On Sat, Feb 24, 2007 at 02:50:41AM -0800, Dj Gilcrease wrote: > I am attempting to embed Python in a C++ app and have a question > before I get too far into it. > > Is is possible to to dynamically create an extension module? > eg, I want a module name spam and I have a stuct that contains all my > method names, and a pointer to the proper c++ function to call
If you have not already, you will want to look at SWIG (http://www.swig.org/). SWIG will generate C or C++ code from a header file containing structs and classes and function declarations. That generated code can then be compiled and linked to create a shared library (.so on Linux/UNIX or .dll on Windows), which can then be loaded with the Python "import" statement. It seems a bit of a stretch to me, but I suppose that could all be done from within your application, perhaps by using os.system or popen.popenx (x = 2,3, 4). See http://docs.python.org/lib/module-popen2.html. I'l let others on the list comment on whether this is dangerous. I suppose if all the code (that is compiled by SWIG) is under your control or if you trust your users, it might not be too dangerous. Dave -- Dave Kuhlman http://www.rexx.com/~dkuhlman _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
