embedding and import problem

[PiBi]

hi,

i try to embed some python code in C, namely:

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import zlib
def fun(s):
return zlib.compress(s)
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and execute it by PyRunString() and finally call my function by
PyObject_CallFunction()

my question is why i receive error like 'zlib not found' but when i run
PyRun_SimpleString("import zlib"); before calling
PyObject_CallFunction() everything is OK?

peter