[C++-sig] looking up functions

[Hans Meine]

On Thursday 13 November 2008 15:40:31 Alan Baljeu wrote:
> I'm reading the Python extension tutorial, and I cannot believe the
> embedding section.  It tells me the only way to call a python function is
> to callout to python to pass back a function object which I then save so I
> can call it when I need to.  This seems ridiculous.  Surely there is a way
> to obtain Python function objects without going through that!  Does
> somebody have a way to ask for a function by name?

I don't see the problem.  AFAICS, "ask for a function by name" is "ask python 
[i.e. callout to python] for a function [which is an object that I can safe 
when I want to call it repeatedly] by name".  Which part could be simpler?

Greetings,
  Hans