Extending Python with C(++)

This page contains information regarding how to extend python with C(++). It may be necessary to create C functions that are called from python to efficiently deal with complex problems that would otherwise be especially slow using Python alone. Finding crossovers is an example of a problem which may be expedited with the use of C.

This page is a work in progress. For now, the following resources should be consulted to obtain information on how to extend Python with C/C++:

• tutorialspoint Tutorial (good starting point)

• [Python Documentation] (https://docs.python.org/2/extending/)