Pyrex 0.9.9 is now available: http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/greg.ewing/python/Pyrex/ Highlights of this release: * Some facilities for interfacing with C++ code have been added. * Changes have been made to the semantics of exception catching to improve efficiency. * Preparation is being made for making 'not None' the default for extension type parameters to Python functions. A more detailed discussion of these changes can be found in the release notes here: http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/greg.ewing/python/Pyrex/version/Doc/Release... What is Pyrex? -------------- Pyrex is a language for writing Python extension modules. It lets you freely mix operations on Python and C data, with all Python reference counting and error checking handled automatically.