Wrap Go binaries in Python wheels

Compile Go CLI programs into Python wheels.

This tool takes a Go module directory, cross-compiles it for multiple platforms, and produces properly-tagged Python wheels that can be installed via pip or pipx to get the Go binary on your PATH.

See Distributing Go binaries like sqlite-scanner through PyPI using go-to-wheel for background on this project.

Installation

pip install go-to-wheel # or pipx install go-to-wheel

Requires Go to be installed and available in your PATH.

Quick start

Build wheels for all platforms from a Go module:

go-to-wheel path/to/go-module

This will create wheels in a ./dist directory for Linux (glibc and musl), macOS (Intel and Apple Silicon), and Windows (amd64 and arm64).

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