[ How to embed particular version of python interpreter in c in OS X ]

I want to embed python in C. But I find that the version of python interpreter which is embedded in my program is 2.7 (The default version on mac).

How could I specify particular version of python interpreter when I compile the c codes in mac os x. The gcc in os x is definitely different from in linux.

I have already installed python3 through HomeBrew.

Thanks a lot.

UPDATE: I try to use python3.4-config --cflags and python3.4-config --ldflags to find out the required compiler and linker flags. Then I get these recommended flags when compiling & linking:

-I/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/include/python3.4m -I/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/include/python3.4m -Wno-unused-result -Werror=declaration-after-statement -fno-common -dynamic -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O3 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -I/usr/local/include -I/usr/local/opt/sqlite/include

and

-L/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/config-3.4m -ldl -framework CoreFoundation -lpython3.4m

After this, I assemble these flags along with source file into gcc, and obtain an error:

Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
  "_PyUnicodeUCS2_FromString", referenced from:
      _main in py2-5d8da5.o
ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)

The C code which I test here comes from Python Documentation

Answer 1

I got the same errors when trying to do this tutorial on OSX. You don't need all of the flags that the config utility spits out. You definitely don't need the corefoundation framework if you're just doing the embedding tutorial. Just use the include directory for headers:

-I/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/include/python3.4m -I/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/include/python3.4m

, and the library to link to:

-L/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/config-3.4m -lpython3.4m

so here's a one-liner to compile and link:

gcc -I/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/include/python3.4m -I/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/include/python3.4m -L/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/config-3.4m -lpython3.4m /path/to/main.c -o /path/to/output/executable