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diff --git a/python/python3-cython-opt/README b/python/python3-cython-opt/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..1e34fcb910 --- /dev/null +++ b/python/python3-cython-opt/README @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +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. + +You have to add those lines in your SlackBuild to make use of this +newer cython: +PYVER=$(python3 -c 'import sys; print("%d.%d" % sys.version_info[:2])') +export PYTHONPATH="/opt/python$PYVER/site-packages:/opt/cython/python$PYVER/site-packages" +export PATH="/opt/cython/bin:$PATH" |