python performance: PYPY 2.6.1
Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 12:35 pm
Hi,
Has anyone tried implementing the latest pypy (python jitting compiler) as a drop-in replacement for cpython? (2.6.1 -> 2.7.10)
It's reached a mature and stable stage nowadays - for compute intensive tasks it's easily 6x faster and as long as certain external modules are not used, it works out of the box.
A definite win-win for weaker devices, like the arm ones for example. Probably not applicable here but with many nested calls it even saves memory compared to cpython. (it needs about 50MB more upfront however)
Cheers!
(one game I'd tested on arm using a lua equivalent (luajit) is called ToME)
Has anyone tried implementing the latest pypy (python jitting compiler) as a drop-in replacement for cpython? (2.6.1 -> 2.7.10)
It's reached a mature and stable stage nowadays - for compute intensive tasks it's easily 6x faster and as long as certain external modules are not used, it works out of the box.
A definite win-win for weaker devices, like the arm ones for example. Probably not applicable here but with many nested calls it even saves memory compared to cpython. (it needs about 50MB more upfront however)
Cheers!
(one game I'd tested on arm using a lua equivalent (luajit) is called ToME)