mini-arcade-native-backend 1.6.0

Native SDL2 backend for mini-arcade-core using SDL2 + pybind11.

mini-arcade-native-backend

Native SDL2 backend for mini-arcade-core.

This package combines:

• a compiled _native extension built with SDL2 and pybind11
• a Python NativeBackend adapter that implements the shared backend protocol

The design goal is to keep gameplay logic in Python while moving windowing, event polling, text, audio, capture, and drawing primitives into a native SDL2 layer.

Install

pip install mini-arcade-native-backend

Development notes

In the monorepo, local Python sources may run against a compiled _native extension from the active virtual environment. If you change native backend code and the extension is stale, rebuild it with:

python -m pip install -e .\packages\mini-arcade-native-backend

For Windows native builds, the maintained path is vcpkg plus:

• SDL2
• SDL2_ttf
• SDL2_mixer

See docs/source/contributing/dev_setup.md for the current contributor flow.

Docs

See the monorepo docs for backend architecture and parity guidance:

• docs/source/concepts/backends.md
• docs/source/tutorials/config/backend_swap.md