4. CyML Language Specification

This document specifies the CyML language, an extended Cython subset supported.

5. CyML Language Specification

This document specifies the CyML language, an extended Cython subset supported.

5.1. Cython file types

  • The implementation files, carrying a .pyx suffix.

5.2. Basic Types

The following basic types are supported

  • bool
  • int
  • float
  • double
  • string

5.3. Complex Types

The following complex types are supported

  • array
  • list
  • datetime

5.4. Conditional Statements

  • IF
  • IF/Else
  • IF/ElseIf/Else

The ELIF and ELSE clauses are optional. An IF statement can appear anywhere that a normal statement or declaration can appear

5.5. Integer For Loops

CyML recognises the usual Python for-in-range integer loop pattern:

for i in range(n):
    ...

for i in range(f,n):
    ...

for i in range(f,n, s):
    ...

Like other Python looping statements, break and continue may be used in the body, without else clause statement.

5.6. While Loop

  • Like Python While loop

5.7. Function

  • Parameters with declaration
  • Default value is possible

5.8. Return Statement

  • A function needs to return the same data type.

The following code is valid:

def fibonacci(int n):
    if n <= 2:
        return 1
    else:
        return fibonacci(n-1)+fibonacci(n-2)

5.9. Call functions

  • Call to CyML functions are supported if the function
  • is accessible on the module
  • is accessible from import statement

5.10. Operators

Assignment

Assign b = a

Unary operators

UAdd +a
USub -a

Binary operators

Add a + b
Sub a - b
Mult a * b
Div a / b
Pow a ** b
Mod a % b
BitOr a | b
BitAnd a & b

Augmented assign statements

AugAdd a += b
AugSub a -= b
AugMult a *= b
AugDiv a /= b

Comparison Operators

Eq a == b
NotEq a != b
Lt a < b
LtE a <= b
Gt a > b
GtE a >= b

Bool Operators

&& a and b
|| a or b

5.11. Array routines

`` `` Return a new array of given shape and type, without initializing entries.
`` `` Return a new array of given shape and type, filled with ones.
`` `` Return a new array of given shape and type, filled with zeros.

5.12. Mathematical functions

Trigonometric functions

sin(x) Trigonometric sine, element-wise.
cos(x) Cosine elementwise.
tan(x) Compute tangent element-wise.
arcsin(x) Inverse sine, element-wise.
arccos(x) Trigonometric inverse cosine, element-wise.
arctan(x) Trigonometric inverse tangent, element-wise.

Hyperbolic functions

sinh(x) Hyperbolic sine, element-wise.
cosh(x) Hyperbolic cosine, element-wise.
tanh(x) Compute hyperbolic tangent element-wise.