Re: gnu extension library

[http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)]

 > From: domi <http://www.pandora.be/~fritmebufstek>
 > Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 18:49:17 GMT
 >
 > domi wrote:
 > 
 > > hi,
 > > i read somewhere that GNU had once planned two extension libraries for its
 > > programs:
 > > one with simple syntax for hackers, which became guile,
 > > anyone know what became of the latter?
 > > i'm asking cause i have some (vague) plans for a free program similar to a
 > > proprietary one called isolab (this is an educational program to teach
 > > hi-school students the basics of programming via an easy language which can
 > > make them move a little "car" on a square of blocks)
 > > a pre-written library like guile would be very handy, but i do believe lisp
 > > syntax would be too unfamiliar to them to be useful, better would be something
 > > like python, the language wouldn't have to be featureful, but i do need a way
 > > to call c functions from the language, like in guile
 > > domi
 > > 
 > okay, never mind, it seems python can be used that way
 > bye
 > domi

Yes, but Python is more difficult to embed than Guile.  With Guile, you don't
need to deal with reference counts...