Cython

name
/ˈsaɪ.θɒn/UK/ˈsaɪ.θɑn/US

Etymology

Blend of C (“a high-level programming language”) + Python.

  1. derived from Πύθων
  2. derived from pȳthon
  3. compounded as cython — “C + Python

Definitions

  1. A compiled programming language based on Python that yields performance comparable to…

    A compiled programming language based on Python that yields performance comparable to that of C, with optional, C-inspired syntax extensions.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for Cython. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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