[C++-sig] Re: More on documenting boost::python

Neal D. Becker ndbecker2 at verizon.net
Thu Sep 30 14:27:44 CEST 2004


David Abrahams wrote:

> "Neal D. Becker" <ndbecker2 at verizon.net> writes:
> 
>> I am trying to use epydoc with boost::python.  It is almost working now,
>> but
>> I have one problem.  Free function docs don't show up.  It seems to be
>> related to the fact that they also don't show up in python "help".  For
>> example, notice that the function "interleave" shows up in dir(<module>),
>> and if I explicitly ask for help on the function, but not in
>> help(<module>).  Anyone ideas?
> 
> If you search the archives you might find some messages about this.
> The problem, IIRC, is that there's a complicated system of attributes
> on built-in Python function objects that's used by the documentation
> systems, and Boost.Python's functions don't supply those attributes.
> Patches, as always, are welcome.
> 

Is there a searchable archive somewhere?




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