On Mon, Dec 24, 2012 at 11:24 AM, William ML Leslie < [email protected]> wrote:
> Ugh, hit the wrong reply button. > > On 24 December 2012 19:24, William ML Leslie > <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 24 December 2012 19:03, anatoly techtonik <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> The PyPy description in getting started is still too scientific. I > attach a > >> patch with accessibility fix. =) But it is still not completely clear if > >> PyPy's Python implementation is written in Python or in RPython? > > > > They aren't mutually exclusive; all rpython is python. > But it is still confusing, because the RPython doesn't include generators, which means Python implementation is still written in subset of Python and not using the real full fat Python. > >> '''And the second is one particular implementation that is so generated > – an > >> implementation of the Python programming language written in Python > >> itself.''' > > > > Maybe we could be even clearer - in my mind, implementations aren't > > generated, they do have to be written (: > I looks like the documentation is missing one more important aspect - RPython toolchain can be used to compile standalone programs written in RPython (which is why I've finally got to it at the moment). > >> If Python implementation is written in Python, and not in RPython then > there > >> is the missing link between the framework and implementation, which is > >> confusing. > >> > >> http://doc.pypy.org/en/latest/getting-started.html#what-is-pypy >
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