Metadata-Version: 2.0
Name: Cython
Version: 0.27.3
Summary: The Cython compiler for writing C extensions for the Python language.
Home-page: http://cython.org/
Author: Robert Bradshaw, Stefan Behnel, Dag Seljebotn, Greg Ewing, et al.
Author-email: cython-devel@python.org
License: Apache
Description-Content-Type: UNKNOWN
Platform: UNKNOWN
Classifier: Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License
Classifier: Operating System :: OS Independent
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 2
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 2.6
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.3
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy
Classifier: Programming Language :: C
Classifier: Programming Language :: Cython
Classifier: Topic :: Software Development :: Code Generators
Classifier: Topic :: Software Development :: Compilers
Classifier: Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules

The Cython language makes writing C extensions for the Python language as
easy as Python itself.  Cython is a source code translator based on Pyrex_,
but supports more cutting edge functionality and optimizations.

The Cython language is a superset of the Python language (almost all Python
code is also valid Cython code), but Cython additionally supports optional
static typing to natively call C functions, operate with C++ classes and
declare fast 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 writing glue code for external
C/C++ libraries, and for fast C modules that speed up the execution of
Python code.

Note that for one-time builds, e.g. for CI/testing, on platforms that are not
covered by one of the wheel packages provided on PyPI, it is substantially faster
than a full source build to install an uncompiled (slower) version of Cython with::

    pip install Cython --install-option="--no-cython-compile"

.. _Pyrex: http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/greg.ewing/python/Pyrex/