CPPython

A transparent Python management solution for C++ dependencies and building.

Goals

1. CLI — Provide imperative commands (build, test, bench, run, install) for managing C++ projects within a Python ecosystem.
2. Plugin Architecture — Support pluggable generators (CMake, Meson) and providers (Conan, vcpkg) so users can mix and match toolchains.
3. PEP 517 Build Backend — Act as a transparent build backend that delegates to scikit-build-core or meson-python after ensuring C++ dependencies are in place.
4. Package Manager Integration — Integrate with Python package managers so that <manager> install seamlessly handles C++ dependency installation alongside Python dependencies.

Features

Setup

See Setup for setup instructions.

Development

We use pdm as our build system and package manager. Scripts for development tasks are defined in pyproject.toml under the [tool.pdm.scripts] section.

See Development for additional build, test, and installation instructions.

For contribution guidelines, see CONTRIBUTING.md.

Documentation

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License — see LICENSE.md for details.

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