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Utilities for writing C++ extension modules.

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libpy is a library to help you write amazing Python extensions in C++. libpy makes it easy to expose C++ code to Python. libpy lets you automatically wrap functions and classes. libpy is designed for high performance and safety: libpy extension modules should be both faster and safer than using the C API directly.

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Requirements

libpy supports:

  • macOS/Linux

  • Python >=3.5

libpy requires:

  • gcc>=9 or clang>=10

  • numpy>=1.11.3

Optional Requirements

libpy optionally provides wrappers for the following libraries:

  • google sparsehash

Install

To install for development:

$ make

Otherwise, pip install libpy, making sure CC and CXX environment variables are set to the the right compiler.

Tests

To run the unit tests, invoke:

$ make test

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