[pypy-dev] How to compile a file with rpython

[Matti Picus]

On 22/11/21 7:06 pm, M A wrote:
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>> On Nov 22, 2021, at 1:08 AM, Dan Stromberg <drsalists at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Why do you desire an executable?
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>> Last I heard, a program would perform well on Pypy's JIT, and that using rpython was almost always unnecessary.
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>> If you need an executable, you could also try Cython or Nuitka.
> Well I'm working on code for PyPy. If I could unit test my code my development speed would increase a lot. It takes a long time for PyPy to build on my computer.
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The way to unit test code is with


python2 pytest.py rpython/path/to/test/test_file.py


This is explained in the testing section of the "how to contribute" [0]. 
If that document is not clear, please help us improve it.


Matti


[0] https://doc.pypy.org/en/latest/contributing.html#testing