Can I access perl application API's from python

[Chris Kacoroski]

Hi,

I would like to use Python for several scripting tasks I have, but the
applications I am scripting against only export a set of Perl API's.
Is there any package that makes it easy to use an application's Perl
APIs from Python. Essentially I am looking for a package that would
read a perl module and allow me to access the functions in that module
from Python. For example the Communigate Pro messsaging server has a
Perl api, but not a python API (they also have a java API if that
helps).

Please reply to me directly as I do not read this newsgroup.

cheers,

ski

ka*******@comcast.net

[Timo Virkkala]

Chris Kacoroski wrote:

I would like to use Python for several scripting tasks I have, but the
applications I am scripting against only export a set of Perl API's.
Is there any package that makes it easy to use an application's Perl
APIs from Python. Essentially I am looking for a package that would
read a perl module and allow me to access the functions in that module
from Python. For example the Communigate Pro messsaging server has a
Perl api, but not a python API (they also have a java API if that
helps).

Since they have a Java API, I'd suggest you try Jython.

http://www.jython.org

--
Timo Virkkala

[Mike Rovner]

> Chris Kacoroski wrote:

I would like to use Python for several scripting tasks I have, but
the applications I am scripting against only export a set of Perl
API's. Is there any package that makes it easy to use an
application's Perl APIs from Python. Essentially I am looking for a
package that would read a perl module and allow me to access the
functions in that module from Python.

See also http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/moinmoin/PyPerl

HTH,
Mike