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'''Cython''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|aɪ|θ|ɒ|n}}) is a [[subsetsuperset]] of the programming language [[Python (programming language)|Python]], which allows developers to write Python code (with optional, C-inspired syntax extensions) that yields performance comparable to that of [[C (programming language)|C]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://docs.cython.org/src/quickstart/overview.html |title=Cython - an overview — Cython 0.19.1 documentation |publisher=Docs.cython.org |access-date=21 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Smith |first1=Kurt |title=Cython: A Guide for Python Programmers |date=2015 |publisher=[[O'Reilly Media]] |isbn=978-1-4919-0155-7 |url=http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920033431.do}}</ref>

Cython is a [[compiled language]] that is typically used to generate [[CPython]] extension modules. Annotated Python-like code is compiled to C (also usable from e.g. [[C++]]) and then automatically [[wrapper library|wrapped in interface code]], producing extension modules that can be loaded and used by regular Python code using the import statement, but with significantly less computational overhead at [[Run time (program lifecycle phase)|run time]]. Cython also facilitates wrapping independent C or C++ code into python-importable modules.