f you hit Python’s performance limits — it’s time to bring in C extensions!

🔧 In this quick guide, I cover:

  • How the Python/C API works
  • When and why to use C for performance
  • How to compile your own .so module
  • Real benchmarks: from 0.0276s → 0.0061s ⚡

🔬 Spoiler: Pure Python is elegant. But for compute-heavy tasks? C wins.

🧠 Read the full article:
👉 https://medium.com/pythoneers/boosting-python-performance-with-c-extensions-3c436d593e8b