Giving your C/C++ Application a Python Command Line...

[Roman Yakovenko]

On 10 Apr 2006 02:15:41 -0700, Andrew  McCall <andrew.mccall at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> I am building an application under multiple OS's, and I wanted to give
> my application
>
> For example, the test application I am working on is a calculator and I
> would like to have a menu in the GUI option to open a command line
> where you can use Python commands to perfom the functions of the
> application within the Python command line.  For example, if I wanted
> to clear the display or display the about screen I would be able type
> the command in the Python coimmand line.  To do this I think I need to
> embed Python in my application, and then expose my C/C++ functions to
> Python.
>
> I have read the documents on embedding Python and I can give my
> application a command line, but I am having issues exposing my C/C++
> functions to Python.
>
> Does anyone know of any tutorials or example code that show how to do
> this?

You have few choices:

boost.python
http://boost.org/libs/python/doc/tutorial/doc/html/python/embedding.html

PyCXX ( embedding only )
http://cxx.sourceforge.net/

> Thanks,
>
> Andrew McCall
>
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Roman Yakovenko
C++ Python language binding
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