Embedding Python in other programs

[Thomas Bartkus]

Name: lib64python2.4-devel
Summary: The libraries and header files needed for Python development

Description: The Python programming language's interpreter can be extended
with dynamically loaded extensions and can be embedded in other programs.
This package contains the header files and libraries needed to do these
types of tasks.
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*** The Python programming language's interpreter ... can be embedded in
other programs. ***

That's very intriguing!
But I can't seem to locate much information about this.

Can anyone direct me to greater enlightenment?
Thomas Bartkus

 

[Alessandro Bottoni]

Name: lib64python2.4-devel
Summary: The libraries and header files needed for Python development

Description: The Python programming language's interpreter can be extended
with dynamically loaded extensions and can be embedded in other programs.
This package contains the header files and libraries needed to do these
types of tasks.
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*** The Python programming language's interpreter ... can be embedded in
other programs. ***

That's very intriguing!
But I can't seem to locate much information about this.

Can anyone direct me to greater enlightenment?
Thomas Bartkus

There is a section of the official documentation devoted to extending and
embedding python:

http://docs.python.org/ext/ext.html

There are a few articles on this topics on the web, as well. Search
"embedding python" with Google.

 

[Steve Holden]

How do I get it into VB6? Now that's an answer that would save my life
many times over.

Use IronPython?

regards
Steve

 

[webraviteja]

Steve,
He said VB6 not VB.NET

Greg,
Just write COM servers in Python and call them from VB6. No need to
embed. Lot easier too.

 

[=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Gregory_Pi=F1ero?=]

see below

Steve,
He said VB6 not VB.NET

Greg,
Just write COM servers in Python and call them from VB6. No need to
embed. Lot easier too.

Any idea how I would get started on this? I'll do a search later today.

 

[Ravi Teja]

http://www.python.org/windows/win32com/QuickStartServerCom.html

If you are using ActivePython, that tutorial is included (PyWin32
documentation -> Python COM -> Overviews) along with the needed
win32all module.

 

[=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Gregory_Pi=F1ero?=]

Thanks Ravi, I'll take a look

http://www.python.org/windows/win32com/QuickStartServerCom.html

If you are using ActivePython, that tutorial is included (PyWin32
documentation -> Python COM -> Overviews) along with the needed
win32all module.

 

[=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Gregory_Pi=F1ero?=]

Guys, I am so lost. I followed the instructions exactly at
http://www.python.org/windows/win32com/QuickStartServerCom.html

But then when I opened up Visual Basic 6 and went to
project>references, It is not listing anything like the helloworld com
thingy I just registered? What do I need to do to use this com server
thingy from within VB? I'd really appriciate any help.

Thanks,

Greg

 

[Ravi Teja]

Greg,
I don't recall touching VB6 in 4 years. From whatever I remember, you
are trying to do early binding (trying to find a registered type
library). You need to do late binding instead (use CreateObject) to
dynamically instantiate the COM object.

Ravi Teja.