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pypy — Fast and compliant alternative implementation of the Python language. More information: <https://man

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Problem

How to use the pypy command: Fast and compliant alternative implementation of the Python language. More information: <https://manned.org/pypy>.

Solution

pypy — Fast and compliant alternative implementation of the Python language. More information: <https://manned.org/pypy>.

Start a REPL (interactive shell):

pypy

Execute script in a given Python file:

pypy {{path/to/file.py}}

Execute script as part of an interactive shell:

pypy -i {{path/to/file.py}}

Execute a Python expression:

pypy -c "{{expression}}"

Run library module as a script (terminates option list):

pypy -m {{module}} {{arguments}}

Install a package using pip:

pypy -m pip install {{package}}

Interactively debug a Python script:

pypy -m pdb {{path/to/file.py}}

Code Snippets

Start a REPL (interactive shell)

pypy

Execute script in a given Python file

pypy {{path/to/file.py}}

Execute script as part of an interactive shell

pypy -i {{path/to/file.py}}

Execute a Python expression

pypy -c "{{expression}}"

Run library module as a script (terminates option list)

pypy -m {{module}} {{arguments}}

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