/python-php

Access the power and flexibility of PHP from within Python

Primary LanguagePython

Python PHP

Have you ever wished that the Python standard library had the power and flexibilty of PHP? Now it is as simple as import php

Installation

Python PHP can be installed using pip

$ pip install -e git+git@github.com:joshmaker/python-php.git#egg=python-php

Usage

To access PHP functions in Python, simply import the php module and get started.

import php

php.str_replace('Python', 'PHP', 'Hello World of Python')
# Output: u'Hello World of PHP'

Python PHP supports the following types: int, string, list, and dictionaries

Testing

Of course Python-PHP has unit tests! How else would we know that it is safe to use? Run tests with $ python tests.py

Compatibility

Python-PHP is currently only compatible with Python 2.7

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