Steven, Just in case... pypy1.9 runs this test 22x faster than cpython2.7, see below.
python2.7 -c "from test import pystone;[pystone.main() for i in range(10)]" Pystone(1.1) time for 50000 passes = 0.62 This machine benchmarks at 80645.2 pystones/second ... Pystone(1.1) time for 50000 passes = 0.53 This machine benchmarks at 94339.6 pystones/second pypy-1.9/bin/pypy -c "from test import pystone;[pystone.main() for i in range(10)]" Pystone(1.1) time for 50000 passes = 0.116008 This machine benchmarks at 431005 pystones/second ... Pystone(1.1) time for 50000 passes = 0.024002 This machine benchmarks at 2.08316e+06 pystones/second Thanks. Andriy Kornatskyy ---------------------------------------- > From: steve+comp.lang.pyt...@pearwood.info > Subject: Nuitka now supports Python 3.2 > Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:18:56 +0000 > To: python-list@python.org > > Nuitka now supports Python 3.2 syntax and compiles the full CPython 3.2 > test suite. > > http://nuitka.net/posts/nuitka-release-040.html > > > What is Nuitka? > > Nuitka is an implementation of Python written in C++. At the moment it is > claimed to be about 2.5 times as fast as CPython running the pystone > benchmark. Future plans including using type inference and whole program > analysis to optimize Python code using C++ native types. > > Unlike PyPy, which is a JIT compiler, Nuitka is intended as a static > optimizing compiler. > > > -- > Steven > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list