Re: [Boost-users] How to import a dll to python

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-08-14 17:14:08

on Tue Aug 14 2007, desai3-AT-cooper.edu wrote:

>> Did you follow this part of the instructions at
>> http://boost.org/libs/python/doc/tutorial/doc/html/python/hello.html:
>>
>>   After a successful build, you make it possible for the system to
>>   find boost_python.dll or libboost_python.so (usually done with
>>   LD_LIBRARY_PATH, DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH, or some other variable on *nix
>>   and with PATH on Windows) and for Python to find the hello module
>>   (Done with PYTHONPATH on all systems.)
>>
>> ??
>>
>> If you don't know what that means, I suggest you follow
>> http://boost.org/libs/python/doc/building.html instead.  In
>> http://boost.org/libs/python/doc/building.html#basic-procedure, one
>> command will build *and* test a Python extension module for you.  If
>> you add -d+2 to your bjam command line, you can see everything that
>> the system does to make that happen.
>
> Thank you for the reply. I will try to use it.
>
> It still leaves me with a question though.
>
> What happened to hello.pyd as I do not see it in my bin folder? 

Sorry, I have no idea.

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