Shuaib wrote: > John Machin wrote: > > Shuaib wrote: > > > Hi! > > > > > > I have a python script which returns an Integer value. How do I call > > > this script from a C programe, and use the result returned? > > > > To avoid confusion and possible irrelevant responses, please say which > > of the following options best matches your requirement: > > > > (a) your Python script is capable of being run from the command line, > > and "returns" an integer value by calling sys.exit(that_value) -- you > > wish to execute the script from a C program [the same way you would > > execute a shell script / awk script / ...] and pick up the return value > > [which may be limited by the OS to range(0, 128)] > > > > (b) your script is a module, containing a function that returns an > > integer. You wish to create an embedded Python interpreter, import > > yourmodule, call yourmodule.yourfunc, convert the returned Python int > > to a C int, and use it. > > (b) it is. :)
Then you need to read the Python manuals (surprise, surprise); in particular here's a section that gives you most if not all of what you want : http://docs.python.org/ext/pure-embedding.html but I'd suggest that you start reading a few pages back from there. HTH, John -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
