Bringing the hell of pointers to Python.
Project description
pointers.py
Bringing the hell of pointers to Python
Why would you ever need this
Example
from pointers import to_ptr, Pointer, decay
a: str = '123'
b: str = 'abc'
@decay
def move(ptr_a: Pointer[str], ptr_b: Pointer[str]):
ptr_a <<= ptr_b
move(a, b)
print(a, b) # abc abc
Example with bindings
from pointers import fopen, fprintf, fclose
file = fopen("/dev/null", "w")
fprintf(file, "hello world")
fclose(file)
Example with malloc
from pointers import malloc, free
memory = malloc(52)
memory <<= "abc"
print(*memory) # abc
free(memory)
print(*memory) # FreedMemoryError
Why does this exist?
The main purpose of pointers.py is to simply break the rules of Python, but has some other use cases:
- Can help C/C++ developers get adjusted to Python
- Provides a nice learning environment for programmers learning how pointers work
- Makes it very easy to manipulate memory in Python
- Why not?
Installation
Linux/macOS
python3 -m pip install -U pointers.py
Windows
py -3 -m pip install -U pointers.py
Running Documentation
$ git clone https://github.com/ZeroIntensity/pointers.py && cd pointers.py
$ pip install -U mkdocs
$ mkdocs serve
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