SPy

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What is SPy?

TL;DR: SPy is a variant of Python specifically designed to be statically compilable **while** retaining a lot of the "useful" dynamic parts of Python.

It consists of:

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The documentation is very scarce at the moment, but the best source to understand the ideas behind SPy are:

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Additional info can be found on:

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The [roadmap](./ROADMAP.md).

Try it in your browser

Explore SPy without installing it by exploring the [playground](https://spylang.github.io/spy).

Local development setup

At the moment, the only supported installation method for SPy is by doing an "editable install" of the Git repo checkout.

The most up-to-date version of the requirements and the installation steps is the [GitHub action workflow](https://github.com/spylang/spy/blob/main/.github/workflows/tests.yml).

Prerequisites:

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Installation:

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