Extending and Embedding Python by Guido van Rossum and Fred L. Drake, Jr. This title is under development (estimated release date: to be announced). Sign up to our mailing list to be notified when it is available: or RSS feed

About the Book

This manual is the official reference for extending and embedding Python using C and C++. It covers the current major release of Python (2.x).

The author of this manual, Guido van Rossum, is the inventor of Python. Fred L. Drake, Jr. is the official editor of the Python documentation.

For each copy of this manual sold $1 will be donated to the Python Software Foundation.

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Related Titles

• An Introduction to Python - The Python Tutorial (version 2.5) by G. van Rossum, F. Drake, Jr. (ISBN 0-9541617-6-9)
• The Python Language Reference Manual (version 2.5) by G. van Rossum, F. Drake, Jr. (ISBN 0-9541617-8-5)
• Python Library Reference Manual by G. van Rossum, F. Drake, Jr. (NEW)
• The GNU Bash Reference Manual (revised for version 3.2) by C. Ramey, B. Fox (ISBN 0-9541617-7-7)

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Table of Contents

1. Publisher's Preface
2. Introduction
3. Extending Python with C or C++
4. Defining new types
5. Building C and C++ extensions with distutils
6. Building C and C++ extensions on Microsoft Windows
7. Embedding Python in another application
8. Reporting Bugs
9. History and License
10. Index

Articles

• Python Quiz - test your knowledge of python with our quiz!

Resources

• Python Software Foundation - the official website for Python