python bindings for common library
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- Dominant language
- C
- Stars
- 200
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Description
You can use the python ctypes module to get python to interact with a c library. We could add python bindings to our common library functions to make it easy for users to write scripts. I don't think we'd want to do any MPI+python things, but maybe we can allow users to read in the data files? We would probably want to think carefully about which common library functions we expose to python.
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the common library functions and data-file handling mentioned in the issue, then examine how a Python ctypes interface could expose them without MPI integration. Define which functions and data formats are in scope; done means the binding scope and user-facing behavior are agreed and implemented with coverage for the selected functions.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, python
- Domain
- backend-api-design
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100