# Getting started

phepex is a C++17 library with optional Python bindings. The two can be used independently.
The build/usage snippets below are the same ones shown in the project README, kept in sync
from a single source.

## C++ library

```{include} ../README.md
:start-after: <!-- quickstart-cpp:start -->
:end-before: <!-- quickstart-cpp:end -->
```

See the [C++ API](cpp/index) reference for the full signatures.

## Python bindings

```{include} ../README.md
:start-after: <!-- quickstart-python:start -->
:end-before: <!-- quickstart-python:end -->
```

Install the ctapipe stack for the extractor with the `bench` extra (`pip install .[bench]`).
See the [Python API](python/index) reference.

## Benchmark

```{include} ../README.md
:start-after: <!-- benchmark:start -->
:end-before: <!-- benchmark:end -->
```