A cookiecutter template for creating a C++ packages with custom Python extension with xtensor

What is xtensor-python-cookiecutter-v2?

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xtensor-python-cookiecutter-v2 helps extension authors create a C++ package and Python extension modules making use of xtensor.

It takes care of the initial work of generating a project skeleton with

• A complete setup.py compiling the extension module. The setup.py script is calling CMake, CMake is the actual build system.

• Automatic download of cpp dependencies:

  • xtensor
  • doctest
  • pybind11
  • xtensor-python

• Dependencies users needs to handle manually:

  • cmake
  • numpy

Usage

Install cookiecutter:

$ pip install cookiecutter

After installing cookiecutter, use the xtensor-python-cookiecutter-v2:

$ cookiecutter https://github.com/DerThorsten/xtensor-python-cookiecutter-v2.git

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