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Python API
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.. only:: not bindings_python
.. warning::
This documentation was built while python bindings were disabled. This part of the documentation is likely either empty or outdated. Please enable :code:`BUILD_BINDINGS_PYTHON` in :code:`cmake` and build the documentation again.
cvc5 offers two separate APIs for Python users.
The :doc:`base Python API <base/python>` is an almost exact copy of the :doc:`C++ API <../cpp/cpp>`.
Alternatively, the :doc:`pythonic API <pythonic/pythonic>` is a more pythonic API that aims to be fully compatible with `Z3s Python API <https://z3prover.github.io/api/html/namespacez3py.html>`_ while adding functionality that Z3 does not support.
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 1
pythonic/pythonic
base/python
Which Python API should I use?
------------------------------
If you are a new user, or already have an application that uses Z3's python API, use the :doc:`pythonic API <pythonic/pythonic>`.
If you would like a more feature-complete---yet verbose---python API, with the ability to do almost everything that the cpp API allows, use the :doc:`base Python API <base/python>`.
You can compare examples using the two APIs by visiting the :doc:`examples page <../../examples/quickstart>`.
Installation (x86-64 variants of Linux and macOS)
------------
The base and pythonic Python API can be installed via `pip` as follows:
.. code:: bash
pip install cvc5
Installation (ARM64 variants of Linux and macOS)
------------
For ARM64-based machines (including Apple computers with M1 and M2 chips), the base and the pythonic Python API can be installed from source as follows:
.. code:: bash
git clone git@github.com:cvc5/cvc5.git
cd cvc5
./configure.sh --python-bindings --auto-download
cd build
make -j cvc5_python_api
export PYTHONPATH=“<path-to-local-cvc5-repo>/build/src/api/python/:$PYTHONPATH
And to make sure that it works:
.. code:: bash
python3
import cvc5