Cython

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Cython

Summary

Cython is a free and open-source software[1]. Cython draws 461 Wikipedia views per month (free_and_open_source_software category, ranking #25 of 170).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cython's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[3].
  • Cython's instance of is recorded as implementation of a programming language[4].
  • Cython's instance of is recorded as source-to-source compiler[5].
  • Cython's instance of is recorded as programming language[6].
  • Cython's instance of is recorded as Python package[7].
  • Python is named after Cython[8].
  • Q15777 is named after Cython[9].
  • Cython's based on is recorded as Python[10].
  • Cython's based on is recorded as Pyrex[11].
  • Cython's copyright license is recorded as Apache Software License 2.0[12].
  • Cython's copyright license is recorded as Apache License[13].
  • Cython's programmed in is recorded as Python[14].
  • Cython's operating system is recorded as Linux[15].
  • Cython's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[16].
  • Cython's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[17].
  • Cython's operating system is recorded as macOS[18].
  • Cython's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.6.14[19].
  • Cython's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.8[20].
  • Cython's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.8.1[21].
  • Cython's software version identifier is recorded as 0.10[22].
  • Cython's software version identifier is recorded as 0.10.1[23].
  • Cython's software version identifier is recorded as 0.10.2[24].
  • Cython's software version identifier is recorded as 0.10.3[25].
  • Cython's software version identifier is recorded as 0.11.1[26].
  • Cython's software version identifier is recorded as 0.11.2[27].

Why It Matters

Cython draws 461 Wikipedia views per month (free_and_open_source_software category, ranking #25 of 170).[2] Cython has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Cython is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . cython.org. Retrieved . cython.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . docs.cython.org. docs.cython.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . docs.cython.org. docs.cython.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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