macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install pypylocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install pypyMacPorts ports tree · lang/pypy/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 2834
Install pypy with Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman
Highly performant implementation of Python 2 in Python. Version 8.0.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-10-14. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#pypy.
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Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add pypyAlpine Linux edge package indexes · pypy · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install pypyFedora Rawhide package metadata · pypy · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#pypynixpkgs package indexes · pypy · source: raw.githubusercontent.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S pypyArch Linux sync databases · pypy · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
overview
Package summary
Highly performant implementation of Python 2 in Python
Project links
Commands and aliases
- easy_install_pypy
- pip_pypy
- pypy
history
Project history and usage
PyPy is an alternative Python implementation generated from an interpreter written in RPython; this package supplies its Python 2.7-compatible runtime.
Project history
PyPy began around 2003 with the goal of implementing Python in Python. From December 2004 through March 2007, an EU-funded research program supported its developers and sprint-based open-source work. Early releases established a self-contained translated interpreter; later JIT work transformed PyPy into a high-performance Python implementation.
Adoption history
PyPy evolved from an experimental interpreter and language-implementation research platform into a production alternative to CPython. The project identifies 2010 as the point when its first practically usable JIT-enabled implementation arrived. This package preserves the Python 2.7-compatible runtime for users maintaining legacy Python software.
How it is used
Run Python 2 programs with the `pypy` executable. PyPy is most likely to improve sustained, pure-Python workloads after JIT warm-up; short-lived commands and C-extension-heavy applications may see less benefit. Compatibility is broad but not identical to CPython, so applications and native dependencies should be tested under PyPy.
Why package nerds care
PyPy demonstrated that an interpreter written at a high level could be translated into an efficient executable and supplied with an automatically generated tracing JIT. Its RPython toolchain, garbage collectors, object spaces, and meta-JIT research have made it influential well beyond users who simply install the interpreter for faster long-running Python programs.
Timeline
- Circa 2003: The PyPy project began.
- 2004-12–2007-03: EU funding supported intensive research and development.
- 2005-08-28: PyPy 0.7 delivered an early self-contained translated interpreter.
- 2010: The project describes its first usable JIT-enabled PyPy as released.
- 2020s: PyPy continued publishing Python 2.7-compatible builds for legacy workloads.
Related projects
- RPython
- CPython
- Psyco
- CFFI
- PyPy benchmarks
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 5 platform targets.
- Installs with 4 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
easy_install_pypy | cli | global executable | |
pip_pypy | cli | global executable | |
pypy | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-11-04
manager version8.0.1
manager updated2026-10-14
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://pypy.org/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:pypy |
|---|---|
| Version | 8.0.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pypy |
| Homepage | https://pypy.org/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/pypy/pypy |
| Upstream docs | https://pypy.org/ |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://downloads.python.org/pypy/pypy2.7-v8.0.1-src.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-10-14T10:07:49Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | gdbm, openssl@3, sqlite, tcl-tk@8 |
| Build dependencies | pkgconf |
| Uses from macOS | bzip2, expat, libffi, ncurses |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_golden_gate, arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_tahoe, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
| Caveats | A "distutils.cfg" has been written to: $HOMEBREW_CELLAR/pypy/8.0.1/libexec/lib-python/2.7/distutils specifying the install-scripts folder as: $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/share/pypy If you install Python packages via "pypy setup.py install", easy_install_pypy, or pip_pypy, any provided scripts will go into the install-scripts folder above, so you may want to add it to your PATH *after* $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin so you don't overwrite tools from CPython. Setuptools and pip have been installed, so you can use easy_install_pypy and pip_pypy. These are now managed by the formula and should not be modified. |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | pypy |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | yes |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
pypy
nix profile install nixpkgs#pypy- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pypy
apk95%
pypy 7.3.19-r0
A fast, compliant alternative implementation of Python 2.7
sudo apk add pypy- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pypy
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pypy
apk95%
pypy-dev 7.3.19-r0
A fast, compliant alternative implementation of Python 2.7 (development files)
sudo apk add pypy-dev- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pypy
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pypy
apk95%
pypy-tkinter 7.3.19-r0
Writing Tk applications with Pypy
sudo apk add pypy-tkinter- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pypy
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pypy
dnf95%
pypy 7.3.23-1.fc45
Python implementation with a Just-In-Time compiler
sudo dnf install pypy- License: MIT AND MIT-CMU AND Python-2.0.1 AND Unicode-3.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND (Apache-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause)
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pypy
- 4 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pypy
dnf95%
pypy-devel 7.3.23-1.fc45
Development tools for working with PyPy
sudo dnf install pypy-devel- License: MIT AND MIT-CMU AND Python-2.0.1 AND Unicode-3.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND (Apache-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause)
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pypy
- 1 dependencies
- 4 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pypy
dnf95%
pypy-libs 7.3.23-1.fc45
Run-time libraries used by PyPy implementations of Python
sudo dnf install pypy-libs- License: MIT AND MIT-CMU AND Python-2.0.1 AND Unicode-3.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND (Apache-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause) AND (BSD-2-Clause OR Apache-2.0) AND Apache-2.0 AND ISC AND
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: pypy
- 20 dependencies
- 5 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pypy
pacman95%
pypy 7.3.23-1
A Python implementation written in Python, JIT enabled
sudo pacman -S pypy- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- 7 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pypy
MacPorts95%
pypy
sudo port install pypy- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Pypy
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