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pass a text file , as argument of main() in Python

Hallo everyone,
I'm trying to convert a main function from C to Python,by using Swig and call it with a .txt argument.The code is the following :
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  1. /*test.c*/
  2. #include <stdio.h>
  3. int main(int argc, char ** argv)
  4. {
  5.     float f1,f2,f3;
  6.     FILE *fp;
  7.     fp=fopen(argv[1],"r");
  8.     if(fp!=NULL)
  9.     {
  10.         printf("Succesfull opening\n");
  11.         fscanf(fp,"%f\n%f\n%f",&f1,&f2,&f3);
  12.         printf("the values are \n%f\n%f\n%f\n",f1,f2,f3);
  13.         fclose(fp);
  14.     }
  15.     return 0;
  16. }
  17.  
  18. /*test_interface.i*/
  19. %module example
  20. %{
  21.     int main(int argc,char **argv);
  22. %}
  23. int main(int argc,char **argv);
  24.  
  25. /*text.txt*/
0.2313
2.3123
12.123

from Linux command prompt I execute the following commands:

$ swig -python test_interface.i
$ gcc -c test.c test_interface_wrap.c -I/usr/include/python2.5
$ ld -shared test.o test_interface_wrap.o -o _example.so
$ python
>>>from _example import *
>>>main(1,'text1.txt') // ERROR !!!!
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
TypeError: in method 'main', argument 2 of type 'char **'

All i want to do is the same thing like the following C procces:
$ gcc test.c -o test
$ ./test text.txt
the values are
0.231300
2.312300
12.123000

What is the solution?
Aug 17 '07 #1
7 7324
varuns
39
Hallo everyone,
I'm trying to convert a main function from C to Python,by using Swig and call it with a .txt argument.The code is the following :

/*test.c*/
#include <stdio.h>
int main(int argc, char ** argv)
{
float f1,f2,f3;
FILE *fp;
fp=fopen(argv[1],"r");
if(fp!=NULL)
{
printf("Succesfull opening\n");
fscanf(fp,"%f\n%f\n%f",&f1,&f2,&f3);
printf("the values are \n%f\n%f\n%f\n",f1,f2,f3);
fclose(fp);
}
return 0;
}

/*test_interface.i*/
%module example
%{
int main(int argc,char **argv);
%}
int main(int argc,char **argv);

/*text.txt*/
0.2313
2.3123
12.123

from Linux command prompt I execute the following commands:

$ swig -python test_interface.i
$ gcc -c test.c test_interface_wrap.c -I/usr/include/python2.5
$ ld -shared test.o test_interface_wrap.o -o _example.so
$ python
>>>from _example import *
>>>main(1,'text1.txt') // ERROR !!!!
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
TypeError: in method 'main', argument 2 of type 'char **'

All i want to do is the same thing like the following C procces:
$ gcc test.c -o test
$ ./test text.txt
the values are
0.231300
2.312300
12.123000

What is the solution?
hi
just post your test_interface_wrap.c file

varun
Aug 17 '07 #2
hallo varun
Thanks for your answer .test_interface_wrap.c is about 2.700 lines .it is helpfull to post it?
Aug 21 '07 #3
varuns
39
hallo varun
Thanks for your answer .test_interface_wrap.c is about 2.700 lines .it is helpfull to post it?
only post lines of function
SWIG_wrap_main(...) or something like that
Aug 21 '07 #4
Hallo again verun
I hope the following code of interface_wrap.c is helpful.Thank you again.
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  1. extern "C" {
  2. #endif
  3. SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_main(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self), PyObject *args) {
  4.   PyObject *resultobj = 0;
  5.   int arg1 ;
  6.   char **arg2 = (char **) 0 ;
  7.   int result;
  8.   int val1 ;
  9.   int ecode1 = 0 ;
  10.   void *argp2 = 0 ;
  11.   int res2 = 0 ;
  12.   PyObject * obj0 = 0 ;
  13.   PyObject * obj1 = 0 ;
  14.  
  15.   if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"OO:main",&obj0,&obj1)) SWIG_fail;
  16.   ecode1 = SWIG_AsVal_int(obj0, &val1);
  17.   if (!SWIG_IsOK(ecode1)) {
  18.     SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(ecode1), "in method '" "main" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "int""'");
  19.   } 
  20.   arg1 = (int)(val1);
  21.   res2 = SWIG_ConvertPtr(obj1, &argp2,SWIGTYPE_p_p_char, 0 |  0 );
  22.   if (!SWIG_IsOK(res2)) {
  23.     SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res2), "in method '" "main" "', argument " "2"" of type '" "char **""'"); 
  24.   }
  25.   arg2 = (char **)(argp2);
  26.   result = (int)main(arg1,arg2);
  27.   resultobj = SWIG_From_int((int)(result));
  28.   return resultobj;
  29. fail:
  30.   return NULL;
  31. }
  32.  
  33.  
  34. static PyMethodDef SwigMethods[] = {
  35.      { (char *)"main", _wrap_main, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
  36.      { NULL, NULL, 0, NULL }
  37. };
  38.  
  39.  
  40. /* -------- TYPE CONVERSION AND EQUIVALENCE RULES (BEGIN) -------- */
  41.  
  42. static swig_type_info _swigt__p_char = {"_p_char", "char *", 0, 0, (void*)0, 0};
  43. static swig_type_info _swigt__p_p_char = {"_p_p_char", "char **", 0, 0, (void*)0, 0};
  44.  
  45. static swig_type_info *swig_type_initial[] = {
  46.   &_swigt__p_char,
  47.   &_swigt__p_p_char,
  48. };
  49.  
  50. static swig_cast_info _swigc__p_char[] = {  {&_swigt__p_char, 0, 0, 0},{0, 0, 0, 0}};
  51. static swig_cast_info _swigc__p_p_char[] = {  {&_swigt__p_p_char, 0, 0, 0},{0, 0, 0, 0}};
  52.  
  53. static swig_cast_info *swig_cast_initial[] = {
  54.   _swigc__p_char,
  55.   _swigc__p_p_char,
  56. };
  57.  
  58.  
  59. /* -------- TYPE CONVERSION AND EQUIVALENCE RULES (END) -------- */
  60.  
  61. static swig_const_info swig_const_table[] = {
  62. {0, 0, 0, 0.0, 0, 0}};
  63.  
  64. #ifdef __cplusplus
  65. }
Aug 22 '07 #5
varuns
39
Hallo again verun
I hope the following code of interface_wrap.c is helpful.Thank you again.

extern "C" {
#endif
SWIGINTERN PyObject *_wrap_main(PyObject *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(self), PyObject *args) {
PyObject *resultobj = 0;
int arg1 ;
char **arg2 = (char **) 0 ;
int result;
int val1 ;
int ecode1 = 0 ;
void *argp2 = 0 ;
int res2 = 0 ;
PyObject * obj0 = 0 ;
PyObject * obj1 = 0 ;

if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,(char *)"OO:main",&obj0,&obj1)) SWIG_fail;
ecode1 = SWIG_AsVal_int(obj0, &val1);
if (!SWIG_IsOK(ecode1)) {
SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(ecode1), "in method '" "main" "', argument " "1"" of type '" "int""'");
}
arg1 = (int)(val1);
res2 = SWIG_ConvertPtr(obj1, &argp2,SWIGTYPE_p_p_char, 0 | 0 );
if (!SWIG_IsOK(res2)) {
SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_ArgError(res2), "in method '" "main" "', argument " "2"" of type '" "char **""'");
}
arg2 = (char **)(argp2);
result = (int)main(arg1,arg2);
resultobj = SWIG_From_int((int)(result));
return resultobj;
fail:
return NULL;
}


static PyMethodDef SwigMethods[] = {
{ (char *)"main", _wrap_main, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
{ NULL, NULL, 0, NULL }
};


/* -------- TYPE CONVERSION AND EQUIVALENCE RULES (BEGIN) -------- */

static swig_type_info _swigt__p_char = {"_p_char", "char *", 0, 0, (void*)0, 0};
static swig_type_info _swigt__p_p_char = {"_p_p_char", "char **", 0, 0, (void*)0, 0};

static swig_type_info *swig_type_initial[] = {
&_swigt__p_char,
&_swigt__p_p_char,
};

static swig_cast_info _swigc__p_char[] = { {&_swigt__p_char, 0, 0, 0},{0, 0, 0, 0}};
static swig_cast_info _swigc__p_p_char[] = { {&_swigt__p_p_char, 0, 0, 0},{0, 0, 0, 0}};

static swig_cast_info *swig_cast_initial[] = {
_swigc__p_char,
_swigc__p_p_char,
};


/* -------- TYPE CONVERSION AND EQUIVALENCE RULES (END) -------- */

static swig_const_info swig_const_table[] = {
{0, 0, 0, 0.0, 0, 0}};

#ifdef __cplusplus
}


hi
sorry for the late responce
i think you need to manually write for (int argc,char *argv[])
try this code in your .i file

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  1. %typemap(in) (int argc, char *argv[]) {
  2.   int i;
  3.   if (!PyList_Check($input)) {
  4.     PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "Expecting a list");
  5.     return NULL;
  6.   }
  7.   $1 = PyList_Size($input);
  8.   $2 = (char **) malloc(($1+1)*sizeof(char *));
  9.   for (i = 0; i < $1; i++) {
  10.     PyObject *s = PyList_GetItem($input,i);
  11.     if (!PyString_Check(s)) {
  12.         free($2);
  13.         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "List items must be strings");
  14.         return NULL;
  15.     }
  16.     $2[i] = PyString_AsString(s);
  17.   }
  18.   $2[i] = 0;
  19. }
  20.  
  21. %typemap(freearg) (int argc, char *argv[]) {
  22.    if ($2) free($2);
  23. }
Aug 24 '07 #6
I try to and it works. Thank you a lot varuns.
Aug 31 '07 #7
Hello, varuns.
I also meet a similar question, I don't know how to deal with the arguments of the main() function, should I replace the main() function in the c file? Thanks
Mar 19 '14 #8

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