Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Sometimes people face difficulties installing the package via pypi. Most of these difficulties are related to Cython code compilation. Current .tar.gz causalml archives in PyPI contain Cython code translated into pure C. The compilation process occurs on the user side. From time to time it may be a bit tricky and may require extra time, especially on Win.
I think we need to tackle this question by uploading to PyPI .whl packages with precompiled Cython code for the most commonly used OS & platform configurations:
Linux, x86_64
Win, x86_64
Darwin/MacOS, x86_64, aarch64
Nevertheless, .tar.gz should be also kept in PyPI for rare combinations of os and process architecture.
Related issues: #678, #703, #581
Describe the solution you'd like
GitHub Actions pipeline which builds platform-specific .whl packages with precompiled Cython code and pushes them into PyPI.
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. Sometimes people face difficulties installing the package via pypi. Most of these difficulties are related to Cython code compilation. Current
.tar.gzcausalml archives in PyPI contain Cython code translated into pure C. The compilation process occurs on the user side. From time to time it may be a bit tricky and may require extra time, especially on Win.I think we need to tackle this question by uploading to PyPI
.whlpackages with precompiled Cython code for the most commonly used OS & platform configurations:Nevertheless,
.tar.gzshould be also kept in PyPI for rare combinations of os and process architecture.Related issues: #678, #703, #581
Describe the solution you'd like GitHub Actions pipeline which builds platform-specific
.whlpackages with precompiled Cython code and pushes them into PyPI.Describe alternatives you've considered
Additional context I have tested
.whlbuilding with GitHub Actions for python 3.7-3.11 and everything seems to be working correctly. Logs: https://github.com/alexander-pv/causalml/actions/runs/6920806678Available free GitHub runners: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-github-hosted-runners/about-github-hosted-runners/about-github-hosted-runners