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sip5 - generate Python extension modules for C/C++ libraries

sip5 [options] [specification]

specification is the name of the specification file for the module. If it is omitted then stdin is used.

Command line options can also be placed in a file and passed on the command line using the @ prefix.

sip5 is a drop-in replacement for the sip code generator included with SIP v4.

Display a help message.
Display the SIP version number.
The name of the QScintilla API file to generate. This file contains a description of the module API in a form that the QScintilla editor component can use for auto-completion and call tips. (The file may also be used by the SciTE editor but must be sorted first.) By default the file is not generated.
The version of the ABI implemented by the sip module is VERSION. By the default the latest version is used.
The tag is added to the list of backstops. The option may be given more than once if multiple timelines have been defined.
The name of the directory (which must exist) into which all of the generated C or C++ code is placed. By default no code is generated.
Code is generated for a debug build of Python.
Support for C++ exceptions is enabled. This causes all calls to C++ code to be enclosed in try/catch blocks and C++ exceptions to be converted to Python exceptions. By default exception support is disabled.
Warnings are handled as if they were errors and the program terminates.
The Python GIL is released before making any calls to the C/C++ library being wrapped and reacquired afterwards. See ref-gil and the ReleaseGIL and HoldGIL annotations.
The directory is added to the list of directories searched when looking for a specification file given in an %Include or %Import directive. Directory separators must always be /. This option may be given any number of times.
The generated code is split into the given number of files. This makes it easier to use the parallel build facility of most modern implementations of make. By default 1 file is generated for each C structure or C++ class.
The fully qualified name of the sip module (i.e. including the package name).
Docstrings will be automatically generated that describe the signature of all functions, methods and constructors.
By default SIP generates code to provide access to protected C++ functions from Python. On some platforms (notably Linux, but not Windows) this code can be avoided if the protected keyword is redefined as public during compilation. This can result in a significant reduction in the size of a generated Python module. This option disables the generation of the extra code.
Debugging statements that trace the execution of the bindings are automatically generated. By default the statements are not generated.
The suffix to use for generated C or C++ source files. By default .c is used for C and .cpp for C++.
The SIP version tag (declared using a %Timeline directive) or the SIP platform tag (declared using the %Platforms directive) to generate code for. This option may be given any number of times so long as the tags do not conflict.
The display of warning messages is enabled. By default warning messages are disabled.
The feature (declared using the %Feature directive) is disabled.
The extract (defined with the %Extract directive) with the identifier ID is written to the file FILE.
The name of the Python type hints stub file to generate. This file contains a description of the module API that is compliant with PEP 484. By default the file is not generated.