You can read some of what Guido has to say about Python and C at http://python.org/doc/essays/omg-darpa-mcc-position.html and see SWIG documentation (a few pertain to Python) at http://www.swig.org/doc.html
gsf On Tue, Sep 27, 2005 at 08:41:31AM -0600, Eric Walker wrote: > There is a program called swig. this generates python interfaces to external > C/C++ libraries. I never used it as I am a very new python programmer but I > took the Mark Lutz class and he pushes it. > > Python Newbie.... > > > On Tuesday 27 September 2005 07:49 am, Matt Williams wrote: > > Dear List, > > > > Could someone explain how, in very general terms, one would use python > > to wrap some C libraries/ API. > > > > I ask because there are a few bits of C software that look quite > > interesting, and I know that Python can be used to wrap the C - but how > > does it work? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Matt > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > > -- > Eric Walker > EDA/CAD Engineer > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor