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PyPy

PyPy is a Python implementation in Python. Yes, it can interpret itself!

Please refer to the PyPy home page for more information about this Python implementation.

It includes a JIT compiler, stackless-like functionality, uses the Boehm garbage collector and has whole lot of "backends" - C, LLVM, JavaScript, CLI, Java.


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