In my case, i want to use python script as parent script and call C++ function from within the python script.
If this is the case, then what am i doing? 1. extending 2. embedding. ? Ravi Teja wrote: > Pankaj wrote: > > The module which i am creating is like > > > > Part A: > > 1. It does some processing by using python code. > > 2. The result of this python code execution is written to a text file. > > [This part is already compelete]] > > > > Part B: > > 1. I read a text file which is outputted by above python script in a > > C++ program > > 2. and again output of this c++ code is text file > > [This part is as well complete with graph data structure construction > > part involved, which i feel can be done in better way in C++ than in > > python] > > > > Now i want to integrate this flow. > > > > The communication between part A and part B is by call to a function > > present in C++ > > How should i do that? > > Kindly suggest some ways. > > > > Regards > > Pankaj > > If the bulk of your code is in Python, write an extension module in > C++. You can use Swig or Boost here. > If the bulk of your code is in C++, embed Python. > The general rule is "extend, not embed" > > Python documentation > http://docs.python.org/ext/ext.html > Unless you know C/C++ well, these are not easy topics. > > Boost > http://www.boost.org/libs/python/doc/tutorial/doc/html/index.html > Swig, SIP are other good alternatives. > All the above are relatively easy. > > If your C++ can be simplified to C, Pyrex is remarkably easy to write > extensions in. In this case you will import/include a C header > containing your function and write a Pyrex wrapper around it rather > than directly using Pyrex as a language. > > If you are on MS Windows, you can always write a COM server in either > language (COM in C++ is not easy unless if you are using something like > C++ Builder). > > Or you can simply use popen from Python or use pipes or just read > stdout from either side. > > As you can see, there are a number of options. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
