Design of the CPython Type System

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This is the first video on the video series on the internals of the CPython type system. In this video we talk about the broad design ideas behind the type system based on which it is implemented.

It’s important to first talk about the design because it gives us a mental model about how things work, which gives us a better perspective about the code because we understand why it is written the way it is.

Next Video

In the next video we talk about how can we emulate inheritance and polymorphism in C.

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Links to All the Videos of this Series

1. Design of the CPython Type System (you are here)

2. Emulating Inheritance and Polymorphism in C (next)

3. Decoding PyObject and PyTypeObject in CPython

4. Implementation of the Float Built-in Type in CPython

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