Python -- (just) a successful experiment?

[Kay Schluehr]

Paul Rubin schrieb:

> Having a good FFI is certainly an important feature but Python
> programs should first and foremost be Python programs.

Python was originally created as an extension language for C. In some
sense it is an abstraction layer for C libs.

> Compare the
> situation with Java or Common Lisp for example.  Both of those
> languages have better FFI's than Python in every serious
> implementation (consider why SWIG is popular--because Python's C API
> is so clumsy), and yet the specs for those languages are far more
> thorough than the Python docs.

Did you ever check out ctypes? I appreciate it very much.

http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/ctypes/

Kay