query regarding embeding python in C

[Rick L. Ratzel]

    Looks like you may have forgotton to link with libpython.a...for 
example, if your system has Python 2.3 installed, add this to your 
compile/link line: -L/usr/lib/python2.3/config -lpython2.3


Vardhman Jain wrote:
> Hi,
> 	I am trying out the concept of python code being executed from a C 
> program. I got a peice of code from the tutorial but I don't know how to 
> compile/use it
> 
> The code is
> #include <Python.h>
> 
> int
> main(int argc, char *argv[])
> {
>       Py_Initialize();
>         PyRun_SimpleString("from time import time,ctime\n"
>                                      "print 'Today is',ctime(time())\n");
>           Py_Finalize();
>             return 0;
> }
> ~
> ~
> 
> 
> Now If I do "c++ temp.c -I /usr/include/python2.2/" I get the errors
> [vardhman at linuxAddict TA]$ c++ temp.c  -I /usr/include/python2.2/
> /tmp/ccnpr9em.o(.text+0x11): In function `main':
> : undefined reference to `Py_Initialize'
> /tmp/ccnpr9em.o(.text+0x1e): In function `main':
> : undefined reference to `PyRun_SimpleString'
> /tmp/ccnpr9em.o(.text+0x26): In function `main':
> : undefined reference to `Py_Finalize'
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> 
> Can some one tell me how to compile and use this code.
> 
> 
> Vardhman
> 
> 
>  -- 
> Vardhman Jain
> III Year B.Tech. CSE
> IIIT-Hyderabad
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> 
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