Building Python Extension Modules in Assembly

This repository is a proof-of-concept to demonstrate how you can create a Python Extension in 100% assembly.

Demonstrates:

• How to write a Python module in pure assembly
• How to write a function in pure assembly and call it from Python with Python objects
• How to call the C API to create a PyObject and parse PyTuple (arguments) into raw pointers
• How to pass data back into Python
• How to register a module from assembly
• How to create a method definition in assembly
• How to write back to the Python stack using the dynamic module loader
• How to package a NASM/Assembly Python extension with distutils

The simple proof-of-concept function takes 2 parameters,

>>> import pymult
>>> pymult.multiply(2, 4)
8  

But, Why?

Just because it can be done.

Also, I want to see if some AVX/AVX2 instructions (high-performance matrix multiplication especially) can be used directly from Python.