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The Cython language makes writing C extensions for the Python language
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as easy as Python itself. Cython is a source code translator based on
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the well-known Pyrex, but supports more cutting edge functionality and
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optimizations.
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The Cython language is very close to the Python language (and most
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Python code is also valid Cython code), but Cython additionally supports
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calling C functions and declaring C types on variables and class
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attributes. This allows the compiler to generate very efficient C code
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from Cython code.
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This makes Cython the ideal language for writing glue code for external
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C libraries, and for fast C modules that speed up the execution of
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Python code.
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