@@ -58,21 +58,26 @@ perform some operation on a file. ::
5858 int
5959 main(int argc, char *argv[])
6060 {
61+ Py_SetProgramName(argv[0]); /* optional but recommended */
6162 Py_Initialize();
6263 PyRun_SimpleString("from time import time,ctime\n"
6364 "print('Today is', ctime(time()))\n");
6465 Py_Finalize();
6566 return 0;
6667 }
6768
68- The above code first initializes the Python interpreter with
69- :c:func: `Py_Initialize `, followed by the execution of a hard-coded Python script
70- that print the date and time. Afterwards, the :c:func: `Py_Finalize ` call shuts
71- the interpreter down, followed by the end of the program. In a real program,
72- you may want to get the Python script from another source, perhaps a text-editor
73- routine, a file, or a database. Getting the Python code from a file can better
74- be done by using the :c:func: `PyRun_SimpleFile ` function, which saves you the
75- trouble of allocating memory space and loading the file contents.
69+ Function :c:func: `Py_SetProgramName ` should be called before
70+ :c:func: `Py_Initialize ` to inform the interpreter about paths to
71+ Python run-time libraries. Next initialize the Python interpreter
72+ with :c:func: `Py_Initialize `, followed by the execution of a
73+ hard-coded Python script that prints the date and time. Afterwards,
74+ the :c:func: `Py_Finalize ` call shuts the interpreter down, followed by
75+ the end of the program. In a real program, you may want to get the
76+ Python script from another source, perhaps a text-editor routine, a
77+ file, or a database. Getting the Python code from a file can better
78+ be done by using the :c:func: `PyRun_SimpleFile ` function, which saves
79+ you the trouble of allocating memory space and loading the file
80+ contents.
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