diff --git a/game/evennia.py b/game/evennia.py
index 541f73d4c1..1c4ae5cbfc 100755
--- a/game/evennia.py
+++ b/game/evennia.py
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ def run_menu():
     This launches an interactive menu.
     """
 
-    cmdstr = ["python", "runner.py"]
+    cmdstr = [sys.executable, "runner.py"]
 
     while True:
         # menu loop
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ def handle_args(options, mode, service):
     """
 
     inter = options.interactive
-    cmdstr = ["python", "runner.py"]
+    cmdstr = [sys.executable, "runner.py"]
     errmsg = "The %s does not seem to be running."
 
     if mode == 'start':
diff --git a/game/runner.py b/game/runner.py
index 760b7f3489..c30685e4e7 100644
--- a/game/runner.py
+++ b/game/runner.py
@@ -16,10 +16,16 @@ matter the value of this file.
 """
 import os
 import sys
+import time
 from optparse import OptionParser
 from subprocess import Popen
 import Queue, thread
 
+try:
+    import __pypy__ as is_pypy
+except ImportError:
+    is_pypy = False
+
 #
 # System Configuration
 #
@@ -163,6 +169,10 @@ def start_services(server_argv, portal_argv):
         return
 
     if portal_argv:
+        if is_pypy:
+            # This is a hack; without it, the *server* stalls out and never finishes loading under PyPy.
+            time.sleep(1)
+
         try:
             if get_restart_mode(PORTAL_RESTART) == "True":
                 # start portal as interactive, reloadable thread
diff --git a/src/commands/default/system.py b/src/commands/default/system.py
index cb9a9d6b39..6e39967c19 100644
--- a/src/commands/default/system.py
+++ b/src/commands/default/system.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from src.server.sessionhandler import SESSIONS
 from src.scripts.models import ScriptDB
 from src.objects.models import ObjectDB
 from src.players.models import PlayerDB
-from src.utils import logger, utils, gametime, create
+from src.utils import logger, utils, gametime, create, is_pypy
 from src.commands.default.muxcommand import MuxCommand
 
 # delayed imports
@@ -692,24 +692,28 @@ class CmdServerLoad(MuxCommand):
             for row in ftable:
                 string += "\n " + "{w%s{n" % row[0] + "".join(row[1:])
 
-            # object cache size
-            cachedict = _idmapper.cache_size()
-            totcache = cachedict["_total"]
-            string += "\n{w Database entity (idmapper) cache usage:{n %5.2f MB (%i items)" % (totcache[1], totcache[0])
-            sorted_cache = sorted([(key, tup[0], tup[1]) for key, tup in cachedict.items() if key !="_total" and tup[0] > 0],
-                                    key=lambda tup: tup[2], reverse=True)
-            table = [[tup[0] for tup in sorted_cache],
-                     ["%5.2f MB" % tup[2] for tup in sorted_cache],
-                     ["%i item(s)" % tup[1] for tup in sorted_cache]]
-            ftable = utils.format_table(table, 5)
-            for row in ftable:
-                string += "\n  " + row[0] + row[1] + row[2]
-            # get sizes of other caches
-            attr_cache_info, field_cache_info, prop_cache_info = get_cache_sizes()
-            #size = sum([sum([getsizeof(obj) for obj in dic.values()]) for dic in _attribute_cache.values()])/1024.0
-            #count = sum([len(dic) for dic in _attribute_cache.values()])
-            string += "\n{w On-entity Attribute cache usage:{n %5.2f MB (%i attrs)" % (attr_cache_info[1], attr_cache_info[0])
-            string += "\n{w On-entity Field cache usage:{n %5.2f MB (%i fields)" % (field_cache_info[1], field_cache_info[0])
-            string += "\n{w On-entity Property cache usage:{n %5.2f MB (%i props)" % (prop_cache_info[1], prop_cache_info[0])
+            if not is_pypy:
+                # Cache size measurements are not available on PyPy because it lacks sys.getsizeof
+                
+                # object cache size
+                cachedict = _idmapper.cache_size()
+                totcache = cachedict["_total"]
+                string += "\n{w Database entity (idmapper) cache usage:{n %5.2f MB (%i items)" % (totcache[1], totcache[0])
+                sorted_cache = sorted([(key, tup[0], tup[1]) for key, tup in cachedict.items() if key !="_total" and tup[0] > 0],
+                                        key=lambda tup: tup[2], reverse=True)
+                table = [[tup[0] for tup in sorted_cache],
+                         ["%5.2f MB" % tup[2] for tup in sorted_cache],
+                         ["%i item(s)" % tup[1] for tup in sorted_cache]]
+                ftable = utils.format_table(table, 5)
+                for row in ftable:
+                    string += "\n  " + row[0] + row[1] + row[2]
+                # get sizes of other caches
+                attr_cache_info, field_cache_info, prop_cache_info = get_cache_sizes()
+                #size = sum([sum([getsizeof(obj) for obj in dic.values()]) for dic in _attribute_cache.values()])/1024.0
+                #count = sum([len(dic) for dic in _attribute_cache.values()])
+                string += "\n{w On-entity Attribute cache usage:{n %5.2f MB (%i attrs)" % (attr_cache_info[1], attr_cache_info[0])
+                string += "\n{w On-entity Field cache usage:{n %5.2f MB (%i fields)" % (field_cache_info[1], field_cache_info[0])
+                string += "\n{w On-entity Property cache usage:{n %5.2f MB (%i props)" % (prop_cache_info[1], prop_cache_info[0])
+
         caller.msg(string)
 
diff --git a/src/scripts/scripts.py b/src/scripts/scripts.py
index 75fc9ca203..d773a58f95 100644
--- a/src/scripts/scripts.py
+++ b/src/scripts/scripts.py
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@ from src.server.sessionhandler import SESSIONS
 from src.typeclasses.typeclass import TypeClass
 from src.scripts.models import ScriptDB
 from src.comms import channelhandler
-from src.utils import logger
+from src.utils import logger, is_pypy
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
 
-__all__ = ("Script", "DoNothing", "CheckSessions", "ValidateScripts", "ValidateChannelHandler", "ClearAttributeCache")
+__all__ = ["Script", "DoNothing", "CheckSessions", "ValidateScripts", "ValidateChannelHandler"]
+if not is_pypy:
+    __all__.append("ClearAttributeCache")
 
 _ATTRIBUTE_CACHE_MAXSIZE = settings.ATTRIBUTE_CACHE_MAXSIZE # attr-cache size in MB.
 
@@ -446,16 +448,18 @@ class ValidateChannelHandler(Script):
         #print "ValidateChannelHandler run."
         channelhandler.CHANNELHANDLER.update()
 
-class ClearAttributeCache(Script):
-    "Clear the attribute cache."
-    def at_script_creation(self):
-        "Setup the script"
-        self.key = "sys_cache_clear"
-        self.desc = _("Clears the Attribute Cache")
-        self.interval = 3600 * 2
-        self.persistent = True
-    def at_repeat(self):
-        "called every 2 hours. Sets a max attr-cache limit to 100 MB." # enough for normal usage?
-        attr_cache_size, _, _ = caches.get_cache_sizes()
-        if attr_cache_size > _ATTRIBUTE_CACHE_MAXSIZE:
-            caches.flush_attr_cache()
+# PyPy does not support sys.getsizeof, so the attribute cache dump script is skipped here.
+if not is_pypy:
+    class ClearAttributeCache(Script):
+        "Clear the attribute cache."
+        def at_script_creation(self):
+            "Setup the script"
+            self.key = "sys_cache_clear"
+            self.desc = _("Clears the Attribute Cache")
+            self.interval = 3600 * 2
+            self.persistent = True
+        def at_repeat(self):
+            "called every 2 hours. Sets a max attr-cache limit to 100 MB." # enough for normal usage?
+            attr_cache_size, _, _ = caches.get_cache_sizes()
+            if attr_cache_size > _ATTRIBUTE_CACHE_MAXSIZE:
+                caches.flush_attr_cache()
diff --git a/src/utils/__init__.py b/src/utils/__init__.py
index e69de29bb2..4419d279dc 100644
--- a/src/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/src/utils/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+try:
+    import __pypy__ as is_pypy
+except ImportError:
+    is_pypy = False