# Python and Ruby interpretability

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/python-and-ruby-interpretability/59277>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 3, 2006, 5:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/python-and-ruby-interpretability/59277 "2006-05-03T05:14:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![alan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a87d85/32.png) [@alan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alan)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 5:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/python-and-ruby-interpretability/59277/1 "2006-05-03T05:14:30Z")

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Hi,

Can I use this Python tool/library in my Ruby application?

[http://pyclips.sourceforge.net/](http://pyclips.sourceforge.net/)

Thank you,  
Alan

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**Author:** ![alan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a87d85/32.png) [@alan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alan)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 7:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/python-and-ruby-interpretability/59277/2 "2006-05-03T19:06:27Z")

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Alan wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Can I use this Python tool/library in my Ruby application?
> 
> [http://pyclips.sourceforge.net/](http://pyclips.sourceforge.net/)
> 
> Thank you,  
> Alan

Ruby cannot directly use Python libraries. Ruby could call a Python  
program externally. It looks like someone started a Ruby CLIPS  
extension here:

[http://rubyforge.org/projects/ruby-clips/](http://rubyforge.org/projects/ruby-clips/)

But it appears to have not released anything yet.

Roy