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.. capnp documentation master file
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pycapnp
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This is a python wrapping of the C++ implementation of the `Cap'n Proto <https://capnproto.org/>`_ library. Here is a short description, quoted from its docs:
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Cap’n Proto is an insanely fast data interchange format and capability-based RPC system. Think JSON, except binary. Or think Protocol Buffers, except faster. In fact, in benchmarks, Cap’n Proto is INFINITY TIMES faster than Protocol Buffers.
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Since the python library is just a thin wrapping of the C++ library, we inherit a lot of what makes Cap'n Proto fast. In some simplistic benchmarks (available in the `benchmark directory of the repo <https://github.com/capnproto/pycapnp/tree/master/benchmark>`_), pycapnp has proven to be decently faster than Protocol Buffers (both pure python and C++ implementations). Also, the python capnp library can load Cap'n Proto schema files directly, without the need for a seperate compile step like with Protocol Buffers or Thrift. pycapnp is available on `github <https://github.com/capnproto/pycapnp.git>`_ and `pypi <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pycapnp>`_.
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Contents:
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.. toctree::
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:maxdepth: 4
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install
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quickstart
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capnp
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