# kcl-python-bindings

Python bindings to the rust kcl-lib crate.

## Usage

The [tests.py](tests/tests.py) file contains examples of how to use the library.

## Development

We use [maturin](https://github.com/PyO3/maturin) for this project.

You can either download binaries from the [latest release](https://github.com/PyO3/maturin/releases/latest) or install it with [pipx](https://pypa.github.io/pipx/):

```shell
pipx install maturin
```

> [!NOTE]
>
> `pip install maturin` should also work if you don't want to use pipx.

There are four main commands:

- `maturin publish` builds the crate into python packages and publishes them to pypi.
- `maturin build` builds the wheels and stores them in a folder (`target/wheels` by default), but doesn't upload them. It's possible to upload those with [twine](https://github.com/pypa/twine) or `maturin upload`.
- `maturin develop` builds the crate and installs it as a python module directly in the current virtualenv. Note that while `maturin develop` is faster, it doesn't support all the feature that running `pip install` after `maturin build` supports.

`pyo3` bindings are automatically detected. 
`maturin` doesn't need extra configuration files and doesn't clash with an existing setuptools-rust or milksnake configuration.

### Releasing a new version

1. Make sure the `Cargo.toml` has the new version you want to release.
2. Run `make tag` this is just an easy command for making a tag formatted
   correctly with the version.
3. Push the tag (the result of `make tag` gives instructions for this)
4. Everything else is triggered from the tag push. Just make sure all the tests
   pass on the `main` branch before making and pushing a new tag.