Boost.Python alternatives and related libraries

Based on the "Scripting" category

• V8

  9.6 10.0 L1 Boost.Python VS V8

  A fast JavaScript engine by Google that can be embedded into any C++ application. [BSD]

• ChakraCore

  9.3 9.6 L4 Boost.Python VS ChakraCore

  -A JavaScript engine by Microsoft that can be embedded into nodejs. [MIT]

• Cython

  8.8 9.6 L2 Boost.Python VS Cython

  Cython is an optimising static compiler for both the Python programming language and the extended Cython programming language (based on Pyrex). It makes writing C extensions for Python as easy as Python itself. [Apache] website

• Duktape

  8.3 7.6 L2 Boost.Python VS Duktape

  An embeddable Javascript engine with compact footprint. [MIT] website

• SWIG

  8.3 9.6 L5 Boost.Python VS SWIG

  A wrapper/interface Generator that let you link your c++ code to Javascript, Perl, PHP, Python, Tcl and Ruby. [GPL/Output not licensed]

• JavaCpp

  8.0 8.3 L1 Boost.Python VS JavaCpp

  The missing bridge between Java and native C++. [Apache2]

• djinni

  7.8 6.5 Boost.Python VS djinni

  A tool for generating cross-language type declarations and interface bindings. [Apache2]

• Lua

  7.3 0.0 L3 Boost.Python VS Lua

  A minimal and fast scripting engine for configuration files and basic application scripting. [MIT]

• CppSharp

  7.2 9.0 L2 Boost.Python VS CppSharp

  Tools and libraries to glue C/C++ APIs to high-level languages. [MIT]

• ChaiScript

  7.2 5.7 L1 Boost.Python VS ChaiScript

  An easy to use embedded scripting language for C++. [BSD] website

• libffi

  7.1 5.2 Boost.Python VS libffi

  A portable foreign-function interface library. [MIT] website

• sol2

  6.9 8.7 Boost.Python VS sol2

  Sol v2.0 - a C++ <-> Lua API wrapper with advanced features and top notch performance - is here, and it's great! Documentation:

• nbind

  6.6 0.0 Boost.Python VS nbind

  Magical headers that make your C++ library accessible from JavaScript. [MIT]

• V7

  6.5 0.0 L3 Boost.Python VS V7

  An embedded JavaScript engine. [GPL2]

• ctypes.sh

  6.2 0.0 Boost.Python VS ctypes.sh

  A foreign function interface for bash. [MIT]

• cppimport

  5.3 3.7 L4 Boost.Python VS cppimport

  Import C++ files directly from Python! [MIT]

• v8pp

  4.6 6.3 L4 Boost.Python VS v8pp

  Bind C++ functions and classes into V8 JavaScript engine

• luacxx

  2.8 0.0 L1 Boost.Python VS luacxx

  C++11 API for creating Lua bindings. [MIT]

• shpp

  2.2 0.0 L4 Boost.Python VS shpp

  Call C++ functions from an interactive shell

• tbing

  1.1 0.0 Boost.Python VS tbing

  Templates-based bindings and interfaces generator for C++

• SIP

  - - Boost.Python VS SIP

  C/C++ Bindings Generator for Python v2 and v3. [GPL]

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