The SIMPL open source project (http://www.icanprogram.com/simpl) produces an ultra lightweight toolkit which is useful for connecting Python modules to modules written in any number of other languages (C,C ++, Tcl/Tk or JAVA) using the Send/Receive/Reply messaging scheme first pioneered by QNX.
The Python-SIMPL extension has been available in source form for several years. Unfortunately that meant that Python newcomers to the SIMPL project had to install the full Python sources to get the SIMPL toolkit to compile. Only the Python runtime installation is required to use the (i386) precompiled binary release. This precompiled binary release comes in a convenient self installing archive which allows for an exploratory installation in /tmp with the option for a full install. http://www.icanprogram.com/simpl/pythonbin.self.html While the Python-SIMPL extension has been used on several projects over the years, we at the SIMPL project are always on the lookout for the simplest possible Python-SIMPL demo which has any real world proof of concept value. If you have any ideas in that regard or any suggestions for improvement to the Python-SIMPL interface do not hesitate contact me directly. bob PS. For more "hello world" level examples of how to use the Python-SIMPL extension you can consult the online tutorial at: http://www.icanprogram.com/06py/main.html -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-announce-list Support the Python Software Foundation: http://www.python.org/psf/donations.html
