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Build/Install Python Bindings

These things need to be done to build and install Python bindings usable in a normal fashion:

  • The Mega SDK needs to be built with the Python bindings.

  • A Python distribution package (a "Wheel") needs to be built, which then can be installed.

  • Install the Python package.

The instructions given here are strictly only valid for Linux. The may need adaptation for other platforms.

Prerequisites

To build the Python bindings, you will need to have some things installed on your system:

  • SWIG (to generate the bindings automatically from interface code)
  • A suitable C++ compiler tool chain
  • Autotools
  • A Python runtime along with the development headers to compile against

Build Python Bindings

  • Configure the project for Python:
    ./autogen.sh
    ./configure --disable-silent-rules --enable-python --disable-examples
  • Build the shared libraries and packages:
    make

Build Python Distribution Package

The Python package to be built will be a platform specific "Wheel" package, as it contains all native libraries (shared libraries, DLLs) required to use the Mega API from Python.

python setup.py bdist_wheel

The package created will be located in folder dist/.

Note: You may need to install the wheel package for Python, if your Python is not by default equipped for it, yet. This could be the (Linux) python-wheel distribution package, or by using e. g. pip install wheel.

Install Python Distribution Package

The Wheel package should then be easy to install using pip in the common fashion, e. g.

pip install megasdk-2.6.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl

Test Installed Package

import mega
api = mega.MegaApi('test')
print(dir(api)))