"martdi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Jerry wrote: >> I am not a Python guru by any means, but I believe that when an >> application says that you can "script" their application with Python, >> it means that you can actually write Python code to interact with the >> application. Embedding may be the same thing. Extending (as I read >> it) involves writing portions of your program in Python and have do the >> logic portions. >> >> If you would like to allow users to write small scripts that interact >> with your program and control it (a la VBScript or AppleScript), then I >> believe embedding Python in your program is what you want. >> >> If you would like Python to run various parts of your program in order >> to make some portions easier to write/manage/whatever, then you want to >> "extend" your program using Python. >> >> The key difference being that you aren't providing a way for someone >> else to interact with your program using Python if you are extending. >> >> Again, I am not a guru and a read through the docs on python.org would >> probably be the best place to get sound technical advice on these >> subjects. >> >> -- >> Jerry > > > I'm not sure either, but I though Extending was making the C/C++ Code > available from Python, while Embedding was making Python Code Available > in your app. >
Like I mentioned in my first post, one of the purposes of linking to python would be to run multiple cases in a for loop. that would mean passing information from the python script to my c++ application. mean python would have to be the top-level program. so, I think I should be looking at extending my program. I am going to look at using swig for this.. thanks, Julian. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
