That's how you can make a python module in C

I have never thought it could be that simple to make a python module in C until I met SWIG.

Here you are my simple example.c file:

int add(int a, int b) {
return a + b;
}

int mul(int a, int b) {
return a * b;
}

Now create a new file and call it example.i and add definitions to the functions:

%module example
%{

%}

int add(int a, int b);
int mul(int a, int b);

Now compile as following:


swig -python example.i
cc -c example.c example_wrap.c -I/usr/include/python2.6
ld -shared example.o example_wrap.o -o _example.so


Now you have a module. Open python and import example and use it:


example.add(1,2)