Calling C libraries from a Python script

[Dave Kuhlman]

Tim Gahnström /Bladerman wrote:

> "Joshua Goodlett" <joshua at goodish.org> wrote in message
>> I'm trying to find examples of calling C library functions from within
>> a Python script.  Any advice or pointers on where to look for examples
>> would be appreciated.
> 
> 
> There is a whole chapter in the docs dedicated to the subject,
> 
> Have a look at
> 
> http://www.python.org/doc/current/ext/ext.html

Also look at SWIG.  It attempts to generate for you what the above doc tells 
you how to do.  If you use SWIG, you may be able to write/generate that 
code without learning anything, except how to use SWIG of course.  Feed 
SWIG a C header file (or a SWIG interface definition file) that describes 
the functions you want to call and SWIG will generate the C wrappers that 
enable you to call those functions from Python.

    http://www.swig.org/

  - Dave

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