New Python bindings for Mapnik [WIP]

https://github.com/pybind/pybind11

Before building from source, you need to install Mapnik and its dependencies:

# Install Mapnik and development dependencies
apt-get update
apt-get install -y \
 build-essential \
 pkg-config \
 libmapnik-dev \
 libboost-dev

For building from source:

# Install Mapnik and dependencies
brew install mapnik boost icu4c

The build script will automatically detect Homebrew paths on macOS.

For using pre-built wheels: Pre-built wheels bundle all dependencies (including Mapnik) and work standalone without requiring Homebrew installation.

uv sync

pip install . -v

Note: On macOS, the build system automatically configures Homebrew paths for Mapnik, Boost, and ICU. On Linux, standard system paths are used.

Once you have installed you can test the package by running:

pytest test/python_tests/

docker run --rm -it \
 -e http_proxy -e https_proxy -e no_proxy \
 -v "$(pwd):/workspace" \
 -w /workspace \
 python-mapnik:local \
 uv sync --verbose