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From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com>
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On Sep 13, 2011, at 12:34 PM, Gary Kline wrote:
> can anyone start me on the way of porting a python program to C?

Learn Python.  Learn C.

Analyze the Python program and document its functionality.
Use this document as the functional spec for writing the C program.

Regards,
-- 
-Chuck