| Learn both at the same time :) But, the twist is start from a higher level algebraic problem, like a generalized N-dimensional distance function. Get started with enough Python to do it in two dimensions, then translate the core of your algorithm to Cython and compare the benchmarks. This will get you up to speed with the build processes progressing towards pure C in comparison to plain old interpreted Python. Are you using floats or integers? How accurate is it compared to using a calculator etc. as the numbers get much bigger or have many more numbers after the decimal point. Then, what about the median distance of two arrays of 2d coordinates? Again, benchmark, try out some different approaches to the problem in both languages and see where the different strengths lie, wrapping your head around how programs interface with each other internally across domains - because that's what it's all about right? Now... what about 3 dimensions? Or four? I hope you see where I'm going here, if you're looking for a fundamental understanding then you need to get into the nitty gritty - albeit with a conceptually very straightforward problem. |