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python3.2mu-config(1)

python3.2mu-config1

Output build options for python c/c++ extensions or embedding

Part of python3.2-config(1).

Usage

python-config [--prefix] [--exec-prefix] [--includes] [--libs] [--cflags] [--ldflags] [--extension-suffix] [--abiflags] [--help]

Overview

python-config helps compiling and linking programs, which embed the Python interpreter, or extension modules that can be loaded dynamically (at run time) into the interpreter.

Options

--abiflags

print the the ABI flags as specified by PEP 3149.

--cflags

print the C compiler flags.

--ldflags

print the flags that should be passed to the linker.

--includes

similar to --cflags but only with -I options (path to python header files).

--libs

similar to --ldflags but only with -l options (used libraries).

--prefix

prints the prefix (base directory) under which python can be found.

--exec-prefix

print the prefix used for executable program directories (such as bin, sbin, etc).

--extension-suffix

print the extension suffix used for binary extensions.

--help

print the usage message.

Examples

To build the singe-file c program prog against the python library, use

gcc $(python-config --cflags --ldflags) progr.cpp -o progr.cpp

The same in a makefile:

CFLAGS+=$(shell python-config --cflags)

LDFLAGS+=$(shell python-config --ldflags)

all: progr

To build a dynamically loadable python module, use

gcc $(python-config --cflags --ldflags) -shared -fPIC progr.cpp -o progr.so

Authors

This manual page was written by Johann Felix Soden <[email protected]> for the Debian project (and may be used by others).

From python3.2-dev 3.2.3-7 in Debian 7 (Wheezy). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.