Exchanging data with a C program using shared memory (sysV IPC)

[Al]

"slacker" <brendan.rankin at gmail.com> writes:

Hello slacker,

> Al wrote:
>
>> I want my python application to communicate with an legacy C program which
>> read/write data in a shared memory (Unix Sys V IPC).
>
> Have you looked at the dl module?  Types and portability aside, it
> might provide you with what you need.
>
> Cheers,
>
> - slacker

Thank you very much for your advice. I didn't use the dl module, but
searching information on dl, led me to the 'new' ctype one which
is perfect for my use.


-- 
Al