bundles / numpy 2.4.3 / numpy / testing / _private / extbuild / build_and_import_extension

function

`numpy.testing._private.extbuild:build_and_import_extension`

source: /numpy/testing/_private/extbuild.py:17

Signature

def build_and_import_extension(modname, functions, *, prologue = '', build_dir = None, include_dirs = None, more_init = '')

Summary

Build and imports a c-extension module modname from a list of function fragments functions.

Parameters

functions : list of fragments: Each fragment is a sequence of func_name, calling convention, snippet.
prologue : string: Code to precede the rest, usually extra #include or #define macros.
build_dir : pathlib.Path: Where to build the module, usually a temporary directory
include_dirs : list: Extra directories to find include files when compiling
more_init : string: Code to appear in the module PyMODINIT_FUNC

Returns

: out: module: The module will have been loaded and is ready for use

Examples

functions = [("test_bytes", "METH_O", """
mod = build_and_import_extension("testme", functions)
assert not mod.test_bytes('abc')
assert mod.test_bytes(b'abc')

Aliases

numpy.testing.extbuild.build_and_import_extension