How can I interface Python with C?

How can I interface Python with C?

You can use the Python C API, ctypes, or cffi to interface Python with C. Which method are you interested in?

What's the difference between ctypes and cffi?

ctypes is a foreign function interface for calling C functions from Python, while cffi is designed to be more user-friendly and easier to use for complex C types.

Can you give me a simple example using ctypes?

Sure! Here's a simple example:

import ctypes

# Load the shared library
my_c_lib = ctypes.CDLL('my_c_library.so')

# Call a function from the library
result = my_c_lib.my_function()
print(result)

What about error handling when using these interfaces?

Error handling can be done using Python's exception handling. You can check return values from C functions and raise exceptions in Python if needed.