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brew install swig v4.4.1 GPL-3.0-or-later

C/C++ binding generator that creates scripting language interfaces (Python, Ruby, Perl, etc.) from C/C++ code.

Why you might care

SWIG automates the tedious work of wrapping native C/C++ libraries for use in high-level languages. If you're building a Python package that calls compiled C++ code, or need to expose a C library to multiple languages, SWIG generates the glue code automatically rather than hand-writing bindings. It's the industry standard for cross-language interfacing and handles complex features like STL containers, operator overloading, and memory management.

Categories

binding parser build-system

Alternatives

CFFI ctypes pybind11 CPPYY
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Runtime dependencies

pcre2

Links

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