PyRun_SimpleString error handling

[Gordon McMillan]

heiland at ncsa.uiuc.edu (Randy Heiland) wrote in 
<393D062D.8413AC36 at ncsa.uiuc.edu>:

>I'm trying to figure out how to detect/return an error when using
>PyRun_SimpleString.

As the Python/C API Reference Manual, Section 2. The Very High Level Layer 
says:

"""
int PyRun_SimpleString (char *command) 
Executes the Python source code from command in the __main__ module. If 
__main__ does not already exist, it is created. Returns 0 on success or -1 
if an exception was raised. If there was an error, there is no way to get 
the exception information. 
"""

In other words, PyRun_ stuff is pretty much only good for side effects. If 
you want to get results or poke around, you have to get your hands dirty.

>Here's my simple pgm:
>
>#include <Python.h>
>#include <import.h>
>#include <graminit.h>
>#include <pythonrun.h>

BTW, only the first include is required.

- Gordon