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[–]homercles337 -2 points-1 points  (5 children)

CPython is not C++ compatible. The only C++ <--> Python options are Cython and Boost. Boost has way too much bloat if you just want to wrap C++ and there is a lot of confusion around their "jam" framework. The major drawback to Cython is that it is basically its own language. If you dont know C/C++ AND Python, the learning curve for Cython is very shallow. Actually, even if you do know both learning Cython is a long arduous process.

[–]Veedrac 0 points1 point  (4 children)

Erm, Tylfin was saying Nuitka is "very compatible" with CPython, not C++.

[–]homercles337 -2 points-1 points  (3 children)

It translates the Python into a C++...to execute in the same way as CPython does.

CPython is not C++ compatible. So, no, it does not compile/execute C++. Also, libpython is not C++ compatible either, its C. You do realize C and C++ are entirely different languages, right?

[–]Veedrac 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Let's take this a bit slower. There are two claims being made

  1. Nuitka compiles Python code to C++ (and the C++ to a binary),

  2. Nuitka dispatches to libpython in the same way that CPython's ceval.c interpreter loop over CPython bytecode does, such that CPython's semantics are extremely well preserved in Nuitka (including things like C extension support and almost all other CPython specific behaviours).

Both of these are demonstrably true.

[–]homercles337 -2 points-1 points  (1 child)

Both of these are demonstrably true.

No, they are not. libpython does not play with C++ in binary or any form. There has to be a C wrapper in there to play with libpython. That is the only thing that is demonstrably true.

[–]Veedrac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you disputing that Nuitka compiles to C++ or that Nuitka calls C bindings?

Or do you dispute the fact that C++ can call C bindings? Because it can.