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| author | Benjamin Peterson <benjamin@python.org> | 2010-04-29 03:18:05 +0000 |
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| committer | Benjamin Peterson <benjamin@python.org> | 2010-04-29 03:18:05 +0000 |
| commit | fa0e7796dde94f383ec67f0a75043d4106c1a8f7 (patch) | |
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update pypy description
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diff --git a/Doc/reference/introduction.rst b/Doc/reference/introduction.rst index 69bd41dbe6..34f498696b 100644 --- a/Doc/reference/introduction.rst +++ b/Doc/reference/introduction.rst @@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ IronPython more information, see `the IronPython website <http://www.ironpython.com/>`_. PyPy - An implementation of Python written in Python; even the bytecode interpreter is - written in Python. This is executed using CPython as the underlying - interpreter. One of the goals of the project is to encourage experimentation - with the language itself by making it easier to modify the interpreter (since it - is written in Python). Additional information is available on `the PyPy - project's home page <http://codespeak.net/pypy/>`_. + An implementation of Python written completely in Python. It supports several + advanced features not found in other implementations like stackless support + and a Just in Time compiler. One of the goals of the project is to encourage + experimentation with the language itself by making it easier to modify the + interpreter (since it is written in Python). Additional information is + available on `the PyPy project's home page <http://codespeak.net/pypy/>`_. Each of these implementations varies in some way from the language as documented in this manual, or introduces specific information beyond what's covered in the |