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

[Antoine Pitrou]

On Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:32:24 -0400
Tres Seaver <tseaver at palladion.com> wrote:
> > 
> > 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.
> 
> Why is it out of scope to use the benchmarks and test harness to answer
> questions like "can we use Cython to provide optional optimizations for
> the stdlib"?  I can certainly see value in havng an objective way to
> compare the macro benchmark performance of a Cython-optimized CPython
> vs. a vanilla CPython, as well as vs. PyPY, Jython, or IronPython.

Agreed. Assuming someone wants to take care of the Cython side of
things, I don't think there's any reason to exclude it under the
dubious reason that it's "not an interpreter".
(would you exclude Psyco, if it was still alive?)

Regards

Antoine.