gopy

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gopy generates a CPython extension module from a go package.

  • .gitattributes
  • .gitignore
  • cmd_build.go
  • cmd_exe.go
  • cmd_gen.go
  • cmd_pkg.go
  • CONTRIBUTE.md
  • dirs.go
  • doc.go
  • Dockerfile
  • gen.go
  • go.mod
  • go.sum
  • gopy.py
  • LICENSE
  • main.go
  • main_darwin.go
  • main_test.go
  • main_unix.go
  • main_unix_test.go
  • main_windows.go
  • main_windows_test.go
  • Makefile
  • pkgsetup.go
  • python.go
  • README.md
  • SUPPORT_MATRIX.md
  • version.go

# Installation Guide

1. Get the code
git clone https://github.com/go-python/gopy

Downloads the entire project code from GitHub to your computer.

cd gopy

Moves into the project folder you just downloaded.

2. Docker

Easy Recommended
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Docker Desktop Needed to build and run containers. Install it and keep it running in the background.
$ docker run --rm -v `pwd`:/go/src/in -v `pwd`:/out gopy/gopy app bind -output=/out in

Runs the built image as an actual container.

$ docker build -t go-python/gopy .

Builds a runnable image based on the Dockerfile.

$ docker run -it --rm go-python/gopy

Runs the built image as an actual container.

βœ… Run docker compose ps to check the containers are Up. If the README mentions a port, open http://localhost:PORT in your browser.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

3. Go

Medium
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Go The Go compiler and toolchain.
$ go install golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goimports@latest

Type this command into your terminal and run it.

$ go install github.com/go-python/gopy@latest

Type this command into your terminal and run it.

-build-tags="": build tags to be passed to `go build`

Compiles the Go program into an executable.

βœ… If the build finishes without errors, it worked. If you used go run ., check the terminal output.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

4. Make

Medium
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Make Usually pre-installed on Linux/macOS. On Windows, install separately (e.g. via MSYS2 or WSL).
make

Compiles the code based on the generated build configuration to produce an executable.

βœ… If it finishes without errors, it worked. Try running the generated executable directly.
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