Wrapping existing C code using Cython

Example code for wrapping an existing C dynamic library in Python by using Cython.

Building

Build the dynamic library and Cython wrapper using the following shell script:

./build_cython.sh

Evaluating

Compare the results of a pure Python implementation to that of the Cython wrapper using:

./cython_wrapper_speedup.py

Code Files

• Pure Python implementation
  • fib_python.py
• C implementation
  • fibonacci.h/.c
• Cython wrapper
  • Cython declaration
    • cfib.pxd
  • Cython wrapper
    • cyfib.pyx
  • Setuptools script
    • setup.py