I am trying to decide on embedding either Python or Lua in my app. I would prefer Python, because it gives access to so many libraries and has strong support in the Computational Science area. Which ...

The language of choice for large, high-performance applications in Linux is almost always C, or somewhat less often C++. Both are powerful languages that allow you to create high-performance natively ...

A big patch series sent out this weekend for the Linux kernel's perf subsystem removes the embedded Python and Perl scripting ...

So, a couple of questions for the hive mind. I'm curious, what is the design argument for embedding a scripting language in an application? I'm a developer, and I've used Perl and Python plenty for ...

#include <stdio.h> #include <Python.h> int main(int argc, char * argv[]) { // initialize the interpreter Py_Initialize(); // evaluate some code PyRun_SimpleString ...