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Exploring new features in Cython 3.1
Episode 204
Exploring new features in Cython 3.1
Jan 07, 2025
5 mins
Overview
Cython converts ordinary Python programs into C by way of type hints and other special syntax. In this video we'll show how the newest version in development, Cython 3.1, offers some powerful new type hinting features for declaring pointers or working with "volatile" values, and adds forward compatibility for Python's forthcoming free-threaded or "no-GIL" bulds.