Approach to Python extension with C++

[David Abrahams]

"Nicholas Yue" <nicholas.y at NOSPAM.immersivetechnologies.com> writes:

> I have a need to write Python interfaces to some commercial libraries that
> are available on Windows and Linux.
>
> I have read about the steps to do that in Mark Hammond's Python Programming
> book and have also read the extending Python in the Python Essential
> Reference (first version).
>
> I am attempting to write the interface in a cross platform manner, is the
> use of Setup.in and compile.py the way to go.
>
> I am using ActiveState Python 2.2.2 on Windows and probably 2.0/2.1/2.2 on
> Linux.
> I am writing the interface code in C++.
>
> What is your advice?

Try Boost.Python: http://www.boost.org/libs/python

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