Write C++ like it's Python.
This project brings Python-style syntax, functions, exceptions, and data structures into modern C++. It’s aimed at learners transitioning from Python to C++, or anyone who prefers Python’s readability.
✅ pylist<T> — Python-like list with methods like append(), pop(), insert(), remove()
✅ pydict<K, V> — Python-like dictionary with get(), pop(), keys(), values(), items(), clear(), copy()
✅ print() — C++ wrapper for std::cout
✅ Python-like constants — True, False, None
✅ Custom exceptions with ANSI-colored output — IndexError, KeyError, ValueError, TypeError, ZeroDivisionError
All written in clean, modern C++ with beginner readability in mind.
#include "include/pycpp_io.hpp" int main() { std::string name = input("What is your name? "); print("Hello", name); return 0; }
#include "include/pycpp_iter.hpp" // hypothetical or future header for (int i : range(5)) { print(i); // 0 to 4 } for (int i : range(2, 6)) { print(i); // 2 to 5 }
#include "include/pycpp_data_structures.hpp" #include "include/pycpp_keywords.hpp" int main() { pylist<int> nums = {1, 2, 3}; nums.append(4); nums.insert(1, 10); nums.remove(3); nums.pop(); nums.print(); // Output: [1, 10, 2] return 0; }
#include "include/pycpp_data_structures.hpp" #include "include/pycpp_exceptions.hpp" int main() { pydict<std::string, int> ages = { {"Alice", 25}, {"Bob", 30} }; print(ages.get("Bob")); // 30 print(ages.get("Eve")); // throws KeyError ages.set("Charlie", 22); ages.update({{"Bob", 31}}); ages.print(); // {"Alice": 25, "Bob": 31, "Charlie": 22} for (auto key : ages.keys()) print("Key:", key); auto age = ages.pop("Charlie"); // Removes and returns 22 ages.clear(); // Empties the dict }
try { pylist<int> empty; empty.pop(); // throws IndexError } catch (const PyIndexError& e) { std::cout << e.what() << std::endl; } try { pydict<std::string, int> d = {{"x", 1}}; d.get("y"); // throws KeyError } catch (const PyKeyError& e) { std::cout << e.what() << std::endl; }
Output:
IndexError: Pop from empty pylist
KeyError: key not found in pydict: 'y'