C/C++ bindings

General Discussion
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hello,

I had some questions regarding C/C++ with panda:

1)How do I write C/C++ modules and bind/wrap them with python and panda?

2)how would I pack these modules using packp3d?

thanks in advanced

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  1. You would do this the same way you do any other Python/C++ binding. This is really a Python question, not a Panda question. There are many, many solutions. One common possibility is a tool called SWIG.

  2. This has been requested fairly often. It’s possible, but a bit complicated; you have to compile all of your C++ code into a separate “package”, using the ppackage tool, and build your p3d file to depend on this package (or install it at runtime).

David

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Well i use boost.python (here are some example snippets: spieleprogrammierer.de/index … tID=185452 dont care about the text its just some smalltalk). The trick is to compile the code as a special dll name it how_ever.pyd so python can load it and pack your app. In most cases the pyd will packed correctly. If you use windows+ visual studio you may call the ppackage stuff from the msvc commandline.

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What about Interrogate?

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You can certainly use interrogate, too, but there is less documentation about it than these other tools, and it’s kind of fiddly for a newcomer to learn. It’s powerful and efficient, though.

There are literally dozens of options. There is no one right answer for all situations.

David

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Thanks for the replies. I think I’ll look into swig