[EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: > Hi all, > > I am going to generate a python wrapper of a C library, and I am > wondering which one is a better tool for me, SIP or SWIG ? > > SWIG supports many scripting languages such as python, ruby, and perl, > while SIP is specific to python, so I think maybe SIP is more suitable > to generate better wrappers(sorry for my ignorance if I am wrong at this > point) with python. > > But it seems that SIP is mainly used for pyQT and hasn't gained general > acceptance with python community. > > Could someone give me a better comparison of SIP and SWIG ? > > My concerns: > > 1. I just want an python wrapper for C/C++ code. The support of other > scripting languages is not important. > > 2. Easy to learn and easy to use.
The reasons SIP hasn't gained more attraction are dark to me. At least when it comes to C++, it's support is waaay better than SWIG. There also exists some Boost Python stuff, but I never wrapped my head around that. However, if you are "only" wrapping C, pyrex is my tool of choice. It has build-in distutils support, and it is very easy to write. So if you can, go with pyrex. If you must wrap C++, go with SIP - boost non-withstanding. Diez -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
