We will use a simple example of Python embedding into a C program that can be found on the Python documentation pages. The source file is called hello-embedded-python.c:

#include <Python.h>
  
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
  Py_SetProgramName(argv[0]); /* optional but recommended */
  Py_Initialize();
  PyRun_SimpleString("from time import time,ctime\n"
                     "print 'Today is',ctime(time())\n");
  Py_Finalize();
  return 0;
}

This code samples will initialize an instance of the Python interpreter within the program and print the date using the time Python module.