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+// Copyright David Abrahams 2003. Permission to copy, use,
+// modify, sell and distribute this software is granted provided this
+// copyright notice appears in all copies. This software is provided
+// "as is" without express or implied warranty, and with no claim as
+// to its suitability for any purpose.
+#ifndef RAW_FUNCTION_DWA200336_HPP
+# define RAW_FUNCTION_DWA200336_HPP
+
+# include <boost/python/tuple.hpp>
+# include <boost/python/dict.hpp>
+# include <boost/python/object/py_function.hpp>
+
+# include <cstddef>
+
+namespace boost { namespace python { 
+
+namespace detail
+{
+  template <class F>
+  struct raw_dispatcher
+  {
+      raw_dispatcher(F f) : f(f) {}
+      
+      PyObject* operator()(PyObject* args, PyObject* keywords)
+      {
+          return incref(
+              object(
+                  f(tuple(borrowed_reference(args)), dict(borrowed_reference(keywords)))
+              ).ptr()
+          );
+      }
+   private:
+      F f;
+  };
+
+  object BOOST_PYTHON_DECL make_raw_function(objects::py_function, std::size_t min_args);
+}
+
+template <class F>
+object raw_function(F f, std::size_t min_args = 0)
+{
+    return detail::make_raw_function(detail::raw_dispatcher<F>(f), min_args);
+}
+    
+}} // namespace boost::python
+
+#endif // RAW_FUNCTION_DWA200336_HPP