Is the MacPorts port pypy compatible with Python314?
Kenneth Wolcott
kennethwolcott at gmail.com
Sun May 17 21:59:02 UTC 2026
Hi Dave;
With the GitHub conversation and the MacPorts ticket history...don't
bother. I don't want it [or anything] that bad (*SIGH*); that sounds
brutal. It's just that Python is so slow in come contexts....
Thanks,
Ken Wolcott
On Sun, May 17, 2026 at 12:58 PM Dave Allured - NOAA Affiliate
<dave.allured at noaa.gov> wrote:
>
> Ouch. Ouch. Ouch. Ouch. Ouch.
> https://trac.macports.org/ticket/63486#comment:8
>
>
> On Sun, May 17, 2026 at 11:19 AM Dave Allured - NOAA Affiliate <dave.allured at noaa.gov> wrote:
>>
>> So a port update is in order. I will take a look at that. This looks like a worthy package.
>>
>> Ken, pypy upstream has supported arm64 since 2022. However, as already noted, it only goes to Python 3.11 today. It is another volunteer open source effort, struggling to even get as far as 3.12. Would 3.11 or 3.12 suffice for you? See this and other upstream discussions relating to advanced Python versions.
>> https://github.com/orgs/pypy/discussions/5145
>>
>>
>> On Fri, May 15, 2026 at 9:31 AM Ryan Carsten Schmidt <ryandesign at macports.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> According to the pypy website, the current version supports Python 2.7 and 3.11. I guess we're a little behind because the MacPorts port only supports 2.7, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, and 3.9.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, May 15, 2026 at 8:49 AM Kenneth Wolcott <kennethwolcott at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Ah, I was hoping for an arm64 port, the install fails when trying
>>> 'sudo port install -s -v -d pypy': Error: Unable to execute port pypy:
>>> architecture mismatch
>>>
>>> On Fri, May 15, 2026 at 7:46 AM Kenneth Wolcott
>>> <kennethwolcott at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Hi;
>>> >
>>> > I'm hesitating...the installation of the MacPorts port 'pypy'
>>> > because it is not clear (to me) that it works with (or in place of)
>>> > Python314. Or is that a dumb question?
>>> >
>>> > Thanks,
>>> > Ken Wolcott
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