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ctypes is pretty slow in my experience. Cython is a nice alternative. Native speed and datatypes where you need them, plain old python anywhere else.
by coleifer 8y ago
ctypes is pretty slow in my experience. Cython is a nice alternative. Native speed and datatypes where you need them, plain old python anywhere else.
- eesmith 8y agoYes, my experience with CPython is that ctypes is slower than writing (or generating, as is the case with Cython) the Python/C extension. However, one advantage with ctypes is that it can work with other Python implementations, like PyPy.