PyPy-STM 2.5.1 released

Re:PyPy-STM 2.5.1 released by TheMagicHorsey on Monday March 30, 2015 @02:15PM (#9291414)

Is PyPy basically going to replace the regular CPython runtime that people currently consider "Python"?

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Re:PyPy-STM 2.5.1 released by huxley on Monday March 30, 2015 @04:46PM (#9292479)

In PyPy's FAQ, the answer to the question "Is PyPy a drop in replacement for CPython?" is "Almost!"

... followed by a few paragraphs of details about why it is "almost".[1]

Their caveats seem to match up to several of Guido van Rossum's reservations about PyPy back in 2012 (summary here [2])

In the last 3 years there have been significant improvements with PyPy3 and C extension support, so it's getting closer but I would imagine it will take a few more iterations to from "almost" to "definitely".

I personally believe in PyPy's long-term future, they've done amazing work and think it is worthwhile even if CPython remains the reference platform.

[1] http://doc.pypy.org/en/latest/faq.html#is-pypy-a-drop-in-rep...

[2] http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12867263/why-wasnt-pypy-i...

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