Welcome to Cython’s Documentation

Also see the Cython project homepage.

• Getting Started
  • Cython - an overview
  • Installing Cython
  • Building Cython code
  • Faster code via static typing
• Tutorials
  • Basic Tutorial
  • Calling C functions
  • Using C libraries
  • Extension types (aka. cdef classes)
  • pxd files
  • Caveats
  • Profiling
  • Unicode and passing strings
  • Memory Allocation
  • Pure Python Mode
  • Working with NumPy
  • Working with Python arrays
  • Further reading
  • Related work
  • Appendix: Installing MinGW on Windows
• Users Guide
  • Language Basics
  • Extension Types
  • Special Methods of Extension Types
  • Sharing Declarations Between Cython Modules
  • Interfacing with External C Code
  • Source Files and Compilation
  • Early Binding for Speed
  • Using C++ in Cython
  • Fused Types (Templates)
  • Porting Cython code to PyPy
  • Limitations
  • Differences between Cython and Pyrex
  • Typed Memoryviews
  • Implementing the buffer protocol
  • Using Parallelism
  • Debugging your Cython program
  • Cython for NumPy users
  • Pythran as a Numpy backend
  • Indices and tables
• Reference Guide
  • Compilation
  • Language Basics
  • Extension Types
  • Interfacing with Other Code
  • Special Mention
  • Limitations
  • Compiler Directives
  • Indices and tables
• Cython Changelog
  • 0.27.3 (2017-11-03)
  • 0.27.2 (2017-10-22)
  • 0.27.1 (2017-10-01)
  • 0.27 (2017-09-23)
  • 0.26.1 (2017-08-29)
  • 0.26 (2017-07-19)
  • 0.25.2 (2016-12-08)
  • 0.25.1 (2016-10-26)
  • 0.25 (2016-10-25)
  • 0.24.1 (2016-07-15)
  • 0.24 (2016-04-04)
  • 0.23.5 (2016-03-26)
  • 0.23.4 (2015-10-10)
  • 0.23.3 (2015-09-29)
  • 0.23.2 (2015-09-11)
  • 0.23.1 (2015-08-22)
  • 0.23 (2015-08-08)
  • 0.22.1 (2015-06-20)
  • 0.22 (2015-02-11)
  • 0.21.2 (2014-12-27)
  • 0.21.1 (2014-10-18)
  • 0.21 (2014-09-10)
  • 0.20.2 (2014-06-16)
  • 0.20.1 (2014-02-11)
  • 0.20 (2014-01-18)
  • 0.19.2 (2013-10-13)
  • 0.19.1 (2013-05-11)
  • 0.19 (2013-04-19)
  • 0.18 (2013-01-28)
  • 0.17.4 (2013-01-03)
  • 0.17.3 (2012-12-14)
  • 0.17.2 (2012-11-20)
  • 0.17.1 (2012-09-26)
  • 0.17 (2012-09-01)
  • 0.16 (2012-04-21)
  • 0.15.1 (2011-09-19)
  • 0.15 (2011-08-05)
  • 0.14.1 (2011-02-04)
  • 0.14 (2010-12-14)
  • 0.13 (2010-08-25)
  • 0.12.1 (2010-02-02)
  • 0.12 (2009-11-23)
  • 0.11.2 (2009-05-20)