Loading C extension from memory

[Roger Binns]

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On 05/13/2010 06:14 AM, mk wrote:
> I wonder if there is a way to load C extension from in-memory object,
> not from the file on the disk?
> 
> I'm asking bc I would like to download C extensions over network and
> load them into Python interpreter (without storing the C extension in
> file on the disk).

You could download the C source over the network, compile and use that.  It
has the advantage of working on all platforms where you have a compiler so
you wouldn't have to have the same extension compiled for Mac, Linux,
Windows, 32 and 64 bit.

If the local machine doesn't have a compiler you can even use libtcc or
something newer.  For example see this 3 year old page, as well as links at
the bottom:

  http://www.cs.tut.fi/~ask/cinpy/

Roger
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