Re: [Matplotlib-users] Calling matplotlib from C++ ?

[Xavier G. <gn...@ob...>]

Christopher Barker wrote:
> yardbird wrote:
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>> On Saturday 16 December 2006 19:42, Xavier Gnata wrote:
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>>> Each time I'm working on C++ codes using vector or valarray, I would
>>> like to be able to plot them.
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>> you should really check out the Boost::Python libraries. They allow yo=
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>> other things, to expose your C++ container classes as python objects. =
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>> using them heavily in my project and I'm very satisfied.
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> What this means is that you'd be using python to drive your C++ code,=20
> rather than using C++ code to drive a python/mpl code. In addition to=20
> Boost::Python, there are some other options to consider:
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> pyrex, Cxx, SWIG.
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> The other option is to use your C++ code to drive Python. This can be=20
> done by embedding a python interpreter in your C++ app. See the=20
> odfficial pyhton docs, and lots of other stuff online.
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> You also might want to check out Elmer:
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> http://elmer.sourceforge.net/
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> I've never used it, but it looks pretty cool. It's a tool that provides=
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> the infrastructure for calling python from C/C++.
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> Honestly, though, I'd go with the first approach -- drive your C++ code=
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> from Python -- I think that in addition to making it easy to plot=20
> results, etc, you'll be able to write unit tests, etc in python, and=20
> even get a full scripting engine, which could turn out to be very usefu=
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> -Chris
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Hi,

I do agree that driving C++ from python looks easier thant driving
python from C++.
However, I really would like to inclue python  code into my C++ code and
not the opposite (I have special needs so I really have to do that).

I'm going to have a look at embedding python.
Has anyone experience with that?
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Xavier



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