Injecting python function in an embedded python engine

[Gabriel Genellina]

En Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:58:12 -0300, Roberto Fichera <kernel at tekno-soft.it>  
escribió:

> I've embedded python v2.6.x engine into my application without any  
> problem.
> Now I would like to inject some additional functions after importing a
> python module.
> So, basically I'm importing a python module via PyImport_ImportModule()
> function.
> The python module is a simple set of functions and I would check if some
> functions
> does exist or not, than if doesn't I would add it from my C application.
> Checking if
> a function does exist or not isn't an issue, it works without any
> problem, my problem
> is only how to inject a new function in an already imported module.

Easy (so I wonder whether I misunderstood your question):

some_module.function_name = new_function_object
or
setattr(some_module, function_name, new_function_object)
or
use PyObject_SetAttr/PyObject_SetAttrString in C code.

-- 
Gabriel Genellina