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syncfly/python-in-php
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"Python-In-PHP" allows you to use any Python packages directly in PHP, as if they were native PHP classes. This PHP-Python bridge comes with built-in package manager, which is integrated directly into Composer

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Python packages in PHP
======================

[](#python-packages-in-php)

### Python-in-PHP

[](#python-in-php)

The **Python-in-PHP** library allows you to easily use any Python packages as if they were native PHP packages 🐘

✅ Environment with Python is installed automatically with Composer.

✅ Any Python packages are installed via Composer with a built-in package manager.

✅ Automatic PHPDoc generation for code completion in IDEs for any Python packages.

[![Python-in-PHP](image.png)](image.png)🔥 Fully use artificial intelligence frameworks for AI models inference or training directly in PHP!
You can run AI models with libraries like `transformers`, `torch`, `vllm`, `numpy`, etc. in your PHP project with PHP syntax.
See [syncfly/transformers-torch-php](https://github.com/SyncFly/transformers-torch-php) for a quick start with `transformers` and `torch`.

System requirements
-------------------

[](#system-requirements)

RequirementVersionPHP≥ 8.2OSLinux, macOS, WindowsArchitecturex86\_64, arm64The library automatically downloads and installs the [`uv`](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/) tool and a Python environment on first use. No manual Python installation is required.

> **Note for Windows users:** symlink creation may require Administrator privileges or Developer Mode enabled.

Installation
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[](#installation)

```
composer require syncfly/python-in-php
```

Answer **yes** when Composer asks to activate the plugin. This will:

1. Download `uv` (~10 MB) into `vendor/bin/`
2. Create a Python virtual environment in `vendor/bin/python-in-php/`
3. Generate PHPDoc stubs for installed packages in `py/`

⭐️ Please star the repository to show that there is demand for it, so that you can be sure it will continue to be maintained

Quick start
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[](#quick-start)

After installation, Python's standard library is available immediately:

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