Simple question: How to pass a C++ class reference to a callback?

[David Abrahams]

"T. Panbru" <panbru at comcast.net> writes:

> Try encapsulating your C++ class reference in a CObject, using:
>
>      PyObject* PyCObject_FromVoidPtr( void* cobj, void (*destr)(void *))
>      void* PyCObject_AsVoidPtr( PyObject* self)
>
> and so forth, to go back and forth between the C++ and Python realms.
>
> Check out the Python docs at:
>
>      http://www.python.org/doc/2.3/api/cObjects.html
>

Or use one of the high-level wrapping tools such as Boost.Python
(http://www.boost.org/libs/python) which make this stuff much easier
and safer.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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