newbie-question: extending python with c++

[Siegfried Gonzi]

Brian Quinlan wrote:

> Where need to link with Pythonxx.lib. But instead of this manual crap,
> you should just write a simple distutils setup script.


I ran into a similar problem: including an external C function in
Python. The SWIG manual is somewhat behind time and my first attempts
failed. I just then wrote to the developers (or mailinglist?) and they
explained me a "how to" with the assistance of distutils.

It was quite easy (even for me, and it was my first attempt ever, to
glue together applications). 

The distutils-documentation is quite vague in this respect; if I hadn't
contacted the authors of SWIG, I would'nt have contemplated to use
distutils in order to prepare my C function for including in Python.

Maybe it is a good idea to contact the SWIG adress directly (it is
likely that someone can help you).


S. Gonzi
[Someone interested in  the Bohren-Huffman Mie
(http://atol.ucsd.edu/%7Epflatau/scatlib/index.html) code? I made
successful the C wraper function for Python on Windows? It wouldn't be a
problem for me to give it to someone interested in or explain how I did
it]