[Python-Dev] cffi in stdlib

[Paul Moore]

On 26 February 2013 18:34, Maciej Fijalkowski <fijall at gmail.com> wrote:
>> One point which I *think* is correct, but which I don't see noted
>> anywhere. Am I right that cffi needs a C compiler involved in the
>> process, at least somewhere? If that's the case, then it is not a
>> suitable option for at least one use case that I have, writing quick
>> hacks involving the Windows API on a machine that doesn't have a C
>> compiler installed. Another possible case would be writing zip-safe
>> code - if cffi involves a compiled C extension, it won't work when
>> loaded from a zipfile.
>
> cffi does require a C compiler during either runtime or installation,
> if you use the API. You can still use the ABI level, which is like
> ctypes, only if you need the extra stuff, you need a C compiler.

Cool, thanks. So if I use it like ctypes, cffi doesn't need a C
compiler? That's nice, I never knew that.

I definitely need to try it out. (So many projects, so little time... :-))

Paul