Freeze
Stop at a logical instruction boundary and record the state Continuum owns.
Open-source Python runtime
Portable Python
execution state.
Pause supported Python work, save its live state, and continue in a new process without replaying from the beginning.
Explicit logical framesPortable .cont imagesPublic proof
SOURCE PROCESS
workload()pc 42
middle_layer()pc 18
inner_step()pc 74
PORTABLE IMAGE
.contstructured state
TARGET PROCESS
workload()pc 42
middle_layer()pc 18
inner_step()pc 74
The idea
A running program should be able to pause without forgetting where it was.
Continuum moves execution state out of an opaque native stack and into a logical model the runtime can inspect, serialize and restore.
How it works
Three steps. One execution.
Transfer
Package frames, values and supported resources into a validated image.
Resume
Load the saved logical state directly in a compatible new process.
Architecture
Portable because the runtime owns the state.
Continuum does not copy a native CPython stack. Supported code runs through explicit logical frames with stable, inspectable fields.
Read the architecture notes ↗logical_frameruntime-owned
- function_id
- workload
- program_counter
- 42
- locals
- object graph
- operand_stack
- 1 item
- control_state
- resumable
Live from GitHub
The site follows the repository.
Repository activity and CI status are loaded live. No release number or platform claim is hard-coded here.
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Honest scope
A controlled Python runtime—not arbitrary live CPython migration.
Continuum supports a defined Python subset through its own execution model. The repository remains the source of truth as capabilities change.
MIT
Use, study and extend the runtime.
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