#include <Python.h>

static PyObject * jay_hello(PyObject *self, PyObject *args) {

const char *person;

int sts;

if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s", &person))

return NULL;

printf("Hello, %s. I'm Jay.\n", person );

return Py_None;

/*

sts = printf("Hello, %s. I'm Jay.\n", person );

return Py_BuildValue("i", sts);

*/

}

static PyMethodDef JayMethods[] = {

{"hello", jay_hello, METH_VARARGS,

"Say hello to a person from Jay."},

{NULL, NULL, 0, NULL} /* Sentinel */

};

PyMODINIT_FUNC initjay(void) {

PyImport_AddModule("jay");

(void) Py_InitModule("jay", JayMethods);

}

int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {

/* Pass argv[0] to the Python interpreter */

Py_SetProgramName(argv[0]);

/* Initialize the Python interpreter. Required. */

Py_Initialize();

/* Add a static module */

initjay();

Py_Exit(0);

}