This script manually builds a Python wrapper library for a C library. There is an easier/better way to do this using distutils.

build_python_wrapper_library_with_swig.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

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# Generate my_python_library_wrap.c and MyPythonLibrary.py
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swig -python my_python_library.i
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# Generate _MyPythonLibrary.so
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gcc `python-config --cflags --ldflags` -I/path/to/my/c/library/headers -L/path/to/my/c/library -lmy_c_library my_python_library_wrap.c -fPIC -shared -o _MyPythonLibrary.so
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# Now you can copy MyPythonLibrary.py and _MyPythonLibrary.so into your python site-packages/ directory.
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