On 11/09/2010 12:31 PM, Simon W wrote:
Hi,
I want to export my c++ class and make an instance of it and then expose
it to python as if it were a python module. Is it possible?
// export and create instance
class_<myClass> [...];
namespace["instance"] = ptr( instanceOfMyClass );
Then in python:
import instance
instance.someFunction()
This is not possible to do directly, as boost::python::class_ makes a
Python type object, and that's fundamentally different from a Python
module object.
You can simulate this by doing tricks on the Python side, however:
- Make a regular Boost.Python module.
- In your module-that-mimics-a-class (pure Python), instantiate your
instance in Python as a hidden module-level variable.
- Extract bound methods from the instance and assign them to
module-level variables.
Jim Bosch
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