How should I structure a Python package that contains Cython code

Question

I\'d like to make a Python package containing some Cython code. I\'ve got the the Cython code working nicely. However, now I want to know how best to package it.

For

Answer 1

The simple hack I came up with:

from distutils.core import setup

try:
    from Cython.Build import cythonize
except ImportError:
    from pip import pip

    pip.main(['install', 'cython'])

    from Cython.Build import cythonize


setup(…)

Just install Cython if it could not be imported. One should probably not share this code, but for my own dependencies it's good enough.