"Kay Schluehr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Having a good FFI is certainly an important feature but Python > > programs should first and foremost be Python programs. > > Python was originally created as an extension language for C. In some > sense it is an abstraction layer for C libs.
I'd have to respond: that was then, this is now. As Python has gotten more powerful, that C extension feature has gotten less central. That is to say, the language is growing up, and unwillingness to recognize that is in some places stunting Python's growth. > Did you ever check out ctypes? I appreciate it very much. > > http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/ctypes/ I think I did see something about it before. I should check it out further. But mainly I want my Python programs to be Python programs, not wrappers for C programs. And frankly I'm more comfortable with something like SWIG, which turns the C functions into actual Python modules rather than exposing naked C functions to Python code (destroying Python's type safety). -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
