# Install cython with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, pacman Compiler for writing C extensions for the Python language. Version 3.2.8 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-01. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:cython ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install cython ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add cython ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cython from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install cython-doc ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: cython-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install python3-cython ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: python3-cython from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S cython ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: cython from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:cython - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 3.2.8 - **Source summary:** Compiler for writing C extensions for the Python language - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-01T09:53:57Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - cygdb (cli) - cython (cli) - cythonize (cli) - cygdb (alias) - cython (alias) - cythonize (alias) ## Dependencies - python@3.14 ## Build dependencies - python-setuptools ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 3.2.8 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-01 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://cython.org/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage Cython is an optimizing static compiler for Python and the extended Cython language. It translates Python-like code to C or C++ so developers can write CPython extension modules, wrap native libraries, and tune performance without abandoning Python syntax. ### Project history The official Cython README says Cython was originally based on Greg Ewing's Pyrex and started as an early-2000s project. Cython kept the Python-extension-module idea but grew into a long-lived compiler with its own language features, type declarations, C/C++ interop, and CPython-version adaptation. The official site describes Cython as a superset of Python that supports C/C++ functions and types, allowing generated C code to be compiled with major C/C++ compilers. The project repository was created on GitHub in 2010 and remains the active source for compiler, docs, and tooling. ### Adoption history Cython became common infrastructure in the scientific Python and performance-sensitive Python ecosystem because it lets projects ship fast extension modules while retaining a Python-like development model. The official README states that Cython has more than 70 million PyPI downloads per month, which reflects broad use as a build-time dependency as well as a developer tool. ### How it is used Users install Cython, write .pyx modules or use pure-Python annotation mode, and run cython or cythonize to generate C/C++ code for extension builds. Common uses include wrapping external C libraries, optimizing numerical loops, interacting with NumPy arrays, embedding CPython, and maintaining generated C sources for reproducible builds. ### Why package nerds care Cython matters to package nerds because it sits at the boundary between source packages and compiled artifacts. A missing or mismatched Cython can decide whether a Python package builds from sdist, ships generated C, or requires wheels; it is one of the quiet tools behind many fast Python libraries. ### Timeline - Early 2000s: Cython starts as a project based on Pyrex. - 2010: cython/cython repository created on GitHub. - 2011: Official site links the IEEE article 'Cython: The best of both worlds'. - 2025: Official site lists Cython 3.1.4 as a stable release. - 2026: GitHub releases show ongoing 3.2.x and 3.3.0 alpha development. ### Related projects - Pyrex is the predecessor named by the official README. - CPython is the primary runtime and C API target. - NumPy, PyPy, Pythran, mypyc, Nuitka, and Numba are related ecosystems or comparison points listed in official Cython materials. ### Sources - - - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** cython - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** yes - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - cython-doc - 3.0.11+dfsg-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: cython-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | C-Extensions for Python 3 (Documentation) | http://cython.org/ - Debian apt - cython3 - 3.0.11+dfsg-2+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: cython3 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | C-Extensions for Python 3 | http://cython.org/ - Ubuntu apt - cython-doc - 3.0.8-1ubuntu3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: cython-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | C-Extensions for Python - documentation | http://cython.org/ - Ubuntu apt - cython3 - 3.0.8-1ubuntu3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: cython3 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | C-Extensions for Python 3 | http://cython.org/ - apk - cython - 3.2.4-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cython from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Cython is an optimising static compiler for both the Python & the extended Cython programming languages. | https://cython.org/ - apk - cython-doc - 3.2.4-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cython-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Cython is an optimising static compiler for both the Python & the extended Cython programming languages. (documentation) | https://cython.org/ - apk - cython-pyc - 3.2.4-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cython-pyc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Precompiled Python bytecode for cython | https://cython.org/ - dnf - python3-cython - 3.2.4-4.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: python3-cython from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Language for writing Python extension modules | http://www.cython.org - pacman - cython - 3.2.5-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: cython from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | C-Extensions for Python | https://cython.org ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [halide](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/halide/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, language-runtime, performance. - [c3c](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/c3c/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, language-runtime. - [dmd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dmd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, language-runtime. - [flang](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/flang/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, language-runtime. - [ghc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ghc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, language-runtime. - [idris2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/idris2/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, language-runtime. - [inform6](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/inform6/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, language-runtime. - [ldc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ldc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, language-runtime. - [coconut](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/coconut/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. 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