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%mkdir cpp


    

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%%writefile cpp/cpp_kernel.py

import os
import os.path as op
import tempfile

# We import the `getoutput()` function provided by IPython.
# It allows us to do system calls from Python.
from IPython.utils.process import getoutput

def exec_cpp(code):
    """Compile, execute C++ code, and return the standard output."""

    # We create a temporary directory. This directory will
    # be deleted at the end of the 'with' context.
    # All created files will be in this directory.
    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:

        # We define the source and executable filenames.
        source_path = op.join(tmpdir, 'temp.cpp')
        program_path = op.join(tmpdir, 'temp')

        # We write the code to the C++ file.
        with open(source_path, 'w') as f:
            f.write(code)

        # We compile the C++ code into an executable.
        os.system("g++ {0:s} -o {1:s}".format(
            source_path, program_path))

        # We execute the program and return the output.
        return getoutput(program_path)


    

    
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Writing cpp/cpp_kernel.py

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%%writefile -a cpp/cpp_kernel.py

"""C++ wrapper kernel."""
from ipykernel.kernelbase import Kernel

class CppKernel(Kernel):

    # Kernel information.
    implementation = 'C++'
    implementation_version = '1.0'
    language = 'c++'
    language_version = '1.0'
    language_info = {'name': 'c++',
                     'mimetype': 'text/plain'}
    banner = "C++ kernel"

    def do_execute(self, code, silent,
                   store_history=True,
                   user_expressions=None,
                   allow_stdin=False):
        """This function is called when a code cell is executed."""

        if not silent:
            # We run the C++ code and get the output.
            output = exec_cpp(code)

            # We send back the result to the frontend.
            stream_content = {'name': 'stdout', 'text': output}
            self.send_response(self.iopub_socket, 'stream', stream_content)

        return {'status': 'ok',
                # The base class increments the execution count
                'execution_count': self.execution_count,
                'payload': [],
                'user_expressions': {},
               }

if __name__ == '__main__':
    from ipykernel.kernelapp import IPKernelApp
    IPKernelApp.launch_instance(kernel_class=CppKernel)


    

    
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Appending to cpp/cpp_kernel.py

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%%writefile cpp/kernel.json
{
    "argv": ["python",
             "cpp/cpp_kernel.py",
             "-f",
             "{connection_file}"
            ],
    "display_name": "C++"
}


    

    
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Writing cpp/kernel.json

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!jupyter kernelspec install --replace --user cpp


    

    
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[InstallKernelSpec] Installed kernelspec cpp in /Users/cyrille/Library/Jupyter/kernels/cpp

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!jupyter kernelspec list


    

    
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Available kernels:
  cpp
  python3