Stackless Python 1.1 + Continuations 0.8

[Christian Tismer]

ANNOUNCING:

               Stackless Python 1.1
           A Python Implementation That
             Does Not Use The C Stack

               * plus the real toy *

              Continuation Module 0.8
        Continuations as First Class Objects
            with support for MicroThreads

What is it?
A plugin-replacement for core Python.
It should run any program which runs under Python 1.5.2 .
But it does not need space on the C stack.

For further info, see the new site at 
   
              http://www.stackless.com

As one of its highlights, here a little story about

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              *** S P E E D ***

Version 1.1 has again got a lot of optimizations.
I do not make any claims here about percentage.

But if you are on Windows, get the win32 installer,
and after installation just try the following
from a DOS shell:
* cd into the BACKUP directory where the old dll lives:

D:\python\spc\BACKUP>python ../pystone.py 55555
Pystone(1.1) time for 55555 passes = 10.6665
This machine benchmarks at 5208.38 pystones/second

* now leave BACKUP and therefore use the new dll:

D:\python\spc>python ./pystone.py 55555
Pystone(1.1) time for 55555 passes = 9.86503
This machine benchmarks at 5631.51 pystones/second

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If you are just interested in a speed gain, you are
very welcome as a new Stackless Python user.

If you are interested in the other features like coroutines,
generators, microthreads and even continuations, this is
the real toy for you. The will be soon a collection of
example code and documentation on 

         http://www.stackless.com/

ciao - Christian Tismer / Mission Impossible 5oftware Team

<P><A HREF="http://www.tismer.com/research/stackless/">Stackless
Python 1.1 + Continuations 0.8</A> - a version of Python 1.5.2 that
does not need space on the C stack, first-class callable
continuation objects for Python, and Microthread-support. 
(28-Mar-2000)
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