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Reputation: 41

Boost.Python - communication with running C++ program


I read few Boost.Python tutorials and I know how to call C++ function from Python. But what I want to do is create C++ application which will be running in the background all the time and Python script that will be able to call C++ function from that instance of C++ application. The C++ application will be a game server and it has to run all the time. I know I could use sockets/shared memory etc. for this kind of communication but is it possible to make it with Boost.Python?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 464

Answers (1)

Steve Lorimer
Steve Lorimer

Reputation: 28659

Boost python is useful for exposing C++ objects to python.

Since you're talking about interacting with an already running application from python, and the lifetime of the script is shorter than the lifetime of the game server, I don't think boost python is what you're looking for, but rather some form of interprocess communication.

Whilst you could create your IPC mechanism in C++, and then expose it to python using boost python, I doubt this is what you want to do.

Upvotes: 2

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