Cython
Cython () is a superset of the programming language Python, which allows developers to write Python code (with optional, C-inspired syntax extensions) that yields performance comparable to that of C.
Key facts
- Programming language.name
- Cython
- Programming language.logo
- Cython logo.svg
- Programming language.developer
- Robert Bradshaw, Stefan Behnel, et al.
- Programming language.license
- Apache License 2.0
- Programming language.programming language
- Python
- Programming language.influenced_by
- C, Python
- Programming language.operating_system
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Programming language.file_ext
- .pyx, .pxd, .pxi
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Cython: C-Extensions for Python
cython.org →Link to the official site · 28,636 chars · not written by Vinony
Source code
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Design
- History
- Examples
- Using in IPython/Jupyter notebook
- Uses of Cython
- See also
- References
- External links
Cython () is a superset of the programming language Python, which allows developers to write Python code (with optional, C-inspired syntax extensions) that yields performance comparable to that of C.
Cython is a compiled language that is typically used to generate CPython extension modules. Annotated Python-like code is compiled to C and then automatically wrapped in interface code, producing extension modules that can be loaded and used by regular Python code using the import statement, but with significantly less computational overhead at run time. Cython also facilitates wrapping independent C or C++ code into Python-importable modules.