Hi, Some time ago I finished a sav reader for Spss .sav data files (also with the help of some of you!): http://code.activestate.com/recipes/577650-python-reader-for-spss-sav-files/
It works fine, but it is not fast with big files. I am thinking of implementing two of the functions in cython (getValueChar and getValueNum). As far as I understood it requires the functions to be re-written in a Python-like langauge, 'minus the memory manager'. That little piece of code is converted to C and subsequently compiled to a .dll or .so file. The original program listens and talks to that .dll file. A couple of questions: -is this a correct representation of things? -will the speed improvement be worthwhile? (pros) -are there reasons not to try this? (cons) -is it 'sane' to mix ctypes and cython for nonintensive and intensive operations, respectively? Thanks in advance! Cheers!! Albert-Jan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ All right, but apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, a fresh water system, and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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