[Python-Dev] [GSoC] Developing a benchmark suite (for Python 3.x)

[Jesse Noller]

On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 3:54 PM, Anthony Scopatz <scopatz at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Daniel,
> Thanks for putting this together.  I am a huge supporter of benchmarking
> efforts.  My brief comment is below.
>
> On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 11:52 AM, DasIch <dasdasich at googlemail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 1. Definition of the benchmark suite. This will entail contacting
>> developers of Python implementations (CPython, PyPy, IronPython and
>> Jython), via discussion on the appropriate mailing lists. This might
>> be achievable as part of this proposal.
>>
>
> If you are reaching out to other projects at this stage, I think you should
> also be in touch with the Cython people  (even if its 'implementation'
> sits on top of CPython).
> As a scientist/engineer what I care about is how Cython benchmarks to
> CPython.  I believe that they have some ideas on benchmarking and have
> also explored this space.  Their inclusion would be helpful to me thinking
> this GSoC successful at the end of the day (summer).
> Thanks for your consideration.
> Be Well
> Anthony

Right now, we are talking about building "speed.python.org" to test
the speed of python interpreters, over time, and alongside one another
- cython *is not* an interpreter.

Cython is out of scope for this.