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 languageComputer scienceFortranParallel computingExtension (predicate logic)Theoretical computer scienceComputational science

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Year
2010
Type
article
Volume
13
Issue
2
Pages
31-39
Citations
1196
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Stefan Behnel, Robert Bradshaw, Craig Citro et al. (2010). Cython: The Best of Both Worlds. Computing in Science & Engineering , 13 (2) , 31-39. https://doi.org/10.1109/mcse.2010.118

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10.1109/mcse.2010.118

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