metacall/embedding-matplotlib-example

An example of embedding matplotlib from Python into C/C++.

MetaCall Embedding matplotlib Example

This example shows how to build and run Python matplotlib from C/C++ source code. The instructions are focused on Linux but it can be ported to other platforms easily.

Install

Install MetaCall:

git clone https://github.com/metacall/core.git
mkdir core/build && cd core/build
cmake -DOPTION_BUILD_LOADERS_PY=On -DOPTION_BUILD_DETOURS=Off -DOPTION_BUILD_SCRIPTS=Off -DOPTION_BUILD_TESTS=Off ..
cmake --build . --target install

Install matplotlib dependency:

pip3 install --user matplotlib

Build

Build example source code:

gcc -std=c11 main.c -lmetacall

Run

Run executable previously built:

export LOADER_SCRIPT_PATH="`pwd`"
./a.out

Docker

Building and running with Docker:

docker build -t metacall/embedding-matplotlib-example .
docker run --rm -v $(pwd)/output:/output -it metacall/embedding-matplotlib-example ./a.out

For seeing the plot, open the output folder.