PyPy Progress (and Psyco)
andrew cooke
This looks very promising -
http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/weblog/arch_d7_2009_03_14.shtml#e1063
I am really looking forwards to PyPy having a final release. I hope it
happens.
Andrew
Gerhard Häring
Me too. I doubt it, though. From an outside view, the project seems to
lack focus. To me, it looks like a research platform, and producing a
successor to CPython seems to be just one out of a dozen projects.
-- Gerhard
Fuzzyman
Well, I know the guys involved and they are focused on making PyPy a
practical (and importantly a faster) alternative to CPython. It has
just taken a long time - but is finally showing real progress.
They did get distracted along the way, but one of things that happened
last year was a culling of a lot of the side projects that made it
harder to make progress on the core goals.
At the moment PyPy is the best hope for a native implementation of
Python with an effective JIT.
Michael Foord
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http://www.ironpythoninaction.com/
andrew cooke
>> Me too. I doubt it, though. From an outside view, the project seems to
>> lack focus. To me, it looks like a research platform, and producing a
>> successor to CPython seems to be just one out of a dozen projects.
> Well, I know the guys involved and they are focused on making PyPy a
> practical (and importantly a faster) alternative to CPython. It has
> just taken a long time - but is finally showing real progress.
>
> They did get distracted along the way, but one of things that happened
> last year was a culling of a lot of the side projects that made it
> harder to make progress on the core goals.
This is so good to hear. I had exactly the same concerns as Gerhard.
Thanks for posting some information.
Andrew
JanC
I think the period as a research platform (IIRC the project was funded by a
research grant from the EU after all[*]) was maybe necessary to get where
they are now...?
[*] I'm happy to see at least this part of my taxes being spent for
something good... ;-)
--
JanC