[Cython] GSoC Proposal - Reimplement C modules in CPython's standard library in Cython.

[Stefan Behnel]

Robert Bradshaw, 12.04.2011 22:42:
> On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 11:22 AM, Stefan Behnel wrote:
>> Arthur de Souza Ribeiro, 12.04.2011 14:59:
>>> The code is in this repository:
>>> https://github.com/arthursribeiro/JSON-module your feedback would be very
>>> important, so that I could improve my skills to get more and more able to
>>> work sooner in the project.
>>
>> I'd strongly suggest implementing this in pure Python (.py files instead of
>> .pyx files), with externally provided static types for performance. A single
>> code base is very advantageous for a large project like CPython, much more
>> than the ultimate 5% better performance.
>
> While this is advantageous for the final product, it may not be the
> easiest to get up and running with.

Agreed. Arthur, it's fine if you write Cython code in a .pyx file to get 
started. You can just extract the declarations later.

Stefan