How to create an instance of a python class from C++

[Bill]

> 
> So far, so good.  The object that was passed in was the "Derived"
> class object.  Since you presumably only want class objects to be
> passed in, you might want to check that here using PyType_Check.
>
    Yes. Will do.
> 
> >         PyTypeObject *typ = class_decl->ob_type;
> 
> In Python, you instantiate a class by calling it.  You should do the 
> same in C, using PyObject_CallFunction.  But as above, note that you
> want to call class_decl, not class_decl->ob_type.
> 

    Of course. That works.

Thanks.

Bill