Embedded Python 2.7.2 Importing a module from a user-defined directory

Question

I\'m embedding Python into a C/C++ application that will have a defined API.

The application needs to instantiate classes defined in a script, which are structured r

Answer 1

you need to specify userscript and not userscript.py also use PyImport_ImportModule it directly takes a char *

userscript.py means module py in package userscript

this code works for me:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <Python.h>

int main(void)
{
    const char *scriptDirectoryName = "/tmp";
    Py_Initialize();
    PyObject *sysPath = PySys_GetObject("path");
    PyObject *path = PyString_FromString(scriptDirectoryName);
    int result = PyList_Insert(sysPath, 0, path);
    PyObject *pModule = PyImport_ImportModule("userscript");
    if (PyErr_Occurred())
        PyErr_Print();
    printf("%p\n", pModule);
    Py_Finalize();
    return 0;
}