Depending on which implementation[s] you want to target, Michal, you should also check out PyPy at http://codespeak.net/pypy/, IronPython at http://www.codeplex.com/IronPython, and Jython at http://www.jython.org/ -- Jython's currently a tad behind the other three, but Sun Microsystems has just announced new investments and high-profile hires to make Jython a top-quality Python implementation.
Alex On Sun, Mar 9, 2008 at 7:42 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Michal> I'm about to start my master thesis: "optimizing python > Michal> interpreter" therefore i would require your help plz ;) > > Michal> first of all i need to find out, how the python interpreter is > Michal> implemented, and which are the related sources, if this stuff is > Michal> somewhere documented that would be very helpfull... > > Michal, > > The best place to start is the implementation of the interpreter itself > (Python/ceval.c in the source tree) and the byte code compiler > (Python/compile.c). There have, at times, been modest attempts to document > what's going on, but I believe the source code is far and away still your > best bet. > > I recommend you get a Subversion checkout of either the trunk: > > svn co http://svn.python.org/projects/python/trunk > > or the py3k branch: > > svn co http://svn.python.org/projects/python/branches/py3k > > You will find the trunk more stable, but the py3k branch is the future. > > Also, study the archives of this list and the [EMAIL PROTECTED] list as > well as checkin comments for the Python source, especially for the two files > I referenced above. Finally, there may well be pending patches in the > Python tracker which implement various optimizations: > > http://bugs.python.org/ > > Studying them (and trying them out and attaching comments or reviews of > their efficacy) would be a good way to help understand the system. > > -- > Skip Montanaro - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.webfast.com/~skip/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Python-Dev mailing list > Python-Dev@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev > Unsubscribe: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/aleaxit%40gmail.com > _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
