[OT] STL for Python

From: tom-list_at_[hidden]
Date: 2001-05-28 15:48:57

I'm wrapping the STL for use with Python.

My principal goals are to make the STL's containers and algorithms 
available to Python developers, and to allow C++ developers to expose 
to Python the instances of C++ classes that are based on STL 
components.

Why am I mentioning this here?  Well, I'm not sure where to discuss 
this.  I realize that this list is pretty hi volume even without off 
topic stuff, but I wanted to at least make the boost users aware that 
I was doing this.  Also, I'm not an expert at the STL or at generic 
programming and many of the boost people are, so I hope to benefit 
from suggestions (I might not process all suggestions right away but 
I will address them all before a final release).

Regarding where I should take this discussion, possibilities include 
c.l.python and c.l.c++.  The ideal place would be the C++ Python SIG, 
but that has been shut down.  If lots of people are interested than 
maybe I'll try to restart the SIG; if there is very little interest 
than people can just E-mail me directly at Tom_at_[hidden] (that's 
my name).

It will be open source, and I'll probably just distribute it from a 
web site.  I'd estimate that I'm about half done so far.

Tom.