That all depends on how it is written. If you are using a lot of python data types, it will be slower. If not, you can write Cython that translates to nearly pure C (and runs at that speed).
- Robert On Mar 4, 2008, at 10:21 PM, Carlo Hamalainen wrote: > > Hi, > > I have this request for Cython benchmarks on a blog post of mine - is > there any data out there, specifically comparing Cython to C/C++? > > -- > Carlo Hamalainen > http://carlo-hamalainen.net > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > http://carlo-hamalainen.net/blog/?p=19 > Author : Robert Samal > E-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Does somebody else have some experience in how cython compares > with C/C++? Every once in a while I need to do some computation > (something NP-complete or worse in general, so it > usually ends up as an ugly backtracking). I'd be happy to do > everything from within Sage (and using python/cython), but I'm not > sure, if it is fast enough (or if it getting fast enough, I suppose > that cython is improving gradually). > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URLs: http://www.sagemath.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---