Command-line tool

cython

brew/cython

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Compiler for writing C extensions for the Python language

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

pipx install cython

macOS

brew install cython
pipx install cython

Linux

brew install cython
pipx install cython

Compile into C code

cython path/to/file

Compile into C++ code

cython --cplus path/to/file

Specify an output file

cython -o path/to/output_file path/to/file

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