passing callback function to c-extension

[Eric Brunel]

Diez B. Roggisch wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm currently writing my first c-extension module. First of all: distutils
> and the tutorial for embedding/extending rock! Great work, guys.
> 
> However, I didn't find a hint how to pass a python callback function.
> Googling didn't turn out much useful stuff, so I'd be glad if someone could
> post a hint on how to do this.

A Python function is just a regular Python object, so it is represented at C 
level by a PyObject*. To call it from C, just use one of the PyObject_Call 
functions - see http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/object.html#l2h-189

HTH
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