Whats the difference between PyPy and PyPI

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This is probably a really stupid question but whats the difference between 'PyPy' and 'PyPI'? Are they the same thing?

This was probably downvoted because you didn't google it, but the irony is that googling it brought me here. — trpt4him, Jul 09 '18 at 20:19

score 19 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 05 '17 at 03:30

PyPy is an alternative implementation of python:

PyPy is a fast, compliant alternative implementation of the Python language (2.7.13 and 3.5.3). It has several advantages and distinct features: Speed: thanks to its Just-in-Time compiler, Python programs often run faster on PyPy. (What is a JIT compiler?) “If you want your code to run faster, you should probably just use PyPy.” — Guido van Rossum (creator of Python) Memory usage: memory-hungry Python programs (several hundreds of MBs or more) might end up taking less space than they do in CPython. Compatibility: PyPy is highly compatible with existing python code. It supports cffi and can run popular python libraries like twisted and django. Stackless: PyPy comes by default with support for stackless mode, providing micro-threads for massive concurrency. As well as other features.

PyPi is the repository for python packages, modules and libraries that you can install.

The Python Package Index is a repository of software for the Python programming language. There are currently 120970 packages

Whats the difference between PyPy and PyPI

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