Shiboken

Shiboken is a fundamental piece on the Qt for Python project that serves two purposes:

  • Generator: Extract information from C or C++ headers and generate CPython code that allow to bring C or C++ projects to Python. This process uses a library called ApiExtractor which internally uses Clang.

  • Module: An utility Python module that exposed new Python types, functions to handle pointers, among other things, that is written in CPython and can use independently of the generator.

Documentation

Install and build from source.

Binding generator executable.

Python utility module.

Reference and functionallities.

Using Shiboken.

Known issues and FAQ.