CPython internals: Ten-hour codewalk through the interpreter source code (2014)(pgbovine.net)

84 pointsby jxubvor 8 Jahren7 comments

CPython internals: Ten-hour codewalk through the interpreter source code (2014)

http://pgbovine.net/cpython-internals.htm

7 comments

id_rsavor 8 Jahren

I'm a Python developer who wanted to learn more about the CPython internals. I watched these videos a couple months ago and found them helpful.

heyonivor 8 Jahren

Would you say it's worth going through with a rudimentary knowledge of C or will I be wasting my time?

id_rsavor 8 Jahren

I think it's worth it. I have a rudimentary understanding of C, but I still gained from it. The first few videos are about the project structure and the main Python loop. You get to disassemble some Python code into bytecode and see what's really going on. Don't let the lack of C expertise stop you.

dangvor 8 Jahren

2017: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13825225

2015: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10483857

maltalexvor 8 Jahren

I wish more projects has walkthroughs like this. I’m not very interested in CPython internals, but there are other projects I’d love to see explained.

brian-armstrongvor 8 Jahren

It would take less than 10 hours to gain a similar understanding if you just sit down and read the source. The CPython source is surprisingly small. It's not without its warts, but it's laid out well enough.

jxubvor 8 Jahren

Yes, this videos should help mostly in dealing with the trickiest parts like the async modules implemented in C, which is most efficient than reading then code in this case.