Re: Access to C++ dlls from Python

Diez B. Roggisch wrote:
>> I posted on the list because I couldn't find what I was looking
>> for using Google.   Search for what?  C++?  DLL?  Class?
>> Enlighten me please.
>>
>> Most of the Googles I did on the subject ended up on posts where
>> someone asked similar questions, and got a barrage of replies
>> ahem... explaining that they shouldn't do that.  Well, I want to
>> do it, as they say in America 'get over it' :).  I see I've
>> inadvertently now added to the list of 'non-answers' out there on
>> the Interweb.  Sigh.... :(.
>>     
>
>
> Well, it is surprisingly hard to find. I have it located in my inbox,  
> but can't find the discussions somewhere online.
>
> This is one thing that is related:
>
>   http://pygccxml.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pygccxml?view=revision
>
> Other keywords to google: cpptypes.
>
> Time-range in this archive is January 2009. You can download the  
> archives by month I think.
>   


RE name mangling, there is a a nice short write up on this at:

 http://blog.vrplumber.com/index.php?/archives/197-Ctypes-for-C++-is-going-to-be-a-pain-due-to-politics-Bothering-language-creators-is-fun....html

I'd read this blog post before so I knew what I was looking for. I used:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&biw=1222&bih=707&q=ctypes+c%2B%2B

If you really need C++ dynamic DLL access a hand written C dll is your 
best bet. If you don't care about dynamic SIP (and the new PySide stuff) 
is your best bet. swig documents some C++ support now too. But this is 
all static python extension building not FFI.

Chris


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