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Overview
v2.0 branch is a complete refactor of pocketpy in C11, which enables users to run pocketpy on platforms that do not support C++. Also we redesign the core interpreter to be more efficient and maintainable by using modern C11 language features.
v2.0 will be released on 2024/08.
API compatibility
| name | v1.x | v2.0 |
|---|---|---|
| legacy C++ API (v1.x only) | ✅ | ❌ |
| legacy C API (v1.x only) | ✅ | ❌ |
| C11 API (v2.0 only) | ❌ | ✅ (work-in-progress) |
| pybind11 API (both) | ✅ | ✅ (work-in-progress) |
Suggestions
- If you are a C++ user
- Use pybind11 API if you want to upgrade to v2.0 in the future
- Use legacy C++ API if you want to stay in v1.x
- If you are a C user
- Use v2.0's C11 API (will be available soon)
- Use legacy C API if you want to stay in v1.x