/python-c-mvp

Minimal amount needed to call a C function from Python

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Minimal project to showcase how to call C functions from Python (Tested on Python 3.6).

  • The C functions are defined in c_funcs.c.

  • The Makefile compiles the C source code into dynamic library files (c_funcs.so).

  • funcs.py imports the C library code using CDLL and wraps them in new Python functions.

    You would send this function to your users (to be used as a Python library).

  • example_usage.py uses the functions (re-)defined in funcs.py.

    The end-user would write the code in example_usage.py.