Greetings, I have been trying to think of a solution about this for a few days now, but I did not get very far.
I am exposing specific instances of C++ template classes using Boost.Python. Let's say for the sake of argument that I am exposing std::vector<of-a-few-types>. What I would like to achieve on the Python side would be some kind of unified interface of this kind: # Define a vector-of-ints type. vec_int = vector["int"] # Define a vector-of-doubles type. vec_float = vector["double"] ... etc., possibly with exceptions being raised if a template type which has not been exposed is requested. Additionally, the system should automagically work with nested generic types: # Define a vector-of-vectors-of-ints type. vec_vec_int = vector[vector["int"]] I have played around with some ideas, but it seems like I can never get to a point where the design does not look bloated and/or brittle. Thus I am wondering, is there anyone that tackled a problem like this before in Boost.Python and has pointers/suggestions on how to do this properly? Support for things like default template arguments would definitely be a plus. FWIW, I have access to C++11 on the C++ side, so I can deal with variadic templates and other amenities in a not-so-kludgy way. Thanks for any input, Francesco.
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