How to load Cython compiled .so file on both Mac OS X and Linux?

Question

I compiled a module.pyx file to module.so under Mac OS X, and now I can use it with:

from module import method1

However, the same .so file won't work on Linux, I have to compile a new module.so under Linux.

So the problem is, how can I write a cross platform(Mac and Linux) module with Cython?

Ernest Friedman-Hill · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-07 11:19:04Z

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You can't. You'll have to compile a different library for each platform you need to support.

answered Oct 7, 2013 at 11:19

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... that is, the module source can be cross platform, it just has to be compiled for each platform.

If so, how can I write a single export_module.py to expose a universal interface for both platform?