4 Summary: The Cython compiler for writing C extensions for the Python language.
5 Home-page: http://www.cython.org
6 Author: Robert Bradshaw, Stefan Behnel, Dag Seljebotn, Greg Ewing, et al.
7 Author-email: cython-devel@python.org
9 Description: The Cython language makes writing C extensions for the Python language as
10 easy as Python itself. Cython is a source code translator based on the
11 well-known Pyrex_, but supports more cutting edge functionality and
14 The Cython language is very close to the Python language (and most Python
15 code is also valid Cython code), but Cython additionally supports calling C
16 functions and declaring C types on variables and class attributes. This
17 allows the compiler to generate very efficient C code from Cython code.
19 This makes Cython the ideal language for writing glue code for external C
20 libraries, and for fast C modules that speed up the execution of Python
23 .. _Pyrex: http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/greg.ewing/python/Pyrex/
26 Classifier: Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
27 Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
28 Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License
29 Classifier: Operating System :: OS Independent
30 Classifier: Programming Language :: Python
31 Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 2
32 Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
33 Classifier: Programming Language :: C
34 Classifier: Programming Language :: Cython
35 Classifier: Topic :: Software Development :: Code Generators
36 Classifier: Topic :: Software Development :: Compilers
37 Classifier: Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules