On 11/22/2010 11:49 AM, Stefan Behnel wrote: > Connell, Paul, 22.11.2010 10:03: > >> Robert Bradshaw, 19 November 2010 23:03 >> >>> https://github.com/cython >>> >> This might be nitpicking, but "a Python to C compiler" is a questionable >> tagline for what Cython is/does... That's a description of something >> like shedskin isn't it? >> > Right, Cython is a lot more than that. I find the "C-extensions for Python" > from our homepage a lot broader, the idea being that basically everything > you could do with a C extension to CPython, you can do better with Cython. >
Problem is that some users may not know what "C-extensions for Python" is about. "Python to C compiler" communicates to a much broader range of people, who may feel that Python is too slow but don't quite know how to go about it. Considering the purpose of that subject line, I feel the latter is better. People who know what a C-extension means will often already have heard about Cython and not bother to read the line. (Also, as is, "C-extensions for Python" sounds like we're a repository of extensions, so at least a little rewording is needed.) I don't feel "Python to C compiler" is wrong. We just plug into and use the API provided by CPython. shedskin also uses a library in a sense, although one reimplemented (from scratch?), and that may run a little faster. Although I can see the argument that it may make certain people think that we can magically turn *any* Python code into lightning fast C code... Dag Sverre _______________________________________________ Cython-dev mailing list [email protected] http://codespeak.net/mailman/listinfo/cython-dev
