WebAssembly port of boost.python - C++ to Python interoperability library with seamless language binding, efficient function overloading, and comprehensive type conversion support.
Welcome to Boost.Python, a C++ library which enables seamless interoperability between C++ and the Python programming language. The library includes support for:
- References and Pointers
- Globally Registered Type Coercions
- Automatic Cross-Module Type Conversions
- Efficient Function Overloading
- C++ to Python Exception Translation
- Default Arguments
- Keyword Arguments
- Manipulating Python objects in C++
- Exporting C++ Iterators as Python Iterators
- Documentation Strings
See the Boost.Python documentation for details.
Hint : Check out the development version of the documentation to see work in progress.
While Boost.Python is part of the Boost C++ Libraries super-project, and thus can be compiled as part of Boost, it can also be compiled and installed stand-alone, i.e. against a pre-installed Boost package.
Run
faber
to build the library.
Run
faber test.report
to run the tests.
Run
faber doc.html
to build the documentation.
This WebAssembly port is part of a larger effort to bring professional desktop applications to browsers with native performance.
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