How in the world is pypy faster than cpython by almost 2 orders of magnitude. Is pypy normally faster in other benchmarks. If so, why? Can some python expert pitch in?

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lights0123 7 months ago | parent | next [-]

PyPy uses just-in-time compilation, so for arithmetic-heavy computations not involving the GC, it should absolutely be faster.

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igouy 7 months ago | parent | prev | next [-]

"On average, PyPy is 4.4 times faster than CPython 3.7."

https://pypy.org/

	▲	igouy 7 months ago \| parent [-]
		https://speed.pypy.org/

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cuchoi 7 months ago | parent | prev [-]

This is the exact code you would expect pypy to run faster.