Version in PyPI

[ptim0626]

Thanks for the package.

I have recently tried to pip-install xraylib from PyPI (https://pypi.org/project/xraylib), but it doesn't have versions that support Python 3.11 and 3.12. I can see that it supports Python 3.11 and 3.12 in conda-forge (https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/xraylib).

Does xraylib support installation from PyPI? Thank you

[tschoonj]

Hi Timothy, the xraylib wheels found on PyPI were not added by myself, but by the ESRF.

@srio can you help Tim out with this?

[ptim0626]

Just to check if there is any update on this? Thank you.

[srio]

Hello, and sorry for the late answer. Yes, we created the pypi wheels at ESRF. I'm looking to create the 3.11 and 3.12 ones, so I ask for a bit more patience (a few days hopefully...).

[ptim0626]

Hi @srio, much appreciate for the help!

[t20100]

@tschoonj, would you be OK to add a github action workflow to release wheels on pypi?

As it is, wheels published by @srio on pypi are made with an ad-hoc CI set-up. Leveraging github actions and cibuildwheel would make wheels release using standard tools and the process to be opened.

I quickly made one for xraylib by adapting release workflow I recently set-up for other projects (e.g., https://github.com/silx-kit/silx/blob/main/.github/workflows/release.yml):

https://github.com/t20100/xraylib/blob/release-ci/.github/workflows/release.yml

It is triggered when publishing a release on github (but could also be triggered on tags), and automatically publish to pypi (the required configuration of github and pypi is simple). Here is a run with current tip of the project: https://github.com/t20100/xraylib/actions/runs/10060125621

If you are up for it, I can also help with the maintenance of the workflow (I already do so with @srio for our internal CI set-up).

[tschoonj]

I am not necessarily against publishing wheels through CI to PyPI, but the build backend I am using, mesonpep517, is not seeing further development, and lacks support for Windows.

I think that the backend needs to switch to meson-python instead, which is part of the meson project, and is actively developed.

Would you be willing to take a look at this?

[t20100]

I unfortunately have no experience with meson, but some of my colleagues do, I'll check with them. If we can propose something, that will not be before this autumn..

[tschoonj]

I will try and do it myself then. I expect the changes will be limited to pyproject.toml

[tschoonj]

I just released version 4.1.5, and wheels were published to PyPI for Python version 3.8 to 3.13.

[t20100]

Many thanks!