Python -> C/C++ function call overhead benchmark. This repository allows you to run benchmarks on 6 different approaches:

• boost
• ctypes
• cython
• extension modules
• extension modules with manual unpacking
• SWIG

For each approach you will find a subdirectory. We recommend using virtual environments to run the benchmarks. Create a virtual environment in the directory of the benchmark, e.g.:

$ cd cython
$ virtualenv --python=python3 venv

In the same directory, build the benchmark with:

$ ./build.sh

Or

$ python3 ./setup.py install

if the directory does not have a build.sh script.

To run the benchmark:

$ python3 ../bench/bench.py