Package request: boost-python

[fxcoudert]

🐍 Package Request

• Package Name and Version : boost-python
• Package URL : https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/latest/libs/python/doc/html/index.html
• Package Dependencies that needs to be resolved first: none

Checklists

• I have tried to install the package using micropip.install(...) and encountered the issue.
• I have read the documentation and tried building the package myself.

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I am trying to add rdkit to pyodide, it is a very popular (de facto standard) cheminformatics package. My own efforts are currently at #509

rdkit requires boost-python, and I do not know what is the best approach for pyodide: either to add boost-python to the existing boost, or to add a boost-python package. I would welcome guidance on this, and possibly some help in making that a reality.

[ryanking13]

either to add boost-python to the existing boost, or to add a boost-python package. I would welcome guidance on this, and possibly some help in making that a reality.

I am not boost expert, but regarding that it is a collection of separate libraries, I think it is better to separate them.

[bertiewooster]

I was just about to create an issue proposing to adding RDKit to pyodide so I could upload a Marimo notebook to https://marimo.app/, and I noticed @fxcoudert has already made a start.

[fxcoudert]

Current status:

• I have a local build of boost-python
• there is a CI error when I try to build it in CI: Need some help with boost-python build pyodide#6116
• for some reason, I cannot manage to build the numpy extension, although I'm not sure if it's required for rdkit

Help would be very welcome!