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I am following: https://docs.python.org/3/distutils/introduction.html#a-simple-example and haven’t been able to get the example to build correctly on z/OS with python 3.6.1

I noticed a few oddities:

  • the code was trying to run a script xlc_echocmd which I don’t have. I created a dummy one that just forwarded to xlc as a hack
  • the code was referencing libraries and packages out of /u/pdharr/anaconda-build. I created a dummy user of that name and then created symbolic links over to my installation tree directories
  • xlc was being driven with a -o option at the end of the command. xlc doesn’t like that and wants the -o option at the start. I manually did the link to see what would happen and ended up with SYMBOL Py_InitModule3 UNRESOLVED.

My question - has anyone successfully built a native python extension for z/OS with python 3.6.1? If so, what am I missing in my config?

I am following: https://docs.python.org/3/distutils/introduction.html#a-simple-example and haven’t been able to get the example to build correctly on z/OS with python 3.6.1

I noticed a few oddities:

  • the code was trying to run a script xlc_echocmd which I don’t have. I created a dummy one that just forwarded to xlc as a hack
  • the code was referencing libraries and packages out of /u/pdharr/anaconda-build. I created a dummy user of that name and then created symbolic links over to my installation tree directories
  • xlc was being driven with a -o option at the end of the command. xlc doesn’t like that and wants the -o option at the start. I manually did the link to see what would happen and ended up with SYMBOL Py_InitModule3 UNRESOLVED.

My question - has anyone successfully built a native python extension for z/OS with python 3.6.1? If so, what am I missing in my config?

The last of the 3 issues (link failure) I sorted out by switching the example source code at the URL I provided to one that seems to work for 3.6.1:

#include <Python.h>

static PyObject* helloworld(PyObject* self) {
return Py_BuildValue(“s”, “Hello, Python extensions!!”);
}

static char helloworld_docs[] =
“helloworld( ): Any message you want to put here!!\\n”;

static PyMethodDef helloworld_funcs[] = {
{“helloworld”, (PyCFunction)helloworld,
METH_NOARGS, helloworld_docs},
{NULL}
};

static struct PyModuleDef HelloWorldDef =
{
PyModuleDef_HEAD_INIT,
“helloworld”, /* name of module /
“usage: whatever\\n”, / module documentation, may be NULL /
-1, / size of per-interpreter state of the module, or -1 if the module keeps state in global variables. */
helloworld_funcs
};

PyMODINIT_FUNC PyInit_helloworld(void)
{
return PyModule_Create(&HelloWorldDef);
}

The last of the 3 issues (link failure) I sorted out by switching the example source code at the URL I provided to one that seems to work for 3.6.1:

#include <Python.h>

static PyObject* helloworld(PyObject* self) {
return Py_BuildValue(“s”, “Hello, Python extensions!!”);
}

static char helloworld_docs[] =
“helloworld( ): Any message you want to put here!!\\n”;

static PyMethodDef helloworld_funcs[] = {
{“helloworld”, (PyCFunction)helloworld,
METH_NOARGS, helloworld_docs},
{NULL}
};

static struct PyModuleDef HelloWorldDef =
{
PyModuleDef_HEAD_INIT,
“helloworld”, /* name of module /
“usage: whatever\\n”, / module documentation, may be NULL /
-1, / size of per-interpreter state of the module, or -1 if the module keeps state in global variables. */
helloworld_funcs
};

PyMODINIT_FUNC PyInit_helloworld(void)
{
return PyModule_Create(&HelloWorldDef);
}

Just to be clear… The generated library I created did indeed ‘work’ (I was able to invoke helloworld from python) but the hacks I had to do make me nervous…

The last of the 3 issues (link failure) I sorted out by switching the example source code at the URL I provided to one that seems to work for 3.6.1:

#include <Python.h>

static PyObject* helloworld(PyObject* self) {
return Py_BuildValue(“s”, “Hello, Python extensions!!”);
}

static char helloworld_docs[] =
“helloworld( ): Any message you want to put here!!\\n”;

static PyMethodDef helloworld_funcs[] = {
{“helloworld”, (PyCFunction)helloworld,
METH_NOARGS, helloworld_docs},
{NULL}
};

static struct PyModuleDef HelloWorldDef =
{
PyModuleDef_HEAD_INIT,
“helloworld”, /* name of module /
“usage: whatever\\n”, / module documentation, may be NULL /
-1, / size of per-interpreter state of the module, or -1 if the module keeps state in global variables. */
helloworld_funcs
};

PyMODINIT_FUNC PyInit_helloworld(void)
{
return PyModule_Create(&HelloWorldDef);
}

I ended up substituting this with

PyMODINIT_FUNC PyInit_myModule(void)
{
    return PyModule_Create(&myModule);
}

to get it to work since apparently that class doesn’t exist in the Python 3 version.

I am following: https://docs.python.org/3/distutils/introduction.html#a-simple-example and haven’t been able to get the example to build correctly on z/OS with python 3.6.1

I noticed a few oddities:

  • the code was trying to run a script xlc_echocmd which I don’t have. I created a dummy one that just forwarded to xlc as a hack
  • the code was referencing libraries and packages out of /u/pdharr/anaconda-build. I created a dummy user of that name and then created symbolic links over to my installation tree directories
  • xlc was being driven with a -o option at the end of the command. xlc doesn’t like that and wants the -o option at the start. I manually did the link to see what would happen and ended up with SYMBOL Py_InitModule3 UNRESOLVED.

My question - has anyone successfully built a native python extension for z/OS with python 3.6.1? If so, what am I missing in my config?

I’m seeing these issues with the public version of the Rocket Python for z/OS install as well. Looks like it occurs because libpython3.6m.so is missing.

#>python3 setup.py build  
CEE3501S The module libpython3.6m.so was not found.
         From compile unit RS25:/u/pdharr/anaconda-build/build/python/python-3.6.1/Programs/python.c at entry point main at statement 78 at compile unit offset +000000000E00A800 at entry offset +00000000000006C0 at address 000000000E00A800.

@pfandel is this a similar issue to Installing/running R 3.3.1?

I am following: https://docs.python.org/3/distutils/introduction.html#a-simple-example and haven’t been able to get the example to build correctly on z/OS with python 3.6.1

I noticed a few oddities:

  • the code was trying to run a script xlc_echocmd which I don’t have. I created a dummy one that just forwarded to xlc as a hack
  • the code was referencing libraries and packages out of /u/pdharr/anaconda-build. I created a dummy user of that name and then created symbolic links over to my installation tree directories
  • xlc was being driven with a -o option at the end of the command. xlc doesn’t like that and wants the -o option at the start. I manually did the link to see what would happen and ended up with SYMBOL Py_InitModule3 UNRESOLVED.

My question - has anyone successfully built a native python extension for z/OS with python 3.6.1? If so, what am I missing in my config?

Got this working based on your post (see https://github.com/wizardofzos/pyrout README for details)

had the same issues though,,,

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Henri Kuiper
Wizard of z/OS
Self Registered
Almelo Netherlands
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Got this working based on your post (see https://github.com/wizardofzos/pyrout README for details)

had the same issues though,,,

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Henri Kuiper
Wizard of z/OS
Self Registered
Almelo Netherlands
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Hi Henri,

Try
conda install xlc-wrapper

BTW, here's an example of a python package that requires native compile: https://github.com/ibmdb/python-ibmdb/blob/master/IBM_DB/ibm_db/setup.py

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Jorn Thyssen
Solutions Advisor
Self Registered
Waltham MA United States
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