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Copyright &#169; 2001-2004 Python Software Foundation.
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Copyright &#169; 2000 BeOpen.com.
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Copyright &#169; 1995-2000 Corporation for National Research Initiatives.
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Copyright &#169; 1991-1995 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum.
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Python is an interpreted, object-oriented programming language.  This
document describes how to write modules in C or C++ to extend the
Python interpreter with new modules.  Those modules can define new
functions but also new object types and their methods.  The document
also describes how to embed the Python interpreter in another
application, for use as an extension language.  Finally, it shows how
to compile and link extension modules so that they can be loaded
dynamically (at run time) into the interpreter, if the underlying
operating system supports this feature.

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This document assumes basic knowledge about Python.  For an informal
introduction to the language, see the
<em class="citetitle"><a
 href="../tut/tut.html"
 title="Python Tutorial"
 >Python Tutorial</a></em>.  The
<em class="citetitle"><a
 href="../ref/ref.html"
 title="Python Reference Manual"
 >Python Reference Manual</a></em> gives a more
formal definition of the language.  The
<em class="citetitle"><a
 href="../lib/lib.html"
 title="Python Library Reference"
 >Python Library Reference</a></em> documents the
existing object types, functions and modules (both built-in and
written in Python) that give the language its wide application range.

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For a detailed description of the whole Python/C API, see the separate
<em class="citetitle"><a
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	58	<P>
	59	Copyright © 2001-2004 Python Software Foundation.
	60	All rights reserved.
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	62	<P>
	63	Copyright © 2000 BeOpen.com.
	64	All rights reserved.
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66	<P>
67	Copyright © 1995-2000 Corporation for National Research Initiatives.
68	All rights reserved.
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70	<P>
71	Copyright © 1991-1995 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum.
72	All rights reserved.
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75	See the end of this document for complete license and permissions
76	information.
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78	<P>
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80	<H3>Abstract:</H3>
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83	<P>
84	Python is an interpreted, object-oriented programming language. This
85	document describes how to write modules in C or C++ to extend the
86	Python interpreter with new modules. Those modules can define new
87	functions but also new object types and their methods. The document
88	also describes how to embed the Python interpreter in another
89	application, for use as an extension language. Finally, it shows how
90	to compile and link extension modules so that they can be loaded
91	dynamically (at run time) into the interpreter, if the underlying
92	operating system supports this feature.
93
94	<P>
95	This document assumes basic knowledge about Python. For an informal
96	introduction to the language, see the
97	<em class="citetitle"><a
98	href="../tut/tut.html"
99	title="Python Tutorial"
100	>Python Tutorial</a></em>. The
101	<em class="citetitle"><a
102	href="../ref/ref.html"
103	title="Python Reference Manual"
104	>Python Reference Manual</a></em> gives a more
105	formal definition of the language. The
106	<em class="citetitle"><a
107	href="../lib/lib.html"
108	title="Python Library Reference"
109	>Python Library Reference</a></em> documents the
110	existing object types, functions and modules (both built-in and
111	written in Python) that give the language its wide application range.
112
113	<P>
114	For a detailed description of the whole Python/C API, see the separate
115	<em class="citetitle"><a
116	href="../api/api.html"
117	title="Python/C API Reference Manual"
118	>Python/C API Reference Manual</a></em>.
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