Modify a C++ instance from the embed python interpreter

[Diez B. Roggisch]

Wezzy wrote:
> Hi, is there a tool that automatically expose an object to python? i
> have an instance of a C++ (or ObjC) object and i want to pass it to the
> embed interpreter that runs inside my program.
> Python code have to call c++ method and register some callback.
> 
> I know that swig helps when python creates c++ instance but i've the
> instance and i want to use it with python.

That is the same case, wrt SWIG - the objects methods get accessed by 
functions like

int Object_foo(Object *s) {
     return s->foo();
}


So passing a exiting object reference to such a function will work. You 
might also consider using SIP, it appears to me to be much more OO.

Diez