[Dune-devel] [GSoC 2016]

[Martin Nolte]

Hi Govind,

as promised, we have added a junior job to get in touch with writing
Python bindings for DUNE, namely writing example bindings for our
FieldVector class in boost::python.

We think boost::python Bindings will be easier to maintain over the
years (after all, we are C++ programmers). The downside is that we have
to port or rewrite the work done in the BEM++ project. In our opinion,
it's worth, though, because the bindings can be slimmer. Notice,
however, that this is not yet a final decision and you are highly
welcome to make another proposal by yourself.

Best,

Martin

On 03/11/2016 08:25 PM, Andreas Dedner wrote:
> Hi Govind,
> Welcome to Dune to thanks for your interest in our GSoC projects.
> 
> To answer your question w.r.t. boost::python and Cython. I would think that the first step would be to 
> evaluate the work done within the bem++ project which is based on cython.  For dune-fem we are providing bindings for 
> quite high level features of our packages while the bindings in bem++ export a big part of the grid interface. So the existing
> cython bindings are much more low level then what we are currently working on for dune-fem and would complement what we are doing and also be potentially of great interest to the whole dune community.
> 
> We will add a junior job to the list over the weekend which is more focused towards the dune-python project. Until then 
> checking out bempp and dune and seeing how the cython bindings work and can be accessed within python would be a great starting point.
> 
> Best
> Andreas 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 11/03/16 12:31, Govind Sahai wrote:
>> Hi to all,
>> I am Govind Sahai, currently a 3rd year engineering student in Indian
>> Institute of Technology, BHU Varanasi, India pursuing Integrated Dual
>> Degree in Mathematics And Computing. While searching for project ideas
>> on your ideas
>> <http://users.dune-project.org/projects/gsoc2016/wiki/Project_ideas#Project-4-Python-bindings-for-the-DUNE-grid-interface> page,
>> I found interest in "Project 4: Python bindings for the DUNE grid
>> interface". I have prior experience in C++ and Python, and also have
>> some experience with boost::python. Also since some part of DUNE is
>> already been exported to Python, using Cython, and dune-fem is using
>> boost::python, will the new DUNE module use Cython or boost::python
>> (or both)?
>> Also, the link of *BEM++* given in *Project Description* of *Project
>> 4* is giving *404* on my system.
>>
>> -- 
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>> Govind Sahai
>> Indian Institute of Technology
>> Mathematical Sciences
>> Part-III
>> Varanasi-221005
>>
>>
>>
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