calling a dylib in python on OS X

robspychala@gmail.com

Hi

Is there something similar to python's windll for calling DLLs on win32
but meant for calling dylib's on OS X?

thanks,

r.s.

Oct 23 '05 #1

Kevin Walzer

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robspychala@gmail.com wrote:
| Hi
|
| Is there something similar to python's windll for calling DLLs on win32
| but meant for calling dylib's on OS X?
|
| thanks,
|
| r.s.
|
Can you be more specific about what you are trying to do/what dylib you
want to call?


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Oct 23 '05 #2

Alex Martelli

<robspychala@gmail.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
> Hi
>
> Is there something similar to python's windll for calling DLLs on win32
> but meant for calling dylib's on OS X?[/color]

ctypes should work just fine on Macs, just as well as on Windows and
Linux machines as well as many other Unix dialects. Try
http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/ctypes/ ...


Alex

Oct 23 '05 #3

Victor Ng

You can use Pyrex which will generate a C module for you.

vic

On 22 Oct 2005 23:40:17 -0700, robspychala@gmail.com
<robspychala@gmail.com> wrote:[color=blue]
> Hi
>
> Is there something similar to python's windll for calling DLLs on win32
> but meant for calling dylib's on OS X?
>
> thanks,
>
> r.s.
>
> --
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
>[/color]


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Oct 23 '05 #4