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Does msgpack use the Cython version by default? #455
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In the doc there's the following section:
Pure Python implementation
The extension module in msgpack (msgpack._cmsgpack) does not support Python 2 and PyPy.
But msgpack provides a pure Python implementation (msgpack.fallback) for PyPy and Python 2.
Since the pip uses the pure Python implementation, Python 2 support will not be dropped in the foreseeable future.
I'm a bit confused by this. If pip uses the pure Python implementation, how do I install and enable the Cython version?
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methane commentedon Jan 26, 2021
Oh, you are totally misunderstanding.
It doesn't mean "pip installs pure Python version when
pip install msgpack".pip uses msgpack. And pip bundles msgpack without extension module.
https://github.com/pypa/pip/tree/master/src/pip/_vendor/msgpack
So I decided that pure Python implementation supports what pip supports.
Note that pip is planning to drop Python 2 support. After that, msgpack pure Python will drop it too.
laike9m commentedon Jan 27, 2021
Got it, thanks. Looks like a low hanging fruit to make it more clear. I'll create a PR if you don't mind.