[C++-sig] Duplicate registration of to-Python converters

[David Abrahams]

on Thu Mar 22 2007, Pertti Kellomäki <pk-AT-cs.tut.fi> wrote:

> David Abrahams wrote:
>> Boost.Python doesn't support Py_Finalize() yet.
>
> Does this mean that it is not safe to follow the "Getting
> Started" outline at:
> <http://www.boost.org/libs/python/doc/tutorial/doc/html/python/embedding.html>

Apparently not.  I don't remember who wrote that part, but it's
definitely wrong to suggest you can do it with Boost.Python.

> If so, is there a workaround if one wants to repeatedly
> run Python programs in a fresh environment?

Not that I know of.

> I am able to run Python code with repeated sequences of
>
>    Py_Initialize()
>    PyRun_SimpleFile()
>    Py_Finalize()
>
> so am I just being lucky that the ill effects have not
> surfaced? This is on Ubuntu, g++ 4.1.2, Boost 1.33.1

Probably, yes, you've gotten lucky.

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Dave Abrahams
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