Building an Interpreter with the RPython Toolchain

This repository contains introductory material on building a simple interpreter with RPython.

The original slides are also available.

Contents:

• PyPy
  • Installing PyPy
  • Running PyPy
• CyCy
  • Installing CyCy
  • Running & Translating CyCy
• Some Example Interpreters
• Other Resources
• RPython
  • Two Specific Notes
• A Start
  • Initial Setup
• A Snap Parser
  • RPly and an Actual Start to Our Parser
  • Translation
  • More About non-RPython
  • A Look Ahead
• A Snap Compiler
  • First Steps
  • Compiler Tests
• An Interpreter
  • The Main Loop
  • Print
  • Wrapper Objects
• A REPL
  • Final Thoughts
• Going Further

Indices and tables

• Index
• Search Page