Moved out repeated code to __init__ & .so loaded once only

bindings/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import sys, ctypes
+
+sharedlib = './lib3ddevil1.so'
+libc      = ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary(sharedlib)
+if not libc:
+    print("Couldn't load %s" % sharedlib)
+    sys.exit()
+
+# Observe how many times the .so is loaded.
+print("\nlib3ddevil1 loaded.")
+
+# Don't need these anymore
+del sys, sharedlib

bindings/main.py

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-from py3devil1pld import *
+from py3devil1pld import PLDHeader
-from py3devil1tex import *
+from py3devil1tex import TEXturePack, TEXtureBatchDescriptor, TEXtureBatch
-from py3devil1geo import *
+from py3devil1geo import GEOHeader, MEShHeader, MEsh
+
+#print(libc)
 
 #--------------------------------------+
 #       Regular Python

bindings/py3devil1geo.py

@@ -1,14 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python3
-import ctypes, sys
+import ctypes
-
+from __init__ import libc
-sharedlib = './lib3ddevil1.so'
-libc      = ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary(sharedlib)
-if not libc:
-    print("Couldn't load %s" % sharedlib)
-    sys.exit()
-del sys
-
-print("\nlib3ddevil1 loaded.")
 
 #--------------------------------------+
 #       Basic Struct
@@ -143,6 +135,7 @@ class Devil1GEO_FN(ctypes.Structure):
     ]
 
 devil1geo = Devil1GEO_FN.in_dll(libc, "DEVIL1GEO")
+del libc
 
 #--------------------------------------+
 #       Pythonic Object

bindings/py3devil1pld.py

@@ -1,13 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python3
-import ctypes, sys
+import ctypes
-
+from __init__ import libc
-sharedlib = './lib3ddevil1.so'
-libc      = ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary(sharedlib)
-if not libc:
-    print("Couldn't load %s" % sharedlib)
-    sys.exit()
-del sys
-print("\nlib3ddevil1 loaded.")
 
 #--------------------------------------+
 #       Basic Struct
@@ -35,6 +28,7 @@ class Devil1PLD_FN(ctypes.Structure):
     ]
 
 devil1pld = Devil1PLD_FN.in_dll(libc, "DEVIL1PLD")
+del libc
 
 #--------------------------------------+
 #       Pythonic Object

bindings/py3devil1tex.py

@@ -1,14 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python3
-import ctypes, sys
+import ctypes
-
+from __init__ import libc
-sharedlib = './lib3ddevil1.so'
-libc      = ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary(sharedlib)
-if not libc:
-    print("Couldn't load %s" % sharedlib)
-    sys.exit()
-del sys
-
-print("\nlib3ddevil1 loaded.")
 
 #--------------------------------------+
 #       Basic Struct
@@ -82,6 +74,7 @@ class Devil1TEX_FN(ctypes.Structure):
     ]
 
 devil1tex = Devil1TEX_FN.in_dll(libc, "DEVIL1TEX")
+del libc
 
 #--------------------------------------+
 #       Pythonic Object