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Stefan Behnel
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clarification: prefer for-in-range over for-from
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@@ -295,13 +295,21 @@ Python and C, and that Cython uses the Python precedences, not the C ones.
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Integer for-loops
Integer for-loops
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You should be aware that a for-loop such as
::
Cython recognises the usual Python for-in-range integer loop pattern
::
for i in range(n):
for i in range(n):
...
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won't be very fast if ``i`` is not a :keyword:`cdef` integer type.
If ``i`` is declared as a :keyword:`cdef` integer type, it will
For iterating over ranges of integers, Cython has another form of for-loop::
optimise this into a pure C loop. This restriction is required as
otherwise the generated code wouldn't be correct due to potential
integer overflows on the target architecture. If you are worried that
the loop is not being converted correctly, use the annotate feature of
the cython commandline (``-a``) to easily see the generated C code.
See :ref:`automatic-range-conversion`
For backwards compatibility to Pyrex, Cython also supports another
form of for-loop::
for i from 0 <= i < n:
for i from 0 <= i < n:
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where ``s`` is some integer step size.
where ``s`` is some integer step size.
If the loop variable and the lower and upper bounds are all C integers, this
form of loop will be much faster, because Cython will translate it into pure C
code.
.. note::
This is not necessary if ``i`` is a C integer type and ``n`` can be
determined at compile time. Just use the idiomatic :func:`range` loop, if
you are worried that the loop is not being converted correctly use the
annotate feature of the cython commandline (``-a``) to easily see the
generated C code. See :ref:`automatic-range-conversion`
Some things to note about the for-from loop:
Some things to note about the for-from loop:
* The target expression must be a variable name.
* The target expression must be a variable name.
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