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swig: Generate a binding between C++ and Python.
$ swig -c++ -python -o ${path-to-output_wrapper-cpp} ${path-to-swig_file-i}
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The command you provided is used to invoke SWIG (Simplified Wrapper and Interface Generator) with the following options:

  • swig: This is the command to run SWIG.

Options passed to SWIG:

  • -c++: This option directs SWIG to generate C++ code.
  • -python: This option instructs SWIG to generate Python wrappers.
  • -o ${path-to-output_wrapper-cpp}: This option specifies the output file where SWIG will generate the C++ wrapper code. ${path-to-output_wrapper-cpp} should be replaced with the actual path to the desired output file.

${path-to-swig_file-i}: This is the path to the input SWIG interface file (.i file) that contains the interface specifications between the C++ code and the Python wrappers.

In summary, this command runs SWIG, configuring it to generate C++ wrapper code for Python wrappers, with the provided input SWIG file, and outputting the generated code to the specified C++ file.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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