Compile python code into a dll

[Rolf Wester]

Hi,

I have Python code that I would like to compile into a dll (I have to
deliver a C/C++ callable dll and I don't want to reimpelement the Python
code in C/C++). It's not for extending Python but I want to call the
Python functions and classes from C/C++. It's more like extending C/C++
with Python. I would be very appreciative for any help.

Thank you in advance

Regards
Rolf

[Ramchandra Apte]

http://docs.python.org/extending/embedding.html is the official docs for this thing
Embedding is similar to extending.

[Miki Tebeka]

> I have Python code that I would like to compile into a dll (I have to

See http://docs.python.org/extending/embedding.html. You can pack your code in a zip file and load it from the DLL entry point (something like what py2exe does).

See also the Freeze tool - http://wiki.python.org/moin/Freeze.

HTH,
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Miki (http://pythonwise.blogspot.com/)

[Terry Reedy]

On 9/10/2012 8:15 AM, Rolf Wester wrote:

> I have Python code that I would like to compile into a dll (I have to
> deliver a C/C++ callable dll and I don't want to reimpelement the Python
> code in C/C++). It's not for extending Python but I want to call the
> Python functions and classes from C/C++. It's more like extending C/C++
> with Python. I would be very appreciative for any help.

Cython compiles CPython to C which can be compiled by and c/c++
compiler. I believe it can do the above. "This makes Cython the ideal
language for wrapping external C libraries, embedding CPython into
existing applications, ". I think the latter is what you want to do.

http:cython.org

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Terry Jan Reedy

[Rolf Wester]

Thank you all for your help. I'm going to try Cython.

Regards
Rolf