Calling Python from Ruby

Question

I have a compiled Python library and API docs that I would like to use from Ruby.

Is it possible to load a Python library, instantiate a class defined in it and call

Answer 1

It sounds like you would want to use something like Apache Thrift which allows either your python or your ruby code to be a server/client and call each other. http://thrift.apache.org/

You can instantiate your objects in ruby and or in python based on your thrift definition. This is an example from the thrift website.

struct UserProfile {
    1: i32 uid,
    2: string name,
    3: string blurb
  }
  service UserStorage {
    void store(1: UserProfile user),
    UserProfile retrieve(1: i32 uid)
  }

Basically your ruby or python will be able to call store() and retrieve() and create UserProfile objects etc.