Who this book is for

This book is intended for C/C++ developers who like using Python and Python users wanting to implement native C/C++ extensions to Python. As a reader, you can expect to be shown how you can develop applications with Cython with an emphasis on extending existing systems and with help on how you can approach it.

Extending legacy systems can be difficult, but the rewards can be great. Consider low-level thread-aware or I/O-sensitive operations in C and maintain the logic handled and provided by Python. This model of development can prove to be efficient and of great return to the development time, which can be particularly expensive when it comes to C applications.

It also allows for much more rapid development of the state or logic in a system. There is no need to worry about long data conversion algorithms in C to do small things and then needing to change them all again.