[Tutor] combining c and python

[Bala subramanian]

Friends,
I code in python and so far able to write simple scripts for my needs.
Now i want to try the combination of c and python.

1) could someone please suggest me some good documentation on how
python and C can be combined. Some tutorials with simple examples.

2) If i know that a specific part (loop in my case) within my python
script consumes more processing time, is it possible to implement/use
'c' only for that part. Precisely using C within python ? Any link for
documentation on such implementation would be of great help to me.

Thanks,
Bala