Using Cython with Django. Does it make sense?

Question

Is it possible to optimize speed of a mission critical application developed in Django with Cython?

Recently I have read on the internet, that Cython can turn a Pyth

Answer 1

It depends if you have heavy processes on the backend side. In my case it could improve one of the processes and speed it up ~5 times. I had a function that rework large XML files that is inputed by the user and save the output into database. telling Cython that in some places the input or output is string did the 5x speed up magic.