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

[Michael Foord]

On 07/04/2011 22:41, Antoine Pitrou wrote:
> 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?)
>

Well, sure - but within the scope of a GSOC project limiting it to "core 
python" seems like a more realistic goal.

Adding cython later shouldn't be an issue if someone is willing to do 
the work.

All the best,

Michael Foord

> Regards
>
> Antoine.
>
>
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