Re: Running Python code from GPRBuild (Calling from GNAT Studio)

["Rego, P." <pvrego@gmail.com>]

Hi Dmitry,

> Python is not a compiled language. 
Indeed. It will not generate an object like any compiled language.
But Since Python is included in Languages list from Project properties, I expected 
that the IDE were capable of statically checking the syntax and pointed the 
"compilation" errors. Also, I expected that we could run the script from GPS, and 
be able to debug it.
 
> 1. If you want to create a Python module in a form of a dynamically 
> linked library, you must use C or Ada for that. 

Not the case, I also don't see advantages of it (so I agree, I'd go directly to Ada or C).

> 2. If you rather meant pre-compiled binary code (*.pyc). Python creates 
> them by py_compile command. See 
> https://docs.python.org/3/library/py_compile.html#py_compile.compile 
> There is also command-line interface: 
> https://docs.python.org/3/library/compileall.html 
> You possibly could configure gpr to call compileall on *.py files, 
> though it would make no sense to me. 

I think this would be the closer of what I was trying to do.
The idea is to help in the development. Instead of having to develop the 
Python part from a separate IDE, being able to code in the same would
speed up things. 

Would you have some example of it? (how to configure gpr to call 
compileall on *.py files). 

Thanks!