simplepython.c

// gcc -c $(python2.7-config --cflags) simplepython.c 
// gcc simplepython.o $(/usr/bin/python2.7-config --ldflags) -o simplepython

#include <Python.h>

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    Py_SetProgramName(argv[0]);  /* optional but recommended */
    Py_Initialize();
    PyRun_SimpleString("from time import time,ctime\n"
                     "print 'Today is',ctime(time())\n");
    Py_Finalize();
    return 0;
}