All the world is legacy code, and there is always another, lower layer to peel away. These realities cause developers around the world to go on regular pilgrimage, from the terra firma of Python to the coasts of C. From zlib to SQLite to OpenSSL, whether pursuing speed, efficiency, or features, the waters are powerful, and often choppy. The good news is, when you’re writing Python, C interactions can be a day at the beach.
