rpcc
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:code:`rpcc` is a Python command line tool that allows developers to easily define
and work with remote procedure calls (RPCs) compatible with the `Mercury
<https://mercury-hpc.github.io/>`_ framework.

Inspired by Google's
`Protocol Buffers <https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers>`_, :code:`rpcc`
allows developers to easily define RPCs using a language- and platform- neutral
language, that will then be used to generate all the necessary C/C++
boilerplate code required to actually implement them.


.. note::

   This project is under active development.


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Installation
------------

You can install :code:`rpcc` from PyPI with *pip* or your favorite package manager:

.. code-block:: console

    $ pip install rpcc

If **rpcc** is already installed in your system, add the ``-U`` switch to
update to the current version.

.. warning::

   :code:`rpcc` requires Python 3.6 and above.