[socal-piggies] PyPy and C extension modules

[Chuck Esterbrook]

On 3/27/06, Grig Gheorghiu <grig at gheorghiu.net> wrote:
> We talked at the last meeting about "what is PyPy good for, exactly?".
> Here's one possible answer:
>
> http://codespeak.net/pipermail/pypy-dev/2006q1/002911.html
>
> >From the message:
>
> "PyPy is now able to compile efficient extension modules!"
>
> "You can write algorithms in an almost Pythonic language
> instead of using C. Your code will be translated into
> a C Python extension module of very high efficiency."

Does anyone know the pros and cons of using PyPy for this purpose vs.
Pyrex, which already does that?

-Chuck