How to compile .c code from Cython with gcc

Question

Now that I\'ve successfully installed Cython on Windows 7, I try to compile some Cython code using Cython, but gcc makes my life hard.

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Answer 1

Try:

gcc -c -IC:\Python27\include -o ctest.o ctest.c
gcc -shared -LC:\Python27\libs -o ctest.pyd ctest.o -lpython27

-shared creates a shared library. -lpython27 links with the import library C:\Python27\libs\libpython27.a.