PyPy is not a package; it is an alternative implementation of Python 3.5.3 that supports most of the commonly used Python standard packages (unfortunately, NumPy is currently not fully supported). As an advantage, it offers enhanced speed and memory handling. Thus, it is very useful for heavy-duty operations on large chunks of data, and it should be part of your big data handling strategies:
- Website: http://pypy.org/
- Version at time of print: 6.0
- Download page: http://pypy.org/download.html
