Integrating Python with Fortran

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Hi all,

I'm currently working on a large, legacy Fortran application. I would
like to start new development in Python (as it is mainly I/O related).
In order to do so, however, the whole project needs to be able to
compile in Fortran.

I'm aware of resources like the F2Py Interface generator, but this only
lets me access the Fortran modules I need in Python. I'm wondering if
there's a way to generate the .o files from Python (maybe using
py2exe?) and then link the .o file with the rest of the Fortran project
using something like gcc.

I realize that all of this is highly dependent on the libraries I use,
etc, but I'm just looking for general strategies to attack the problem
or someone to tell me that this is impossible.