[Tutor] cpython

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Thu, 12 May 2011 11:18:40 pm Izz ad-Din Ruhulessin wrote:
> Hi,
>
> CPython is the C implementation of Python. You can read the tutorial
> in the Python docs.
>
> It is a rather advanced topic, however. If you nevertheless want to
> delve into it, it might be a good idea to check out www.cython.org
> first.

cython is a completely different product from CPython.

CPython is the C implementation of Python. Most Python users are using 
that.

cython is a add-on that lets you write C extensions using syntax very 
close to Python. The only connection to CPython is that it runs on top 
of CPython.



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Steven D'Aprano