From Scratch Code
Series

Memphis

In this series, I try to capture different aspects of building a Python interpreter from scratch using Rust and minimal dependencies. It is FUN!

Articles in this series

I left corporate and still do roadmaps + a Memphis update

Mar 3, 20257 min read

Happy March! This month I am putting a bow on my Q1 roadmap and continuing to unify the two Memphis execution engines. I chose an update post because...

I left corporate and still do roadmaps + a Memphis update

Typed integers in Rust for safer Python bytecode compilation

Jan 13, 20256 min read

Shortly after I shared my previous post, a helpful redditor pointed out that the typed integers I alluded to is known as the newtype pattern in Rust,...

Typed integers in Rust for safer Python bytecode compilation

How I added support for nested functions in Python bytecode

Dec 30, 20248 min read

I wanted to share some pretty cool stuff I’ve been learning about Python bytecode with you, including how I added support for nested functions, but my...

How I added support for nested functions in Python bytecode

Improving memory efficiency in a working interpreter

Dec 16, 20248 min read

Lifetimes are a fascinating feature of Rust and the human experience. This is a technical blog, so let’s focus on the former. I was admittedly a slow...

Improving memory efficiency in a working interpreter

An interpreter inside an interpreter

Nov 25, 20248 min read

A few months into development, I decided my north star for Memphis would be to run a Flask server entirely within my interpreter. I had no idea how...

An interpreter inside an interpreter

Building for WebAssembly

Nov 18, 20247 min read

I’m currently exploring two interesting topics for Memphis, my Python interpreter in Rust: building for WebAssembly and embedding CPython. With no...

Building for WebAssembly