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Cython Alternatives

We've compiled a list of 2 free and paid alternatives to Cython. The primary competitors include: Numba, Shed Skin. Also you can look at other similar options here: Development Tools.

Numba

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Numba gives you the power to speed up your applications with high performance functions written...

Shed Skin

Free Open Source

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Shed Skin is an experimental compiler, that can translate pure, but implicitly statically typed...

Cython

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Cython is a language that makes writing C extensions for the Python language as easy as Python...

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Cython Overview

Cython is a language that makes writing C extensions for the Python language as easy as Python itself. Cython is based on the well-known Pyrex, but supports more cutting edge functionality and optimizations.

The Cython language is very close to the Python language, but Cython additionally supports calling C functions and declaring C types on variables and class attributes. This allows the compiler to generate very efficient C code from Cython code.

This makes Cython the ideal language for wrapping external C libraries, and for fast C modules that speed up the execution of Python code.