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pybind11/tools/FindPythonLibsNew.cmake
Henry SchreinerandRalf W. Grosse-Kunstleve 63d627c574 feat!: drop support for Python 3.8, MSVC 2017 (#6110)
* feat!: drop support for Python 3.8

The minimum supported version is now Python 3.9. pybind11 v3.0 was the last
release that supports Python 3.8. The deprecation note said that support goes
away in 3.1.

Remove the code paths that this makes dead:

- the `_PyObject_Vectorcall` fallback in `cast.h`
- the `frame->f_code` and `frame->f_back` fallbacks in `pytypes.h`
- the `PyFrame_FastToLocals` path in `get_type_override`
- the conditional `Py_VISIT(Py_TYPE(self))` in `tp_traverse`
- `PYBIND11_PYCONFIG_SUPPORT_PY_VERSION_HEX`, the pre-PyConfig interpreter
  init, and the `widen_chars` helpers in `embed.h`

Assisted-by: ClaudeCode:claude-opus-5

* ci(appveyor): use Python 3.9

The AppVeyor job set `PYTHON: 38`, which makes the path `C:\Python38`.
The image gives Python 3.9.13 as `C:\Python39`.

Assisted-by: ClaudeCode:claude-opus-5

* feat!: require MSVC 2019 or newer

Python 3.9 is the new minimum, so MSVC 2017 is no longer needed. Raise the
compile-time floor to _MSC_VER 1920 and remove the workarounds that only
applied below it: std::launder, fold expressions, weak_from_this, aligned
new/delete, the C4100 warning helper, and the func_handle syntax error.

AppVeyor now builds with Visual Studio 2019.

Assisted-by: ClaudeCode:claude-opus-5

* fix(appveyor): build against the Python that has the test packages

CMake 4 has no FindPythonLibs, so pybind11 uses FindPython. FindPython reads
the registry before PATH and selected `C:\Python314-x64`, but the test packages
go into the Python on PATH. Pass `Python_ROOT_DIR` to name the correct one.

Also set `CMAKE_ARCH`. It was never set, so the architecture came from the
generator. Visual Studio 2017 defaults to Win32, but Visual Studio 2019
defaults to x64, which made this x86 job build 64-bit code.

Assisted-by: ClaudeCode:claude-opus-5

* fix(appveyor): give the linker Python's libs directory

The build compiled but failed to link with LNK1104 on a bare `python39.lib`.
That name comes from the `#pragma comment(lib, ...)` in pyconfig.h, so the
linker needs the directory. CMake 4 has no FindPythonLibs, and FindPython does
not add it for this Debug x86 build. Put it on LIB instead.

The directory listing is temporary, to confirm the library is present.

Assisted-by: ClaudeCode:claude-opus-5

* fix(appveyor): link the release Python library in Debug

The image ships python39_d.lib next to python39.lib, so FindPython picks the
debug import library for a Debug build. pybind11 undefines _DEBUG around
Python.h, so pyconfig.h asks for python39.lib instead and the link failed with
LNK1104. Name the release library for the debug slot.

Setting LIB does not work, because MSBuild replaces it from the toolset, and it
would link both import libraries.

Assisted-by: ClaudeCode:claude-opus-5

* chore(appveyor): print link settings to debug LNK1104

Revert the two attempted fixes. Neither changed the failure: setting LIB does
not survive MSBuild, and naming the release library for Python_LIBRARY_DEBUG
had no effect.

Print the Python cache entries and the link settings of a generated project
file instead, to see what the linker really gets. Temporary.

Assisted-by: ClaudeCode:claude-opus-5

* fix(appveyor): take the release Python library in Debug

The generated project file linked C:\Python39\libs\python39_d.lib in the Debug
configuration, because the image ships debug binaries next to the release ones.
pybind11 undefines _DEBUG around Python.h, so pyconfig.h asks for python39.lib
in a #pragma comment(lib), which nothing on the link line satisfies and no
library directory holds. Map Debug to the release artifacts.

Assisted-by: ClaudeCode:claude-opus-5

* chore(appveyor): drop the temporary link diagnostic

Assisted-by: ClaudeCode:claude-opus-5

* fix(tests): guard the unraisable warning filter for pytest < 6

The distro pytest in the Clang and GCC Docker jobs has no
PytestUnraisableExceptionWarning, so an unconditional filterwarnings
mark makes pytest fail with an INTERNALERROR after the tests pass.

Assisted-by: ClaudeCode:claude-opus-5

Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01Aimf6HuSz1vLRwBnbxmCTc

* docs: address review items on version hints, embed docs, and a PyPy xfail

Extend Python_ADDITIONAL_VERSIONS through 3.15, describe the PyConfig
behavior of initialize_interpreter, and drop the stale Python 3.8 wording
from the PyPy xfail reason.

Assisted-by: ClaudeCode:claude-opus-5

* Update README.rst

Co-authored-by: Ralf W. Grosse-Kunstleve <rwgkio@gmail.com>

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Co-authored-by: Ralf W. Grosse-Kunstleve <rwgkio@gmail.com>
2026-07-31 22:04:32 -07:00

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CMake

# - Find python libraries
# This module finds the libraries corresponding to the Python interpreter
# FindPythonInterp provides.
# This code sets the following variables:
#
# PYTHONLIBS_FOUND - have the Python libs been found
# PYTHON_PREFIX - path to the Python installation
# PYTHON_LIBRARIES - path to the python library
# PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS - path to where Python.h is found
# PYTHON_MODULE_EXTENSION - lib extension, e.g. '.so' or '.pyd'
# PYTHON_MODULE_PREFIX - lib name prefix: usually an empty string
# PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES - path to installation site-packages
# PYTHON_IS_DEBUG - whether the Python interpreter is a debug build
#
# Thanks to talljimbo for the patch adding the 'LDVERSION' config
# variable usage.
#=============================================================================
# Copyright 2001-2009 Kitware, Inc.
# Copyright 2012 Continuum Analytics, Inc.
#
# All rights reserved.
#
# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
# are met:
#
# * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
#
# * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
# documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
#
# * Neither the names of Kitware, Inc., the Insight Software Consortium,
# nor the names of their contributors may be used to endorse or promote
# products derived from this software without specific prior written
# permission.
#
# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
# # A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
# HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
#=============================================================================
# Checking for the extension makes sure that `LibsNew` was found and not just `Libs`.
if(PYTHONLIBS_FOUND AND PYTHON_MODULE_EXTENSION)
return()
endif()
if(PythonLibsNew_FIND_QUIETLY)
set(_pythonlibs_quiet QUIET)
else()
set(_pythonlibs_quiet "")
endif()
if(PythonLibsNew_FIND_REQUIRED)
set(_pythonlibs_required REQUIRED)
endif()
# Check to see if the `python` command is present and from a virtual
# environment, conda, or GHA activation - if it is, try to use that.
if(NOT DEFINED PYTHON_EXECUTABLE)
if(DEFINED ENV{VIRTUAL_ENV})
find_program(
PYTHON_EXECUTABLE python
PATHS "$ENV{VIRTUAL_ENV}" "$ENV{VIRTUAL_ENV}/bin"
NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
elseif(DEFINED ENV{CONDA_PREFIX})
find_program(
PYTHON_EXECUTABLE python
PATHS "$ENV{CONDA_PREFIX}" "$ENV{CONDA_PREFIX}/bin"
NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
elseif(DEFINED ENV{pythonLocation})
find_program(
PYTHON_EXECUTABLE python
PATHS "$ENV{pythonLocation}" "$ENV{pythonLocation}/bin"
NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
endif()
if(NOT PYTHON_EXECUTABLE)
unset(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE)
endif()
endif()
# Use the Python interpreter to find the libs.
if(NOT PythonLibsNew_FIND_VERSION)
set(PythonLibsNew_FIND_VERSION "3.9")
endif()
if(NOT CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS "3.27")
cmake_policy(GET CMP0148 _pybind11_cmp0148)
if(NOT _pybind11_cmp0148)
message(
AUTHOR_WARNING
"Policy CMP0148 is not set: The FindPythonInterp and FindPythonLibs "
"modules are removed. Run \"cmake --help-policy CMP0148\" for policy "
"details. Use the cmake_policy command to set the policy and suppress "
"this warning, or preferably upgrade to using FindPython, either by "
"calling it explicitly before pybind11, or by setting "
"PYBIND11_FINDPYTHON ON before pybind11.")
endif()
cmake_policy(SET CMP0148 OLD)
unset(_pybind11_cmp0148)
endif()
find_package(PythonInterp ${PythonLibsNew_FIND_VERSION} ${_pythonlibs_required}
${_pythonlibs_quiet})
if(NOT PYTHONINTERP_FOUND)
set(PYTHONLIBS_FOUND FALSE)
set(PythonLibsNew_FOUND FALSE)
return()
endif()
# According to https://stackoverflow.com/questions/646518/python-how-to-detect-debug-interpreter
# testing whether sys has the gettotalrefcount function is a reliable, cross-platform
# way to detect a CPython debug interpreter.
#
# The library suffix is from the config var LDVERSION sometimes, otherwise
# VERSION. VERSION will typically be like "2.7" on unix, and "27" on windows.
execute_process(
COMMAND
"${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}" "-c" "
import sys;import struct;
import sysconfig as s
USE_SYSCONFIG = sys.version_info >= (3, 10)
if not USE_SYSCONFIG:
from distutils import sysconfig as ds
print('.'.join(str(v) for v in sys.version_info));
print(sys.prefix);
if USE_SYSCONFIG:
scheme = s.get_default_scheme()
if scheme == 'posix_local':
# Debian's default scheme installs to /usr/local/ but we want to find headers in /usr/
scheme = 'posix_prefix'
print(s.get_path('platinclude', scheme))
print(s.get_path('platlib'))
print(s.get_config_var('EXT_SUFFIX') or s.get_config_var('SO'))
else:
print(ds.get_python_inc(plat_specific=True));
print(ds.get_python_lib(plat_specific=True));
print(ds.get_config_var('EXT_SUFFIX') or ds.get_config_var('SO'));
print(hasattr(sys, 'gettotalrefcount')+0);
print(struct.calcsize('@P'));
print(s.get_config_var('LDVERSION') or s.get_config_var('VERSION'));
print(s.get_config_var('LIBDIR') or '');
print(s.get_config_var('MULTIARCH') or '');
"
RESULT_VARIABLE _PYTHON_SUCCESS
OUTPUT_VARIABLE _PYTHON_VALUES
ERROR_VARIABLE _PYTHON_ERROR_VALUE)
if(NOT _PYTHON_SUCCESS MATCHES 0)
if(PythonLibsNew_FIND_REQUIRED)
message(FATAL_ERROR "Python config failure:\n${_PYTHON_ERROR_VALUE}")
endif()
set(PYTHONLIBS_FOUND FALSE)
set(PythonLibsNew_FOUND FALSE)
return()
endif()
option(
PYBIND11_PYTHONLIBS_OVERWRITE
"Overwrite cached values read from Python library (classic search). Turn off if cross-compiling and manually setting these values."
ON)
# Can manually set values when cross-compiling
macro(_PYBIND11_GET_IF_UNDEF lst index name)
if(PYBIND11_PYTHONLIBS_OVERWRITE OR NOT DEFINED "${name}")
list(GET "${lst}" "${index}" "${name}")
endif()
endmacro()
# Convert the process output into a list
if(WIN32)
string(REGEX REPLACE "\\\\" "/" _PYTHON_VALUES ${_PYTHON_VALUES})
endif()
string(REGEX REPLACE ";" "\\\\;" _PYTHON_VALUES ${_PYTHON_VALUES})
string(REGEX REPLACE "\n" ";" _PYTHON_VALUES ${_PYTHON_VALUES})
_pybind11_get_if_undef(_PYTHON_VALUES 0 _PYTHON_VERSION_LIST)
_pybind11_get_if_undef(_PYTHON_VALUES 1 PYTHON_PREFIX)
_pybind11_get_if_undef(_PYTHON_VALUES 2 PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR)
_pybind11_get_if_undef(_PYTHON_VALUES 3 PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES)
_pybind11_get_if_undef(_PYTHON_VALUES 5 PYTHON_IS_DEBUG)
_pybind11_get_if_undef(_PYTHON_VALUES 6 PYTHON_SIZEOF_VOID_P)
_pybind11_get_if_undef(_PYTHON_VALUES 7 PYTHON_LIBRARY_SUFFIX)
_pybind11_get_if_undef(_PYTHON_VALUES 8 PYTHON_LIBDIR)
_pybind11_get_if_undef(_PYTHON_VALUES 9 PYTHON_MULTIARCH)
list(GET _PYTHON_VALUES 4 _PYTHON_MODULE_EXT_SUFFIX)
if(PYBIND11_PYTHONLIBS_OVERWRITE OR NOT DEFINED PYTHON_MODULE_DEBUG_POSTFIX)
get_filename_component(PYTHON_MODULE_DEBUG_POSTFIX "${_PYTHON_MODULE_EXT_SUFFIX}" NAME_WE)
endif()
if(PYBIND11_PYTHONLIBS_OVERWRITE OR NOT DEFINED PYTHON_MODULE_EXTENSION)
get_filename_component(PYTHON_MODULE_EXTENSION "${_PYTHON_MODULE_EXT_SUFFIX}" EXT)
if((NOT "$ENV{SETUPTOOLS_EXT_SUFFIX}" STREQUAL "") AND (NOT "$ENV{SETUPTOOLS_EXT_SUFFIX}"
STREQUAL "${PYTHON_MODULE_EXTENSION}"))
message(
AUTHOR_WARNING,
"SETUPTOOLS_EXT_SUFFIX is set to \"$ENV{SETUPTOOLS_EXT_SUFFIX}\", "
"but the auto-calculated Python extension suffix is \"${PYTHON_MODULE_EXTENSION}\". "
"This may cause problems when importing the Python extensions. "
"If you are using cross-compiling Python, you may need to "
"set PYTHON_MODULE_EXTENSION manually.")
endif()
endif()
# Make sure the Python has the same pointer-size as the chosen compiler
# Skip if CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P is not defined
# This should be skipped for (non-Apple) cross-compiles (like EMSCRIPTEN)
if(NOT _PYBIND11_CROSSCOMPILING
AND CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P
AND (NOT "${PYTHON_SIZEOF_VOID_P}" STREQUAL "${CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P}"))
if(PythonLibsNew_FIND_REQUIRED)
math(EXPR _PYTHON_BITS "${PYTHON_SIZEOF_VOID_P} * 8")
math(EXPR _CMAKE_BITS "${CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P} * 8")
message(FATAL_ERROR "Python config failure: Python is ${_PYTHON_BITS}-bit, "
"chosen compiler is ${_CMAKE_BITS}-bit")
endif()
set(PYTHONLIBS_FOUND FALSE)
set(PythonLibsNew_FOUND FALSE)
return()
endif()
# The built-in FindPython didn't always give the version numbers
string(REGEX REPLACE "\\." ";" _PYTHON_VERSION_LIST ${_PYTHON_VERSION_LIST})
list(GET _PYTHON_VERSION_LIST 0 PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR)
list(GET _PYTHON_VERSION_LIST 1 PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR)
list(GET _PYTHON_VERSION_LIST 2 PYTHON_VERSION_PATCH)
set(PYTHON_VERSION "${PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PYTHON_VERSION_MINOR}.${PYTHON_VERSION_PATCH}")
# Make sure all directory separators are '/'
string(REGEX REPLACE "\\\\" "/" PYTHON_PREFIX "${PYTHON_PREFIX}")
string(REGEX REPLACE "\\\\" "/" PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR "${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR}")
string(REGEX REPLACE "\\\\" "/" PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES "${PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGES}")
if(DEFINED PYTHON_LIBRARY)
# Don't write to PYTHON_LIBRARY if it's already set
elseif(CMAKE_HOST_WIN32)
set(PYTHON_LIBRARY "${PYTHON_PREFIX}/libs/python${PYTHON_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}.lib")
# when run in a venv, PYTHON_PREFIX points to it. But the libraries remain in the
# original python installation. They may be found relative to PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR.
if(NOT EXISTS "${PYTHON_LIBRARY}")
get_filename_component(_PYTHON_ROOT ${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR} DIRECTORY)
set(PYTHON_LIBRARY "${_PYTHON_ROOT}/libs/python${PYTHON_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}.lib")
endif()
# if we are in MSYS & MINGW, and we didn't find windows python lib, look for system python lib
if(DEFINED ENV{MSYSTEM}
AND MINGW
AND NOT EXISTS "${PYTHON_LIBRARY}")
if(PYTHON_MULTIARCH)
set(_PYTHON_LIBS_SEARCH "${PYTHON_LIBDIR}/${PYTHON_MULTIARCH}" "${PYTHON_LIBDIR}")
else()
set(_PYTHON_LIBS_SEARCH "${PYTHON_LIBDIR}")
endif()
unset(PYTHON_LIBRARY)
find_library(
PYTHON_LIBRARY
NAMES "python${PYTHON_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}"
PATHS ${_PYTHON_LIBS_SEARCH}
NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
endif()
# raise an error if the python libs are still not found.
if(NOT EXISTS "${PYTHON_LIBRARY}")
message(FATAL_ERROR "Python libraries not found")
endif()
else()
if(PYTHON_MULTIARCH)
set(_PYTHON_LIBS_SEARCH "${PYTHON_LIBDIR}/${PYTHON_MULTIARCH}" "${PYTHON_LIBDIR}")
else()
set(_PYTHON_LIBS_SEARCH "${PYTHON_LIBDIR}")
endif()
#message(STATUS "Searching for Python libs in ${_PYTHON_LIBS_SEARCH}")
# Probably this needs to be more involved. It would be nice if the config
# information the python interpreter itself gave us were more complete.
find_library(
PYTHON_LIBRARY
NAMES "python${PYTHON_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}"
PATHS ${_PYTHON_LIBS_SEARCH}
NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
# If all else fails, just set the name/version and let the linker figure out the path.
if(NOT PYTHON_LIBRARY)
set(PYTHON_LIBRARY python${PYTHON_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
endif()
endif()
mark_as_advanced(PYTHON_LIBRARY PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR)
# We use PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR, PYTHON_LIBRARY and PYTHON_DEBUG_LIBRARY for the
# cache entries because they are meant to specify the location of a single
# library. We now set the variables listed by the documentation for this
# module.
set(PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS "${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR}")
set(PYTHON_LIBRARIES "${PYTHON_LIBRARY}")
if(NOT PYTHON_DEBUG_LIBRARY)
set(PYTHON_DEBUG_LIBRARY "")
endif()
set(PYTHON_DEBUG_LIBRARIES "${PYTHON_DEBUG_LIBRARY}")
find_package_message(PYTHON "Found PythonLibs: ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES}"
"${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}${PYTHON_VERSION_STRING}")
set(PYTHONLIBS_FOUND TRUE)
set(PythonLibsNew_FOUND TRUE)
if(NOT PYTHON_MODULE_PREFIX)
set(PYTHON_MODULE_PREFIX "")
endif()