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Whats the difference between PyPy and PyPI

This is probably a really stupid question but whats the difference between PyPy and PyPI? Are they the same thing?

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Reblochon Masque
Reblochon Masque

Reputation: 36682

PyPy is an alternative implementation of python:

PyPy is a fast, compliant alternative implementation of the Python language (2.7.13 and 3.5.3). It has several advantages and distinct features: Speed: thanks to its Just-in-Time compiler, Python programs often run faster on PyPy. (What is a JIT compiler?) “If you want your code to run faster, you should probably just use PyPy.” — Guido van Rossum (creator of Python) Memory usage: memory-hungry Python programs (several hundreds of MBs or more) might end up taking less space than they do in CPython. Compatibility: PyPy is highly compatible with existing python code. It supports cffi and can run popular python libraries like twisted and django. Stackless: PyPy comes by default with support for stackless mode, providing micro-threads for massive concurrency. As well as other features.

PyPi is the repository for python packages, modules and libraries that you can install.

The Python Package Index is a repository of software for the Python programming language. There are currently 120970 packages

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