Swig C++ python wrapper files explanation?

Question

I have wrapped a C++ app to python with swig and VS2017 and it works.

I'm not sure which of the output files are needed if I want to use the module else where. I copied example.py and _example.pyd into another folder and it works there, but I'm not sure if it's general case.

Below are the list of output files? Anyone understand what are each of them for?

06/13/2017  13:46             3,617 example.log
06/13/2017  13:45             5,727 example.py
06/13/2017  13:46             8,473 example.pyc
06/13/2017  13:46    <DIR>          example.tlog
06/13/2017  13:46           423,546 example_wrap.obj
06/13/2017  13:46         2,158,592 vc141.pdb
06/13/2017  13:45             2,128 _example.Build.CppClean.log
06/13/2017  13:46               750 _example.exp
06/13/2017  13:46             1,748 _example.lib
06/13/2017  13:46         4,280,320 _example.pdb
06/13/2017  13:46            53,248 _example.pyd

Answer 1

Most are intermediate files you won't need. The .py and .pyd are the files you need, plus the _example.pdb if you use a symbolic debugger to debug _example.pyd (really a renamed DLL).