Use Python library from C++

[Robert Kern]

Chang LI wrote:
> "Chris S." <chrisks at NOSPAM.udel.edu> wrote in message news:<ukgpd.12554$Vy.6850 at trndny06>...
> 
>>zhao wrote:
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>>>Try boost.python and SWIG?
>>>(boost.sourceforge.net, swig.sourceforge.net)
>>>
>>>Both provide a interface between C/C++ and python
>>>if you want gui under python, you also can try wxpython or pygtk
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>>I thought SWIG ported C/C++ libraries to Perl, Python, Ruby, Tcl, etc? 
>>How would you use it to port Python into C/C++?
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> SWIG is for Python to use C++. I am searching for in reverse.

Elmer is the reverse of SWIG, and should be easier to use than using the 
Python C API itself. Elmer will handle the conversion of types between 
Python and C++ and will expose a nice API on the C++ side.

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