[Numpy-discussion] Calling routines from a Fortran library using python

[Nils Wagner]

On Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:32:18 +0900
  David Cournapeau <david@silveregg.co.jp> wrote:
> Nils Wagner wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> I have a static  library (*.a) compiled by gfortran but 
>>no 
>> source files.
>> How can I call routines from that library using python ?
> 
> Is there any kind of interface (.h, etc...) ? If this is 
>a proprietary 
> library, there has to be something so that it can be 
>called from C, and 
> anything that can be called from C can be called from 
>python. If you 
> don't know at least the functions signatures, it will be 
>very difficult 
> (you would have to disassemble the code to find how the 
>functions are 
> called, etc...).
> 
> cheers,
> 
> David
  
Hi David,

you are right. It's a proprietary library.
I found a header file (*.h) including prototype 
declarations of externally callable procedures.

How can I proceed ?

Thank you again.

Cheers,

                    Nils