Assembly Interpreter/Embedding C

[Fredrik Lundh]

Jeff Shipman - UC <jeff at nmt.edu> wrote:
> I am building an interactive Intel Assembly interpreter using Python. I
> am now needing to add the part where my binary code is taken, loaded
> into memory and executed. I've heard the only way of doing this is to
> use C (how, I'm not quite sure yet *grin*). I am having trouble making
> up a module in Python. I've looked at the example in the handbooks I've
> found and they don't seem to work for me.  Could someone show me a
> working example and tell me what include files, etc I would need for it
> to compile correctly.

1) get the Python sources
2) look at Modules/xxmodule.c

alternatively, you may wish to take a look at
SWIG (www.swig.org) which can create the
Python interface for you!

> If anybody knows of a better way to take binary code and execute it,
> then please feel free to tell me! =)

well, I'd emulate it if I were you.  but that's another
story...

</F>

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