Python Strings for C++

• Introduction
• Getting Started
• Usage
• Execute unit tests
• Built With
• Contributing
• Versioning
• Authors
• License

Introduction

As someone who learned Python before C++, one of my biggest complaints was how C++ handled strings. In Python, strings were so versatile and was accompanied by a variety of useful methods. Not so much for std::string in C++. Even though std::string performs fine, and it isn't too hard to manipulate it to my needs, I wanted to undertake this project to create a more Pythonic string class for C++.

06.15.2018

It is my hope, that in the coming weeks I will be able to generate a single-header include that will perform similarly to std::string, whilst containing the functionality and methods that Python strings possess.

01.12.2019

My university studies have really ate up a lot of my time and thus, I have not been able to flesh out or work on this project as much as I would like. My latest commit, over a month ago, did refactor the entire project into reference-counted, immutable strings which is more in the fashion of python strings. It will be my focus over the next coming weeks to set up a roadmap and issue tracker such that I will be able to pickup and work on this project at my leisure and open it up to would-be contributors.

Getting Started

Usage

Execute unit tests

Built With

• Catch2 - Unit Testing framework. If you haven't checked it out, do it. It's seriously awesome.

Contributing

Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for details on our code of conduct.

All contributions are welcome: bug fixes, recommendations, issues, features.

Plase see the issues before you submit a pull request or raise an issue to avoid duplication.

To contribute to this repository:

• Fork the project to your own GitHub profile

• Download the project using git clone:

git clone [email protected]:<YOUR_USERNAME>/Python-Strings-for-CPP.git

• Create a new branch with a descriptive name:

git checkout -b descriptive_branch_name

• Write some code, fix something, and add a test to prove that it works. No pull request will be accepted without tests passing, or without new tests if new features are added.

• Commit your code and push it to GitHub

• Open a new pull request and describe the changes you have made.

• We'll accept your changes after review.

Simple!

Versioning

We use SemVer for versioning. For the versions available, see the tags on this repository.

Authors

• Alexander DuPree - Initial work - GitHub

See also the list of contributors who participated in this project.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details

Special Thanks

This readme and the contributing guidelines are based off this great template