Python API ¶

cvc5 offers two separate APIs for Python users. The base Python API is an almost exact copy of the C++ API . Alternatively, the pythonic API is a more pythonic API that aims to be fully compatible with Z3s Python API while adding functionality that Z3 does not support.

Which Python API should I use? ¶

If you are a new user, or already have an application that uses Z3’s python API, use the pythonic API .

If you would like a more feature-complete—yet verbose—python API, with the ability to do almost everything that the cpp API allows, use the base Python API .

You can compare examples using the two APIs by visiting the examples page .

Installation ¶

The base and pythonic Python API can be installed via pip as follows:

pip install cvc5