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| Arch Linux | `sudo pacman -S capnproto` |
| Ubuntu/Debian | `sudo apt install capnproto` |
| macOS | `brew install capnp` |
| Windows | Download from [capnproto.org](https://capnproto.org) |
| Windows | Download from [capnproto.org](https://capnproto.org/install.html) |
## Installation
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This generates `myschema_capnp.pyi` — a Python type stub file that type checkers can use. Runtime import (`import myschema_capnp`) is handled automatically by pycapnp's import hook.
### Generated output
### Multi-file projects
For a schema like:
```bash
capnp compile -opy --src-prefix=. src/schema.capnp
```
Cross-file type references automatically produce relative imports in the generated stubs.
## Example
Input (`addressbook.capnp`):
```capnp
struct Person {
name @0 :Text;
age @1 :Int32;
}
phones @2 :List(PhoneNumber);
enum Gender { male @0; female @1; }
struct PhoneNumber {
number @0 :Text;
type @1 :Type;
enum Type { mobile @0; home @1; work @2; }
}
}
```
`myschema_capnp.pyi`:
Output (`addressbook_capnp.pyi`):
```python
"""Auto-generated type stub for myschema.capnp"""
"""Auto-generated type stub for addressbook.capnp"""
from __future__ import annotations
from collections.abc import Iterator, Sequence
from contextlib import contextmanager
from typing import IO, Literal
Gender = Literal["male", "female"]
class Person:
name: str
age: int
phones: Sequence[Person.PhoneNumber | Person.PhoneNumberBuilder | Person.PhoneNumberReader]
class PhoneNumber:
Type = Literal["mobile", "home", "work"]
type: Type
number: str
...
@staticmethod
def new_message(**kwargs) -> PersonBuilder: ...
@staticmethod
@contextmanager
def from_bytes(data: bytes, ...) -> Iterator[PersonReader]: ...
@staticmethod
def from_bytes_packed(data: bytes, ...) -> PersonReader: ...
def to_dict(self) -> dict: ...
class PersonReader(Person):
def as_builder(self) -> PersonBuilder: ...
class PersonBuilder(Person):
@staticmethod
def from_dict(dictionary: dict) -> PersonBuilder: ...
def copy(self) -> PersonBuilder: ...
def to_bytes(self) -> bytes: ...
def to_bytes_packed(self) -> bytes: ...
def to_segments(self) -> list[bytes]: ...
def as_reader(self) -> PersonReader: ...
@staticmethod
def write(file: IO[bytes]): ...
@staticmethod
def write_packed(file: IO[bytes]): ...
```
## Development
Uses [PDM](https://pdm-project.org/) for project management.
```bash
git clone https://github.com/capnproto/pycapnp # or your fork
cd capnp-py
pdm install # installs dependencies + dev tools
pdm run pytest # run tests
...
```
## Supported Features
| Feature | Status |
|---------|--------|
| Structs (Reader/Builder classes) | ✅ |
| Enums (Literal aliases) | ✅ |
| Structs (Reader / Builder classes) | ✅ |
| Enums (`Literal[...]` aliases) | ✅ |
| Nested types | ✅ |
| Lists (Sequence[T]) | ✅ |
| Unions (which/init) | ✅ |
| Lists (`Sequence[T]`) | ✅ |
| Unions (`which()` / `@overload init()`) | ✅ |
| Groups | ✅ |
| Self-referencing structs | ✅ |
| Interfaces (RPC) | ⏳ Phase 3 |
| Constants | ⏳ Phase 2 |
| Generics | ⏳ Phase 2 |
| Constants (primitives, enums) | ✅ |
| Generics (`TypeVar`, `Generic[T]`, brand resolution) | ✅ |
| Interfaces (RPC: Client / Server classes) | ✅ |
| Cross-file imports (relative `.` imports) | ✅ |
| Annotations (`$Cxx.name`, etc.) | ⏳ |
## Development
Uses [PDM](https://pdm-project.org/) for project management.
```bash
git clone https://github.com/NCBM/capnpc-py
cd capnp-py
pdm install # installs dependencies + dev tools
pdm run pytest # run tests
```
## License