How to get C and python functions into the same namespace?

[Berthold Höllmann]

Wojciech Zabolotny <wzab at ise.pw.edu.pl> writes:

> Hi All,
> 
> I'm preparing a python extension module which is partially implemented as
> in "C" (cmymodule.c), and partially in python (mymodule.py).
> I'd like to have functions defined in both files in the same namespace.
> Let's assume, that the functions are defined as follows:
> cmymodule.c:
> open, read, write, close
> mymodule.py:
> info, encrypt 
> 
> If I import both extensions into the user program, the functions should be
> called as cmy.open(), cmy.read(),... but my.info(), my.encrypt().
> If I include the "import cmy" into mymodule.py, then syntax will be even
> worse: my.cmy.open() and so on.
> Due to performace reasons I don't want to add the python "wrappers" 
> in mymodule.py for C functions.
> 
> How can I locate both C and python functions in the same namespace?
> Please Cc the answer to my e-mail (given below).

Hello,

How about using:

  from cmymodule import open, read, write, close

or

  from cmymodule import *

in mymodule.py, or in mymodule writing:

  import cmymodule
  open = cmymodule.open
  read = cmymodule.read
  write = cmymodule.write
  close = cmymodule.close

Cheers

Berthold
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