I still new to Python, and I've only dabbled in C, but I've got my first project I need to tackle that involves both languages. I was hoping to get some advice on how to proceed.
There is a third-party application that I need to work with. It is closed-source, but it exposes a C API. I want to wrap this C API so that it is available from Python. I have no ability to modify the C API of the third part application. Do I the C functions that I wrap in an extensions module for Python need to be in a certian format? If so, I will have to write an intermediate DLL in C that wraps the third-party application and exports the functions in a form that Python can use. Or can an extension module for Python wrap any C function? If this is the case I think I can skip the intermediate C DLL. Are there any advantages to using the intermediate DLL written in C in this particular case where I will not have ability to manipulate the C API of the third party application directly? (For example, if the third-party application developers are willing to call a "call-back" function that must be written in C, but not Python. Could the same extension module export both C functions and serve as a Python module?) Thanks, Scott Huey -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
