Re: [Sqlalchemy-tickets] [sqlalchemy] #2720: use Cython for C extensions?

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#2720: use Cython for C extensions?
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      Reporter:  zzzeek            |      Owner:  zzzeek
          Type:  enhancement       |     Status:  new
      Priority:  medium            |  Milestone:  blue sky
     Component:  cextensions       |   Severity:  very major - up to 2 days
    Resolution:                    |   Keywords:
Progress State:  not decided upon  |
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Comment (by zzzeek):

 current pypy 2.1 *doubles* the speed of the test script, which I've
 updated in r7f9becf3fbbdb33d2 to have heavy writing and reading, with a
 50% improvement, whereas current C extensions only improve it about 6%.
 see https://gist.github.com/zzzeek/6143700.

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