Demo/embed/loop.c

/* Simple program that repeatedly calls Py_Initialize(), does something, and
   then calls Py_Finalize().  This should help finding leaks related to
   initialization. */

#include "Python.h"

main(int argc, char **argv)
{
	int count = -1;
	char *command;

	if (argc < 2 || argc > 3) {
		fprintf(stderr, "usage: loop <python-command> [count]\n");
		exit(2);
	}
	command = argv[1];

	if (argc == 3) {
		count = atoi(argv[2]);
	}

	Py_SetProgramName(argv[0]);

	/* uncomment this if you don't want to load site.py */
	/* Py_NoSiteFlag = 1; */

	while (count == -1 || --count >= 0 ) {
		Py_Initialize();
		PyRun_SimpleString(command);
		Py_Finalize();
	}
	return 0;
}