[C++-sig] Inner class name

[Jim Bosch]

On 06/04/2013 01:12 PM, John Reid wrote:
> Inner classes seem to be given the wrong name or perhaps this is by
> design. Could someone enlighten me? If I do:
>
> namespace py = boost::python;
> py::class_< T > outer( "Outer" );
> py::scope( outer );
> py::class_< U > inner( "Inner" );
>
> then in python:
>
> import module as M
> print M.Outer.Inner
>
> gives "M.Inner" which doesn't exist. I'm not sure it is important, it
> just seems curious.
>

I agree that it's curious, but Python has never really handled inner 
classes terribly well; Boost.Python's behavior in this respect is the 
same as pure Python:

class Outer(object):
     class Inner(object):
         pass

print Outer.Inner

gives "__main__.Inner"



Jim