Cristián Maureira-Fredes

The potential that Python has had since its origins, with its standard implementation written in C, has been demonstrated by the language's evolution, focused on calculations with the performance and precision necessary to be part of scientific projects that are revolutionizing different fields.

CPython is the standard Python implementation that most of us use on a daily basis. As the name states, it's written (mostly) in C, a language that might not be too familiar to all Python developers. The objective of this talk is to motivate people to start being involved in the core of Python.

With the recent popularity of new programming languages that are improving the Python ecosystem, one cannot dismiss the role of "old" languages like C++, and how the new versions might stay relevant.

Python's ecosystem is one of the best out there, and this is mainly due to its community and what lies inside its core, a C API. Being partially in C enables Python to interact with many languages out there which might be known by you like C++, Rust or Zig. But how does it work? On this talk,...

Python en Español tiene como objetivo ser el lugar de encuentro central de todas las comunidades de Python hispanohablantes, ayudando a superar la barrera de lenguaje que usualmente es el primer problema con el que muchas personas se encuentran a la hora de buscar documentación, experiencias, o consejos.

Extending Python with C is a technique that many popular modules use for OS-level operations, serialization, performance, and more, but dealing with C code is not simple : you need to take care of memory, understand pointers, and write many lines of code for simple tasks.

One of the main Python aspects is to have a clear syntax and be an easy-to-understand language, which compared to others like C++ (depending of the kindness of the developer) can make a huge difference.