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The Awkward World of Python and C++

Manasvi Goyal·Ianna Osborne·Jim Pivarski
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There are undeniable benefits of binding Python and C++ to take advantage of the best features of both languages. This is especially relevant to the HEP and other scientific communities that have invested heavily in the C++ frameworks and are rapidly moving their data analyses to Python. Version 2 of Awkward Array, a Scikit-HEP Python library, introduces a set of header-only C++ libraries that do not depend on any application binary interface. Users can directly include these libraries in their compilation instead of linking against platform-specific libraries. This new development makes the integration of Awkward Arrays into other projects easier and more portable, as the implementation is easily separable from the rest of the Awkward Array codebase. The code is minimal; it does not include all of the code needed to use Awkward Arrays in Python, nor does it include references to Python or pybind11. The C++ users can use it to make arrays and then copy them to Python without any specialized data types - only raw buffers, strings, and integers. This C++ code also simplifies the process of just-in-time (JIT) compilation in ROOT. This implementation approach solves some of the drawbacks, like packaging projects where native dependencies can be challenging. In this paper, we demonstrate the technique to integrate C++ and Python using a header-only approach. We also describe the implementation of a new LayoutBuilder and a GrowableBuffer. Furthermore, examples of wrapping the C++ data into Awkward Arrays and exposing Awkward Arrays to C++ without copying them are discussed.

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Manasvi Goyal, Ianna Osborne, Jim Pivarski. 2023-03-03. The Awkward World of Python and C++. https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.02205

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