py-build-cmake 0.0.0a0

Modern, PEP 517 compliant build backend for building Python packages with

py-build-cmake

Modern, PEP 517 compliant build backend for building Python packages with extensions built using CMake.

Features

• Build C, C++ or Fortran extensions for Python using CMake
• Declarative configuration using pyproject.toml (PEP 621), compatible with flit
• Compatible with pybind11
• Generate stubs for type checking and suggestions
• Customizable CMake configuration, build and installation options
• Support for multiple installation configurations
• Editable/development installations for Python modules (PEP 660)
• No dependency on setuptools

Planned features

• Entry point support
• Namespace package support (PEP 420)
• Doxygen and Sphinx support
• OSX support

Usage

Add a pyproject.toml configuration file (see pyproject.toml for an example), and use pip, PyPA build or another PEP 517 compatible frontend to install and/or build the package.

python -m build . # find the sdist and wheel file in the dist folder

pip install . # normal installation

pip install -e . # editable installation