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RPython is a translation and support framework for producing implementations of dynamic languages, emphasizing a clean separation between language specification and implementation aspects.

By separating concerns in this way, our implementation of Python - and other dynamic languages - is able to automatically generate a Just-in-Time compiler for any dynamic language. It also allows a mix-and-match approach to implementation decisions, including many that have historically been outside of a user’s control, such as target platform, memory and threading models, garbage collection strategies, and optimizations applied, including whether or not to have a JIT in the first place.

General¶

• Goals and Architecture Overview
• Frequently Asked Questions

User Documentation¶

These documents are mainly interesting for users of interpreters written in RPython.

• Cross-translating for ARM
• Cross-Translating for RISC-V
• Logging environment variables

Writing your own interpreter in RPython¶

• RPython Language
• Generally Useful RPython Modules
• Foreign Function Interface for RPython
• Projects Using RPython
• rstrategies

RPython internals¶

• Glossary
• Getting Started with RPython
• RPython directory cross-reference
• JIT documentation
• Architecture specific notes
• The RPython Toolchain
• The RPython Typer
• Garbage Collection in RPython

Indices and tables¶

• Index
• Module Index
• Search Page