[Python-Dev] [pypy-dev] PyPy 1.3 released

[Maciej Fijalkowski]

On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 3:24 PM, Phyo Arkar <phyo.arkarlwin at gmail.com> wrote:
> So far , python-mysql still not working..
>
> Anyone had sucessfully got it work?

Hey.

I'm not aware of anyone who had any success. You can come to #pypy on
irc.freenode.net and we can see how to solve the problem.

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> On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 11:27 PM, Maciej Fijalkowski <fijall at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> =======================
>> PyPy 1.3: Stabilization
>> =======================
>>
>> Hello.
>>
>> We're please to announce release of PyPy 1.3. This release has two major
>> improvements. First of all, we stabilized the JIT compiler since 1.2
>> release,
>> answered user issues, fixed bugs, and generally improved speed.
>>
>> We're also pleased to announce alpha support for loading CPython extension
>> modules written in C. While the main purpose of this release is increased
>> stability, this feature is in alpha stage and it is not yet suited for
>> production environments.
>>
>> Highlights of this release
>> ==========================
>>
>> * We introduced support for CPython extension modules written in C. As of
>> now,
>>  this support is in alpha, and it's very unlikely unaltered C extensions
>> will
>>  work out of the box, due to missing functions or refcounting details. The
>>  support is disable by default, so you have to do::
>>
>>   import cpyext
>>
>>  before trying to import any .so file. Also, libraries are
>> source-compatible
>>  and not binary-compatible. That means you need to recompile binaries,
>> using
>>  for example::
>>
>>   python setup.py build
>>
>>  Details may vary, depending on your build system. Make sure you include
>>  the above line at the beginning of setup.py or put it in your
>> PYTHONSTARTUP.
>>
>>  This is alpha feature. It'll likely segfault. You have been warned!
>>
>> * JIT bugfixes. A lot of bugs reported for the JIT have been fixed, and
>> its
>>  stability greatly improved since 1.2 release.
>>
>> * Various small improvements have been added to the JIT code, as well as a
>> great
>>  speedup of compiling time.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Maciej Fijalkowski, Armin Rigo, Alex Gaynor, Amaury Forgeot d'Arc and
>> the PyPy team
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