PyBindGen PyBindGen is a Python bindings generator tool.
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PyBindGen is a Python bindings generator tool. PyBindGen is a Python bindings generator tool.PyBindGen is a Python module that is geared to generating C/C++ code that binds a C/C++ library for Python. It does so without extensive use of either C++ templates or C pre-processor macros. It has modular handling of C/C++ types, and can be easily extended with Python plugins. The generated code is almost as clean as what a human programmer would write.PyBindGen is a Python module that generates Python bindings for C or C++ APIs. It was designed to be an alternative to some other bindings generators out there, including:· Boost::Python, which uses C++ templates extensively, which are difficult to understand or extend, and which generates relatively large Python modules;· SWIG, which makes extensive use of macros, generates very ugly code, and is itself written in C++, therefore difficult to extend;· Python SIP, which is also written in C++;· The PyGtk code generator, which doesn't support wrapping C++ code, and is not very flexible;Here are some key features of "PyBindGen":· Is written in clean, PEP 8 compliant, and pylint checked, Python code;· Generates clean C or C++ code, nearly as readable as code written manually by a developer;· Generated code does not require any external libraries or macros;· Does not require Boost.Python (no C++ template magic, also works in C);· The main interface for code generation is a simple Python API, not some obscure interface definition language. Other frontends, such as parsing header files with gccxml, could be added in the future as an additional layer;· Can be easily extended with new type handlers;· Type handlers can allocate memory and register cleanup code to free;· Supports in, out, and inout parameters (e.g. with pointers or C++ references);· Supports multiple return values (e.g. due to out/inout parameters);· Supports wrapping of simple C++ classes;· Supports virtual methods in classes;· Supports reference counted classes and smart pointers.Requirements:· Python Here are some key features of "PyBindGen": · Is written in clean, PEP 8 compliant, and pylint checked, Python code; · Generates clean C or C code, nearly as readable as code written manually by a developer; · Generated code does not require any external libraries or macros; · Does not require Boost.Python (no C template magic, also works in C); · The main interface for code generation is a simple Python API, not some obscure interface definition language. Other frontends, such as parsing header files with gccxml, could be added in the future as an additional layer; · Can be easily extended with new type handlers; · Type handlers can allocate memory and register cleanup code to free; · Supports in, out, and inout parameters (e.g. with pointers or C references); · Supports multiple return values (e.g. due to out/inout parameters); · Supports wrapping of simple C classes; · Supports virtual methods in classes; · Supports reference counted classes and smart pointers. Requirements: · Python

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