PyPy can expose to its user language features similar to the ones present in Stackless Python: the ability to write code in a massively concurrent style. (It does not (any more) offer the ability to ...

pythonz is a program to automate the building and installation of Python versions in the user's $HOME. This is a fork of the original project, pythonbrew. The ...

PyPy is a drop-in replacement for the stock Python interpreter, and it runs many times faster on some Python programs. Python has earned a reputation for being powerful, flexible, and easy to work ...

The newly released PyPy 7.1.0 interpreter claims to be a faster alternative to CPython. CPython is known for its high compatibility with Python packages and C extension modules. PyPy aims to provide a ...

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JIT-powered Python engine PyPy was already fast, but version 2.4 charges further ahead, thanks to multithreaded optimizations Pythonistas wince when they hear the truism about Python being fast to ...

Facebook has released Cinder, used internally in Instagram to improve Python performance, while another faster Python, called Pyston, has released version 2.2 and made the project open source (again).