I've always liked using Python (PyPy) for solving problems in competitive programming. And most problems are very doable, even in Python. What I've found is that the most difficult problems to solve in Python are those requiring 64 bit integers.
The reason why 64 bit integers are problematic is because CF runs Windows, and PyPy only supports 32 bit on Windows. So whenever a problem involves integers that cannot fit inside of a signed 32 bit int, PyPy switches to big integers (which runs insanely slow, sometimes a factor of 20 times slower).
However with the latest PyPy version (version 7.3.4) PyPy has finally switched to 64 bit on Windows! So upgrading PyPy would mean no more problems with big integers. This would make PyPy far more usable and more beginner friendly. So if possible please update PyPy's version on CF to 7.3.4! MikeMirzayanov
Edit: Reading Results of 2020 [list some changes and improvements] blog I realized that I should probably be tagging geranazavr555, kuviman and cannor147 too.
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I got TLE on a problem where n^2 should have passed because of this issue, so I think this would be very helpful.
I too, as an python main, really struggled upon this specific matter. Hope this change ships soon so that more people can focus and enjoy the nature of problem-solving with python, not exploring some deprecated features just to make some plain old multiplications to get going.
Clever workarounds in 1 and 3.
Hey, the community should need to take this blog seriously and make the required changes in PYPY. during the contest, I made logic and coded it but the submission got TLE. I taught my approach was not optimal and started to think of other ways to solve that problem. finally ended not solving it. after the contest realized My idea is the only optimal way to solve it and all the people with python submission got TLE, only a few people who already know the above trick got accepted in PYPY. The tester of the round should have tried python also and they would have figured the TLE problem or they have not tested with python. please Do the need full I believe solving problems and learning should need to be the main goal the programming language we use should not be a barrier to it.
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It is probably dumb to ask but can anyone tell me how to update PyPy version on CF
It is not for you to update. You will be able to use the new version when Codeforces updates it on their site.
I will just bump this thread as it seems extremely relevant to today's contest
bump. relevant to C and D of Codeforces Round 727 (Div. 2)
I am just bumping as no action has been taken
and today many suffered due to this
I know some people will say just switch to C++ but is that really a solution?
Pypy authors stopped releasing 32-bit version and its slightly tricky to support 64-bit version in our current setup.
OP isn't just asking for an upgrade of PyPy's version, he specifically wants the 64-bit version. Even if the pypy author had continued supporting 32 bit, upgrading that wouldn't solve our issues!
The analogy is something like 64 bit C++ gave them the
__int128type. 64 bit pypy will give us ...long long. Like we will finally be able to multiply two int and take a mod without TLEing. That's the pathetic state of python on CF right now. (And it really is a CF specific problem because who else is still stuck using 32-bit in 2021)Hi geranazavr555, thanks for reply!
The reason why I wrote this blog was to request Codeforces to upgrade to 64 bit PyPy, and to talk about the benifits of 64 bit vs 32 bit. There are some really huge benifits gained from switiching to 64 bit PyPy.
Pypy authors stopped releasing 32-bit versionThis doesn't really matter, at least not as far as this blog is concerned. This blog is about upgrading to 64 bit PyPy, and not about updating the current 32 bit version.
its slightly tricky to support 64-bit version in our current setup.That is unfortunate to hear. But at least know that in my opinion (and in many other people's opinion) 64 bit PyPy is by far the most crucial feature missing on Codeforces.
Also why does the float method work faster until 2 raised to 52 only?
Speed comparison
Integers > floats > big integers
Am I correct?
Python
float's are equivalent to C++double's, they can only store 52 bits of precision exactly, and for integers larger than that, they have to use base-2 scientific notation (for more info about this, see the IEEE 754 standard and check how floats are encoded here)Thanks man. Now I know why floats won't work fast beyond 2**52.
Is there anything like long double equivalent in python which has more than 52 bits precision.
Maybe this library can be helpful from decimal import Decimal
long doublein Pythondecimal.Decimal. I may as well say here that there's alsofractions.Fractionfor arbitrarily large rational numbers.So when is the pypy64 bit getting updated?
It has been 5 month since the post.
What is the problem in the current setup?
Waiting for the pypy64 bit version. Once I saw this version's submission here
geranazavr555 please update pypy64 bit as soon as possible.
Also can the better diagnosis be available in pypy/python submissions like runtime error on line 5 just like it shows in c++ on Codeforces submission. This would be a great help in debugging.
It means that the work is in progress. We are working on it. It will be released soon.