diff --git a/docs/scenarios/speed.rst b/docs/scenarios/speed.rst index 5056086..f8a37c9 100644 --- a/docs/scenarios/speed.rst +++ b/docs/scenarios/speed.rst @@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ Strong typing with Cython: .. code-block:: python - #primes function with additional Cython code: - def primes(int kmax): + #primes function with additional Cython code: + def primes(int kmax): cdef int n, k, i cdef int p[1000] result = [] @@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ Normal variable definition in Python: .. code-block:: python #primes in standard Python syntax: - def primes( kmax): + def primes( kmax): p= range(1000) result = [] @@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ And what is with the speed? So lets try it! import time #activate pyx compiler - import pyximport; pyximport.install() + import pyximport + pyximport.install() #primes implemented with Cython import primesCy #primes implemented with Python @@ -172,14 +173,15 @@ Where is the magic? Here it is: .. code-block:: python - import pyximport; pyximport.install() + import pyximport + pyximport.install() With the module `pyximport` you are able to import Cython `*.pyx` files, in this case `primesCy.pyx`, with the Cython version of the primes function. The `pyximport.install()` command allows the Python interpreter to start the Cython compiler directly to generate C-code, which is automatically compiled to a `*.so` C-library. ... and Cython is able to import this library for you in your Python-code. -Very easy and very efficient. With the `time.time()` function you are able to compare the time between this 2 different calls to find 500 (!) prime numbers. +Very easy and very efficient. With the `time.time()` function you are able to compare the time between this 2 different calls to find 500 prime numbers. Here is the output of an embedded `ARM beaglebone `_ machine: