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How to expose...

Contents

  1. How to expose...
    1. static class data members
    2. static class functions
    3. module level objects
      1. at module creation time
      2. at run-time
    4. mutable C++ object
    5. std::C++ container
    6. "Raw" function
      1. Method 1 (old way)
      2. Method 2 (new way)
    7. "Raw" constructor
      1. Method 1 (official)
      2. Method 2
    8. getter and setter methods as a property
    9. named constructors / factories (as Python initializers)
    10. boost.function objects
    11. a package within a single extension module
  2. How to get...
    1. C++ object from Python
    2. SWIG exposed C++ object from Python
    3. Multithreading Support for my function
    4. ownership of C++ object
    5. ownership of C++ object extended in Python
    6. python object from derived C++ object
    7. python object from extended C++ object
    8. access to a Python extension in the same app that embeds Python?
  3. How to make...
    1. Dynamic template to-python converters.
  4. Howto debug your extensions..
    1. [NOTE] Problems using MS Visual C++ Debugger

static class data members

object x_class
    = class_<X>("X")
         .def( ... )
         ...
         ;

x_class.attr("fu") = X::fu;
x_class.attr("bar") = X::bar;
...

Since version 1.30 you can use class_ method: 

   .add_static_property("name", &fget [,&fset])

static class functions

It's likely to be in 1.30 release.

Meanwhile you should do something which mirrors pure Python: 

class foo(object):
    def f(x,y):
        return x*y
    f = staticmethod(f)