From 360fdabc19b67e89906f6a27cbfd9acfcd16264b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Axel Kohlmeyer Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2024 23:05:25 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] small clarification --- doc/src/Howto_pylammps.rst | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/src/Howto_pylammps.rst b/doc/src/Howto_pylammps.rst index 5ef3248e1d..645434bbab 100644 --- a/doc/src/Howto_pylammps.rst +++ b/doc/src/Howto_pylammps.rst @@ -39,16 +39,18 @@ lammps.lammps * interface modeled after the LAMMPS :ref:`C language library interface API ` * requires knowledge of how LAMMPS internally works (C pointers, etc) * full support for running Python with MPI using `mpi4py `_ +* no overhead from creating a more Python-like interface lammps.PyLammps """"""""""""""" -* higher-level abstraction built on *top* of original :py:class:`ctypes based interface ` +* higher-level abstraction built on *top* of the original :py:class:`ctypes based interface ` * manipulation of Python objects * communication with LAMMPS is hidden from API user * shorter, more concise Python * better IPython integration, designed for quick prototyping * designed for serial execution +* additional overhead from capturing and parsing the LAMMPS screen output Quick Start -----------