Initializing Python in Optimized mode from C++

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"Fredrik Lundh" <fredrik at pythonware.com> wrote in message 

> here's one way to do it:
> 
>     putenv("PYTHONOPTIMIZE=yes");
>     ... initialize interpreter as usual ...
> 
> </F>

Thanks for response!  I'll try this solution.  Does anyone know of any
way to do this directly through the Python C/C++ API, such as by
modifying a variable representing the state, interpreter or compiler,
or by calling a specific method?