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* Package name: python-cppimport
Version : 17.09.18
Upstream Author : Ben Thompson
* URL : https://github.com/tbenthompson/cppimport
* License : MIT
Programming Lang: Python
Description : import C or C++ files directly from Python
Sometimes Python just isn't fast enough. Or you have existing code in
a C++ library. cppimport combines the process of compiling and
importing an extension in Python so that you can type modulename =
cppimport.imp("modulename") and not have to worry about multiple
steps.
cppimport looks for a C or C++ source file that matches the requested
module. If such a file exists, the file is first run through the Mako
templating system. The compilation options produced by the Mako pass
are then use to compile the file as a Python extension. The extension
(shared library) that is produced is placed in the same folder as the
C++ source file. Then, the extension is loaded.
Most cppimport users combine it with pybind11, but you can use a range
of methods to create your Python extensions. Raw C extensions,
Boost.Python, SWIG all work.
cppimport is used in some dolfinx tests.
Probably best maintained under the Debian Python Team.
