Create python package and publish wheels.

.github/workflows/buildwheels.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+name: Build
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'python-release-*'
+
+
+jobs:
+  build_wheels:
+    name: Build wheels on ${{ matrix.os }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-20.04]
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+        with:
+          platforms: all
+
+      - name: Build wheels
+        uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.16.2
+        env:
+          # CIBW_SKIP: cp36-*  # Exclude
+          CIBW_BUILD: cp*manylinux*
+          # CIBW_BUILD_VERBOSITY: 1  # To debug issues 
+          CIBW_ARCHS_LINUX: auto aarch64
+
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          path: ./wheelhouse/*.whl
+
+  upload_pypi:
+    needs: [build_wheels]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: pypi
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+    # if: github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'published'
+    # or, alternatively, upload to PyPI on every tag starting with 'v' (remove on: release above to use this)
+    # if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          # unpacks default artifact into dist/
+          # if `name: artifact` is omitted, the action will create extra parent dir
+          name: artifact
+          path: dist
+
+      - uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+        with:
+          verify-metadata: false

pyiec61850/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -2,13 +2,11 @@
 # are not available in CMake versions earlier than 3.8
 # cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8)
 
+# We use explicitly passed PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS/PYTHON_EXECUTABLE because find_package finds the wrong python dist
 find_package(SWIG REQUIRED)
 include(${SWIG_USE_FILE})
 
-find_package(PythonInterp ${BUILD_PYTHON_VERSION} REQUIRED)
+include_directories(${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-find_package(PythonLibs ${PYTHON_VERSION_STRING} EXACT REQUIRED)
-
-include_directories(${PYTHON_INCLUDE_PATH})
 include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 
 set(CMAKE_SWIG_FLAGS "")
@@ -29,16 +27,5 @@ else()
     )
 endif()
 
-swig_link_libraries(iec61850 ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES} ${LIBS})
+swig_link_libraries(iec61850 ${LIBS})  # Note: not linking against python https://github.com/pypa/cibuildwheel/issues/727#issuecomment-866278052
-
-# Finding python modules install path
-execute_process(
-	COMMAND ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} -c
-	"from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; import sys; sys.stdout.write(get_python_lib())"
-	OUTPUT_VARIABLE PYTHON_SITE_DIR
-)
-
-install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/iec61850.py DESTINATION ${PYTHON_SITE_DIR})
-install(TARGETS _iec61850 LIBRARY DESTINATION ${PYTHON_SITE_DIR})
-
 add_test(test_pyiec61850 ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/test_pyiec61850.py)

pyiec61850/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from .iec61850 import *

pyiec61850/examples/dispServerStruct.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 import os,sys
-import iec61850
+import pyiec61850 as iec61850
 if __name__=="__main__":
 	hostname = "localhost";
 	tcpPort = 102

pyiec61850/examples/rcbSubscriptionExample.py

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ The user needs to:
 
 import time
 import sys
-import iec61850
+import pyiec61850 as iec61850
 
 
 def open_connection(ip_address, mms_port):

pyiec61850/iec61850.i

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ void GooseSubscriber_setDstMac(GooseSubscriber subscriber,
 #include "eventHandlers/gooseHandler.hpp"
 #include "eventHandlers/commandTermHandler.hpp"
 #include "eventHandlers/controlActionHandler.hpp"
-std::map< std::string, EventSubscriber*> EventSubscriber::m_subscriber_map = {};
+std::map< std::string, EventSubscriber*> EventSubscriber::m_subscriber_map;
 %}
 
 %include "eventHandlers/eventHandler.hpp"

pyiec61850/test_pyiec61850.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import traceback
 import signal
 import sys
 sys.path.append('.')
-import iec61850
+import pyiec61850 as iec61850
 def signal_handler(signal, frame):
 	global running
 	running =0

pyiec61850/tutorial.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Then compile the library and install it. CMake and swig will automatically detec
 
 pyiec61850 library is to be imported calling 
 ```python
-import iec61850
+import pyiec61850 as iec61850
 ```
 # Client tutorial
 

setup.py

@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import os
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import sysconfig
+
+from setuptools import Extension, find_packages, setup
+from setuptools.command.build_ext import build_ext
+from setuptools.command.build_py import build_py as _build_py
+
+
+class CMakeExtension(Extension):
+    def __init__(self, name):
+        Extension.__init__(self, name, sources=["."])
+        self.sourcedir = os.path.abspath(".")
+
+
+class CMakeBuild(build_ext):
+    def run(self):
+        try:
+            subprocess.check_output(["cmake", "--version"])
+        except OSError:
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                "CMake must be installed to build the following extensions: "
+                + ", ".join(e.name for e in self.extensions)
+            )
+
+        for ext in self.extensions:
+            self.build_extension(ext)
+
+    def build_extension(self, ext):
+        extdir = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(self.get_ext_fullpath(ext.name)))
+        cfg = "Debug" if self.debug else "Release"
+
+        cmake_args = [
+            "-DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=" + sys.executable,
+            "-DPYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS=" + sysconfig.get_paths()["include"],
+            "-DBUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS=ON",
+            "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=" + cfg,
+        ]
+
+        build_args = ["--config", cfg]
+        env = os.environ.copy()
+        env["CXXFLAGS"] = '{} -DVERSION_INFO=\\"{}\\"'.format(env.get("CXXFLAGS", ""), self.distribution.get_version())
+        if not os.path.exists(self.build_temp):
+            os.makedirs(self.build_temp)
+        if not os.path.exists(extdir):
+            os.makedirs(extdir)
+
+        subprocess.check_call(["cmake", ext.sourcedir] + cmake_args, cwd=self.build_temp, env=env)
+        subprocess.check_call(["cmake", "--build", "."] + build_args, cwd=self.build_temp)
+
+        source_dir = os.path.join(self.build_temp, "pyiec61850")
+        for file in os.listdir(source_dir):
+            if file == "iec61850.py" or "_iec61850." in file:
+                shutil.copy(os.path.join(source_dir, file), extdir)
+
+
+class build_py(_build_py):
+    # See github.com/yanqd0/swig-python-demo
+    # Run first build_ext, as Swig will generate new python files that will have to be detected and included
+    def run(self):
+        self.run_command("build_ext")
+        return super().run()
+
+
+long_description = """
+============
+pyiec61850
+============
+
+Compiled, packaged python bindings of https://github.com/mz-automation/libiec61850.
+
+Wheels are built with the CI of the fork https://github.com/nrontsis/libiec61850.
+
+License same as mz-automation/libiec61850.
+
+Use at your own risk.
+"""
+
+setup(
+    name="pyiec61850",
+    version="1.5.2a1",
+    packages=find_packages(),
+    description="Python bindings of https://github.com/mz-automation/libiec61850.",
+    long_description=long_description,
+    ext_modules=[CMakeExtension("pyiec61850/_iec61850")],
+    cmdclass={"build_py": build_py, "build_ext": CMakeBuild},
+    zip_safe=False,
+    install_requires=[],
+)