On Aug 15, 8:35 am, "Jorgen Bodde" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I am looking into using Python to introduce dynamic behavior in my > C++, e.g. something like a simulation where objects can interact with > eachother. I know Python can be called from C++, but is it possible to > call a binary compiled Python file / array from C++ ? The reason I ask > is that if my objects call a script every tick to do something, I > would not like to let the python interpreter recompile the same code > over and over again. > > Any pointers to how I can do that? > > Regards, > - Jorgen
Someone has already mentioned the documentation (http:// docs.python.org/ext/ext.html). But in a nutshell, your code is not `recompiled` everytime you send it to the interpreter. Assuming you put your code into a module, you'll do things that look a lot like python, but only C -- for instance you'll actually import your python module with the C function PyImport_Import. After dancing with the guts of python for a bit, you'll really appreciate all the magic that goes on under the hood when you type python. I know I did! There are also tools to help extend python. I like swig. (http:// www.swig.org/). You're embedding, but hopefully you'll wise up and realize it's better to write your app in python and drop to C when you absolutely, positively need speed ;). jw -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
