Installing Swift Packages in Colab

installing-swift-packages.md

First the package needs a dynamic library product. You might have to modify the package to have one. Here's an example.

Now make a notebook that clones the package, builds the package, and copies the build artifacts into the right places. Here's an example.

In a Swift notebook, dlopen the shared library and then import the module. For example:

import Glibc
dlopen("/swift/toolchain/usr/lib/swift/linux/libDeckOfPlayingCards.so", RTLD_NOW)
import DeckOfPlayingCards

Now you can use it. For example:

print(Deck.standard52CardDeck())