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
--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). --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
This manual page was written by Johann Felix Soden <johfel@gmx.de> for
the Debian project (and may be used by others).
November 27, 2011 PYTHON-CONFIG(1)