Re: [Boost-users] error importing hello_ext

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] error importing hello_ext
From: Rutger ter Borg (rutger_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-02-17 03:09:37

hitesh dhiman wrote:

> Hi all,
> I'm trying to get the boost.python tutorial working. The hello.py example
> builds successfully.
> The problem is, when i run my python file, there is an error:
> 
> Evaluating hello.py
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "<string>", line 6, in <fragment>
> ImportError: No module named hello_ext
> 
> Now, the tutorial directory has the python and c++ file, and a bin
> directory. the bin directory is as follows
> : tutorial\bin\msvc-9.0\debug\threading-multi
> the hello_ext.pyd file is located inside here.
> 
> Can anyone help? Its a path problem i believe, but i'm not able to pin
> point whats wrong.
> 

Hello,

the only experience I have is on a Linux platform, where a shared library 
hello_ext.so should be created. After this, from python do a 'import 
hello_ext' to get access to the class and get it working as advertised.

Kind regards,

Rutger