Cpython Internals

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This repository is my notes/blog for cpython source code

Trying to illustrate every detail of cpython implementation

# based on version 3.8.0a0
cd cpython
git reset --hard ab54b9a130c88f708077c2ef6c4963b632c132b3

Table of Contents

• Objects
• Modules
• Lib
• Interpreter
• learning material

Objects

• dict
• long/int
• unicode/str
• set
• list
• tuple
• bytes
• bytearray(buffer protocol)
• float
• func(user-defined method)
• method(builtin method)
• iter
• gen(generator/coroutine/async generator)
• class(bound method/classmethod/staticmethod)
• complex
• enum
• type

Modules

• io
  • fileio

Lib

• re(regex)
• asyncio

Interpreter

• frame
• code
• descr(how does attribute access work/__get__/__set__)
• exception(exception handling)
• module(how does import work)
• namespace
• gil
• gc
• memory management
• thread
• interpreter

learning material

I will only recommend what I've read

• rushter
• YET ANOTHER PYTHON INTERNALS BLOG
• CPython internals - Interpreter and source code overview
• < < Inside The Python Virtual Machine > >
• < < Python源码剖析 > >