Making C and Python Talk to Each Other

1.0 Introduction Summary of calling Python from C and C from Python LeetArxiv is Leetcode for implementing Arxiv and other research papers. We code lots of research papers and these tend to be in C and Python*. Due to popular demand, we wrote this comprehensive guide to interfacing between these languages. *Foundational research papers (✨from before the 2000's✨) tend to be in C while modern AI research papers are in Python. This practical coding guide demonstrates how to : Call Python from C and embed Python scripts in your C codebase. We’ll start from the complete basics. 2.0 Calling Python inside C Say you have a Python file, let’s call it PythonFunctions.py . Now you want to use these functions inside a C file, let’s call this C main.c . We assume you’re working on Linux or a Mac*. We also assume you have Python 3 and GCC available on your system. *Using C on Windows is pretty cumbersome lol 2.1 Locating Python.h You need to include Python.h inside your C to file to proce ... Read full article.