[C++-sig] When You Create an Python Object Using Boost.Python, How Do You Find Out Its Name?

[Nat Goodspeed]

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> Subject: Re: [C++-sig] When You Create an Python Object Using
> Boost.Python, How Do You Find Out Its Name?
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> is there a way to add it to the dict without making a copy,
> but instead having foo be a reference to the instance of MyClass()?

[Nat] boost::python::object is a C++ wrapper around a classic-C Python
reference pointer. Once you've instantiated a Python-compatible object
and captured its reference pointer using boost::python::object, I would
expect you to be able to copy the boost::python::object as needed (e.g.
into a dict) with every copy of the boost::python::object value
referencing the same MyClass instance.

If that's not what you're seeing, maybe a complete, minimal code example
would help.