PyArg_ParseTuple() when the type could be anything?

[David M. Cotter]

I'd like to be able to use PyArg_ParseTuple() in a generic way.

for example, i'd like to have all commands start with 1 integer parameter, and this "commandID" will inform me of what parameters come next (via LUT).

knowing that i can then call ParseTuple again with the proper parameters.

like this:

if (PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "i|", &commandID)) {

	switch (commandID) {
	
		case cmd_with_str: {
			const char *strZ = NULL;
			
			if (PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "is", &commandID, &strZ)) {
				//	do something with string
			}
			break;
		}
	
		case cmd_with_float: {
			float	valF = -1;
			
			if (PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "if", &commandID, &valF)) {
				//	do something with float
			}
			break;
		}
	}
}

is there a way to achieve this?  the "i|" at the start is not working