Extending python with C

[Fernando Pérez]

James T. Dennis wrote:

>>> You've put together a nice example.  Thanks for taking the time to write
>>> this
>>> up.  I thought I'd also give an example of how to do the same thing using
>>> weave which allows you to mix C++ directly into Python.
> 
>  One question about weave; does it require a C compiler at run-time?
>  How does weave work?  Does it pass the C out to a compiler, (and
>  presumably to the set of Python headers and libraries)?  Does it save
>  the resulting .so file just like Python saves .pyc?

Not just a C compiler, it needs a C++ compiler. I use it undre linux so it's 
not an issue, g++ is always around. But weave's developer works under Windows 
(mainly, though not exclusively) so I know it will also work under Windows. 
But I just don't know what the details there are.

Cheers,

f.