Easiest way to access C module in Python

Tue Nov 7 06:16:46 EST 2017

On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 10:06 PM, bartc <bc at freeuk.com> wrote:
> On 07/11/2017 02:23, Chris Angelico wrote:
>>>> On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 12:52 PM, bartc <bc at freeuk.com> wrote:
>>>>> Cython seems very confusing to me.
>>>>>>>>>> Otherwise what /I/ would look for is ways to call C functions inside
>>> shared
>>> libraries (.dll and .so). That requires that the modules under test be
>>> wrapped as a shared library, which may be extra effort (but it will still
>>> be
>>> using C, so with familiar tools and no crossover with Python at this
>>> point).
>>>>>> To call shared library C functions from Python I think involves the
>>> ctypes
>>> module (I've never done it). Googling 'ctypes shared library' gives some
>>> promising results.
>>>>>> The point of Cython is to make this easier. It's worth learning.
>>> My experience is different.

Thanks for the FUD. I love it when someone, on the basis of one failed
experiment, trash-talks an excellent piece of software that would
solve the OP's problem.
ChrisA