Numba documentation

This is the Numba documentation. Unless you are already acquainted with Numba, we suggest you start with the User manual.

For all users

• User Manual
  • A ~5 minute guide to Numba
  • Overview
  • Installation
  • Compiling Python code with @jit
  • Flexible specializations with @generated_jit
  • Creating NumPy universal functions
  • Compiling Python classes with @jitclass
  • Creating C callbacks with @cfunc
  • Compiling code ahead of time
  • Automatic parallelization with @jit
  • Using the @stencil decorator
  • Callback into the Python Interpreter from within JIT’ed code
  • Automatic module jitting with jit_module
  • Performance Tips
  • The Threading Layers
  • Command line interface
  • Troubleshooting and tips
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Examples
  • Talks and Tutorials
• Reference Manual
  • Types and signatures
  • Just-in-Time compilation
  • Ahead-of-Time compilation
  • Utilities
  • Environment variables
  • Supported Python features
  • Supported NumPy features
  • Deviations from Python Semantics
  • Floating-point pitfalls
  • Python 2.7 End of Life Plan
  • Deprecation Notices

For CUDA users

• Numba for CUDA GPUs
  • Overview
  • Writing CUDA Kernels
  • Memory management
  • Writing Device Functions
  • Supported Python features in CUDA Python
  • Supported Atomic Operations
  • Random Number Generation
  • Device management
  • The Device List
  • Examples
  • Debugging CUDA Python with the the CUDA Simulator
  • GPU Reduction
  • CUDA Ufuncs and Generalized Ufuncs
  • Sharing CUDA Memory
  • CUDA Array Interface (Version 2)
  • External Memory Management (EMM) Plugin interface
  • CUDA Frequently Asked Questions
• CUDA Python Reference
  • CUDA Host API
  • CUDA Kernel API
  • Memory Management

For ROCm users

• Numba for AMD ROC GPUs
  • Overview
  • Writing HSA Kernels
  • Memory management
  • Writing Device Functions
  • Supported Atomic Operations
  • The Agents
  • ROC Ufuncs and Generalized Ufuncs
  • Examples

For advanced users & developers

• Extending Numba
  • High-level extension API
  • Low-level extension API
  • Example: an interval type
  • A guide to using @overload
  • Registering Extensions with Entry Points
• Developer Manual
  • Contributing to Numba
  • A Map of the Numba Repository
  • Numba architecture
  • Polymorphic dispatching
  • Notes on generators
  • Notes on Numba Runtime
  • Using the Numba Rewrite Pass for Fun and Optimization
  • Live Variable Analysis
  • Listings
  • Notes on stencils
  • Customizing the Compiler
  • Notes on Inlining
  • Environment Object
  • Notes on Hashing
  • Notes on Caching
  • Notes on Numba’s threading implementation
  • Notes on Literal Types
  • Notes on Debugging
  • Numba Project Roadmap
• Numba Enhancement Proposals
  • Implemented proposals
  • Other proposals
• Glossary
• Release Notes
  • Version 0.52.0
  • Version 0.51.0 (August 12, 2020)
  • Version 0.50.1 (Jun 24, 2020)
  • Version 0.50.0 (Jun 10, 2020)
  • Version 0.49.1 (May 7, 2020)
  • Version 0.49.0 (Apr 16, 2020)
  • Version 0.48.0 (Jan 27, 2020)
  • Version 0.47.0 (Jan 2, 2020)
  • Version 0.46.0
  • Version 0.45.1
  • Version 0.45.0
  • Version 0.44.1
  • Version 0.44.0
  • Version 0.43.1
  • Version 0.43.0
  • Version 0.42.1
  • Version 0.42.0
  • Version 0.41.0
  • Version 0.40.1
  • Version 0.40.0
  • Version 0.39.0
  • Version 0.38.1
  • Version 0.38.0
  • Version 0.37.0
  • Version 0.36.2
  • Version 0.36.1
  • Version 0.35.0
  • Version 0.34.0
  • Version 0.33.0
  • Version 0.32.0
  • Version 0.31.0
  • Version 0.30.1
  • Version 0.30.0
  • Version 0.29.0
  • Version 0.28.1
  • Version 0.28.0
  • Version 0.27.0
  • Version 0.26.0
  • Version 0.25.0
  • Version 0.24.0
  • Version 0.23.1
  • Version 0.23.0
  • Version 0.22.1
  • Version 0.22.0
  • Version 0.21.0
  • Version 0.20.0
  • Version 0.19.2
  • Version 0.19.1
  • Version 0.19.0
  • Version 0.18.2
  • Version 0.18.1
  • Version 0.17.0
  • Version 0.16.0
  • Version 0.15.1
  • Version 0.15
  • Version 0.14
  • Version 0.13.4
  • Version 0.13.3
  • Version 0.13.2
  • Version 0.13.1
  • Version 0.13
  • Version 0.12.2
  • Version 0.12.1
  • Version 0.12
  • Version 0.11
  • Version 0.10
  • Version 0.9
  • Version 0.8
  • Version 0.7.2
  • Version 0.7.1
  • Version 0.7
  • Version 0.6.1
  • Version 0.6
  • Version 0.5
  • Version 0.4
  • Version 0.3.2
  • Version 0.3
  • Version 0.2