Exposing a C++ API to Python

Question

I\'m currently working on a project were I had to wrap the C++ classes with Python to be able to script the program. So my specific experience also involved embedding the Py

Answer 1

I suggest SIP. SIP is better than SWIG due to the following reasons:

1. For a given set of files, swig generates more duplicate (overhead) code than SIP. SIP manages to generate less duplicate (overhead) code by using a library file which can be statically or dynamically linked. In other words SIP has better scalability.

2. Execution time of SIP is much less than that of SWIG. Refer Python Wrapper Tools: A Performance Study. Unfortunately link appears broken. I have a personal copy which can be shared on request.