pybind11 provides CMake integration: # Easy set(PYBIND11_FINDPYTHON ON) find_package(pybind11 CONFIG REQUIRED) pybind11_add_module(MyModule1 src1.cpp) # Advanced find_package(Python COMPONENTS Interpreter Development) find_package(pybind11 CONFIG REQUIRED) Python_add_library(MyModule2 src2.cpp) target_link_libraries(MyModule2 PRIVATE pybind11::headers)