Guide to the python interp. source?

[Tim Gahnström /Bladerman]

"Neil Schemenauer" <nas at python.ca>
> Tim Gahnström /Bladerman wrote:
> > Is there a guide or a recomended way to "get to know" the source code to
the
> > python interpreter?
>
> Not that I know of.  Here are a few pointers:
>
>  * Python/ceval.c:eval_frame is the heart of the virtual machine.  This
>    is were most of the work is done.  Use the 'dis' module to
There I guess I will spend most of my coming days :-)

>    disassemble bytecode to get an idea of how the VM works.  For
>    example:

That was interesting, definitley a feature I must look at a little.

>  * The data structures in Include/object.h are key.  You should
>    study PyObject, PyVarObject and PyTypeObject.

Maybe there I can find a cheap way to make everything mutable.

>
>  * Most builtin objects live in the 'Objects' directory.  There is
>  * The parser lives in 'Parser' and the compiler is in 'Python'.  I

Thanks alot. It is fasignating how many people wanted to help out!

Tim