Cython: The best of both worlds

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Cython: The Best of Both Worlds
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DOI: 10.1109/MCSE.2010.118 · Source: IEEE Xplore
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Cython: The best of both worlds
Stefan Behnel, Senacor Technologies AG
Germany
Robert Bradshaw, Google
USA
Craig Citro, Google
USA
Lisandro Dalcin, National University of the Littoral
Argentina
Dag Sverre Seljebotn, University of Oslo
Norway
Kurt Smith, University of Wisconsin-Madison
USA
This article is published in IEEE Computing in Science and Engineering. Please refer to
the published version if accessible, as it contains editor’s improvements. (c) 2011 IEEE.
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Abstract
Cython is an extension to the Python language
that allows explicit type declarations and is com-
piled directly to C. This addresses Python’s large
overhead for numerical loops and the difficulty of
efficiently making use of existing C and Fortran
code, which Cython code can interact with na-
tively. The Cython language combines the speed
of C with the power and simplicity of the Python
language.