PyCygwin

Python and Cython wrappers for Cygwin's C API.

Installation

pip install Cython
pip install PyCygwin

Naturally, this is only installable in Cygwin-provided Python (i.e. where sys.platform == 'cygwin'). Cython is currently an installation requirement, unfortunately, as PyPI will not allow uploading wheels for the Cygwin platform.

Alternatively, you can direct pip to the wheels uploaded to GitHub, in which case Cython should not be needed:

pip install https://github.com/embray/PyCygwin/releases/download/0.1/PyCygwin-0.1-cp36-cp36m-cygwin_2_9_0_x86_64.whl

for Python 3.6, or for Python 2.7:

pip install https://github.com/embray/PyCygwin/releases/download/0.1/PyCygwin-0.1-cp27-cp27m-cygwin_2_9_0_x86_64.whl

Usage

The initial version (v0.1) does not provide a complete cover for the API. It only supports three useful functions:

• cygwin.cygpath -- this provides a (partial) equivalent to the cygpath system utility, supporting the most useful functionality thereof (that is, converting Cygwin paths to native Windows paths and vice-versa).
• cygwin.winpid_to_pid -- converts the native Windows PID of a process to its PID in Cygwin (if it is a Cygwin process).
• cygwin.pid_to_winpid -- likewise, converts the PID of a Cygwin process to its native Windows PID.

Full API documentation can be found at http://pycygwin.readthedocs.io.