pybind11: Create Python bindings to C++ code¶

Description¶

pybind11 is a lightweight header-only library that exposes C++ types in Python and vice versa, mainly to create Python bindings of existing C++ code. Its goals and syntax are similar to the excellent [Boost.Python](http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_58_0/libs/python/doc/) library by David Abrahams: to minimize boilerplate code in traditional extension modules by inferring type information using compile-time introspection.

License¶

pybind11 is provided under a BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file. By using, distributing, or contributing to this project, you agree to the terms and conditions of this license.

Upstream Contact¶

https://github.com/pybind/pybind11

Type¶

standard

Dependencies¶

$(PYTHON)
$(PYTHON_TOOLCHAIN)

Version Information¶

package-version.txt:

2.11.1

version_requirements.txt:

pybind11 >=2.6

Equivalent System Packages¶

conda-forge

$ conda install pybind11

Fedora/Redhat/CentOS

$ sudo yum install python3-pybind11

Gentoo Linux

$ sudo emerge dev-python/pybind11

Homebrew

$ brew install pybind11

MacPorts

$ sudo port install py-pybind11

Void Linux

$ sudo xbps-install python3-pybind11

See https://repology.org/project/python:pybind11/versions

If the system package is installed and if the (experimental) option --enable-system-site-packages is passed to ./configure, then ./configure will check if the system package can be used.