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| 55 | 1. Extending Python with C or C++ | |
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| 58 | <P> | |
| 59 | It is quite easy to add new built-in modules to Python, if you know | |
| 60 | how to program in C. Such <i class="dfn">extension modules</i> can do two things | |
| 61 | that can't be done directly in Python: they can implement new built-in | |
| 62 | object types, and they can call C library functions and system calls. | |
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| 65 | To support extensions, the Python API (Application Programmers | |
| 66 | Interface) defines a set of functions, macros and variables that | |
| 67 | provide access to most aspects of the Python run-time system. The | |
| 68 | Python API is incorporated in a C source file by including the header | |
| 69 | <code>"Python.h"</code>. | |
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| 72 | The compilation of an extension module depends on its intended use as | |
| 73 | well as on your system setup; details are given in later chapters. | |
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