Hi, I have been looking into the best way for me to make a python wrapper for a C++ library. Boost.Python looks nice and seem to fit my needs, but I have a few questions before I dig in deep and do the implementation.
What I want to do : I have a very thin header only C++ library, which is an extension on top of a c library i.e some of the C++ functions call functions in a C dll/so. So the C++ library only provides a nice way of using the C library with operators and overloading etc. For this library I want to make an python interface, which only should mimic the C++ classes and functions i.e there will be a 1:1 mapping. Questions : 1) Would Boost.Python be suited for such a task ? 2) What kind of speed can I expect ? I read somewhere that cython was much faster (but it seems to be less portable and flexible). 3) Will I experience problems with types like wchar or long long ? 4) How do I link to my C library ? 5) I also read that Boost.Python is not thread safe, is that true and if yes can it be fixed/hacked ? 6) Regarding portability, will I have to recompile for each python version ? 7) 64 bit is supported right ? Thanks to anybody providing some insight. /Bo
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