Create Python bindings

[mjovanc]

We should create a Python library with bindings to Delta. I suggest we create a directory in this repository and handle everything here for convenience.

I propose we (at least):

• Create a directory called: delta_py and publish the library as deltaml on PyPi.
• Set up a workflow for building Delta Rust libraries, build the Python and test against the Rust libraries.

[mjovanc]

We should perhaps use pyo3 for this: https://github.com/PyO3/pyo3

[coddiw0mple]

I'd like to work on this @mjovanc

[mjovanc]

@coddiw0mple Could you fork this repo and perhaps come up with a proof-of-concept that we can take a look at?

[coddiw0mple]

@mjovanc Sure will work on one. I'm thinking of adding the bindings for the API needed for the MNIST example as a POC, should that be okay?
I could demonstrate a python example

[mjovanc]

@mjovanc Sure will work on one. I'm thinking of adding the bindings for the API needed for the MNIST example as a POC, should that be okay?

I could demonstrate a python example

Sure just make sure to use pyo3 in Rust. Also, make a small POC how it works and we will evaluate it before you work too much on it if we decide not to go that specific route. Sounds ok?

[coddiw0mple]

I plan to create a focused POC using the existing MNIST classification example. I'll use pyo3 to create Python bindings (only for the functions needed for this task) and package them up. Then I'll recreate the same example in Python using these bindings. This way, we can evaluate if this approach works well and check the performance.
Sound good? If so, I'll get started.

[mjovanc]

I plan to create a focused POC using the existing MNIST classification example. I'll use pyo3 to create Python bindings (only for the functions needed for this task) and package them up. Then I'll recreate the same example in Python using these bindings. This way, we can evaluate if this approach works well and check the performance.

Sound good? If so, I'll get started.

Go ahead, we will evaluate. Don't work too much on this just a basic implementation so we can see if this is the right approach for us.