how to code in c in python

To compile and run a C program from Python, you can use the subprocess module to call the gcc compiler, and then use ctypes to load the resulting shared library and call the main function:

main.py
import subprocess
import ctypes

# Compile the C code with gcc
subprocess.call(['gcc', '-shared', '-o', 'mylib.so', 'mylib.c'])

# Load the shared library with ctypes
mylib = ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary('./mylib.so')

# Call the main function from the shared library
mylib.main()
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Make sure to replace 'mylib.c' with the name of your C file, and 'main()' with the name of your main function. Additionally, you may need to specify additional compiler flags or include paths depending on your setup.

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