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.. _glossary:
Glossary
========
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.. glossary::
application level
:ref:`applevel<application-level>` code is normal Python code running on top of the PyPy or
:term:`CPython` interpreter (see :term:`interpreter level`)
CPython
The "default" implementation of Python, written in C and
distributed by the PSF_ on http://www.python.org.
interpreter level
Code running at this level is part of the implementation of the
PyPy interpreter and cannot interact normally with :term:`application
level` code; it typically provides implementation for an object
space and its builtins.
mixed module
a module that accesses PyPy's :term:`interpreter level`. The name comes
from the fact that the module's implementation can be a mixture of
:term:`application level` and :term:`interpreter level` code.
object space
:doc:`objspace` (often abbreviated to
"objspace") creates all objects and knows how to perform operations
on the objects. You may think of an object space as being a library
offering a fixed API, a set of operations, with implementations
that a) correspond to the known semantics of Python objects, b)
extend or twist these semantics, or c) serve whole-program analysis
purposes.
stackless
Technology that enables various forms of non conventional control
flow, such as coroutines, greenlets and tasklets. Inspired by
Christian Tismer's `Stackless Python <http://www.stackless.com>`__.
standard interpreter
It is the :ref:`subsystem implementing the Python language <python-interpreter>`, composed
of the bytecode interpreter and of the standard objectspace.
prebuilt constant
In :term:`RPython` module globals are considered constants. Moreover,
global (i.e. prebuilt) lists and dictionaries are supposed to be
immutable ("prebuilt constant" is sometimes abbreviated to "pbc").
.. _PSF: http://www.python.org/psf/
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