Cython: The Best of Both Worlds

Stefan Behnel; Robert Bradshaw; Craig Citro; Lisandro Dalcín; D. S. Seljebotn; Kurt Smith

doi:10.1109/mcse.2010.118

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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