[Python-Dev] PyPy3 2.3.1 released

[Mark Roberts]

That's fantastic! Great job - that's a lot of work :)

-Mark

> On Jun 20, 2014, at 13:32, Philip Jenvey <pjenvey at underboss.org> wrote:
> 
> =====================
> PyPy3 2.3.1 - Fulcrum
> =====================
> 
> We're pleased to announce the first stable release of PyPy3. PyPy3
> targets Python 3 (3.2.5) compatibility.
> 
> We would like to thank all of the people who donated_ to the `py3k proposal`_
> for supporting the work that went into this.
> 
> You can download the PyPy3 2.3.1 release here:
> 
>    http://pypy.org/download.html#pypy3-2-3-1
> 
> Highlights
> ==========
> 
> * The first stable release of PyPy3: support for Python 3!
> 
> * The stdlib has been updated to Python 3.2.5
> 
> * Additional support for the u'unicode' syntax (`PEP 414`_) from Python 3.3
> 
> * Updates from the default branch, such as incremental GC and various JIT
>  improvements
> 
> * Resolved some notable JIT performance regressions from PyPy2:
> 
> - Re-enabled the previously disabled collection (list/dict/set) strategies
> 
> - Resolved performance of iteration over range objects
> 
> - Resolved handling of Python 3's exception __context__ unnecessarily forcing
>   frame object overhead
> 
> .. _`PEP 414`: http://legacy.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0414/
> 
> What is PyPy?
> ==============
> 
> PyPy is a very compliant Python interpreter, almost a drop-in replacement for
> CPython 2.7.6 or 3.2.5. It's fast due to its integrated tracing JIT compiler.
> 
> This release supports x86 machines running Linux 32/64, Mac OS X 64, Windows,
> and OpenBSD,
> as well as newer ARM hardware (ARMv6 or ARMv7, with VFPv3) running Linux.
> 
> While we support 32 bit python on Windows, work on the native Windows 64
> bit python is still stalling, we would welcome a volunteer
> to `handle that`_.
> 
> .. _`handle that`: http://doc.pypy.org/en/latest/windows.html#what-is-missing-for-a-full-64-bit-translation
> 
> How to use PyPy?
> =================
> 
> We suggest using PyPy from a `virtualenv`_. Once you have a virtualenv
> installed, you can follow instructions from `pypy documentation`_ on how
> to proceed. This document also covers other `installation schemes`_.
> 
> .. _donated: http://morepypy.blogspot.com/2012/01/py3k-and-numpy-first-stage-thanks-to.html
> .. _`py3k proposal`: http://pypy.org/py3donate.html
> .. _`pypy documentation`: http://doc.pypy.org/en/latest/getting-started.html#installing-using-virtualenv
> .. _`virtualenv`: http://www.virtualenv.org/en/latest/
> .. _`installation schemes`: http://doc.pypy.org/en/latest/getting-started.html#installing-pypy
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> the PyPy team
> 
> --
> Philip Jenvey
> 
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