Doc/ext/ext.tex

   1 \documentclass{manual}
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   3 % XXX PM explain how to add new types to Python
   4
   5 \title{Extending and Embedding the Python Interpreter}
   6
   7 \input{boilerplate}
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   9 % Tell \index to actually write the .idx file
  10 \makeindex
  11
  12 \begin{document}
  13
  14 \maketitle
  15
  16 \ifhtml
  17 \chapter*{Front Matter\label{front}}
  18 \fi
  19
  20 \input{copyright}
  21
  22
  23 \begin{abstract}
  24
  25 \noindent
  26 Python is an interpreted, object-oriented programming language.  This
  27 document describes how to write modules in C or \Cpp{} to extend the
  28 Python interpreter with new modules.  Those modules can define new
  29 functions but also new object types and their methods.  The document
  30 also describes how to embed the Python interpreter in another
  31 application, for use as an extension language.  Finally, it shows how
  32 to compile and link extension modules so that they can be loaded
  33 dynamically (at run time) into the interpreter, if the underlying
  34 operating system supports this feature.
  35
  36 This document assumes basic knowledge about Python.  For an informal
  37 introduction to the language, see the
  38 \citetitle[../tut/tut.html]{Python Tutorial}.  The
  39 \citetitle[../ref/ref.html]{Python Reference Manual} gives a more
  40 formal definition of the language.  The
  41 \citetitle[../lib/lib.html]{Python Library Reference} documents the
  42 existing object types, functions and modules (both built-in and
  43 written in Python) that give the language its wide application range.
  44
  45 For a detailed description of the whole Python/C API, see the separate
  46 \citetitle[../api/api.html]{Python/C API Reference Manual}.
  47
  48 \end{abstract}
  49
  50 \tableofcontents
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  53 \input{extending}
  54 \input{newtypes}
  55 \input{building}
  56 \input{windows}
  57 \input{embedding}
  58
  59
  60 \appendix
  61 \chapter{Reporting Bugs}
  62 \input{reportingbugs}
  63
  64 \chapter{History and License}
  65 \input{license}
  66
  67 \end{document}