articleComputing in Science & EngineeringSep 29, 2010GREEN OA

Cython: The Best of Both Worlds

SBStefan BehnelRBRobert BradshawCCCraig CitroLDLisandro DalcínDSD. S. Seljebotn

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Abstract

Cython is a Python language extension that allows explicit type declarations and is compiled directly to C. As such, it addresses Python's large overhead for numerical loops and the difficulty of efficiently using existing C and Fortran code, which Cython can interact with natively.

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  • Python (programming language)
  • Programming language
  • Computer science
  • Fortran
  • Parallel computing
  • Extension (predicate logic)
  • Theoretical computer science
  • Computational science
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