cppimport VS Cython

Compare cppimport vs Cython and see what are their differences.

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cppimport Cython
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0.0 9.8
over 1 year ago 5 days ago
Python Python
MIT License Apache License 2.0
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cppimport

Posts with mentions or reviews of cppimport. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.

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Tracking mentions began in Dec 2020.

Cython

Posts with mentions or reviews of Cython. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-04-10.
  • Ask HN: C/C++ developer wanting to learn efficient Python
    4 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 10 Apr 2024
  • Ask HN: Is there a way to use Python statically typed or with any type-checking?
    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 6 Aug 2023
  • Cython 3.0
    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 17 Jul 2023
  • How to make a c++ python extension?
    1 project | /r/learnpython | 12 Jun 2023
    The approach that I favour is to use Cython. The nice thing with this approach is that your code is still written as (almost) Python, but so long as you define all required types correctly it will automatically create the C extension for you. Early versions of Cython required using Cython specific typing (Python didn't have type hints when Cython was created), but it can now use Python's type hints.
  • Never again
    4 projects | /r/ProgrammerHumor | 21 May 2023
    and again, everything that was released after using an older version of cython.
  • Codon: Python Compiler
    9 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 8 May 2023
    Just for reference,

    * Nuitka[0] "is a Python compiler written in Python. It's fully compatible with Python 2.6, 2.7, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, and 3.11."

    * Pypy[1] "is a replacement for CPython" with builtin optimizations such as on the fly JIT compiles.

    * Cython[2] "is an optimising static compiler for both the Python programming language and the extended Cython programming language... makes writing C extensions for Python as easy as Python itself."

    * Numba[3] "is an open source JIT compiler that translates a subset of Python and NumPy code into fast machine code."

    * Pyston[4] "is a performance-optimizing JIT for Python, and is drop-in compatible with ... CPython 3.8.12"

    [0] https://github.com/Nuitka/Nuitka

    [1] https://www.pypy.org/

    [2] https://cython.org/

    [3] https://numba.pydata.org/

    [4] https://github.com/pyston/pyston

  • Slow Rust Compiler is a Feature, not a Bug.
    1 project | /r/rustjerk | 28 Apr 2023
  • Any faster Python alternatives?
    6 projects | /r/learnprogramming | 12 Apr 2023
    Profile and optimize the hotspots with cython (or whatever the cool kids are using these days... It's been a while.)
  • What exactly is 'JIT'?
    1 project | /r/ProgrammingLanguages | 10 Apr 2023
    JIT essentially means generating machine code for the language on the fly, either during loading of the interpreter (method JIT), or by profiling and optimizing hotspots (tracing JIT). The language itself can be statically or dynamically typed. You could also compile a dynamic language ahead of time, for example, cython.
  • Python executable makers
    2 projects | /r/Python | 26 Mar 2023
    Cython - - embed demo

What are some alternatives?

When comparing cppimport and Cython you can also consider the following projects:

transitions - A lightweight, object-oriented finite state machine implementation in Python with many extensions

SWIG - SWIG is a software development tool that connects programs written in C and C++ with a variety of high-level programming languages.

blinker - A fast Python in-process signal/event dispatching system.

PyPy

Tryton - Mirror of tryton

mypyc - Compile type annotated Python to fast C extensions

itsdangerous - Safely pass trusted data to untrusted environments and back.

Pyston - A faster and highly-compatible implementation of the Python programming language.

JavaCPP - The missing bridge between Java and native C++

Stackless Python

pluginbase - A simple but flexible plugin system for Python.

Pyjion