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

Antoine Pitrou solipsis at pitrou.net
Thu Apr 7 23:41:10 CEST 2011

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?)

Regards

Antoine.

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