Question

Name some commonly used Interfaces for importing C++ files on python?

Answer 1

Importing C++ Files in Pythona:

Importing C++ program in a Python program is called wrapping up of C++ in Python. Wrapping or creating Python interfaces for C++ programs are done in many ways.

The commonly used interfaces are

1. Python-C-API (API-Application Programming Interface for interfacing with C programs)

2. Ctypes (for interfacing with c programs)

3. SWIG (Simplified Wrapper Interface Generator.Both C and C++)

4. Cython (Cython is both a Python-like language for writing C-extensions)

5. Boost. Python (a framework for interfacing Python and C++)

6. MinGW (Minimalist GNU for Windows)