Jonathan Fine wrote:
In Python I can write import pyscopg and then I have a module that allows me to connect to a Postgres database, and add, change and delete records. In other words I have imported into Python a database extension.
connect ... so the database itself runs indepently (and has a comunication channel to a certain amount of clients)
But all this is a little off the topic of embed and extend. Postgres can embed Python, and one can extend Python using Postgres. This is the dual example, and it helps show us what embed is good for, and what extend is good for.
so, in your example its not even embedded or extended that we're talking of but connecting; well, it is no secret that luatex provides sockets so you can start a luatex session, connect to it, send some text, and get back whatever you want, in the sense that you can serialize for instance a node list, (which in itself is not that useful as it lacks resources) anyhow, this is exactly what arthur also mentioned so ... [end of thread] ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------