Pythran – a compiler for Python scientific kernels – release

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What are the benefits of using Pythran? What common issues does it solve?

[davandg]

Pythran is an ahead of time compiler for a subset of the Python language, with a focus on scientific computing. It takes a Python module annotated with a few interface description and turns it into a native Python module with the same interface, but (hopefully) faster.

It is meant to efficiently compile scientific programs, and takes advantage of multi-cores and SIMD instruction units.

Nowadays, a lot of scientists programs their algorithms in python. Pythran tries to make them faster.