Is it possible to call Python script from SystemVerilog?

[enchanter]

Is there any way to call python function from SystemVerilog?

[dave_59]

If you can call a python function from C (which you can) then you can use the SystemVerilog DPI to call C which would call python,

 

If you simply want to call a python script, you can use the $system("command") task, but all interaction with python and SystemVerilog would have to be through file I/O.

[matter]

If you can call a python function from C (which you can) then you can use the SystemVerilog DPI to call C which would call python,

 

If you simply want to call a python script, you can use the $system("command") task, but all interaction with python and SystemVerilog would have to be through file I/O.

 

Do you ever evaluate the performance of using DPI or through file I/O? 

[funningboy]

maybe you can try cython to wrapper python into c based, then using the DPI interface to wrapper the c.

[dave_59]

Do you ever evaluate the performance of using DPI or through file I/O? 

I never evaluated performance, but I've got to believe DPI is quicker. And BTW, I've only personally done both with PERL, not python.