| FPIG - Fortran to Python Interface Generator | |
| I am pleased to announce the second public release of f2py | |
| (version 2.264): | |
| http://cens.ioc.ee/projects/f2py2e/ | |
| f2py is a command line tool for binding Python and Fortran codes. It | |
| scans Fortran 77/90/95 codes and generates a Python C/API module that | |
| makes it possible to call Fortran routines from Python. No Fortran or | |
| C expertise is required for using this tool. | |
| Features include: | |
| *** All basic Fortran types are supported: | |
| integer[ | *1 | *2 | *4 | *8 ], logical[ | *1 | *2 | *4 | *8 ], | |
| character[ | *(*) | *1 | *2 | *3 | ... ] | |
| real[ | *4 | *8 | *16 ], double precision, | |
| complex[ | *8 | *16 | *32 ] | |
| *** Multi-dimensional arrays of (almost) all basic types. | |
| Dimension specifications: | |
| <dim> | <start>:<end> | * | : | |
| *** Supported attributes: | |
| intent([ in | inout | out | hide | in,out | inout,out ]) | |
| dimension(<dimspec>) | |
| depend([<names>]) | |
| check([<C-booleanexpr>]) | |
| note(<LaTeX text>) | |
| optional, required, external | |
| *** Calling Fortran 77/90/95 subroutines and functions. Also | |
| Fortran 90/95 module routines. Internal initialization of | |
| optional arguments. | |
| *** Accessing COMMON blocks from Python. Accessing Fortran 90/95 | |
| module data coming soon. | |
| *** Call-back functions: calling Python functions from Fortran with | |
| very flexible hooks. | |
| *** In Python, arguments of the interfaced functions may be of | |
| different type - necessary type conversations are done | |
| internally in C level. | |
| *** Automatically generates documentation (__doc__,LaTeX) for | |
| interface functions. | |
| *** Automatically generates signature files --- user has full | |
| control over the interface constructions. Automatically | |
| detects the signatures of call-back functions, solves argument | |
| dependencies, etc. | |
| *** Automatically generates Makefile for compiling Fortran and C | |
| codes and linking them to a shared module. Many compilers are | |
| supported: gcc, Compaq Fortran, VAST/f90 Fortran, Absoft | |
| F77/F90, MIPSpro 7 Compilers, etc. Platforms: Intel/Alpha | |
| Linux, HP-UX, IRIX64. | |
| *** Complete User's Guide in various formats (html,ps,pdf,dvi). | |
| *** f2py users list is available for support, feedback, etc. | |
| More information about f2py, see | |
| http://cens.ioc.ee/projects/f2py2e/ | |
| f2py is released under the LGPL license. | |
| Sincerely, | |
| Pearu Peterson <[email protected]> | |
| September 12, 2000 | |
| <P><A HREF="http://cens.ioc.ee/projects/f2py2e/">f2py 2.264</A> - The | |
| Fortran to Python Interface Generator (12-Sep-00) | |