From fa0e7796dde94f383ec67f0a75043d4106c1a8f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Benjamin Peterson Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:18:05 +0000 Subject: update pypy description --- Doc/reference/introduction.rst | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/Doc/reference/introduction.rst b/Doc/reference/introduction.rst index 69bd41d..34f4986 100644 --- a/Doc/reference/introduction.rst +++ b/Doc/reference/introduction.rst @@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ IronPython more information, see `the IronPython website `_. PyPy - An implementation of Python written in Python; even the bytecode interpreter is - written in Python. This is executed using CPython as the underlying - interpreter. One of the goals of the project is to encourage experimentation - with the language itself by making it easier to modify the interpreter (since it - is written in Python). Additional information is available on `the PyPy - project's home page `_. + An implementation of Python written completely in Python. It supports several + advanced features not found in other implementations like stackless support + and a Just in Time compiler. One of the goals of the project is to encourage + experimentation with the language itself by making it easier to modify the + interpreter (since it is written in Python). Additional information is + available on `the PyPy project's home page `_. Each of these implementations varies in some way from the language as documented in this manual, or introduces specific information beyond what's covered in the -- cgit v0.12