hello-c-py

This is a simple Python extension module that provides a greet function for personalized greetings. You can use this module to print customized greetings in Python.

Purpose

The purpose of this project is to demonstrate how to create a simple Python extension module using C and build it for Python integration. In this project, we have a C extension module named hello that provides a greet function for personalized greetings in Python. Additionally, we'll provide instructions on how to execute the script main.py from the command line, passing a name as a command-line argument.

The provided C code in "hello.c" is an extension module for Python. This code allows you to define a new Python module named hello, which contains a function called greet. The greet function can be called from Python, accepts one argument (a name), and prints a personalized greeting.

Prerequisites

Before using this module, ensure you have the following installed on your system:

Python 3.x
python3-dev
GCC (GNU Compiler Collection)

Installation

Clone the repository to your local machine:

git clone git@github.com:esloch/poc-hello-c-py.git

Navigate to the project directory

   cd hello-c-py

Build the C extension module

   python3 setup.py build

Install the module (use sudo if necessary):

   python3 setup.py install

Usage

   python3 main.py <name>

Replace with the name you want to greet.