The Python/C API is pretty straightforward and can be a good intro since you'll see how some of the Python types are represented with the curtains pulled back.

The Python/C API is pretty straightforward and can be a good intro since you'll see how some of the Python types are represented with the curtains pulled back. Try porting a small module of your own from Python to C. Then refactor it so it can be used in a stand-alone C program with just a few wrappers for the Python API. Then try plugging it into a C program instead.