SeaSnake

A tool to manage conversion of C++ code to Python.

Sometimes you will find a great algorithm, but find that the only implementation of that algorithm is written in C or C++. In some cases it might be possible to wrap that C/C++ code in a Python C module. However, if a C module is not an option, you need to be able to convert the C/C++ implemention into a Pure Python implementation.

SeaSnake was written to automate the conversion of WebKit sources into a version that could be used by Colosseum.

Quickstart

In your virtualenv, install SeaSnake, and then run it, passing in the name of a C++ source file (or files, if you want to provide the header as well as the cpp file):

$ pip install seasnake
$ seasnake -s path/to/MyClass.cpp

This will output a MyClass.py Python module to the console.

If your code requires external include files or definitions, you can use the -D and -I options. See seasnake --help for details.

Community

SeaSnake is part of the BeeWare suite. You can talk to the community through:

• @pybeeware on Twitter
• The BeeWare Users Mailing list, for questions about how to use the BeeWare suite.
• The BeeWare Developers Mailing list, for discussing the development of new features in the BeeWare suite, and ideas for new tools for the suite.

Contributing

If you experience problems with SeaSnake, log them on GitHub. If you want to contribute code, please fork the code and submit a pull request.