Extension Building Tools
A number of tools are available to simplify the construction of Python extensions.
Extension Classes
Extension classes, written by Jim Fulton and available at http://www.digicool.com/releases/ExtensionClass/, provide a mechanism for defining extension types that are more class-like. In particular, they can be subclassed in C or Python, and provide better interaction with documentation strings and other aspects of the interpreter.
CXX
The CXX extension, developed by Paul Dubois, simplifies the process of creating extension modules in C++ (http://cxx.sourceforge.net).
pyfort
pyfort, also developed by Paul Dubois, can be used to build Python extension modules from Fortran code. Details are available at http://pyfortran.sourceforge.net ...
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