= Python Front-end Wiki =

Gccpy is an ongoing project to allow users to compile Python Code as an AOT (ahead of time) compiled language.

== Why ==

Gccpy serves as a prototype and work in progress on how GCC can provide a solid platform for compiler development, not just for low-level languages but for anything.
Gccpy differs in approach to other python implementations such as pyrex/cython/shed-skin. This is a branch new fresh approach to python and complete re-implementation of everything, we have no dependency on libpython.so

== Gccpy Articles ==

 * To get and install Gccpy follow this article: [[gccpyinstall|Getting Gccpy]]

 * To follow gccpy development see: [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/gccpy|Gccpy SourceForge]] [[http://redbrain.co.uk|Gccpy Developer Blog]]

 * To understand the internals of gccpy follow [[gccpyinternals|Gccpy Internals]]

 * GCCPY-devel Mailing List: [[https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gccpy-devel|gccpy-devel]]

== Thanks ==

Authors:
 * Philip Herron <redbrain@gcc.gnu.org>

Contributions:
 * Andi Hellmund <mail@andihellmund.com> For his work into the Lexer and Parser for the project.
 * Cyril Roelandt <tipecaml@gmail.com> For libgpython runtime fixes and features

Thanks:

 * [[http://sixgun.org/linuxoutlaws|Linux Outlaws]] community for sending me _alot_ of test cases.

Provided a lot of support and mentoring on this project through Google Summer of code 2010 and 2011.

 * Ian Lance Taylor <iant@google.com>