Commit 6331b638 authored by nbruin's avatar nbruin

explain difference between cdef and cpdef

parent d632c550
...@@ -94,13 +94,16 @@ object or if it is guaranteed that an exception will not be raised ...@@ -94,13 +94,16 @@ object or if it is guaranteed that an exception will not be raised
within the function call. within the function call.
A side-effect of cdef is that the function is no longer available from A side-effect of cdef is that the function is no longer available from
Python-space, as Python wouldn't know how to call it. Using the Python-space, as Python wouldn't know how to call it. It is also no
``cpdef`` keyword instead of cdef, a Python wrapper is also created, longer possible to change ``f` at runtime.
so that the function is available both from Cython (fast, passing
typed values directly) and from Python (wrapping values in Python
objects).
Note also that it is no longer possible to change ``f`` at runtime. Using the ``cpdef`` keyword instead of ``cdef``, a Python wrapper is also
created, so that the function is available both from Cython (fast, passing
typed values directly) and from Python (wrapping values in Python
objects). In fact, ``cpdef`` does not just provide a Python wrapper, it also
installs logic to allow the method to be overridden by python methods, even
when called from within cython. This does add a tiny overhead compared to ``cdef``
methods.
Speedup: 150 times over pure Python. Speedup: 150 times over pure Python.
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