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Cython (included with Sage) converts Python-like code into C which can then be compiled into a shared-object library and used by Python / Sage. It's intended use is to write code that is easy to use like Python but is optimized to use fast C data types instead of slower Python data structures. However, one could certainly just write Python without any optimizations and have Cython generate the C equivalent.

Create a .pyx file containing your code and execute

$ sage -cython -a mycythonfile.pyx

This will output a corresponding .c file which can be compiled into a shared object library and imported in Python along with an.html file that neatly shows the C equivalent of each line of code.

Cython (included with Sage) converts Python-like code into C which can then be compiled into a shared-object library and used by Python / Sage. It's intended use is to write code that is easy to use like Python but is optimized to use fast C data types instead of slower Python data structures. However, one could certainly just write Python without any optimizations and have Cython generate the C equivalent.

Create a .pyx file containing your code and execute

$ sage -cython -a mycythonfile.pyx

This will output a corresponding .c file which can be compiled into a shared object library and imported in Python along with an.html file that neatly shows the C equivalent of each line of code.