C Embedding problem, ImportError

[Tero Pihlajakoski]

I'm trying to run some python scripts from a proggy of mine. Most of the
time it works great, but I seem to be having problems with some
modules. Here's what I get when I try importing math (applies to all
..../lib-dynload/ modules, I guess):

ImportError: /usr/lib/python2.3/lib-dynload/math.so: undefined
symbol: PyExc_OverflowError

Executing the same script from command-line works ok. What gives?
I'm using python 2.3.2, and the file using the python/c is compiled
invoking:

gcc -o libabc.lib -shared -fpic lpython2.3 -lm abc.c

Thanks,

- Tero

[Mark Hammond]

Tero Pihlajakoski wrote:

I'm trying to run some python scripts from a proggy of mine. Most of the
time it works great, but I seem to be having problems with some
modules. Here's what I get when I try importing math (applies to all
.../lib-dynload/ modules, I guess):

ImportError: /usr/lib/python2.3/lib-dynload/math.so: undefined
symbol: PyExc_OverflowError

Executing the same script from command-line works ok. What gives?
I'm using python 2.3.2, and the file using the python/c is compiled
invoking:

gcc -o libabc.lib -shared -fpic lpython2.3 -lm abc.c

I keep having this issue too, but am far from a Linux guru. I *think*
last time I solved it, it required an explicit dlopen() with RTLD_GLOBAL
for libpythonxx.so. This was required to map the symbols globally, so
other extensions could use it (even though the main program itself does
not need the dlopen().

If you find a better answer, please let me know :)

Mark.

[Anand K Rayudu]

hi Tero,

I also faced similar kind of problem on HP & IBM workstations.
This is how i solved.

run python outside & do following.
It gives out the link options required for that platform, just
re-compile your application with those options.

more information you can find out in python documentation chapter
5.6 Linking Requirements

in my downloaded documentation it is at ~/python-docs-2.3/ext/link-reqs.html

import distutils.sysconfig
distutils.sysconfig.get_config_var('LINKFORSHARED' )

'-Xlinker -export-dynamic'

Hope this helps!! :-)

Anand

Tero Pihlajakoski wrote:
I'm trying to run some python scripts from a proggy of mine. Most of the
time it works great, but I seem to be having problems with some
modules. Here's what I get when I try importing math (applies to all
.../lib-dynload/ modules, I guess):

ImportError: /usr/lib/python2.3/lib-dynload/math.so: undefined
symbol: PyExc_OverflowError

Executing the same script from command-line works ok. What gives?
I'm using python 2.3.2, and the file using the python/c is compiled
invoking:

gcc -o libabc.lib -shared -fpic lpython2.3 -lm abc.c

Thanks,

- Tero