsakis, 2007. RPython: a Step Towards Reconciling Dynamically and Statically Typed OO Languages. In Proc. OOPSLA, 2007. ACM Press.
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