Gython

Overview

Gython is a simplified python virtual machine implemented in Go. It reads a source file compiled in a special bytecode format named CoCo which is easier to be parsed than .pyc format. The compiler is example/disassembler.py.

Gython implement a subset of Python 3 bytecodes(not compatible with Python 2).the feature supported now are below:

• basic data structures: int/float/string/list/tuple/function
• control flow statements: for/while/if
• closure

I wrote this just for understanding python internel and practicing Go, so it will never be completely compatible with CPython.

TODO:

• Read .pyc file directly
• Exception
• iterator
• class
• module

License

BSD 2-Clause

Reference

• GoPy Another python virtual machine implemented in Go. My implementation is more similar to CPython than it.

• CoCo A C++ implementation of python virtual machine. The CoCo bytecode format is defined by it.