Extending Python with C or C++ code

• Introduction
• A Simple Example
• Intermezzo: Errors and Exceptions
• Back to the Example
• The Module's Method Table and Initialization Function
• Compilation and Linkage
• Calling Python Functions From C
• Format Strings for PyArg_ParseTuple()
• The Py_BuildValue() Function
• Reference Counts
  • Introduction
  • Reference Counting in Python
  • Ownership Rules
  • Thin Ice
  • NULL Pointers
• Writing Extensions in C++