[Python-Dev] Use of Cython

Ethan Furman ethan at stoneleaf.us
Tue Sep 4 15:47:31 EDT 2018


On 09/04/2018 11:55 AM, Stefan Behnel wrote:

> Adding the right language would lower the bar, IMHO. Cython is Python. It
> allows users with a Python background to implement C things without having
> to thoroughly learn C/and/  the CPython C-API first. So, the way I see it,
> rather than/adding/  a "third" language to the mix, it substantially lowers
> the entry level from the current two and a half languages (Python + C +
> C-API) to one and a half (Python + Cython).

As somebody who only has light exposure to C, I would very much like to have Cython be an option.

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~Ethan~


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