So you want to write a fast Python?

Re:So you want to write a fast Python? by callahad on Sunday July 10, 2011 @10:52PM (#2749270)

Yeah, that's it. Time to start using PyPy as the primary implementation for some toy projects and see how things go.

For folks that want to test their projects against various version of CPython, PyPy, Jython, etc., check out tox: http://tox.testrun.org/

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Re:So you want to write a fast Python? by timtadh on Sunday July 10, 2011 @11:21PM (#2749340)

I tried using it a month or so back and had a great time.

Caveats:

* You have to use a special patched version of virtualenv.

* Numpy is unavailable for Pypy. For various reasons the pypy folks are just going to have to re-implement it.

The lack of numpy turned out to be a deal breaker for me in the end. I look forward to using it again once there version of numpy is ready for consumption.

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Re:So you want to write a fast Python? by kingkilr on Sunday July 10, 2011 @11:26PM (#2749350)

no longer true, virtualenv 1.6.1 supports pypy nicely!

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