using boost to extend python with c++

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On May 6, 4:12 pm, "mr_gees100_peas" <mr_gees100_p... at yahoo.com>
wrote:
> Hi,
>
>    I've been trying for days to make either boost.python or swig to
> work for me. The one I have gotten the closest to is boost. Note that
> this is for windows XP. I'm not much of an unix person besides doing
> simple ls and copy paste.
>
> What I have done is to download the boost library:  C:\boost_1_34_0
> I downloaded the bjam library:  C:\boost-jam-3.1.14-1-ntx86
>
> I then set up the path so that I could do bjam from anywhere suing the
> coomand prompt. Did the same for python and g++. I'm using the g++
> that came with bloodshed DevC++ compiler.
>
> So, I navigated myself to the tutorial example in the boost library.
> C:\boost_1_34_0\libs\python\example\tutorial
>
> In the command prompt I typed bjam and I got the following error message.
>
> C:\boost_1_34_0\libs\python\example\tutorial>bjam
> Jamroot:17: in modules.load
> rule python-extension unknown in module
> Jamfile</C:/boost_1_34_0/libs/python/example/tutorial>.
> C:/boost_1_34_0/tools/build/v2/build\project.jam:312: in load-jamfile
> C:/boost_1_34_0/tools/build/v2/build\project.jam:68: in load
> C:/boost_1_34_0/tools/build/v2/build\project.jam:170: in project.find
> C:/boost_1_34_0/tools/build/v2\build-system.jam:237: in load
> C:\boost_1_34_0\libs\python\example\..\..\..\tools\build\v2/kernel\modules.jam:261:
> in import
> C:\boost_1_34_0\libs\python\example\..\..\..\tools\build\v2/kernel/bootstrap.jam:132:
> in boost-build
> C:\boost_1_34_0\libs\python\example\boost-build.jam:7: in module scope
>
> I've have been trying desperately for 3 days. I also tried swig with
> similar results but I feel I'm closer to solving the issue with boost
> than with swig. I'm at a total lost here. I have tried the tutorials
> in the boost web page but I just don't get anywhere.
>
> http://www.boost.org/libs/python/doc/tutorial/doc/html/python/hello.html

I think your paste is incomplete.