go-python/gopy

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2327 stars · 136 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

gopy is a command-line tool that generates and compiles CPython extension modules from Go packages, letting Python code call Go code directly. It uses int64 handles for safe garbage-collector interop and supports callbacks from Go into Python and struct-based class inheritance in the generated wrappers.

Use cases

• call a Go library from Python
• generate Python bindings for a Go package
• use Go code in a Python project
• wrap a Go SDK for Python users
• expose Go functions as a CPython extension module
• run Go GUI libraries from Python scripts

When to choose

• you have an existing Go package and want to use it from CPython
• you need tight, compiled bindings rather than a subprocess or HTTP bridge
• you need Go-to-Python callbacks and Go struct inheritance mapped to Python classes

When to avoid

• you need PyPy support without extra work (cffi path is not the default)
• you want pure-Python packages with no compilation step
• your Go package relies on features gopy cannot wrap

Facets

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compiler developer-tools sdk developer-tools programming-languages cross-platform windows go python cli go-bindings cpython-extension python-bindings interop cgo pybindgen linux macos

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