cpython/Demo/embed
Guido van Rossum 3559d1f9b3 Add loop.c -- a test program for repeatedly calling Py_Initialize()
and Py_Finalize().  It seems to dump core right now...
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demo.c Fix weird typo caused by ANSIfication (nobody bothered to test it 2001-01-10 17:09:00 +00:00
loop.c Add loop.c -- a test program for repeatedly calling Py_Initialize() 2001-01-10 17:11:51 +00:00
Makefile Add loop.c -- a test program for repeatedly calling Py_Initialize() 2001-01-10 17:11:51 +00:00
README Add loop.c -- a test program for repeatedly calling Py_Initialize() 2001-01-10 17:11:51 +00:00

This directory show how to embed the Python interpreter in your own
application.  The file demo.c shows you all that is needed in your C
code.

To build it, you may have to edit the Makefile:

1) set blddir to the directory where you built Python, if it isn't in
the source directory (../..)

2) change the variables that together define the list of libraries
(MODLIBS, LIBS, SYSLIBS) to link with, to match their definitions in
$(blddir)/Modules/Makefile

An additional test program, loop.c, is used to experiment with memory
leakage caused by repeated initialization and finalization of the
interpreter.  It can be build by saying "make loop" and tested with
"make looptest".  Command line usage is "./loop <python-command>",
e.g. "./loop 'print 2+2'" should spit out an endless number of lines
containing the number 4.