Re: [Boost-users] [boost-python] some general questions

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [boost-python] some general questions
From: Ovanes Markarian (om_boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-12-13 11:38:44

Travis,

many thanks for your reply. I have some additional questions, which I have
written after your answer.

On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 7:37 AM, Travis Gockel <travis_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> On Dec 12, 2012 11:06 AM, "Ovanes Markarian" <om_boost_at_[hidden]>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hello *,
> >
> > we are now considering to use some Python/C++ bindings and here came
> Boost Python to my mind. I would like to ask what is the state of the
> library? Is it still maintained? As far as I can see the library's doc is
> dated back to 2003 (some of the doc's parts are from 2005) and the latest
> python version to be known to work is Python 2.2.2.
> >
> > Is Python 2.7.2 going to work or supported at all?
> >
> > I also searched for some docs on how Boost Python bindings are going to
> work with PyPy. Found some really old post describing the problems to
> support Boost Python binding and some messages from the mailing list, which
> describe, which functions must be implemented to support Boost Python in
> PyPy.
> >
> > Any info would be great!
>
[...]

> Yes, Boost.Python works great with Python 2.7!
>
> As far as compiling for the PyPy runtime...last time I checked, this was
> not possible due to some unimplemented functions that Boost relies on (that
> could have changed). Boost.Python is a system for communication between
> CPython and C++, not a wrapper/interface generator like SWIG -- it
> manipulates Python runtime objects quite directly.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
Ok, do you have any suggestions on how to connect Python App compiled with
PyPy and Modules written in Boost.Python?

Many thanks,
Ovanes