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Part C, Part Python Module?

John Abel john.abel at pa.press.net
Tue Feb 25 08:02:18 EST 2003 
Thanks for that.  It looks like the easiest way, is to have the Python 
module import the C.

Thanks again

John

Alex Martelli wrote:

>John Abel wrote:
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>>I am in the process of writing a module, and now need to code some parts
>>of it in C.  Is it possible to have them both imported using the same
>>name?  Or, will I have to import the C-based module in the Python module?
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>You can build the module object in C including whatever pieces you
>want that are implemented in Python (by embedding the Python code
>strings in your C sources, or reading them from some other file,
>and executing them).  Or you can build the module object in Python
>and add whatever names you want that come from another module that
>is coded in C -- this is generally more flexible.
>
>It's possible to "join" a module implemented in C and another one
>implemented in Python in several ways, though the above two are the
>main ones.  But some "joining" by explicit code must take place
>somewhere or other.  It will never be the case that the statement:
>    import onename
>will by itself import TWO (or more) modules -- this statement will 
>always import just ONE module (the body of that module, or function
>init_onename if the module is C-coded, may of course add names to
>the module object in whatever way it chooses to).
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>Alex
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