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Limitations
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pybind11 strives to be a general solution to binding generation, but it also has
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certain limitations:
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- pybind11 casts away ``const``-ness in function arguments and return values.
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This is in line with the Python language, which has no concept of ``const``
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values. This means that some additional care is needed to avoid bugs that
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would be caught by the type checker in a traditional C++ program.
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- Multiple inheritance relationships on the C++ side cannot be mapped to
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Python.
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- The NumPy interface ``pybind11::array`` greatly simplifies accessing
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numerical data from C++ (and vice versa), but it's not a full-blown array
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class like ``Eigen::Array`` or ``boost.multi_array``.
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All of these features could be implemented but would lead to a significant
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increase in complexity. I've decided to draw the line here to keep this project
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simple and compact. Users who absolutely require these features are encouraged
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to fork pybind11.
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