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[SVN r32838]

build/Jamfile

@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@
 subproject libs/python/build ;
 
 # bring in the rules for python
-SEARCH on <module@>python.jam = $(BOOST_BUILD_PATH) ;
+import python ;
-include <module@>python.jam ;
 
 if [ check-python-config ]
 {
@@ -35,6 +34,7 @@ if [ check-python-config ]
     dict.cpp
     tuple.cpp
     str.cpp
+    slice.cpp
 
     aix_init_module.cpp
     converter/from_python.cpp
@@ -51,8 +51,12 @@ if [ check-python-config ]
     converter/builtin_converters.cpp
     converter/arg_to_python_base.cpp
     object/iterator.cpp
+    object/stl_iterator.cpp
     object_protocol.cpp
     object_operators.cpp
+    wrapper.cpp
+    exec.cpp
+    import.cpp
     ;
   
   dll boost_python
@@ -61,8 +65,15 @@ if [ check-python-config ]
       <define>BOOST_PYTHON_SOURCE
       $(bpl-linkflags)
         <msvc-stlport><release>$(msvc-stlport-workarounds)
+        <darwin><*><linkflags>-bind_at_load
+        <gcc-3_3-darwin><*><linkflags>-bind_at_load
       ;
 
+  template extension
+    : <dll>boost_python
+    : <sysinclude>../../..
+    ;
+  
   lib boost_python
     : # sources
       ../src/$(sources)
@@ -81,4 +92,8 @@ if [ check-python-config ]
     :
         debug release
     ;
-}
+
+  install python lib
+    : <dll>boost_python <lib>boost_python
+    ;
+}

build/Jamfile.v2

@@ -1,65 +1,39 @@
 import os ;
+import modules ;
 
-# Use a very crude way to sense there python is locatted
+import python ;
 
-local PYTHON_PATH ;
+if [ python.configured ] {
-
-if [ GLOB /usr/local/include/python2.2 : * ]
-{
-    PYTHON_PATH = /usr/local ;
-}
-else if [ GLOB /usr/include/python2.2 : * ] 
-{
-    PYTHON_PATH = /usr ;
-}
-
-if [ os.name ] in CYGWIN NT
-{
-    lib_condition = <link>shared: ;
-    defines = USE_DL_IMPORT ;
-   
-    # Declare a target for the python interpreter library
-    lib python : : <name>python2.2.dll ;
-    PYTHON_LIB = python ;    
-} 
-else 
-{
-   lib python : : <name>python2.2 ;
-   PYTHON_LIB = python ;    
-}
-
-
-
-if $(PYTHON_PATH) {
     
 
 project boost/python
     : source-location ../src
-        : requirements <include>$(PYTHON_PATH)/include/python2.2  
+        : requirements 
-          $(lib_condition)<library-path>$(PYTHON_PATH)/lib/python2.2/config
+	#<include>$(PYTHON_PATH)/include
-            <link>shared:<library>$(PYTHON_LIB)
+        #  $(lib_condition)<library-path>$(PYTHON_PATH)/libs
-            <define>$(defines)
+        #    <link>shared:<library>$(PYTHON_LIB)
-        : usage-requirements # requirement that will be propageted to *users* of this library
+        #    <define>$(defines)
-          <include>$(PYTHON_PATH)/include/python2.2       
+        #: usage-requirements # requirement that will be propageted to *users* of this library
+        #  <include>$(PYTHON_PATH)/include
 
 # We have a bug which causes us to conclude that conditionalized
 # properties in this section are not free.
 #          $(lib_condition)<library-path>$(PYTHON_PATH)/lib/python2.2/config
 #            <shared>true:<find-library>$(PYTHON_LIB)
             
-          <library-path>$(PYTHON_PATH)/lib/python2.2/config
+        # <library-path>$(PYTHON_PATH)/lib/python2.2/config
-            <library>$(PYTHON_LIB)
+        #    <library>$(PYTHON_LIB)
     ;
 
 lib boost_python
     : 
     numeric.cpp
-
     list.cpp
     long.cpp
     dict.cpp
     tuple.cpp
     str.cpp
+    slice.cpp
 
     aix_init_module.cpp
     converter/from_python.cpp
@@ -76,10 +50,20 @@ lib boost_python
     converter/builtin_converters.cpp
     converter/arg_to_python_base.cpp
     object/iterator.cpp
+    object/stl_iterator.cpp
     object_protocol.cpp
     object_operators.cpp
+    wrapper.cpp
+    import.cpp
+    exec.cpp
     :   <link>static:<define>BOOST_PYTHON_STATIC_LIB 
         <define>BOOST_PYTHON_SOURCE
+	<library>/python//python
     : <link>shared
-      ;
+    ;
+}
+else
+{
+    ECHO "warning: Python location is not configured" ;
+    ECHO "warning: the Boost.Python library won't be built" ;
 }

build/VisualStudio/boost_python.dsp

@@ -175,6 +175,14 @@ SOURCE=..\..\src\converter\registry.cpp
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
+SOURCE=..\..\src\slice.cpp
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\..\src\object\stl_iterator.cpp
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
 SOURCE=..\..\src\str.cpp
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
@@ -185,6 +193,18 @@ SOURCE=..\..\src\tuple.cpp
 
 SOURCE=..\..\src\converter\type_id.cpp
 # End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\..\src\wrapper.cpp
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\..\src\import.cpp
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\..\src\exec.cpp
+# End Source File
 # End Group
 # Begin Group "Header Files"
 
@@ -586,6 +606,10 @@ SOURCE=..\..\..\..\boost\python\object\select_holder.hpp
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
+SOURCE=..\..\..\..\boost\python\object\stl_iterator_core.hpp
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
 SOURCE=..\..\..\..\boost\python\object\value_holder.hpp
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
@@ -843,6 +867,10 @@ SOURCE=..\..\..\..\boost\python\slice_nil.hpp
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
+SOURCE=..\..\..\..\boost\python\stl_iterator.hpp
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
 SOURCE=..\..\..\..\boost\python\str.hpp
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File

doc/PyConDC_2003/bpl.txt

@@ -1,947 +1 @@
-+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+This file has been moved to http://www.boost-consulting.com/writing/bpl.txt.
- Building Hybrid Systems with Boost.Python
-+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
-
-:Author: David Abrahams
-:Contact: dave@boost-consulting.com
-:organization: `Boost Consulting`_
-:date: $Date$
-
-:Author: Ralf W. Grosse-Kunstleve
-
-:copyright: Copyright David Abrahams and Ralf W. Grosse-Kunstleve 2003. All rights reserved
-
-.. contents:: Table of Contents
-
-.. _`Boost Consulting`: http://www.boost-consulting.com
-
-==========
- Abstract
-==========
-
-Boost.Python is an open source C++ library which provides a concise
-IDL-like interface for binding C++ classes and functions to
-Python. Leveraging the full power of C++ compile-time introspection
-and of recently developed metaprogramming techniques, this is achieved
-entirely in pure C++, without introducing a new syntax.
-Boost.Python's rich set of features and high-level interface make it
-possible to engineer packages from the ground up as hybrid systems,
-giving programmers easy and coherent access to both the efficient
-compile-time polymorphism of C++ and the extremely convenient run-time
-polymorphism of Python.
-
-==============
- Introduction
-==============
-
-Python and C++ are in many ways as different as two languages could
-be: while C++ is usually compiled to machine-code, Python is
-interpreted.  Python's dynamic type system is often cited as the
-foundation of its flexibility, while in C++ static typing is the
-cornerstone of its efficiency. C++ has an intricate and difficult
-compile-time meta-language, while in Python, practically everything
-happens at runtime.
-
-Yet for many programmers, these very differences mean that Python and
-C++ complement one another perfectly.  Performance bottlenecks in
-Python programs can be rewritten in C++ for maximal speed, and
-authors of powerful C++ libraries choose Python as a middleware
-language for its flexible system integration capabilities.
-Furthermore, the surface differences mask some strong similarities:
-
-* 'C'-family control structures (if, while, for...)
-
-* Support for object-orientation, functional programming, and generic
-  programming (these are both *multi-paradigm* programming languages.)
-
-* Comprehensive operator overloading facilities, recognizing the
-  importance of syntactic variability for readability and
-  expressivity.
-
-* High-level concepts such as collections and iterators.
-
-* High-level encapsulation facilities (C++: namespaces, Python: modules)
-  to support the design of re-usable libraries.
-
-* Exception-handling for effective management of error conditions.
-
-* C++ idioms in common use, such as handle/body classes and
-  reference-counted smart pointers mirror Python reference semantics.
-
-Given Python's rich 'C' interoperability API, it should in principle
-be possible to expose C++ type and function interfaces to Python with
-an analogous interface to their C++ counterparts.  However, the
-facilities provided by Python alone for integration with C++ are
-relatively meager.  Compared to C++ and Python, 'C' has only very
-rudimentary abstraction facilities, and support for exception-handling
-is completely missing.  'C' extension module writers are required to
-manually manage Python reference counts, which is both annoyingly
-tedious and extremely error-prone. Traditional extension modules also
-tend to contain a great deal of boilerplate code repetition which
-makes them difficult to maintain, especially when wrapping an evolving
-API.
-
-These limitations have lead to the development of a variety of wrapping
-systems.  SWIG_ is probably the most popular package for the
-integration of C/C++ and Python. A more recent development is SIP_,
-which was specifically designed for interfacing Python with the Qt_
-graphical user interface library.  Both SWIG and SIP introduce their
-own specialized languages for customizing inter-language bindings.
-This has certain advantages, but having to deal with three different
-languages (Python, C/C++ and the interface language) also introduces
-practical and mental difficulties.  The CXX_ package demonstrates an
-interesting alternative.  It shows that at least some parts of
-Python's 'C' API can be wrapped and presented through a much more
-user-friendly C++ interface. However, unlike SWIG and SIP, CXX does
-not include support for wrapping C++ classes as new Python types.
-
-The features and goals of Boost.Python_ overlap significantly with
-many of these other systems.  That said, Boost.Python attempts to
-maximize convenience and flexibility without introducing a separate
-wrapping language.  Instead, it presents the user with a high-level
-C++ interface for wrapping C++ classes and functions, managing much of
-the complexity behind-the-scenes with static metaprogramming.
-Boost.Python also goes beyond the scope of earlier systems by
-providing:
-
-* Support for C++ virtual functions that can be overridden in Python.
-
-* Comprehensive lifetime management facilities for low-level C++
-  pointers and references.
-
-* Support for organizing extensions as Python packages,
-  with a central registry for inter-language type conversions.
-
-* A safe and convenient mechanism for tying into Python's powerful
-  serialization engine (pickle).
-
-* Coherence with the rules for handling C++ lvalues and rvalues that
-  can only come from a deep understanding of both the Python and C++
-  type systems.
-
-The key insight that sparked the development of Boost.Python is that
-much of the boilerplate code in traditional extension modules could be
-eliminated using C++ compile-time introspection.  Each argument of a
-wrapped C++ function must be extracted from a Python object using a
-procedure that depends on the argument type.  Similarly the function's
-return type determines how the return value will be converted from C++
-to Python.  Of course argument and return types are part of each
-function's type, and this is exactly the source from which
-Boost.Python deduces most of the information required.
-
-This approach leads to *user guided wrapping*: as much information is
-extracted directly from the source code to be wrapped as is possible
-within the framework of pure C++, and some additional information is
-supplied explicitly by the user.  Mostly the guidance is mechanical
-and little real intervention is required.  Because the interface
-specification is written in the same full-featured language as the
-code being exposed, the user has unprecedented power available when
-she does need to take control.
-
-.. _Python: http://www.python.org/
-.. _SWIG: http://www.swig.org/
-.. _SIP: http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/sip/index.php
-.. _Qt: http://www.trolltech.com/
-.. _CXX: http://cxx.sourceforge.net/
-.. _Boost.Python: http://www.boost.org/libs/python/doc
-
-===========================
- Boost.Python Design Goals 
-===========================
-
-The primary goal of Boost.Python is to allow users to expose C++
-classes and functions to Python using nothing more than a C++
-compiler.  In broad strokes, the user experience should be one of
-directly manipulating C++ objects from Python.
-
-However, it's also important not to translate all interfaces *too*
-literally: the idioms of each language must be respected.  For
-example, though C++ and Python both have an iterator concept, they are
-expressed very differently.  Boost.Python has to be able to bridge the
-interface gap.
-
-It must be possible to insulate Python users from crashes resulting
-from trivial misuses of C++ interfaces, such as accessing
-already-deleted objects.  By the same token the library should
-insulate C++ users from low-level Python 'C' API, replacing
-error-prone 'C' interfaces like manual reference-count management and
-raw ``PyObject`` pointers with more-robust alternatives.
-
-Support for component-based development is crucial, so that C++ types
-exposed in one extension module can be passed to functions exposed in
-another without loss of crucial information like C++ inheritance
-relationships.
-
-Finally, all wrapping must be *non-intrusive*, without modifying or
-even seeing the original C++ source code.  Existing C++ libraries have
-to be wrappable by third parties who only have access to header files
-and binaries.
-
-==========================
- Hello Boost.Python World
-==========================
-
-And now for a preview of Boost.Python, and how it improves on the raw
-facilities offered by Python. Here's a function we might want to
-expose::
-
-    char const* greet(unsigned x)
-    {
-       static char const* const msgs[] = { "hello", "Boost.Python", "world!" };
-
-       if (x > 2) 
-           throw std::range_error("greet: index out of range");
-
-       return msgs[x];
-    }
-
-To wrap this function in standard C++ using the Python 'C' API, we'd
-need something like this::
-
-    extern "C" // all Python interactions use 'C' linkage and calling convention
-    {
-        // Wrapper to handle argument/result conversion and checking
-        PyObject* greet_wrap(PyObject* args, PyObject * keywords)
-        {
-             int x;
-             if (PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "i", &x))    // extract/check arguments
-             {
-                 char const* result = greet(x);      // invoke wrapped function
-                 return PyString_FromString(result); // convert result to Python
-             }
-             return 0;                               // error occurred
-        }
-
-        // Table of wrapped functions to be exposed by the module
-        static PyMethodDef methods[] = {
-            { "greet", greet_wrap, METH_VARARGS, "return one of 3 parts of a greeting" }
-            , { NULL, NULL, 0, NULL } // sentinel
-        };
-
-        // module initialization function
-        DL_EXPORT init_hello()
-        {
-            (void) Py_InitModule("hello", methods); // add the methods to the module
-        }
-    }
-
-Now here's the wrapping code we'd use to expose it with Boost.Python::
-
-    #include <boost/python.hpp>
-    using namespace boost::python;
-    BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(hello)
-    {
-        def("greet", greet, "return one of 3 parts of a greeting");
-    }
-
-and here it is in action::
-
-    >>> import hello
-    >>> for x in range(3):
-    ...     print hello.greet(x)
-    ...
-    hello
-    Boost.Python
-    world!
-
-Aside from the fact that the 'C' API version is much more verbose,
-it's worth noting a few things that it doesn't handle correctly:
-
-* The original function accepts an unsigned integer, and the Python
-  'C' API only gives us a way of extracting signed integers. The
-  Boost.Python version will raise a Python exception if we try to pass
-  a negative number to ``hello.greet``, but the other one will proceed
-  to do whatever the C++ implementation does when converting an
-  negative integer to unsigned (usually wrapping to some very large
-  number), and pass the incorrect translation on to the wrapped
-  function.
-
-* That brings us to the second problem: if the C++ ``greet()``
-  function is called with a number greater than 2, it will throw an
-  exception.  Typically, if a C++ exception propagates across the
-  boundary with code generated by a 'C' compiler, it will cause a
-  crash.  As you can see in the first version, there's no C++
-  scaffolding there to prevent this from happening.  Functions wrapped
-  by Boost.Python automatically include an exception-handling layer
-  which protects Python users by translating unhandled C++ exceptions
-  into a corresponding Python exception.
-
-* A slightly more-subtle limitation is that the argument conversion
-  used in the Python 'C' API case can only get that integer ``x`` in
-  *one way*.  PyArg_ParseTuple can't convert Python ``long`` objects
-  (arbitrary-precision integers) which happen to fit in an ``unsigned
-  int`` but not in a ``signed long``, nor will it ever handle a
-  wrapped C++ class with a user-defined implicit ``operator unsigned
-  int()`` conversion. Boost.Python's dynamic type conversion
-  registry allows users to add arbitrary conversion methods.
-
-==================
- Library Overview
-==================
-
-This section outlines some of the library's major features.  Except as
-neccessary to avoid confusion, details of library implementation are
-omitted.
-
-------------------
- Exposing Classes
-------------------
-
-C++ classes and structs are exposed with a similarly-terse interface.
-Given::
-
-    struct World
-    {
-        void set(std::string msg) { this->msg = msg; }
-        std::string greet() { return msg; }
-        std::string msg;
-    };
-
-The following code will expose it in our extension module::
-    
-    #include <boost/python.hpp>
-    BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(hello)
-    {
-        class_<World>("World")
-            .def("greet", &World::greet)
-            .def("set", &World::set)
-        ;
-    }
-
-Although this code has a certain pythonic familiarity, people
-sometimes find the syntax bit confusing because it doesn't look like
-most of the C++ code they're used to. All the same, this is just
-standard C++.  Because of their flexible syntax and operator
-overloading, C++ and Python are great for defining domain-specific
-(sub)languages
-(DSLs), and that's what we've done in Boost.Python. To break it down::
-
-    class_<World>("World")
-
-constructs an unnamed object of type ``class_<World>`` and passes
-``"World"`` to its constructor.  This creates a new-style Python class
-called ``World`` in the extension module, and associates it with the
-C++ type ``World`` in the Boost.Python type conversion registry.  We
-might have also written::
-
-    class_<World> w("World");
-
-but that would've been more verbose, since we'd have to name ``w``
-again to invoke its ``def()`` member function::
-
-        w.def("greet", &World::greet)
-
-There's nothing special about the location of the dot for member
-access in the original example: C++ allows any amount of whitespace on
-either side of a token, and placing the dot at the beginning of each
-line allows us to chain as many successive calls to member functions
-as we like with a uniform syntax.  The other key fact that allows
-chaining is that ``class_<>`` member functions all return a reference
-to ``*this``.
-
-So the example is equivalent to::
-
-    class_<World> w("World");
-    w.def("greet", &World::greet);
-    w.def("set", &World::set);
-
-It's occasionally useful to be able to break down the components of a
-Boost.Python class wrapper in this way, but the rest of this article
-will stick to the terse syntax.
-
-For completeness, here's the wrapped class in use: ::
-
-    >>> import hello
-    >>> planet = hello.World()
-    >>> planet.set('howdy')
-    >>> planet.greet()
-    'howdy'
-
-Constructors
-============
-
-Since our ``World`` class is just a plain ``struct``, it has an
-implicit no-argument (nullary) constructor.  Boost.Python exposes the
-nullary constructor by default, which is why we were able to write: ::
-
-  >>> planet = hello.World()
-
-However, well-designed classes in any language may require constructor
-arguments in order to establish their invariants.  Unlike Python,
-where ``__init__`` is just a specially-named method, In C++
-constructors cannot be handled like ordinary member functions.  In
-particular, we can't take their address: ``&World::World`` is an
-error.  The library provides a different interface for specifying
-constructors.  Given::
-
-    struct World
-    {
-        World(std::string msg); // added constructor
-        ...
-
-we can modify our wrapping code as follows::
-
-    class_<World>("World", init<std::string>())
-        ...
-
-of course, a C++ class may have additional constructors, and we can
-expose those as well by passing more instances of ``init<...>`` to
-``def()``::
-
-    class_<World>("World", init<std::string>())
-        .def(init<double, double>())
-        ...
-
-Boost.Python allows wrapped functions, member functions, and
-constructors to be overloaded to mirror C++ overloading.
-
-Data Members and Properties
-===========================
-
-Any publicly-accessible data members in a C++ class can be easily
-exposed as either ``readonly`` or ``readwrite`` attributes::
-
-    class_<World>("World", init<std::string>())
-        .def_readonly("msg", &World::msg)
-        ...
-
-and can be used directly in Python: ::
-
-    >>> planet = hello.World('howdy')
-    >>> planet.msg
-    'howdy'
-
-This does *not* result in adding attributes to the ``World`` instance
-``__dict__``, which can result in substantial memory savings when
-wrapping large data structures.  In fact, no instance ``__dict__``
-will be created at all unless attributes are explicitly added from
-Python. Boost.Python owes this capability to the new Python 2.2 type
-system, in particular the descriptor interface and ``property`` type.
-
-In C++, publicly-accessible data members are considered a sign of poor
-design because they break encapsulation, and style guides usually
-dictate the use of "getter" and "setter" functions instead.  In
-Python, however, ``__getattr__``, ``__setattr__``, and since 2.2,
-``property`` mean that attribute access is just one more
-well-encapsulated syntactic tool at the programmer's disposal.
-Boost.Python bridges this idiomatic gap by making Python ``property``
-creation directly available to users.  If ``msg`` were private, we
-could still expose it as attribute in Python as follows::
-
-    class_<World>("World", init<std::string>())
-        .add_property("msg", &World::greet, &World::set)
-        ...
-
-The example above mirrors the familiar usage of properties in Python
-2.2+: ::
-
-    >>> class World(object):
-    ...     __init__(self, msg):
-    ...         self.__msg = msg
-    ...     def greet(self):
-    ...         return self.__msg
-    ...     def set(self, msg):
-    ...         self.__msg = msg
-    ...     msg = property(greet, set)
-
-Operator Overloading
-====================
-
-The ability to write arithmetic operators for user-defined types has
-been a major factor in the success of both languages for numerical
-computation, and the success of packages like NumPy_ attests to the
-power of exposing operators in extension modules.  Boost.Python
-provides a concise mechanism for wrapping operator overloads. The
-example below shows a fragment from a wrapper for the Boost rational
-number library::
-
-    class_<rational<int> >("rational_int")
-      .def(init<int, int>()) // constructor, e.g. rational_int(3,4)
-      .def("numerator", &rational<int>::numerator)
-      .def("denominator", &rational<int>::denominator)
-      .def(-self)        // __neg__ (unary minus)
-      .def(self + self)  // __add__ (homogeneous)
-      .def(self * self)  // __mul__
-      .def(self + int()) // __add__ (heterogenous)
-      .def(int() + self) // __radd__
-      ...
-
-The magic is performed using a simplified application of "expression
-templates" [VELD1995]_, a technique originally developed for
-optimization of high-performance matrix algebra expressions.  The
-essence is that instead of performing the computation immediately,
-operators are overloaded to construct a type *representing* the
-computation.  In matrix algebra, dramatic optimizations are often
-available when the structure of an entire expression can be taken into
-account, rather than evaluating each operation "greedily".
-Boost.Python uses the same technique to build an appropriate Python
-method object based on expressions involving ``self``.
-
-.. _NumPy: http://www.pfdubois.com/numpy/
-
-Inheritance
-===========
-
-C++ inheritance relationships can be represented to Boost.Python by adding
-an optional ``bases<...>`` argument to the ``class_<...>`` template
-parameter list as follows::
-
-     class_<Derived, bases<Base1,Base2> >("Derived")
-          ...
-
-This has two effects:  
-
-1. When the ``class_<...>`` is created, Python type objects
-   corresponding to ``Base1`` and ``Base2`` are looked up in
-   Boost.Python's registry, and are used as bases for the new Python
-   ``Derived`` type object, so methods exposed for the Python ``Base1``
-   and ``Base2`` types are automatically members of the ``Derived``
-   type.  Because the registry is global, this works correctly even if
-   ``Derived`` is exposed in a different module from either of its
-   bases.
-
-2. C++ conversions from ``Derived`` to its bases are added to the
-   Boost.Python registry.  Thus wrapped C++ methods expecting (a
-   pointer or reference to) an object of either base type can be
-   called with an object wrapping a ``Derived`` instance.  Wrapped
-   member functions of class ``T`` are treated as though they have an
-   implicit first argument of ``T&``, so these conversions are
-   neccessary to allow the base class methods to be called for derived
-   objects.
-
-Of course it's possible to derive new Python classes from wrapped C++
-class instances.  Because Boost.Python uses the new-style class
-system, that works very much as for the Python built-in types.  There
-is one significant detail in which it differs: the built-in types
-generally establish their invariants in their ``__new__`` function, so
-that derived classes do not need to call ``__init__`` on the base
-class before invoking its methods : ::
-
-    >>> class L(list):
-    ...      def __init__(self):
-    ...          pass
-    ...
-    >>> L().reverse()
-    >>> 
-
-Because C++ object construction is a one-step operation, C++ instance
-data cannot be constructed until the arguments are available, in the
-``__init__`` function: ::
-
-    >>> class D(SomeBoostPythonClass):
-    ...      def __init__(self):
-    ...          pass
-    ...
-    >>> D().some_boost_python_method()
-    Traceback (most recent call last):
-      File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
-    TypeError: bad argument type for built-in operation
-
-This happened because Boost.Python couldn't find instance data of type
-``SomeBoostPythonClass`` within the ``D`` instance; ``D``'s ``__init__``
-function masked construction of the base class.  It could be corrected
-by either removing ``D``'s ``__init__`` function or having it call
-``SomeBoostPythonClass.__init__(...)`` explicitly.
-
-Virtual Functions
-=================
-
-Deriving new types in Python from extension classes is not very
-interesting unless they can be used polymorphically from C++.  In
-other words, Python method implementations should appear to override
-the implementation of C++ virtual functions when called *through base
-class pointers/references from C++*.  Since the only way to alter the
-behavior of a virtual function is to override it in a derived class,
-the user must build a special derived class to dispatch a polymorphic
-class' virtual functions::
-
-    //
-    // interface to wrap:
-    //
-    class Base
-    {
-     public:
-        virtual int f(std::string x) { return 42; }
-        virtual ~Base();
-    };
-
-    int calls_f(Base const& b, std::string x) { return b.f(x); }
-
-    //
-    // Wrapping Code
-    //
-
-    // Dispatcher class
-    struct BaseWrap : Base
-    {
-        // Store a pointer to the Python object
-        BaseWrap(PyObject* self_) : self(self_) {}
-        PyObject* self;
-
-        // Default implementation, for when f is not overridden
-        int f_default(std::string x) { return this->Base::f(x); }
-        // Dispatch implementation
-        int f(std::string x) { return call_method<int>(self, "f", x); }
-    };
-
-    ...
-        def("calls_f", calls_f);
-        class_<Base, BaseWrap>("Base")
-            .def("f", &Base::f, &BaseWrap::f_default)
-            ;
-
-Now here's some Python code which demonstrates: ::
-
-    >>> class Derived(Base):
-    ...     def f(self, s):
-    ...          return len(s)
-    ...
-    >>> calls_f(Base(), 'foo')
-    42
-    >>> calls_f(Derived(), 'forty-two')
-    9
-
-Things to notice about the dispatcher class:
-
-* The key element which allows overriding in Python is the
-  ``call_method`` invocation, which uses the same global type
-  conversion registry as the C++ function wrapping does to convert its
-  arguments from C++ to Python and its return type from Python to C++.
-
-* Any constructor signatures you wish to wrap must be replicated with
-  an initial ``PyObject*`` argument
-
-* The dispatcher must store this argument so that it can be used to
-  invoke ``call_method``
-
-* The ``f_default`` member function is needed when the function being
-  exposed is not pure virtual; there's no other way ``Base::f`` can be
-  called on an object of type ``BaseWrap``, since it overrides ``f``.
-
-Deeper Reflection on the Horizon?
-=================================
-
-Admittedly, this formula is tedious to repeat, especially on a project
-with many polymorphic classes.  That it is neccessary reflects some
-limitations in C++'s compile-time introspection capabilities: there's
-no way to enumerate the members of a class and find out which are
-virtual functions.  At least one very promising project has been
-started to write a front-end which can generate these dispatchers (and
-other wrapping code) automatically from C++ headers.  
-
-Pyste_ is being developed by Bruno da Silva de Oliveira.  It builds on
-GCC_XML_, which generates an XML version of GCC's internal program
-representation.  Since GCC is a highly-conformant C++ compiler, this
-ensures correct handling of the most-sophisticated template code and
-full access to the underlying type system.  In keeping with the
-Boost.Python philosophy, a Pyste interface description is neither
-intrusive on the code being wrapped, nor expressed in some unfamiliar
-language: instead it is a 100% pure Python script.  If Pyste is
-successful it will mark a move away from wrapping everything directly
-in C++ for many of our users.  It will also allow us the choice to
-shift some of the metaprogram code from C++ to Python.  We expect that
-soon, not only our users but the Boost.Python developers themselves
-will be "thinking hybrid" about their own code.
-
-.. _`GCC_XML`: http://www.gccxml.org/HTML/Index.html
-.. _`Pyste`: http://www.boost.org/libs/python/pyste
-
----------------
- Serialization
----------------
-
-*Serialization* is the process of converting objects in memory to a
-form that can be stored on disk or sent over a network connection. The
-serialized object (most often a plain string) can be retrieved and
-converted back to the original object. A good serialization system will
-automatically convert entire object hierarchies. Python's standard
-``pickle`` module is just such a system.  It leverages the language's strong
-runtime introspection facilities for serializing practically arbitrary
-user-defined objects. With a few simple and unintrusive provisions this
-powerful machinery can be extended to also work for wrapped C++ objects.
-Here is an example::
-
-    #include <string>
-
-    struct World
-    {
-        World(std::string a_msg) : msg(a_msg) {}
-        std::string greet() const { return msg; }
-        std::string msg;
-    };
-
-    #include <boost/python.hpp>
-    using namespace boost::python;
-
-    struct World_picklers : pickle_suite
-    {
-      static tuple
-      getinitargs(World const& w) { return make_tuple(w.greet()); }
-    };
-
-    BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(hello)
-    {
-        class_<World>("World", init<std::string>())
-            .def("greet", &World::greet)
-            .def_pickle(World_picklers())
-        ;
-    }
-
-Now let's create a ``World`` object and put it to rest on disk::
-
-    >>> import hello
-    >>> import pickle
-    >>> a_world = hello.World("howdy")
-    >>> pickle.dump(a_world, open("my_world", "w"))
-
-In a potentially *different script* on a potentially *different
-computer* with a potentially *different operating system*::
-
-    >>> import pickle
-    >>> resurrected_world = pickle.load(open("my_world", "r"))
-    >>> resurrected_world.greet()
-    'howdy'
-
-Of course the ``cPickle`` module can also be used for faster
-processing.
-
-Boost.Python's ``pickle_suite`` fully supports the ``pickle`` protocol
-defined in the standard Python documentation. Like a __getinitargs__
-function in Python, the pickle_suite's getinitargs() is responsible for
-creating the argument tuple that will be use to reconstruct the pickled
-object.  The other elements of the Python pickling protocol,
-__getstate__ and __setstate__ can be optionally provided via C++
-getstate and setstate functions.  C++'s static type system allows the
-library to ensure at compile-time that nonsensical combinations of
-functions (e.g. getstate without setstate) are not used.
-
-Enabling serialization of more complex C++ objects requires a little
-more work than is shown in the example above. Fortunately the
-``object`` interface (see next section) greatly helps in keeping the
-code manageable.
-
-------------------
- Object interface
-------------------
-
-Experienced 'C' language extension module authors will be familiar
-with the ubiquitous ``PyObject*``, manual reference-counting, and the
-need to remember which API calls return "new" (owned) references or
-"borrowed" (raw) references.  These constraints are not just
-cumbersome but also a major source of errors, especially in the
-presence of exceptions.
-
-Boost.Python provides a class ``object`` which automates reference
-counting and provides conversion to Python from C++ objects of
-arbitrary type.  This significantly reduces the learning effort for
-prospective extension module writers.
-
-Creating an ``object`` from any other type is extremely simple::
-
-    object s("hello, world");  // s manages a Python string
-
-``object`` has templated interactions with all other types, with
-automatic to-python conversions. It happens so naturally that it's
-easily overlooked::
-
-   object ten_Os = 10 * s[4]; // -> "oooooooooo"
-
-In the example above, ``4`` and ``10`` are converted to Python objects
-before the indexing and multiplication operations are invoked.
-
-The ``extract<T>`` class template can be used to convert Python objects
-to C++ types::
-
-    double x = extract<double>(o);
-
-If a conversion in either direction cannot be performed, an
-appropriate exception is thrown at runtime.
-
-The ``object`` type is accompanied by a set of derived types
-that mirror the Python built-in types such as ``list``, ``dict``,
-``tuple``, etc. as much as possible. This enables convenient
-manipulation of these high-level types from C++::
-
-    dict d;
-    d["some"] = "thing";
-    d["lucky_number"] = 13;
-    list l = d.keys();
-
-This almost looks and works like regular Python code, but it is pure
-C++.  Of course we can wrap C++ functions which accept or return
-``object`` instances.
-
-=================
- Thinking hybrid
-=================
-
-Because of the practical and mental difficulties of combining
-programming languages, it is common to settle a single language at the
-outset of any development effort.  For many applications, performance
-considerations dictate the use of a compiled language for the core
-algorithms.  Unfortunately, due to the complexity of the static type
-system, the price we pay for runtime performance is often a
-significant increase in development time.  Experience shows that
-writing maintainable C++ code usually takes longer and requires *far*
-more hard-earned working experience than developing comparable Python
-code.  Even when developers are comfortable working exclusively in
-compiled languages, they often augment their systems by some type of
-ad hoc scripting layer for the benefit of their users without ever
-availing themselves of the same advantages.
-
-Boost.Python enables us to *think hybrid*.  Python can be used for
-rapidly prototyping a new application; its ease of use and the large
-pool of standard libraries give us a head start on the way to a
-working system.  If necessary, the working code can be used to
-discover rate-limiting hotspots.  To maximize performance these can
-be reimplemented in C++, together with the Boost.Python bindings
-needed to tie them back into the existing higher-level procedure.
-
-Of course, this *top-down* approach is less attractive if it is clear
-from the start that many algorithms will eventually have to be
-implemented in C++.  Fortunately Boost.Python also enables us to
-pursue a *bottom-up* approach.  We have used this approach very
-successfully in the development of a toolbox for scientific
-applications.  The toolbox started out mainly as a library of C++
-classes with Boost.Python bindings, and for a while the growth was
-mainly concentrated on the C++ parts.  However, as the toolbox is
-becoming more complete, more and more newly added functionality can be
-implemented in Python.
-
-.. image:: python_cpp_mix.jpg
-
-This figure shows the estimated ratio of newly added C++ and Python
-code over time as new algorithms are implemented.  We expect this
-ratio to level out near 70% Python.  Being able to solve new problems
-mostly in Python rather than a more difficult statically typed
-language is the return on our investment in Boost.Python.  The ability
-to access all of our code from Python allows a broader group of
-developers to use it in the rapid development of new applications.
-
-=====================
- Development history
-=====================
-
-The first version of Boost.Python was developed in 2000 by Dave
-Abrahams at Dragon Systems, where he was privileged to have Tim Peters
-as a guide to "The Zen of Python".  One of Dave's jobs was to develop
-a Python-based natural language processing system.  Since it was
-eventually going to be targeting embedded hardware, it was always
-assumed that the compute-intensive core would be rewritten in C++ to
-optimize speed and memory footprint [#proto]_.  The project also wanted to
-test all of its C++ code using Python test scripts [#test]_.  The only
-tool we knew of for binding C++ and Python was SWIG_, and at the time
-its handling of C++ was weak.  It would be false to claim any deep
-insight into the possible advantages of Boost.Python's approach at
-this point.  Dave's interest and expertise in fancy C++ template
-tricks had just reached the point where he could do some real damage,
-and Boost.Python emerged as it did because it filled a need and
-because it seemed like a cool thing to try.
-
-This early version was aimed at many of the same basic goals we've
-described in this paper, differing most-noticeably by having a
-slightly more cumbersome syntax and by lack of special support for
-operator overloading, pickling, and component-based development.
-These last three features were quickly added by Ullrich Koethe and
-Ralf Grosse-Kunstleve [#feature]_, and other enthusiastic contributors arrived
-on the scene to contribute enhancements like support for nested
-modules and static member functions.
-
-By early 2001 development had stabilized and few new features were
-being added, however a disturbing new fact came to light: Ralf had
-begun testing Boost.Python on pre-release versions of a compiler using
-the EDG_ front-end, and the mechanism at the core of Boost.Python
-responsible for handling conversions between Python and C++ types was
-failing to compile.  As it turned out, we had been exploiting a very
-common bug in the implementation of all the C++ compilers we had
-tested.  We knew that as C++ compilers rapidly became more
-standards-compliant, the library would begin failing on more
-platforms.  Unfortunately, because the mechanism was so central to the
-functioning of the library, fixing the problem looked very difficult.
-
-Fortunately, later that year Lawrence Berkeley and later Lawrence
-Livermore National labs contracted with `Boost Consulting`_ for support
-and development of Boost.Python, and there was a new opportunity to
-address fundamental issues and ensure a future for the library.  A
-redesign effort began with the low level type conversion architecture,
-building in standards-compliance and support for component-based
-development (in contrast to version 1 where conversions had to be
-explicitly imported and exported across module boundaries).  A new
-analysis of the relationship between the Python and C++ objects was
-done, resulting in more intuitive handling for C++ lvalues and
-rvalues.
-
-The emergence of a powerful new type system in Python 2.2 made the
-choice of whether to maintain compatibility with Python 1.5.2 easy:
-the opportunity to throw away a great deal of elaborate code for
-emulating classic Python classes alone was too good to pass up.  In
-addition, Python iterators and descriptors provided crucial and
-elegant tools for representing similar C++ constructs.  The
-development of the generalized ``object`` interface allowed us to
-further shield C++ programmers from the dangers and syntactic burdens
-of the Python 'C' API.  A great number of other features including C++
-exception translation, improved support for overloaded functions, and
-most significantly, CallPolicies for handling pointers and
-references, were added during this period.
-
-In October 2002, version 2 of Boost.Python was released.  Development
-since then has concentrated on improved support for C++ runtime
-polymorphism and smart pointers.  Peter Dimov's ingenious
-``boost::shared_ptr`` design in particular has allowed us to give the
-hybrid developer a consistent interface for moving objects back and
-forth across the language barrier without loss of information.  At
-first, we were concerned that the sophistication and complexity of the
-Boost.Python v2 implementation might discourage contributors, but the
-emergence of Pyste_ and several other significant feature
-contributions have laid those fears to rest.  Daily questions on the
-Python C++-sig and a backlog of desired improvements show that the
-library is getting used.  To us, the future looks bright.
-
-.. _`EDG`: http://www.edg.com
-
-=============
- Conclusions
-=============
-
-Boost.Python achieves seamless interoperability between two rich and
-complimentary language environments.  Because it leverages template
-metaprogramming to introspect about types and functions, the user
-never has to learn a third syntax: the interface definitions are
-written in concise and maintainable C++.  Also, the wrapping system
-doesn't have to parse C++ headers or represent the type system: the
-compiler does that work for us.
-
-Computationally intensive tasks play to the strengths of C++ and are
-often impossible to implement efficiently in pure Python, while jobs
-like serialization that are trivial in Python can be very difficult in
-pure C++.  Given the luxury of building a hybrid software system from
-the ground up, we can approach design with new confidence and power.
-
-===========
- Citations
-===========
-
-.. [VELD1995] T. Veldhuizen, "Expression Templates," C++ Report,
-   Vol. 7 No. 5 June 1995, pp. 26-31.
-   http://osl.iu.edu/~tveldhui/papers/Expression-Templates/exprtmpl.html
-
-===========
- Footnotes
-===========
-
-.. [#proto] In retrospect, it seems that "thinking hybrid" from the
-        ground up might have been better for the NLP system: the
-        natural component boundaries defined by the pure python
-        prototype turned out to be inappropriate for getting the
-        desired performance and memory footprint out of the C++ core,
-        which eventually caused some redesign overhead on the Python
-        side when the core was moved to C++.
-
-.. [#test] We also have some reservations about driving all C++
-        testing through a Python interface, unless that's the only way
-        it will be ultimately used.  Any transition across language
-        boundaries with such different object models can inevitably
-        mask bugs.
-
-.. [#feature] These features were expressed very differently in v1 of
-        Boost.Python

doc/PyConDC_2003/bpl_mods.txt

@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ correctly:
 ==================
 
 This section outlines some of the library's major features.  Except as
-neccessary to avoid confusion, details of library implementation are
+necessary to avoid confusion, details of library implementation are
 omitted.
 
 -------------------------------------------
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ This has two effects:
    called with an object wrapping a ``Derived`` instance.  Wrapped
    member functions of class ``T`` are treated as though they have an
    implicit first argument of ``T&``, so these conversions are
-   neccessary to allow the base class methods to be called for derived
+   necessary to allow the base class methods to be called for derived
    objects.
 
 Of course it's possible to derive new Python classes from wrapped C++
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ Things to notice about the dispatcher class:
   called on an object of type ``BaseWrap``, since it overrides ``f``.
 
 Admittedly, this formula is tedious to repeat, especially on a project
-with many polymorphic classes; that it is neccessary reflects
+with many polymorphic classes; that it is necessary reflects
 limitations in C++'s compile-time reflection capabilities.  Several
 efforts are underway to write front-ends for Boost.Python which can
 generate these dispatchers (and other wrapping code) automatically.

doc/building.html

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       <tr>
         <td valign="top" width="300">
           <h3><a href="../../../index.htm"><img height="86" width="277" alt=
-          "C++ Boost" src="../../../c++boost.gif" border="0"></a></h3>
+          "C++ Boost" src="../../../boost.png" border="0"></a></h3>
         </td>
 
         <td valign="top">
@@ -55,15 +55,6 @@
 
       <dt><a href="#building_ext">Building your Extension Module</a></dt>
 
-      <dd>
-        <dl>
-          <dt><a href="#easy">The Easy Way</a></dt>
-
-          <dt><a href="#outside">Building your module outside the Boost
-          project tree</a></dt>
-        </dl>
-      </dd>
-
       <dt><a href="#variants">Build Variants</a></dt>
 
       <dt><a href="#VisualStudio">Building Using the Microsoft Visual Studio
@@ -83,17 +74,20 @@
     <p>Normally, Boost.Python extension modules must be linked with the
     <code>boost_python</code> shared library. In special circumstances you
     may want to link to a static version of the <code>boost_python</code>
-    library, but if multiple Boost.Pythone extension modules are used
+    library, but if multiple Boost.Python extension modules are used
     together, it will prevent sharing of types across extension modules, and
     consume extra code space. To build <code>boost_python</code>, use <a
-    href="../../../tools/build/index.html">Boost.Build</a> in the usual way
+    href="../../../tools/build/v1/build_system.htm">Boost.Build</a> in the
-    from the <code>libs/python/build</code> subdirectory of your boost
+    usual way from the <code>libs/python/build</code> subdirectory of your
-    installation (if you have already built boost from the top level this may
+    boost installation (if you have already built boost from the top level
-    have no effect, since the work is already done).</p>
+    this may have no effect, since the work is already done).</p>
 
-    <h3><a name="configuration">Basic Configuration</a></h3>
+    <h3><a name="configuration">Basic Configuration</a></h3> You may
-    You may need to configure the following variables to point Boost.Build at
+    need to configure the following variables to point Boost.Build at
-    your Python installation: 
+    your Python installation.  Variables can be either set in the
+    environment or passed on the <code>bjam</code> command-line
+    as <code>-s</code><i>name</i><code>=</code><i>value</i>.  Variable
+    names are case-sensitive.
 
     <table border="1" summary="build configuration variables">
       <tr>
@@ -107,28 +101,29 @@
       </tr>
 
       <tr>
-        <td><code>PYTHON_ROOT</code></td>
-
-        <td>The root directory of your Python installation</td>
-
-        <td>Windows:&nbsp;<code>c:/tools/python</code>
-        Unix:&nbsp;<code>/usr/local</code></td>
-
-        <td>On Unix, this is the <code>--with-prefix=</code> directory used
-        to configure Python</td>
-      </tr>
-
       <tr>
         <td><code>PYTHON_VERSION</code></td>
 
         <td>The The 2-part python Major.Minor version number</td>
 
-        <td><code>2.2</code></td>
+        <td><code>2.4</code></td>
 
         <td>Be sure not to include a third number, e.g. <b>not</b>
         "<code>2.2.1</code>", even if that's the version you have.</td>
       </tr>
 
+        <td><code>PYTHON_ROOT</code></td>
+
+        <td>The root directory of your Python installation</td>
+
+        <td>Windows:&nbsp;<code>c:/Python</code><i>(10*Version)</i>, e.g. <code>c:/Python24</code>
+<br>
+        *nix/Cygwin:&nbsp;<code>/usr</code></td>
+
+        <td>On *nix, this should be the <code>--prefix=</code> directory used
+        to configure Python when it was built and installed.</td>
+      </tr>
+
       <tr>
         <td><code>PYTHON_INCLUDES</code></td>
 
@@ -181,7 +176,7 @@
       <tr>
         <td><code>CYGWIN_PYTHON_[DEBUG_]ROOT</code></td>
 
-        <td>unix-style path containing the <code>include/</code> directory
+        <td>*nix-style path containing the <code>include/</code> directory
         containing
         <code>python$(CYGWIN_PYTHON_[DEBUG_]VERSION)/python.h</code>.</td>
 
@@ -228,8 +223,10 @@
     <h3><a name="mingw">Notes for MinGW (and Cygwin with -mno-cygwin) GCC
     Users</a></h3>
 
-    <p>You will need to create a MinGW-compatible version of the Python
+    <p>If you are using a version of Python prior to 2.4.1 with a
-    library; the one shipped with Python will only work with a
+    MinGW prior to 3.0.0 (with binutils-2.13.90-20030111-1), you will
+    need to create a MinGW-compatible version of the Python library;
+    the one shipped with Python will only work with a
     Microsoft-compatible linker. Follow the instructions in the
     "Non-Microsoft" section of the "Building Extensions: Tips And Tricks"
     chapter in <a href=
@@ -258,68 +255,102 @@
     <blockquote>
 <pre>
 bjam -sTOOLS=<i><a href=
-"../../../tools/build/index.html#Tools">toolset</a></i> test
+"../../../more/getting_started.html#Tools">toolset</a></i> test
 </pre>
     </blockquote>
     This will update all of the Boost.Python v1 test and example targets. The
-    tests are relatively quiet by default. To get more-verbose output, you
+    tests are relatively verbose by default. To get less-verbose output, you
     might try 
 
     <blockquote>
 <pre>
 bjam -sTOOLS=<i><a href=
-"../../../tools/build/index.html#Tools">toolset</a></i> -sPYTHON_TEST_ARGS=-v test
+"../../../more/getting_started.html#Tools">toolset</a></i> -sPYTHON_TEST_ARGS= test
 </pre>
     </blockquote>
-    which will print each test's Python code with the expected output as it
+    By default, <code>PYTHON_TEST_ARGS</code> is set to <code>-v</code>.
-    passes. 
 
     <h2><a name="building_ext">Building your Extension Module</a></h2>
-    Though there are other approaches, the best way to build an extension
+    Though there are other approaches, the smoothest and most reliable way to
-    module using Boost.Python is with Boost.Build. If you have to use another
+    build an extension module using Boost.Python is with Boost.Build. If you
-    build system, you should use Boost.Build at least once with the
+    have to use another build system, you should use Boost.Build at least
-    "<code><b>-n</b></code>" option so you can see the command-lines it uses,
+    once with the "<code><b>-n</b></code>" option so you can see the
-    and replicate them. You are likely to run into compilation or linking
+    command-lines it uses, and replicate them. You are likely to run into
-    problems otherwise. 
+    compilation or linking problems otherwise. 
 
-    <h3><a name="easy">The Easy Way</a></h3>
+    <p>The files required to build a Boost.Python extension module using bjam
-    Until Boost.Build v2 is released, cross-project build dependencies are
+    are the "local" files <tt>Jamfile</tt>, <tt>Jamrules</tt>, and
-    not supported, so it works most smoothly if you add a new subproject to
+    <tt>boost_build.jam</tt>, and the <tt>boost/</tt>
-    your boost installation. The <code>libs/python/example</code>
+    and <tt>tools/build/v1/</tt> subdirectories of your Boost
-    subdirectory of your boost installation contains a minimal example (along
+    tree. The latter directory contains the source code of the
-    with many extra sources). To copy the example subproject: 
+    Boost.Build system, which is used to generate the correct build
+    commands for your extension module.  The '<tt>v1</tt>' refers to
+    Boost.Build version 1. Version 2 is pre-release and currently not
+    ready for general use.
+
+    <p>
+    The <tt>libs/python/example/</tt> project we're going to build is
+    set up to automatically rebuild the Boost.Python library in place
+    whenever it's out-of-date rather than just reusing an existing
+    library, so you'll also need the Boost.Python library sources in
+    <tt>boost/python/src/</tt>.
+    </p>
+
+    <blockquote>
+      <b>Note:</b> Third-party package and distribution maintainers
+      for various operating systems sometimes split up Boost's
+      structure or omit parts of it, so if you didn't download an
+      official <a href=
+    "http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586">Boost
+    release</a> you might want to <a href=
+      "http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/boost/boost/">browse our CVS
+      structure</a> to make sure you have everything you need, and in the
+      right places.
+    </blockquote>
+
+    <p>The <code>libs/python/example</code>
+    subdirectory of your boost installation contains a small example which
+    builds and tests two extensions. To build your own extensions copy the
+    example subproject and make the following two edits:</p>
 
     <ol>
-      <li>Create a new subdirectory in, <code>libs/python</code>, say
+      <li>
-      <code>libs/python/my_project</code>.</li>
+        <code><a href=
+        "../example/boost-build.jam"><b>boost-build.jam</b></a></code> - edit
+        the line which reads 
 
-      <li>Copy <code><a href=
+        <blockquote>
-      "../example/Jamfile">libs/python/example/Jamfile</a></code> to your new
+<pre>
-      directory.</li>
+boost-build ../../../tools/build/v1 ;
+</pre>
+        </blockquote>
+        so that the path refers to the <code>tools/build/v1</code>
+        subdirectory of your Boost installation. 
+      </li>
 
-      <li>Edit the Jamfile as appropriate for your project. You'll want to
+      <li>
-      change the "<code>subproject</code>" rule invocation at the top, and
+        <code><a href="../example/Jamrules"><b>Jamrules</b></a></code> - edit
-      the names of some of the source files and/or targets.</li>
+        the line which reads 
+
+        <blockquote>
+<pre>
+path-global BOOST_ROOT : ../../.. ;
+</pre>
+        </blockquote>
+        so that the path refers to the root directory of your Boost
+        installation.
+      </li>
     </ol>
-    The instructions <a href="#testing">above</a> for testing Boost.Python
-    apply equally to your new extension modules in this subproject. 
 
-    <h3><a name="outside">Building your module outside the Boost project
+    <p>The instructions <a href="#testing">above</a> for testing Boost.Python
-    tree</a></h3>
+    apply equally to your new extension modules in this subproject.</p>
-    If you can't (or don't wish to) modify your boost installation, the
-    alternative is to create your own Boost.Build project. A similar example
-    you can use as a starting point is available in <code><a href=
-    "../example/project.zip">this archive</a></code>. You'll need to edit the
-    Jamfile and Jamrules files, depending on the relative location of your
-    Boost installation and the new project. Note that automatic testing of
-    extension modules is not available in this configuration. 
 
     <h2><a name="variants">Build Variants</a></h2>
     Three <a href=
-    "../../../tools/build/build_system.htm#variants">variant</a>
+    "../../../tools/build/v1/build_system.htm#variants">variant</a>
     configurations of all python-related targets are supported, and can be
     selected by setting the <code><a href=
-    "../../../tools/build/build_system.htm#user_globals">BUILD</a></code>
+    "../../../tools/build/v1/build_system.htm#user_globals">BUILD</a></code>
     variable: 
 
     <ul>
@@ -334,7 +365,7 @@ bjam -sTOOLS=<i><a href=
     <p>The first two variants of the <code>boost_python</code> library are
     built by default, and are compatible with the default Python
     distribution. The <code>debug-python</code> variant corresponds to a
-    specially-built debugging version of Python. On Unix platforms, this
+    specially-built debugging version of Python. On *nix platforms, this
     python is built by adding <code>--with-pydebug</code> when configuring
     the Python build. On Windows, the debugging version of Python is
     generated by the "Win32 Debug" target of the <code>PCBuild.dsw</code>
@@ -371,8 +402,8 @@ bjam -sTOOLS=<i><a href=
     IDE</a></h2>
 
     <p>For the those of you who feel more comfortable in the IDE world, a
-    workspace and project file have been included in the <a href=
+    workspace and project file have been included in the <code>
-    "../build/VisualStudio">libs/python/build/VisualStudio</a> subdirectory.
+    libs/python/build/VisualStudio</code> subdirectory.
     It builds release and debug versions of the Boost.Python libraries and
     places them and the same directory as Jamfile build does, though the
     intermediate object files are placed in a different directory. The files
@@ -412,18 +443,18 @@ bjam -sTOOLS=<i><a href=
 
     <blockquote>
       <em>The Visual Studio project files are graciously contributed and
-      maintained by <a href="mailto:brett.calcott@paradise.net.nz">Brett
+        maintained by <a href="mailto:brett.calcott@gmail.com">Brett
       Calcott</a></em>.
     </blockquote>
     <hr>
 
-    <p>&copy; Copyright David Abrahams 2002. Permission to copy, use, modify,
+    <p>&copy; Copyright David Abrahams 2002-2004. Permission to copy,
-    sell and distribute this document is granted provided this copyright
+    use, modify, sell and distribute this document is granted provided
-    notice appears in all copies. This document is provided ``as is'' without
+    this copyright notice appears in all copies. This document is
-    express or implied warranty, and with no claim as to its suitability for
+    provided ``as is'' without express or implied warranty, and with
-    any purpose.</p>
+    no claim as to its suitability for any purpose.</p>
 
-    <p>Updated: 29 December, 2002 (David Abrahams)</p>
+    <p>Updated: 13 April 2004 (David Abrahams)</p>
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@@ -24,10 +24,60 @@
 
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+
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+                  <option label="Reference" value=
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+
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     Welcome to version 2 of <b>Boost.Python</b>, a C++ library which enables
     seamless interoperability between C++ and the <a href=
@@ -73,6 +123,14 @@
 
       <dt><a href="v2/reference.html">Reference Manual</a></dt>
 
+      <dt>Suites:</dt>
+        <dd>
+          <ul>
+            <li><a href="v2/pickle.html">Pickle</a></li>
+            <li><a href="v2/indexing.html">Indexing</a></li>
+          </ul>
+        </dd>
+
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       <dt><a href="v2/platforms.html">Known Working Platforms and
@@ -91,8 +149,10 @@
       <dt><a href="internals.html">Internals Documentation</a></dt>
 
       <dt><a href="news.html">News/Change Log</a></dt>
+ 
+      <dt><a href="../todo.html">TODO list</a></dt>
 
-      <dt><a href="v2/progress_reports.html">LLNL Progress Reports</a></dt>
+     <dt><a href="v2/progress_reports.html">LLNL Progress Reports</a></dt>
 
       <dt><a href="v2/acknowledgments.html">Acknowledgments</a></dt>
     </dl>
@@ -108,12 +168,12 @@
 
     <p>Revised 
     <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" S-Type="EDITED" S-Format="%d %B, %Y" startspan -->
-     18 March, 2003
+     26 August, 2003
     <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" endspan i-checksum="39359" -->
     </p>
 
-    <p><i>&copy; Copyright <a href="../../people/dave_abrahams.htm">Dave
+    <p><i>&copy; Copyright <a href="../../../people/dave_abrahams.htm">Dave
-    Abrahams</a> 2002. All Rights Reserved.</i></p>
+    Abrahams</a> 2002-2003.</i></p>
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-<div class="document" id="boost-python-internals">
+<div class="document" id="boost-python-internals-logo">
-<h1 class="title">Boost Python Internals</h1>
+<h1 class="title"><a class="reference" href="index.html">Boost.Python</a> Internals <a class="reference" href="../../../index.htm"><img alt="Boost" src="../../../boost.png" /></a></h1>
-<h2 class="subtitle" id="a-conversation-between-brett-calcott-and-david-abrahams">A conversation between Brett Calcott and David Abrahams</h2>
+<div class="section" id="a-conversation-between-brett-calcott-and-david-abrahams">
-<table class="docinfo" frame="void" rules="none">
+<h1><a name="a-conversation-between-brett-calcott-and-david-abrahams">A conversation between Brett Calcott and David Abrahams</a></h1>
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+<table class="field-list" frame="void" rules="none">
-<col class="docinfo-content" />
+<col class="field-name" />
+<col class="field-body" />
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-<tr><th class="docinfo-name">Copyright:</th>
+<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">copyright:</th><td class="field-body">Copyright David Abrahams and Brett Calcott 2003. See
-<td>Copyright Brett Calcott and David Abrahams 2003.  All
+accompanying <a class="reference" href="../../../LICENSE_1_0.txt">license</a> for terms of use.</td>
-rights reserved.</td></tr>
+</tr>
 </tbody>
 </table>
 <p>In both of these cases, I'm quite capable of reading code - but the
@@ -118,10 +118,11 @@ way from c++ to python and back again.</p>
 info in the LLNL progress reports and the messages they link to.
 Also,</p>
 <blockquote>
-<a class="reference" href="http://mail.python.org/pipermail/c++-sig/2002-May/001023.html">http://mail.python.org/pipermail/c++-sig/2002-May/001023.html</a>
+<p><a class="reference" href="http://mail.python.org/pipermail/c++-sig/2002-May/001023.html">http://mail.python.org/pipermail/c++-sig/2002-May/001023.html</a></p>
-<a class="reference" href="http://mail.python.org/pipermail/c++-sig/2002-December/003115.html">http://mail.python.org/pipermail/c++-sig/2002-December/003115.html</a>
+<p><a class="reference" href="http://mail.python.org/pipermail/c++-sig/2002-December/003115.html">http://mail.python.org/pipermail/c++-sig/2002-December/003115.html</a></p>
-<a class="reference" href="http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Message/1280898">http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Message/1280898</a>
+<p><a class="reference" href="http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Message/1280898">http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Message/1280898</a></p>
-<a class="reference" href="http://mail.python.org/pipermail/c++-sig/2002-July/001755.html">http://mail.python.org/pipermail/c++-sig/2002-July/001755.html</a></blockquote>
+<p><a class="reference" href="http://mail.python.org/pipermail/c++-sig/2002-July/001755.html">http://mail.python.org/pipermail/c++-sig/2002-July/001755.html</a></p>
+</blockquote>
 <p>from c++ to python:</p>
 <blockquote>
 <p>It depends on the type and the call policies in use or, for
@@ -174,10 +175,11 @@ possible, then construct the converted object as a second step.</p>
 </blockquote>
 </blockquote>
 </div>
+</div>
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@@ -1,13 +1,24 @@
-========================
+===================================
- Boost Python Internals 
+ Boost.Python_ Internals |(logo)|__
-========================
+===================================
+
+.. |(logo)| image:: ../../../boost.png
+   :alt: Boost
+   :class: boost-logo
+
+__ ../../../index.htm
+
+.. _`Boost.Python`: index.html
+
+.. _license: ../../../LICENSE_1_0.txt
+
 
 -------------------------------------------------------
 A conversation between Brett Calcott and David Abrahams
 -------------------------------------------------------
 
-:copyright: Copyright Brett Calcott and David Abrahams 2003.  All
+:copyright: Copyright David Abrahams and Brett Calcott 2003. See
-     rights reserved.
+            accompanying license_ for terms of use.
 
 In both of these cases, I'm quite capable of reading code - but the
 thing I don't get from scanning the source is a sense of the
@@ -107,8 +118,11 @@ Can you gesture in the general direction where these things are done?
   Also, 
 
         http://mail.python.org/pipermail/c++-sig/2002-May/001023.html
+
         http://mail.python.org/pipermail/c++-sig/2002-December/003115.html
+
         http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Message/1280898
+
         http://mail.python.org/pipermail/c++-sig/2002-July/001755.html
 
   from c++ to python:

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-
-<head>
-<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
-<title>A New Type Conversion Mechanism for Boost.Python</title>
-</head>
-
-<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">
-
-<p><img border="0" src="../../../c++boost.gif" width="277" height="86"
-alt="boost logo"></p>
-
-<h1>A New Type Conversion Mechanism for Boost.Python</h1>
-
-<p>By <a href="../../../people/dave_abrahams.htm">David Abrahams</a>.
-
-<h2>Introduction</h2>
-
-This document describes a redesign of the mechanism for automatically
-converting objects between C++ and Python. The current implementation
-uses two functions for any type <tt>T</tt>:
-
-<blockquote><pre>
-U from_python(PyObject*, type&lt;T&gt;);
-void to_python(V);
-</pre></blockquote>
-
-where U is convertible to T and T is convertible to V. These functions
-are at the heart of C++/Python interoperability in Boost.Python, so
-why would we want to change them? There are many reasons:
-
-<h3>Bugs</h3>
-<p>Firstly, the current mechanism relies on a common C++ compiler
-bug. This is not just embarrassing: as compilers get to be more
-conformant, the library stops working. The issue, in detail, is the
-use of inline friend functions in templates to generate
-conversions. It is a very powerful, and legal technique as long as
-it's used correctly:
-
-<blockquote><pre>
-template &lt;class Derived&gt;
-struct add_some_functions
-{
-     friend <i>return-type</i> some_function1(..., Derived <i>cv-*-&amp;-opt</i>, ...);
-     friend <i>return-type</i> some_function2(..., Derived <i>cv-*-&amp;-opt</i>, ...);
-};
-
-template &lt;class T&gt;
-struct some_template : add_some_functions&lt;some_template&lt;T&gt; &gt;
-{
-};
-</pre></blockquote>
-
-The <tt>add_some_functions</tt> template generates free functions
-which operate on <tt>Derived</tt>, or on related types. Strictly
-speaking the related types are not just cv-qualified <tt>Derived</tt>
-values, pointers and/or references. Section 3.4.2 in the standard
-describes exactly which types you must use as parameters to these
-functions if you want the functions to be found
-(there is also a less-technical description in section 11.5.1 of
-C++PL3 <a href="#ref_1">[1]</a>). Suffice it to say that
-with the current design, the <tt>from_python</tt> and
-<tt>to_python</tt> functions are not supposed to be callable under any
-conditions!
-
-<h3>Compilation and Linking Time</h3>
-
-The conversion functions generated for each wrapped class using the
-above technique are not function templates, but regular functions. The
-upshot is that they must <i>all</i> be generated regardless of whether
-they are actually used. Generating all of those functions can slow
-down module compilation, and resolving the references can slow down
-linking.
-
-<h3>Efficiency</h3>
-
-The conversion functions are primarily used in (member) function
-wrappers to convert the arguments and return values. Being functions,
-converters have no interface which allows us to ask &quot;will the
-conversion succeed?&quot; without calling the function. Since the
-return value of the function must be the object to be passed as an
-argument, Boost.Python currently uses C++ exception-handling to detect
-an unsuccessful conversion. It's not a particularly good use of
-exception-handling, since the failure is not handled very far from
-where it occurred. More importantly, it means that C++ exceptions are
-thrown during overload resolution as we seek an overload that matches
-the arguments passed. Depending on the implementation, this approach
-can result in significant slowdowns.
-
-<p>It is also unclear that the current library generates a minimal
-amount of code for any type conversion. Many of the conversion
-functions are nontrivial, and partly because of compiler limitations,
-they are declared <tt>inline</tt>. Also, we could have done a better
-job separating the type-specific conversion code from the code which
-is type-independent.
-
-<h3>Cross-module Support</h3>
-
-The current strategy requires every module to contain the definition
-of conversions it uses. In general, a new module can never supply
-conversion code which is used by another module. Ralf Grosse-Kunstleve
-designed a clever system which imports conversions directly from one
-library into another using some explicit declarations, but it has some
-disadvantages also:
-
-<ol>
-<li>The system Ullrich Koethe designed for implicit conversion between
-wrapped classes related through inheritance does not currently work if
-the classes are defined in separate modules.
-
-<li>The writer of the importing module is required to know the name of
-the module supplying the imported conversions.
-
-<li>There can be only one way to extract any given C++ type from a
-Python object in a given module.
-</ol>
-
-The first item might be addressed by moving Boost.Python into a shared
-library, but the other two cannot. Ralf turned the limitation in item
-two into a feature: the required module is loaded implicitly when a
-conversion it defines is invoked. We will probably want to provide
-that functionality anyway, but it's not clear that we should require
-the declaration of all such conversions. The final item is a more
-serious limitation. If, for example, new numeric types are defined in
-separate modules, and these types can all be converted to
-<tt>double</tt>s, we have to choose just one conversion method.
-
-<h3>Ease-of-use</h3>
-
-One persistent source of confusion for users of Boost.Python has been
-the fact that conversions for a class are not be visible at
-compile-time until the declaration of that class has been seen. When
-the user tries to expose a (member) function operating on or returning
-an instance of the class in question, compilation fails...even though
-the user goes on to expose the class in the same translation unit!
-
-<p>
-The new system lifts all compile-time checks for the existence of
-particular type conversions and replaces them with runtime checks, in
-true Pythonic style. While this might seem cavalier, the compile-time
-checks are actually not much use in the current system if many classes
-are wrapped in separate modules, since the checks are based only on
-the user's declaration that the conversions exist.
-
-<h2>The New Design</h2>
-
-<h3>Motivation</h3>
-
-The new design was heavily influenced by a desire to generate as
-little code as possible in extension modules. Some of Boost.Python's
-clients are enormous projects where link time is proportional to the
-amount of object code, and there are many Python extension modules. As
-such, we try to keep type-specific conversion code out of modules
-other than the one the converters are defined in, and rely as much as
-possible on centralized control through a shared library.
-
-<h3>The Basics</h3>
-
-The library contains a <tt>registry</tt> which maps runtime type
-identifiers (actually an extension of <tt>std::type_info</tt> which
-preserves references and constness) to entries containing type
-converters. An <tt>entry</tt> can contain only one converter from C++ to Python
-(<tt>wrapper</tt>), but many converters from Python to C++
-(<tt>unwrapper</tt>s). <font color="#ff0000">What should happen if
-multiple modules try to register wrappers for the same type?</font>. Wrappers
-and unwrappers are known as <tt>body</tt> objects, and are accessed
-by the user and the library (in its function-wrapping code) through
-corresponding <tt>handle</tt> (<tt>wrap&lt;T&gt;</tt> and
-<tt>unwrap&lt;T&gt;</tt>) objects. The <tt>handle</tt> objects are
-extremely lightweight, and delegate <i>all</i> of their operations to
-the corresponding <tt>body</tt>.
-
-<p>
-When a <tt>handle</tt> object is constructed, it accesses the
-registry to find a corresponding <tt>body</tt> that can convert the
-handle's constructor argument. Actually the registry record for any
-type
-<tt>T</tt>used in a module is looked up only once and stored in a
-static <tt>registration&lt;T&gt;</tt> object for efficiency. For
-example, if the handle is an <tt>unwrap&lt;Foo&amp;&gt;</tt> object,
-the <tt>entry</tt> for <tt>Foo&amp;</tt> is looked up in the
-<tt>registry</tt>, and each <tt>unwrapper</tt> it contains is queried
-to determine if it can convert the
-<tt>PyObject*</tt> with which the <tt>unwrap</tt> was constructed. If
-a body object which can perform the conversion is found, a pointer to
-it is stored in the handle. A body object may at any point store
-additional data in the handle to speed up the conversion process.
-
-<p>
-Now that the handle has been constructed, the user can ask it whether
-the conversion can be performed. All handles can be tested as though
-they were convertible to <tt>bool</tt>; a <tt>true</tt> value
-indicates success. If the user forges ahead and tries to do the
-conversion without checking when no conversion is possible, an
-exception will be thrown as usual. The conversion itself is performed
-by the body object. 
-
-<h3>Handling complex conversions</h3>
-
-<p>Some conversions may require a dynamic allocation. For example,
-when a Python tuple is converted to a <tt>std::vector&lt;double&gt;
-const&amp;</tt>, we need some storage into which to construct the
-vector so that a reference to it can be formed. Furthermore, multiple
-conversions of the same type may need to be &quot;active&quot;
-simultaneously, so we can't keep a single copy of the storage
-anywhere. We could keep the storage in the <tt>body</tt> object, and
-have the body clone itself in case the storage is used, but in that
-case the storage in the body which lives in the registry is never
-used. If the storage was actually an object of the target type (the
-safest way in C++), we'd have to find a way to construct one for the
-body in the registry, since it may not have a default constructor.
-
-<p>
-The most obvious way out of this quagmire is to allocate the object using a
-<i>new-expression</i>, and store a pointer to it in the handle. Since
-the <tt>body</tt> object knows everything about the data it needs to
-allocate (if any), it is also given responsibility for destroying that
-data. When the <tt>handle</tt> is destroyed it asks the <tt>body</tt>
-object to tear down any data it may have stored there. In many ways,
-you can think of the <tt>body</tt> as a &quot;dynamically-determined
-vtable&quot; for the handle.
-
-<h3>Eliminating Redundancy</h3>
-
-If you look at the current Boost.Python code, you'll see that there
-are an enormous number of conversion functions generated for each
-wrapped class. For a given class <tt>T</tt>, functions are generated
-to extract the following types <tt>from_python</tt>:
-
-<blockquote><pre>
-T*
-T const*
-T const* const&amp;
-T* const&amp;
-T&amp;
-T const&amp;
-T
-std::auto_ptr&lt;T&gt;&amp;
-std::auto_ptr&lt;T&gt;
-std::auto_ptr&lt;T&gt; const&amp;
-boost::shared_ptr&lt;T&gt;&amp;
-boost::shared_ptr&lt;T&gt;
-boost::shared_ptr&lt;T&gt; const&amp;
-</pre></blockquote>
-
-Most of these are implemented in terms of just a few conversions, and
-<t>if you're lucky</t>, they will be inlined and cause no extra
-overhead. In the new system, however, a significant amount of data
-will be associated with each type that needs to be converted. We
-certainly don't want to register a separate unwrapper object for all
-of the above types.
-
-<p>Fortunately, much of the redundancy can be eliminated. For example,
-if we generate an unwrapper for <tt>T&</tt>, we don't need an
-unwrapper for <tt>T const&</tt> or <tt>T</tt>. Accordingly, the user's
-request to wrap/unwrap a given type is translated at compile-time into
-a request which helps to eliminate redundancy. The rules used to
-<tt>unwrap</tt> a type are:
-
-<ol>
-<li> Treat built-in types specially: when unwrapping a value or
-   constant reference to one of these, use a value for the target
-   type. It will bind to a const reference if neccessary, and more
-   importantly, avoids having to dynamically allocate room for
-   an lvalue of types which can be cheaply copied.
-<li>
- Reduce everything else to a reference to an un-cv-qualified type
-   where possible. Since cv-qualification is lost on Python
-   anyway, there's no point in trying to convert to a
-   <tt>const&amp;</tt>. <font color="#ff0000">What about conversions
-   to values like the tuple-&gt;vector example above? It seems to me
-   that we don't want to make a <tt>vector&lt;double&gt;&amp;</tt>
-   (non-const) converter available for that case. We may need to
-   rethink this slightly.</font>
-</ol>
-
-<p>To handle the problem described above in item 2, we modify the
-procedure slightly. To unwrap any non-scalar <tt>T</tt>, we seek an
-unwrapper for <tt>add_reference&lt;T&gt;::type</tt>. Unwrappers for
-<tt>T&nbsp;const&amp;</tt> always return <tt>T&amp;</tt>, and are
-registered under both <tt>T&nbsp;&amp;</tt> and
-<tt>T&nbsp;const&amp;</tt>.
-
-<p>For compilers not supporting partial specialization, unwrappers for
-<tt>T&nbsp;const&amp;</tt> must return <tt>T&nbsp;const&amp;</tt>
-(since constness can't be stripped), but a separate unwrapper object
-need to be registered for <tt>T&nbsp;&amp;</tt> and
-<tt>T&nbsp;const&amp;</tt> anyway, for the same reasons.
-
-<font color="#ff0000">We may want to make it possible to compile as
-though partial specialization were unavailable even on compilers where
-it is available, in case modules could be compiled by different
-compilers with compatible ABIs (e.g. Intel C++ and MSVC6).</font>
-
-<h3>Efficient Argument Conversion</h3>
-
-Since type conversions are primarily used in function wrappers, an
-optimization is provided for the case where a group of conversions are
-used together. Each <tt>handle</tt> class has a corresponding
-&quot;<tt>_more</tt>&quot; class which does the same job, but has a
-trivial destructor. Instead of asking each &quot;<tt>_more</tt>&quot;
-handle to destroy its own body, it is linked into an endogenous list
-managed by the first (ordinary) handle. The <tt>wrap</tt> and
-<tt>unwrap</tt> destructors are responsible for traversing that list
-and asking each <tt>body</tt> class to tear down its
-<tt>handle</tt>. This mechanism is also used to determine if all of
-the argument/return-value conversions can succeed with a single
-function call in the function wrapping code. <font color="#ff0000">We
-might need to handle return values in a separate step for Python
-callbacks, since the availablility of a conversion won't be known
-until the result object is retrieved.</font>
-
-<br>
-<hr>
-<h2>References</h2>
-
-<p><a name="ref_1">[1]</a>B. Stroustrup, The C++ Programming Language
-Special Edition Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0-201-70073-5.
-
-<hr>
-<p>Revised <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" s-type="EDITED" s-format="%d %B %Y" startspan -->
-  13 November, 2002
-  <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" endspan i-checksum="31283" --></p>
-<p>© Copyright David Abrahams, 2001</p>
-
-</body>
-
-</html>

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@@ -1,111 +0,0 @@
-This hierarchy contains converter handle classes.
-
-
-                +-------------+
-                | noncopyable |
-                +-------------+
-                      ^
-                      |            A common base class used so that
-             +--------+--------+   conversions can be linked into a
-             | conversion_base |   chain for efficient argument
-             +-----------------+   conversion
-                      ^
-                      |
-            +---------+-----------+
-            |                     |
-+-----------+----+         +------+-------+  only used for
-| unwrap_more<T> |         | wrap_more<T> |  chaining, and don't manage any
-+----------------+         +--------------+  resources.
-         ^                         ^
-         |                         |
-   +-----+-----+           +-------+-+  These converters are what users
-   | unwrap<T> |           | wrap<T> |  actually touch, but they do so
-   +-----------+           +---------+  through a type generator which
-                                        minimizes the number of converters
-                                        that must be generated, so they
-
-
-Each unwrap<T>, unwrap_more<T>, wrap<T>, wrap_more<T> converter holds
-a reference to an appropriate converter object
-
-This hierarchy contains converter body classes
-
-                                          Exposes use/release which
-                                          are needed in case the converter
-                           +-----------+  in the registry needs to be
-                           | converter |  cloned. That occurs when a
-                           +-----------+  unwrap target type is not
-                                 ^        contained within the Python object.
-                                 |
-              +------------------+-----+
-              |                        |
-     +--------+-------+ Exposes        |
-     | unwrapper_base | convertible()  |
-     +----------------+                |
-              ^                        |
-              |                        |
-     +--------+----+             +-----+-----+
-     | unwrapper<T>|             | wrapper<T>|
-     +-------------+             +-----------+
- Exposes T convert(PyObject*)    Exposes PyObject* convert(T)
-
-
-unwrap:
-
-    constructed with a PyObject*, whose reference count is
-    incremented.
-
-    find the registry entry for the target type
-
-    look in the collection of converters for one which claims to be
-    able to convert the PyObject to the target type.
-
-    stick a pointer to the unwrapper in the unwrap object
-
-    when unwrap is queried for convertibility, it checks to see
-    if it has a pointer to an unwrapper.
-
-    on conversion, the unwrapper is asked to allocate an
-    implementation if the unwrap object isn't already holding
-    one. The unwrap object "takes ownership" of the unwrapper's
-    implementation. No memory allocation will actually take place
-    unless this is a value conversion.
-
-    on destruction, the unwrapper is asked to free any implementation
-    held by the unwrap object. No memory deallocation actually
-    takes place unless this is a value conversion
-
-    on destruction, the reference count on the held PyObject is
-    decremented.
-
-    We need to make sure that by default, you can't instantiate
-    callback<> for reference and pointer return types: although the
-    unwrappers may exist, they may convert by-value, which would cause
-    the referent to be destroyed upon return.
-
-wrap:
-
-    find the registry entry for the source type
-
-    see if there is a converter. If found, stick a pointer to it in
-    the wrap object.
-
-    when queried for convertibility, it checks to see if it has a
-    pointer to a converter.
-
-    on conversion, a reference to the target PyObject is held by the
-    converter. Generally, the PyObject will have been created by the
-    converter, but in certain cases it may be a pre-existing object,
-    whose reference count will have been incremented.
-
-    when a wrap<T> x is used to return from a C++ function,
-    x.release() is returned so that x no longer holds a reference to
-    the PyObject when destroyed.
-
-    Otherwise, on destruction, any PyObject still held has its
-    reference-count decremented.
-
-
-When a converter is created by the user, the appropriate element must
-be added to the registry; when it is destroyed, it must be removed
-from the registry.

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-          <h2 align="center">News/Change Log</h2>
+        <h2 align="center">News/Change Log</h2>
-        </td>
+      </td>
-      </tr>
+    </tr>
-    </table>
+  </table>
-    <hr>
+  <hr>
 
-    <dl class="page-index">
+  <dl class="page-index">
-      <dt>10 August 2003</dt>
+    <dt>Current CVS</dt>
 
-      <dd>Added the new <code>properties</code> unit tests contributed by <a
+    <dd>
-      href="mailto:romany-at-actimize.com">Roman Yakovenko</a> and documented
+      <ul>
-      <code>add_static_property</code> at his urging.</dd>
+        <li>C++ signatures are now automatically appended to the
+        docstrings.
 
-      <dt>1 August 2003</dt>
+        <li>New <a href="v2/docstring_options.html"
+        ><code>docstring_options.hpp</code></a> header to
+        control the content of docstrings.
+      </ul>
+    </dd>
 
-      <dd>
+    <dt>19 October 2005 - 1.33.1 release</dt>
-        Added the new <code>arg</code> class contributed by <a href=
+
-        "mailto:nickm-at-sitius.com">Nikolay Mladenov</a> which supplies the
+    <dd>
-        ability to wrap functions that can be called with ommitted arguments
+      <ul>
-        in the middle: 
+        <li><code>wrapper&lt;T&gt;</code> can now be used as expected with a
-<pre>
+        held type of <i>some-smart-pointer</i><code>&lt;T&gt;</code></li>
+
+        <li>The build now assumes Python 2.4 by default, rather than 2.2</li>
+
+        <li>Support Python that's built without Unicode support</li>
+
+        <li>Support for wrapping classes with overloaded address-of
+        (<code>&amp;</code>) operators</li>
+      </ul>
+    </dd>
+
+    <dt>14 August 2005 - 1.33 release</dt>
+
+    <dd>
+      <ul>
+        <li>Support for docstrings on nonstatic properties.</li>
+
+        <li>We now export the client-provided docstrings for
+        <code>init&lt;optional&lt;&gt; &gt;</code> and
+        <i>XXX</i><code>_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS()</code> for only the last
+        overload.</li>
+
+        <li>Fixed some support for Embedded VC++ 4</li>
+
+        <li>Better support for rvalue from-python conversions of shared_ptr:
+        always return a pointer that holds the owning python object *unless*
+        the python object contains a NULL shared_ptr holder of the right
+        type.</li>
+
+        <li>Support for exposing <code>vector&lt;T*&gt;</code> with the
+        indexing suite.</li>
+
+        <li>Support for GCC-3.3 on MacOS.</li>
+
+        <li>updated visual studio project build file to include two new files
+        (slice.cpp and wrapper.cpp)</li>
+
+        <li>Added search feature to the index page.</li>
+
+        <li>Numerous fixes to the tutorial</li>
+
+        <li>Numerous workarounds for MSVC 6 and 7, GCC 2.96, and EDG
+        2.45</li>
+      </ul>
+    </dd>
+
+    <dt>11 March 2005</dt>
+
+    <dd>
+      <ul>
+        <li>Added a hack that will fool PyDoc into working with Boost.Python,
+        thanks to Nick Rasmussen</li>
+      </ul>
+    </dd>
+
+    <dt>19 November 2004 - 1.32 release</dt>
+
+    <dd>
+      <ul>
+        <li>Updated to use the Boost Software License.</li>
+
+        <li>A new, <a href=
+        "tutorial/doc/html/python/exposing.html#python.class_virtual_functions">
+        better method of wrapping classes with virtual functions</a> has been
+        implemented.</li>
+
+        <li>Support for upcoming GCC symbol export control features have been
+        folded in, thanks to Niall Douglas.</li>
+
+        <li>Improved support for <code>std::auto_ptr</code>-like types.</li>
+
+        <li>The Visual C++ bug that makes top-level <i>cv-qualification</i>
+        of function parameter types part of the function type has been worked
+        around.</li>
+
+        <li>Components used by other libraries have been moved out of
+        <code>python/detail</code> and into <code>boost/detail</code> to
+        improve dependency relationships.</li>
+
+        <li>Miscellaneous bug fixes and compiler workarounds.</li>
+      </ul>
+    </dd>
+
+    <dt>8 Sept 2004</dt>
+
+    <dd>Support for Python's Bool type, thanks to <a href=
+    "mailto:dholth-at-fastmail.fm">Daniel Holth</a>.</dd>
+
+    <dt>11 Sept 2003</dt>
+
+    <dd>
+      <ul>
+        <li>Changed the response to multiple to-python converters being
+        registered for the same type from a hard error into warning;
+        Boost.Python now reports the offending type in the message.</li>
+
+        <li>Added builtin <code>std::wstring</code> conversions</li>
+
+        <li>Added <code>std::out_of_range</code> =&gt; Python
+        <code>IndexError</code> exception conversion, thanks to <a href=
+        "mailto:RaoulGough-at-yahoo.co.uk">Raoul Gough</a></li>
+      </ul>
+    </dd>
+
+    <dt>9 Sept 2003</dt>
+
+    <dd>Added new <code><a href="v2/str.html#str-spec">str</a></code></dd>
+
+    <dt>constructors which take a range of characters, allowing strings
+    containing nul (<code>'\0'</code>) characters.</dt>
+
+    <dt>8 Sept 2003</dt>
+
+    <dd>Added the ability to create methods from function objects (with an
+    <code>operator()</code>); see the <a href=
+    "v2/make_function.html#make_function-spec">make_function</a> docs for
+    more info.</dd>
+
+    <dt>10 August 2003</dt>
+
+    <dd>Added the new <code>properties</code> unit tests contributed by
+    <a href="mailto:romany-at-actimize.com">Roman Yakovenko</a> and
+    documented <code>add_static_property</code> at his urging.</dd>
+
+    <dt>1 August 2003</dt>
+
+    <dd>
+      Added the new <code>arg</code> class contributed by <a href=
+      "mailto:nickm-at-sitius.com">Nikolay Mladenov</a> which supplies the
+      ability to wrap functions that can be called with ommitted arguments in
+      the middle:
+      <pre>
 void f(int x = 0, double y = 3.14, std::string z = std::string("foo"));
 
 BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(test)
@@ -51,110 +187,104 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(test)
        , (arg("x", 0), arg("y", 3.14), arg("z", "foo")));
 }
  
-</pre>
+</pre>And in Python:
-        And in Python: 
+      <pre>
-<pre>
 &gt;&gt;&gt; import test
 &gt;&gt;&gt; f(0, z = "bar")
 &gt;&gt;&gt; f(z = "bar", y = 0.0)
-</pre>
+</pre>Thanks, Nikolay!
-        Thanks, Nikolay!
+    </dd>
-      </dd>
 
-      <dt>22 July 2003</dt>
+    <dt>22 July 2003</dt>
 
-      <dd>Killed the dreaded "bad argument type for builtin operation" error.
+    <dd>Killed the dreaded "bad argument type for builtin operation" error.
-      Argument errors now show the actual and expected argument types!</dd>
+    Argument errors now show the actual and expected argument types!</dd>
 
-      <dt>19 July 2003</dt>
+    <dt>19 July 2003</dt>
 
-      <dd>Added the new <code><a href=
+    <dd>Added the new <code><a href=
-      "v2/return_arg.html">return_arg</a></code> policy from <a href=
+    "v2/return_arg.html">return_arg</a></code> policy from <a href=
-      "mailto:nickm-at-sitius.com">Nikolay Mladenov</a>. Thanks,
+    "mailto:nickm-at-sitius.com">Nikolay Mladenov</a>. Thanks, Nikolay!</dd>
-      Nikolay!</dd>
 
-      <dt>18 March, 2003</dt>
+    <dt>18 March, 2003</dt>
 
-      <dd><a href="mailto:Gottfried.Ganssauge-at-haufe.de">Gottfried
+    <dd><a href="mailto:Gottfried.Ganssauge-at-haufe.de">Gottfried
-      Gan&szlig;auge</a> has contributed <a href=
+    Gan&szlig;auge</a> has contributed <a href=
-      "v2/opaque_pointer_converter.html">opaque pointer support</a>.<br>
+    "v2/opaque_pointer_converter.html">opaque pointer support</a>.<br>
-       <a href="nicodemus-at-globalite.com.br">Bruno da Silva de Oliveira</a>
+    <a href="mailto:nicodemus-at-globalite.com.br">Bruno da Silva de
-      has contributed the exciting <a href="../pyste/index.html">Pyste</a>
+    Oliveira</a> has contributed the exciting <a href=
-      ("Pie-steh") package.</dd>
+    "../pyste/index.html">Pyste</a> ("Pie-steh") package.</dd>
 
-      <dt>24 February 2003</dt>
+    <dt>24 February 2003</dt>
 
-      <dd>Finished improved support for <code>boost::shared_ptr</code>. Now
+    <dd>Finished improved support for <code>boost::shared_ptr</code>. Now any
-      any wrapped object of C++ class <code>X</code> can be converted
+    wrapped object of C++ class <code>X</code> can be converted automatically
-      automatically to <code>shared_ptr&lt;X&gt;</code>, regardless of how it
+    to <code>shared_ptr&lt;X&gt;</code>, regardless of how it was wrapped.
-      was wrapped. The <code>shared_ptr</code> will manage the lifetime of
+    The <code>shared_ptr</code> will manage the lifetime of the Python object
-      the Python object which supplied the <code>X</code>, rather than just
+    which supplied the <code>X</code>, rather than just the <code>X</code>
-      the <code>X</code> object itself, and when such a
+    object itself, and when such a <code>shared_ptr</code> is converted back
-      <code>shared_ptr</code> is converted back to Python, the original
+    to Python, the original Python object will be returned.</dd>
-      Python object will be returned.</dd>
 
-      <dt>19 January 2003</dt>
+    <dt>19 January 2003</dt>
 
-      <dd>Integrated <code>staticmethod</code> support from <a href=
+    <dd>Integrated <code>staticmethod</code> support from <a href=
-      "mailto:nickm-at-sitius.com">Nikolay Mladenov</a>. Thanks,
+    "mailto:nickm-at-sitius.com">Nikolay Mladenov</a>. Thanks, Nikolay!</dd>
-      Nikolay!</dd>
 
-      <dt>29 December 2002</dt>
+    <dt>29 December 2002</dt>
 
-      <dd>Added Visual Studio project file and instructions from Brett
+    <dd>Added Visual Studio project file and instructions from Brett Calcott.
-      Calcott. Thanks, Brett!</dd>
+    Thanks, Brett!</dd>
 
-      <dt>20 December 2002</dt>
+    <dt>20 December 2002</dt>
 
-      <dd>Added automatic downcasting for pointers, references, and smart
+    <dd>Added automatic downcasting for pointers, references, and smart
-      pointers to polymorphic class types upon conversion to python</dd>
+    pointers to polymorphic class types upon conversion to python</dd>
 
-      <dt>18 December 2002</dt>
+    <dt>18 December 2002</dt>
 
-      <dd>Optimized from_python conversions for wrapped classes by putting
+    <dd>Optimized from_python conversions for wrapped classes by putting the
-      the conversion logic in the shared library instead of registering
+    conversion logic in the shared library instead of registering separate
-      separate converters for each class in each extension module</dd>
+    converters for each class in each extension module</dd>
 
-      <dt>19 November 2002</dt>
+    <dt>19 November 2002</dt>
 
-      <dd>Removed the need for users to cast base class member function
+    <dd>Removed the need for users to cast base class member function
-      pointers when used as arguments to <a href=
+    pointers when used as arguments to <a href=
-      "v2/class.html#class_-spec-modifiers">add_property</a></dd>
+    "v2/class.html#class_-spec-modifiers">add_property</a></dd>
 
-      <dt>13 December 2002</dt>
+    <dt>13 December 2002</dt>
 
-      <dd>Allow exporting of <a href=
+    <dd>Allow exporting of <a href=
-      "v2/enum.html#enum_-spec"><code>enum_</code></a> values into enclosing
+    "v2/enum.html#enum_-spec"><code>enum_</code></a> values into enclosing
-      <a href="v2/scope.html#scope-spec"><code>scope</code></a>.<br>
+    <a href="v2/scope.html#scope-spec"><code>scope</code></a>.<br>
-       Fixed unsigned integer conversions to deal correctly with numbers that
+    Fixed unsigned integer conversions to deal correctly with numbers that
-      are out-of-range of <code>signed long</code>.</dd>
+    are out-of-range of <code>signed long</code>.</dd>
 
-      <dt>14 November 2002</dt>
+    <dt>14 November 2002</dt>
 
-      <dd>Auto-detection of class data members wrapped with <a href=
+    <dd>Auto-detection of class data members wrapped with <a href=
-      "v2/data_members.html#make_getter-spec"><code>make_getter</code></a></dd>
+    "v2/data_members.html#make_getter-spec"><code>make_getter</code></a></dd>
 
-      <dt>13 November 2002</dt>
+    <dt>13 November 2002</dt>
 
-      <dd>Full Support for <code>std::auto_ptr&lt;&gt;</code> added.</dd>
+    <dd>Full Support for <code>std::auto_ptr&lt;&gt;</code> added.</dd>
 
-      <dt>October 2002</dt>
+    <dt>October 2002</dt>
 
-      <dd>Ongoing updates and improvements to tutorial documentation</dd>
+    <dd>Ongoing updates and improvements to tutorial documentation</dd>
 
-      <dt>10 October 2002</dt>
+    <dt>10 October 2002</dt>
 
-      <dd>Boost.Python V2 is released!</dd>
+    <dd>Boost.Python V2 is released!</dd>
-    </dl>
+  </dl>
-    <hr>
+  <hr>
 
-    <p>Revised 
+  <p>Revised 
-    <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" S-Type="EDITED" S-Format="%d %B, %Y" startspan -->
+  <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" S-Type="EDITED" S-Format="%d %B, %Y" startspan -->
-     1 August 2003 <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" endspan i-checksum="39359" -->
+   19 November 2004 
-    </p>
+  <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" endspan i-checksum="39359" --></p>
 
-    <p><i>&copy; Copyright <a href="../../../people/dave_abrahams.htm">Dave
+  <p><i>&copy; Copyright <a href="../../../people/dave_abrahams.htm">Dave
-    Abrahams</a> 2002-2003. All Rights Reserved.</i></p>
+  Abrahams</a> 2002-2003.</i></p>
-  </body>
+</body>
 </html>
-

doc/projects.html

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <head>
     <meta name="generator" content=
     "HTML Tidy for Cygwin (vers 1st April 2002), see www.w3.org">
-    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
+    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset="utf-8">
     <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="boost.css">
 
     <title>Boost.Python - Projects using Boost.Python</title>
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       <tr>
         <td valign="top" width="300">
           <h3><a href="../../../index.htm"><img height="86" width="277" alt=
-          "C++ Boost" src="../../../c++boost.gif" border="0"></a></h3>
+          "C++ Boost" src="../../../boost.png" border="0"></a></h3>
         </td>
 
         <td valign="top">
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
     <dl class="page-index">
       <dt><b><a href=
-      "http://www.neuralynx.com/neuralab/index.htm">NeuraLab</a></b></dt>
+      "http://www.neuralynx.com">NeuraLab</a></b></dt>
 
       <dd>Neuralab is a data analysis environment specifically tailored for
       neural data from <a href="http://www.neuralynx.com">Neuralynx</a>
@@ -139,6 +139,59 @@
       </dd>
     </dl>
 
+    <h3>Games</h3>
+
+    <dl>
+      <dt><b><a href="http://www.firaxis.com">Civilization IV</a></b></dt>
+    </dl>
+
+    <blockquote>
+      “The fourth game in the PC strategy series that has
+      sold over five million copies, Sid Meier's Civilization IV is a bold
+      step forward for the franchise, with spectacular new 3D graphics and
+      all-new single and multiplayer content. Civilization IV will also set a
+      new standard for user-modification, allowing gamers to create their own
+      add-ons using Python and XML. 
+
+      <p>Sid Meier's Civilization IV will be released for PC in late 2005.
+      For more information please visit <a href=
+      "http://www.firaxis.com">http://www.firaxis.com</a> or write <a href=
+      "mailto:kgilmore@firaxis.com">kgilmore@firaxis.com</a>”</p>
+    </blockquote>
+
+    <p>Boost.Python is used as the interface layer between the C++ game code
+    and Python. Python is used for many purposes in the game, including map
+    generation, interface screens, game events, tools, tutorials, etc. Most
+    high-level game operations have been exposed to Python in order to give
+    modders the power they need to customize the game.</p>
+
+    <blockquote>
+      -Mustafa Thamer, Civ4 Lead Programmer
+    </blockquote>
+
+    <dl class="page-index">
+      <dt><b><a href="http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net">Vega
+      Strike</a></b></dt>
+
+      <dd>
+        <a href="http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net">Vega Strike</a> is the 3D
+        Space Simulator that allows you to trade and bounty hunt in a vast
+        universe. Players face dangers, decisions, piracy, and aliens. 
+
+        <p><a href="http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net">Vega Strike</a> has
+        decided to base its scripting on python, using boost as the layer
+        between the class hierarchy in python and the class hierarchy in C++.
+        The result is a very flexible scripting system that treats units as
+        native python classes when designing missions or writing AI's.</p>
+
+        <p>A large economic and planetary simulation is currently being run
+        in the background in python and the results are returned back into
+        C++ in the form of various factions' spaceships appearing near worlds
+        that they are simulated to be near in python if the player is in the
+        general neighborhood.</p>
+      </dd>
+    </dl>
+
     <h3>Graphics</h3>
 
     <dl class="page-index">
@@ -151,14 +204,6 @@
       C++/OpenGL library for the real-time visualization.<br>
        &nbsp;</dd>
 
-      <dt><a href=
-      "http://www.procoders.net/pythonmagick"><b>PythonMagick</b></a></dt>
-
-      <dd>PythonMagick binds the <a href=
-      "http://www.graphicsmagick.org">GraphicsMagick</a> image manipulation
-      library to Python.<br>
-       &nbsp;</dd>
-
       <dt><b><a href=
       "http://www.slac.stanford.edu/grp/ek/hippodraw/index.html">HippoDraw</a></b></dt>
 
@@ -182,6 +227,35 @@
         Which was just too cool a piece of trivia to omit.<br>
          &nbsp;
       </dd>
+
+      <dt><a href="http://www.iplt.org"><b>IPLT</b></a></dt>
+
+      <dd>
+        <a href="mailto:ansgar.philippsen-at-unibas.ch">Ansgar Philippsen</a>
+        writes: 
+
+        <blockquote>
+          IPLT is an image processing library and toolbox for the structural
+          biology electron microscopy community. I would call it a
+          budding/evolving project, since it is currently not in production
+          stage, but rather under heavy development. Python is used as the
+          main scripting/interaction level, but also for rapid prototyping,
+          since the underlying C++ class library is pretty much fully exposed
+          via boost.python (at least the high-level interface). The combined
+          power of C++ and Python for this project turned out to be just
+          awesome.
+        </blockquote>
+        <br>
+         &nbsp;
+      </dd>
+
+      <dt><a href=
+      "http://www.procoders.net/pythonmagick"><b>PythonMagick</b></a></dt>
+
+      <dd>PythonMagick binds the <a href=
+      "http://www.graphicsmagick.org">GraphicsMagick</a> image manipulation
+      library to Python.<br>
+       &nbsp;</dd>
     </dl>
 
     <h3>Scientific Computing</h3>
@@ -277,13 +351,13 @@
 
         <p>Two projects have been developed so far with this technology:</p>
 
-        <p><b><a href="http://www.esss.com.br/dev_simba.phtml">Simba</a></b>
+        <p><b><a href="http://www.esss.com.br/index.php?pg=dev_projetos">Simba</a></b>
         provides 3D visualization of geological formations gattered from the
         simulation of the evolution of oil systems, allowing the user to
         analyse various aspects of the simulation, like deformation, pressure
         and fluids, along the time of the simulation.</p>
 
-        <p><b><a href="http://www.esss.com.br/dev_aero.phtml">Aero</a></b>
+        <p><b><a href="http://www.esss.com.br/index.php?pg=dev_projetos">Aero</a></b>
         aims to construct a CFD with brazilian technology, which involves
         various companies and universities. ESSS is responsible for various
         of the application modules, including GUI and post-processing of
@@ -314,6 +388,24 @@
       </dd>
     </dl>
 
+    <h3>Systems Libraries</h3>
+
+    <dl>
+      <dt><a href="http://itamarst.org/software"><b>Fusion</b></a></dt>
+
+      <dd>
+        <p>Fusion is a library that supports implementing protocols in C++
+        for use with Twisted, allowing control over memory allocation
+        strategies, fast method calls internally, etc.. Fusion supports TCP,
+        UDP and multicast, and is implemented using the Boost.Python python
+        bindings.</p>
+
+        <p>Fusion is licensed under the MIT license, and available for
+        download from <a href=
+        "http://itamarst.org/software">http://itamarst.org/software</a>.</p>
+      </dd>
+    </dl>
+
     <h3>Tools</h3>
 
     <dl>
@@ -338,7 +430,7 @@
      15 July, 2003</p>
 
     <p><i>&copy; Copyright <a href="../../../people/dave_abrahams.htm">Dave
-    Abrahams</a> 2002-2003. All Rights Reserved.</i></p>
+    Abrahams</a> 2002-2003.</i></p>
   </body>
 </html>
 

doc/support.html

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <html>
   <head>
     <meta name="generator" content=
-    "HTML Tidy for Windows (vers 1st August 2002), see www.w3.org">
+    "HTML Tidy for Cygwin (vers 1st April 2002), see www.w3.org">
     <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
     <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="boost.css">
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       <tr>
         <td valign="top" width="300">
           <h3><a href="../../../index.htm"><img height="86" width="277" alt=
-          "C++ Boost" src="../../../c++boost.gif" border="0"></a></h3>
+          "C++ Boost" src="../../../boost.png" border="0"></a></h3>
         </td>
 
         <td valign="top">
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@
     <h2>Synopsis</h2>
 
     <p>This is a list of available resources for support with Boost.Python
-    problems and feature requests.</p>
+    problems and feature requests. <b>Please try to resist emailing the
+    Boost.Python developers directly for support.</b> Use the following
+    resources instead; the developers are listening!</p>
     <hr>
 
     <dl class="page-index">
@@ -41,9 +43,11 @@
       you Boost.Python.<br>
        &nbsp;</dt>
 
-      <dt><b><a href="http://www.python.org/sigs/c++-sig/">The Python
+      <dt><b><a href=
+      "http://www.boost.org/more/mailing_lists.htm#cplussig">The Python
       C++-sig</a></b> mailing list is a forum for discussing Python/C++
-      interoperability, and Boost.Python in particular.<br>
+      interoperability, and Boost.Python in particular. Post your
+      Boost.Python questions here.<br>
        &nbsp;</dt>
 
       <dt>The <b>Boost.Python <a href=
@@ -51,18 +55,17 @@
       Pages</a></b> established by Mike Rovner as part of the <a href=
       "http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/moinmoin">PythonInfo Wiki</a> serves as
       a forum to gather peoples' experience and as a cookbook.<br>
-      &nbsp;</dt>
+       &nbsp;</dt>
     </dl>
     <hr>
 
     <p>Revised 
     <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" S-Type="EDITED" S-Format="%d %B, %Y" startspan -->
-     17 November, 2002 
+     12 Sept, 2003 <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" endspan i-checksum="39359" -->
-    <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" endspan i-checksum="39359" -->
     </p>
 
     <p><i>&copy; Copyright <a href="../../../people/dave_abrahams.htm">Dave
-    Abrahams</a> 2002. All Rights Reserved.</i></p>
+    Abrahams</a> 2003.</i></p>
   </body>
 </html>
 

doc/tutorial/doc/Jamfile.v2

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+project boost/libs/python/doc/tutorial/doc ;
+
+import boostbook : boostbook ;
+using quickbook ;
+
+boostbook tutorial
+    :
+        tutorial.qbk
+    :
+        <xsl:param>boost.root=../../../../../..
+        <xsl:param>boost.libraries=../../../../../../libs/libraries.htm
+    ;

doc/tutorial/doc/auto_overloading.html

@@ -1,112 +0,0 @@
-<html>
-<head>
-<!-- Generated by the Spirit (http://spirit.sf.net) QuickDoc -->
-<title>Auto-Overloading</title>
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="theme/style.css" type="text/css">
-<link rel="prev" href="default_arguments.html">
-<link rel="next" href="object_interface.html">
-</head>
-<body>
-<table width="100%" height="48" border="0" cellspacing="2">
-  <tr>
-    <td><img src="theme/c%2B%2Bboost.gif">
-    </td>
-    <td width="85%">
-      <font size="6" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Auto-Overloading</b></font>
-    </td>
-  </tr>
-</table>
-<br>
-<table border="0">
-  <tr>
-    <td width="30"><a href="../index.html"><img src="theme/u_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-    <td width="30"><a href="default_arguments.html"><img src="theme/l_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-    <td width="20"><a href="object_interface.html"><img src="theme/r_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-   </tr>
-</table>
-<p>
-It was mentioned in passing in the previous section that
-<tt>BOOST_PYTHON_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS</tt> and <tt>BOOST_PYTHON_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS</tt>
-can also be used for overloaded functions and member functions with a
-common sequence of initial arguments. Here is an example:</p>
-<code><pre>
-     <span class=keyword>void </span><span class=identifier>foo</span><span class=special>()
-     {
-        /*...*/
-     }
-
-     </span><span class=keyword>void </span><span class=identifier>foo</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=keyword>bool </span><span class=identifier>a</span><span class=special>)
-     {
-        /*...*/
-     }
-
-     </span><span class=keyword>void </span><span class=identifier>foo</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=keyword>bool </span><span class=identifier>a</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=keyword>int </span><span class=identifier>b</span><span class=special>)
-     {
-        /*...*/
-     }
-
-     </span><span class=keyword>void </span><span class=identifier>foo</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=keyword>bool </span><span class=identifier>a</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=keyword>int </span><span class=identifier>b</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=keyword>char </span><span class=identifier>c</span><span class=special>)
-     {
-        /*...*/
-     }
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Like in the previous section, we can generate thin wrappers for these
-overloaded functions in one-shot:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>BOOST_PYTHON_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>foo_overloads</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>foo</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=number>0</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=number>3</span><span class=special>)
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Then...</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;foo&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>foo</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>foo_overloads</span><span class=special>());
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Notice though that we have a situation now where we have a minimum of zero
-(0) arguments and a maximum of 3 arguments.</p>
-<a name="manual_wrapping"></a><h2>Manual Wrapping</h2><p>
-It is important to emphasize however that <b>the overloaded functions must
-have a common sequence of initial arguments</b>. Otherwise, our scheme above
-will not work. If this is not the case, we have to wrap our functions
-<a href="overloading.html">
-manually</a>.</p>
-<p>
-Actually, we can mix and match manual wrapping of overloaded functions and
-automatic wrapping through <tt>BOOST_PYTHON_MEMBER_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS</tt> and
-its sister, <tt>BOOST_PYTHON_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS</tt>. Following up on our example
-presented in the section <a href="overloading.html">
-on overloading</a>, since the
-first 4 overload functins have a common sequence of initial arguments, we
-can use <tt>BOOST_PYTHON_MEMBER_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS</tt> to automatically wrap the
-first three of the <tt>def</tt>s and manually wrap just the last. Here's
-how we'll do this:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>BOOST_PYTHON_MEMBER_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>xf_overloads</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=number>1</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=number>4</span><span class=special>)
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Create a member function pointers as above for both X::f overloads:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=keyword>bool    </span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>X</span><span class=special>::*</span><span class=identifier>fx1</span><span class=special>)(</span><span class=keyword>int</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=keyword>double</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=keyword>char</span><span class=special>)    = &amp;</span><span class=identifier>X</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>;
-    </span><span class=keyword>int     </span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>X</span><span class=special>::*</span><span class=identifier>fx2</span><span class=special>)(</span><span class=keyword>int</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=keyword>int</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=keyword>int</span><span class=special>)        = &amp;</span><span class=identifier>X</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>;
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Then...</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;f&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>fx1</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>xf_overloads</span><span class=special>());
-    .</span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;f&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>fx2</span><span class=special>)
-</span></pre></code>
-<table border="0">
-  <tr>
-    <td width="30"><a href="../index.html"><img src="theme/u_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-    <td width="30"><a href="default_arguments.html"><img src="theme/l_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-    <td width="20"><a href="object_interface.html"><img src="theme/r_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-   </tr>
-</table>
-<br>
-<hr size="1"><p class="copyright">Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 David Abrahams<br>Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 Joel de Guzman<br><br>
-<font size="2">Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this document
- is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies. This document
- is provided &quot;as is&quot; without express or implied warranty, and with
- no claim as to its suitability for any purpose. </font> </p>
-</body>
-</html>

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@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-<html>
-<head>
-<!-- Generated by the Spirit (http://spirit.sf.net) QuickDoc -->
-<title>Basic Interface</title>
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="theme/style.css" type="text/css">
-<link rel="prev" href="object_interface.html">
-<link rel="next" href="derived_object_types.html">
-</head>
-<body>
-<table width="100%" height="48" border="0" cellspacing="2">
-  <tr>
-    <td><img src="theme/c%2B%2Bboost.gif">
-    </td>
-    <td width="85%">
-      <font size="6" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Basic Interface</b></font>
-    </td>
-  </tr>
-</table>
-<br>
-<table border="0">
-  <tr>
-    <td width="30"><a href="../index.html"><img src="theme/u_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-    <td width="30"><a href="object_interface.html"><img src="theme/l_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-    <td width="20"><a href="derived_object_types.html"><img src="theme/r_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-   </tr>
-</table>
-<p>
-Class <tt>object</tt> wraps <tt>PyObject*</tt>. All the intricacies of dealing with
-<tt>PyObject</tt>s such as managing reference counting are handled by the
-<tt>object</tt> class. C++ object interoperability is seamless. Boost.Python C++
-<tt>object</tt>s can in fact be explicitly constructed from any C++ object.</p>
-<p>
-To illustrate, this Python code snippet:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>def </span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>x</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>y</span><span class=special>):
-         </span><span class=keyword>if </span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>y </span><span class=special>== </span><span class=literal>'foo'</span><span class=special>):
-             </span><span class=identifier>x</span><span class=special>[</span><span class=number>3</span><span class=special>:</span><span class=number>7</span><span class=special>] = </span><span class=literal>'bar'
-         </span><span class=keyword>else</span><span class=special>:
-             </span><span class=identifier>x</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>items </span><span class=special>+= </span><span class=identifier>y</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=number>3</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>x</span><span class=special>)
-         </span><span class=keyword>return </span><span class=identifier>x
-
-    </span><span class=identifier>def </span><span class=identifier>getfunc</span><span class=special>():
-       </span><span class=keyword>return </span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>;
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Can be rewritten in C++ using Boost.Python facilities this way:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>object </span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>object </span><span class=identifier>x</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>object </span><span class=identifier>y</span><span class=special>) {
-         </span><span class=keyword>if </span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>y </span><span class=special>== </span><span class=string>&quot;foo&quot;</span><span class=special>)
-             </span><span class=identifier>x</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>slice</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=number>3</span><span class=special>,</span><span class=number>7</span><span class=special>) = </span><span class=string>&quot;bar&quot;</span><span class=special>;
-         </span><span class=keyword>else
-             </span><span class=identifier>x</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>attr</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;items&quot;</span><span class=special>) += </span><span class=identifier>y</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=number>3</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>x</span><span class=special>);
-         </span><span class=keyword>return </span><span class=identifier>x</span><span class=special>;
-    }
-    </span><span class=identifier>object </span><span class=identifier>getfunc</span><span class=special>() {
-        </span><span class=keyword>return </span><span class=identifier>object</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>);
-    }
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Apart from cosmetic differences due to the fact that we are writing the
-code in C++, the look and feel should be immediately apparent to the Python
-coder.</p>
-<table border="0">
-  <tr>
-    <td width="30"><a href="../index.html"><img src="theme/u_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-    <td width="30"><a href="object_interface.html"><img src="theme/l_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-    <td width="20"><a href="derived_object_types.html"><img src="theme/r_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-   </tr>
-</table>
-<br>
-<hr size="1"><p class="copyright">Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 David Abrahams<br>Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 Joel de Guzman<br><br>
-<font size="2">Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this document
- is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies. This document
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-<a name="from_start_to_finish"></a><h2>From Start To Finish</h2><p>
-Now the first thing you'd want to do is to build the Hello World module and
-try it for yourself in Python. In this section, we shall outline the steps
-necessary to achieve that. We shall use the build tool that comes bundled
-with every boost distribution: <b>bjam</b>.</p>
-<table width="80%" border="0" align="center">
-  <tr>
-    <td class="note_box">
-<img src="theme/lens.gif"></img> <b>Building without bjam</b><br><br>
-
-Besides bjam, there are of course other ways to get your module built.
-What's written here should not be taken as &quot;the one and only way&quot;.
-There are of course other build tools apart from <tt>bjam</tt>.
-    </td>
-  </tr>
-</table>
-<p>
-We shall skip over the details. Our objective will be to simply create the
-hello world module and run it in Python. For a complete reference to
-building Boost.Python, check out: <a href="../../building.html">
-building.html</a>.
-After this brief <i>bjam</i> tutorial, we should have built two DLLs:</p>
-<ul><li>boost_python.dll</li><li>hello.pyd</li></ul><p>
-if you are on Windows, and</p>
-<ul><li>libboost_python.so</li><li>hello.so</li></ul><p>
-if you are on Unix.</p>
-<p>
-The tutorial example can be found in the directory:
-<tt>libs/python/example/tutorial</tt>. There, you can find:</p>
-<ul><li>hello.cpp</li><li>Jamfile</li></ul><p>
-The <tt>hello.cpp</tt> file is our C++ hello world example. The <tt>Jamfile</tt> is a
-minimalist <i>bjam</i> script that builds the DLLs for us.</p>
-<p>
-Before anything else, you should have the bjam executable in your boost
-directory or somewhere in your path such that <tt>bjam</tt> can be executed in
-the command line. Pre-built Boost.Jam executables are available for most
-platforms. For example, a pre-built Microsoft Windows bjam executable can
-be downloaded <a href="http://boost.sourceforge.net/jam-executables/bin.ntx86/bjam.zip">
-here</a>.
-The complete list of bjam pre-built
-executables can be found <a href="../../../../../tools/build/index.html#Jam">
-here</a>.</p>
-<a name="lets_jam_"></a><h2>Lets Jam!</h2><p>
-<img src="theme/jam.png"></img></p>
-<p>
-Here is our minimalist Jamfile:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    subproject libs/python/example/tutorial ;
-
-    SEARCH on python.jam = $(BOOST_BUILD_PATH) ;
-    include python.jam ;
-
-    extension hello                     # Declare a Python extension called hello
-    :   hello.cpp                       # source
-        &lt;dll&gt;../../build/boost_python   # dependencies
-        ;
-</pre></code><p>
-First, we need to specify our location in the boost project hierarchy.
-It so happens that the tutorial example is located in <tt>/libs/python/example/tutorial</tt>.
-Thus:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    subproject libs/python/example/tutorial ;
-</pre></code><p>
-Then we will include the definitions needed by Python modules:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    SEARCH on python.jam = $(BOOST_BUILD_PATH) ;
-    include python.jam ;
-</pre></code><p>
-Finally we declare our <tt>hello</tt> extension:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    extension hello                     # Declare a Python extension called hello
-    :   hello.cpp                       # source
-        &lt;dll&gt;../../build/boost_python   # dependencies
-        ;
-</pre></code><a name="running_bjam"></a><h2>Running bjam</h2><p>
-<i>bjam</i> is run using your operating system's command line interpreter.</p>
-<blockquote><p>Start it up.</p></blockquote><p>
-Make sure that the environment is set so that we can invoke the C++
-compiler. With MSVC, that would mean running the <tt>Vcvars32.bat</tt> batch
-file. For instance:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>C</span><span class=special>:\</span><span class=identifier>Program </span><span class=identifier>Files</span><span class=special>\</span><span class=identifier>Microsoft </span><span class=identifier>Visual </span><span class=identifier>Studio</span><span class=special>\</span><span class=identifier>VC98</span><span class=special>\</span><span class=identifier>bin</span><span class=special>\</span><span class=identifier>Vcvars32</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>bat
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Some environment variables will have to be setup for proper building of our
-Python modules. Example:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>set </span><span class=identifier>PYTHON_ROOT</span><span class=special>=</span><span class=identifier>c</span><span class=special>:/</span><span class=identifier>dev</span><span class=special>/</span><span class=identifier>tools</span><span class=special>/</span><span class=identifier>python
-    </span><span class=identifier>set </span><span class=identifier>PYTHON_VERSION</span><span class=special>=</span><span class=number>2.2
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-The above assumes that the Python installation is in <tt>c:/dev/tools/python</tt>
-and that we are using Python version 2.2. You'll have to tweak this path
-appropriately. <img src="theme/note.gif"></img> Be sure not to include a third number, e.g. <b>not</b>  &quot;2.2.1&quot;,
-even if that's the version you have.</p>
-<p>
-Now we are ready... Be sure to <tt>cd</tt> to <tt>libs/python/example/tutorial</tt>
-where the tutorial <tt>&quot;hello.cpp&quot;</tt> and the <tt>&quot;Jamfile&quot;</tt> is situated.</p>
-<p>
-Finally:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>bjam </span><span class=special>-</span><span class=identifier>sTOOLS</span><span class=special>=</span><span class=identifier>msvc
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-We are again assuming that we are using Microsoft Visual C++ version 6. If
-not, then you will have to specify the appropriate tool. See
-<a href="../../../../../tools/build/index.html">
-Building Boost Libraries</a> for
-further details.</p>
-<p>
-It should be building now:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    cd C:\dev\boost\libs\python\example\tutorial
-    bjam -sTOOLS=msvc
-    ...patience...
-    ...found 1703 targets...
-    ...updating 40 targets...
-</pre></code><p>
-And so on... Finally:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    vc-C++ ..\..\..\..\libs\python\example\tutorial\bin\hello.pyd\msvc\debug\
-    runtime-link-dynamic\hello.obj
-    hello.cpp
-    vc-Link ..\..\..\..\libs\python\example\tutorial\bin\hello.pyd\msvc\debug\
-    runtime-link-dynamic\hello.pyd ..\..\..\..\libs\python\example\tutorial\bin\
-    hello.pyd\msvc\debug\runtime-link-dynamic\hello.lib
-       Creating library ..\..\..\..\libs\python\example\tutorial\bin\hello.pyd\
-       msvc\debug\runtime-link-dynamic\hello.lib and object ..\..\..\..\libs\python\
-       example\tutorial\bin\hello.pyd\msvc\debug\runtime-link-dynamic\hello.exp
-    ...updated 40 targets...
-</pre></code><p>
-If all is well, you should now have:</p>
-<ul><li>boost_python.dll</li><li>hello.pyd</li></ul><p>
-if you are on Windows, and</p>
-<ul><li>libboost_python.so</li><li>hello.so</li></ul><p>
-if you are on Unix.</p>
-<p>
-<tt>boost_python.dll</tt> can be found somewhere in <tt>libs\python\build\bin</tt>
-while <tt>hello.pyd</tt> can be found somewhere in
-<tt>libs\python\example\tutorial\bin</tt>. After a successful build, you can just
-link in these DLLs with the Python interpreter. In Windows for example, you
-can simply put these libraries inside the directory where the Python
-executable is.</p>
-<p>
-You may now fire up Python and run our hello module:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=special>&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>import </span><span class=identifier>hello
-    </span><span class=special>&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>print </span><span class=identifier>hello</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>greet</span><span class=special>()
-    </span><span class=identifier>hello</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>world
-</span></pre></code>
-<blockquote><p><b>There you go... Have fun!</b></p></blockquote><table border="0">
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-<br>
-<hr size="1"><p class="copyright">Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 David Abrahams<br>Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 Joel de Guzman<br><br>
-<font size="2">Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this document
- is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies. This document
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-In C++, we often deal with arguments and return types such as pointers
-and references. Such primitive types are rather, ummmm, low level and
-they really don't tell us much. At the very least, we don't know the
-owner of the pointer or the referenced object. No wonder languages
-such as Java and Python never deal with such low level entities. In
-C++, it's usually considered a good practice to use smart pointers
-which exactly describe ownership semantics. Still, even good C++
-interfaces use raw references and pointers sometimes, so Boost.Python
-must deal with them. To do this, it may need your help. Consider the
-following C++ function:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>X</span><span class=special>&amp; </span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>Y</span><span class=special>&amp; </span><span class=identifier>y</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>Z</span><span class=special>* </span><span class=identifier>z</span><span class=special>);
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-How should the library wrap this function? A naive approach builds a
-Python X object around result reference. This strategy might or might
-not work out. Here's an example where it didn't</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=special>&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>x </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>y</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>z</span><span class=special>) </span>##<span class=identifier>x </span><span class=identifier>refers </span><span class=identifier>to </span><span class=identifier>some </span><span class=identifier>C</span><span class=special>++ </span><span class=identifier>X
-    </span><span class=special>&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>del </span><span class=identifier>y
-    </span><span class=special>&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>x</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>some_method</span><span class=special>() </span>##<span class=identifier>CRASH</span><span class=special>!
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-What's the problem?</p>
-<p>
-Well, what if f() was implemented as shown below:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>X</span><span class=special>&amp; </span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>Y</span><span class=special>&amp; </span><span class=identifier>y</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>Z</span><span class=special>* </span><span class=identifier>z</span><span class=special>)
-    {
-        </span><span class=identifier>y</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>z </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=identifier>z</span><span class=special>;
-        </span><span class=keyword>return </span><span class=identifier>y</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>x</span><span class=special>;
-    }
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-The problem is that the lifetime of result X&amp; is tied to the lifetime
-of y, because the f() returns a reference to a member of the y
-object. This idiom is is not uncommon and perfectly acceptable in the
-context of C++. However, Python users should not be able to crash the
-system just by using our C++ interface. In this case deleting y will
-invalidate the reference to X. We have a dangling reference.</p>
-<p>
-Here's what's happening:</p>
-<ol><li><tt>f</tt> is called passing in a reference to <tt>y</tt> and a pointer to <tt>z</tt></li><li>A reference to <tt>y.x</tt> is returned</li><li><tt>y</tt> is deleted. <tt>x</tt> is a dangling reference</li><li><tt>x.some_method()</tt> is called</li><li><b>BOOM!</b></li></ol><p>
-We could copy result into a new object:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=special>&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>y</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>z</span><span class=special>).</span><span class=identifier>set</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=number>42</span><span class=special>) </span>##<span class=identifier>Result </span><span class=identifier>disappears
-    </span><span class=special>&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>y</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>x</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>get</span><span class=special>()       </span>##<span class=identifier>No </span><span class=identifier>crash</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>but </span><span class=identifier>still </span><span class=identifier>bad
-    </span><span class=number>3.14
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-This is not really our intent of our C++ interface. We've broken our
-promise that the Python interface should reflect the C++ interface as
-closely as possible.</p>
-<p>
-Our problems do not end there. Suppose Y is implemented as follows:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=keyword>struct </span><span class=identifier>Y
-    </span><span class=special>{
-        </span><span class=identifier>X </span><span class=identifier>x</span><span class=special>; </span><span class=identifier>Z</span><span class=special>* </span><span class=identifier>z</span><span class=special>;
-        </span><span class=keyword>int </span><span class=identifier>z_value</span><span class=special>() { </span><span class=keyword>return </span><span class=identifier>z</span><span class=special>-&gt;</span><span class=identifier>value</span><span class=special>(); }
-    };
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Notice that the data member <tt>z</tt> is held by class Y using a raw
-pointer. Now we have a potential dangling pointer problem inside Y:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=special>&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>x </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>y</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>z</span><span class=special>) </span>##<span class=identifier>y </span><span class=identifier>refers </span><span class=identifier>to </span><span class=identifier>z
-    </span><span class=special>&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>del </span><span class=identifier>z       </span>##<span class=identifier>Kill </span><span class=identifier>the </span><span class=identifier>z </span><span class=identifier>object
-    </span><span class=special>&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>y</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>z_value</span><span class=special>() </span>##<span class=identifier>CRASH</span><span class=special>!
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-For reference, here's the implementation of <tt>f</tt> again:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>X</span><span class=special>&amp; </span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>Y</span><span class=special>&amp; </span><span class=identifier>y</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>Z</span><span class=special>* </span><span class=identifier>z</span><span class=special>)
-    {
-        </span><span class=identifier>y</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>z </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=identifier>z</span><span class=special>;
-        </span><span class=keyword>return </span><span class=identifier>y</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>x</span><span class=special>;
-    }
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Here's what's happening:</p>
-<ol><li><tt>f</tt> is called passing in a reference to <tt>y</tt> and a pointer to <tt>z</tt></li><li>A pointer to <tt>z</tt> is held by <tt>y</tt></li><li>A reference to <tt>y.x</tt> is returned</li><li><tt>z</tt> is deleted. <tt>y.z</tt> is a dangling pointer</li><li><tt>y.z_value()</tt> is called</li><li><tt>z-&gt;value()</tt> is called</li><li><b>BOOM!</b></li></ol><a name="call_policies"></a><h2>Call Policies</h2><p>
-Call Policies may be used in situations such as the example detailed above.
-In our example, <tt>return_internal_reference</tt> and <tt>with_custodian_and_ward</tt>
-are our friends:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;f&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>,
-        </span><span class=identifier>return_internal_reference</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=number>1</span><span class=special>,
-            </span><span class=identifier>with_custodian_and_ward</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=number>1</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=number>2</span><span class=special>&gt; &gt;());
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-What are the <tt>1</tt> and <tt>2</tt> parameters, you ask?</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>return_internal_reference</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=number>1
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Informs Boost.Python that the first argument, in our case <tt>Y&amp; y</tt>, is the
-owner of the returned reference: <tt>X&amp;</tt>. The &quot;<tt>1</tt>&quot; simply specifies the
-first argument. In short: &quot;return an internal reference <tt>X&amp;</tt> owned by the
-1st argument <tt>Y&amp; y</tt>&quot;.</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>with_custodian_and_ward</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=number>1</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=number>2</span><span class=special>&gt;
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Informs Boost.Python that the lifetime of the argument indicated by ward
-(i.e. the 2nd argument: <tt>Z* z</tt>) is dependent on the lifetime of the
-argument indicated by custodian (i.e. the 1st argument: <tt>Y&amp; y</tt>).</p>
-<p>
-It is also important to note that we have defined two policies above. Two
-or more policies can be composed by chaining. Here's the general syntax:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>policy1</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=identifier>args</span><span class=special>...,
-        </span><span class=identifier>policy2</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=identifier>args</span><span class=special>...,
-            </span><span class=identifier>policy3</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=identifier>args</span><span class=special>...&gt; &gt; &gt;
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Here is the list of predefined call policies. A complete reference detailing
-these can be found <a href="../../v2/reference.html#models_of_call_policies">
-here</a>.</p>
-<ul><li><b>with_custodian_and_ward</b><br> Ties lifetimes of the arguments</li><li><b>with_custodian_and_ward_postcall</b><br> Ties lifetimes of the arguments and results</li><li><b>return_internal_reference</b><br> Ties lifetime of one argument to that of result</li><li><b>return_value_policy&lt;T&gt; with T one of:</b><br></li><li><b>reference_existing_object</b><br>naïve (dangerous) approach</li><li><b>copy_const_reference</b><br>Boost.Python v1 approach</li><li><b>copy_non_const_reference</b><br></li><li><b>manage_new_object</b><br> Adopt a pointer and hold the instance</li></ul><table width="80%" border="0" align="center">
-  <tr>
-    <td class="note_box">
-<img src="theme/smiley.gif"></img> <b>Remember the Zen, Luke:</b><br><br>
-&quot;Explicit is better than implicit&quot;<br>
-&quot;In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess&quot;<br>    </td>
-  </tr>
-</table>
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-   </tr>
-</table>
-<br>
-<hr size="1"><p class="copyright">Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 David Abrahams<br>Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 Joel de Guzman<br><br>
-<font size="2">Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this document
- is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies. This document
- is provided &quot;as is&quot; without express or implied warranty, and with
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-      <font size="6" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Class Data Members</b></font>
-    </td>
-  </tr>
-</table>
-<br>
-<table border="0">
-  <tr>
-    <td width="30"><a href="../index.html"><img src="theme/u_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-    <td width="30"><a href="constructors.html"><img src="theme/l_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-    <td width="20"><a href="class_properties.html"><img src="theme/r_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-   </tr>
-</table>
-<p>
-Data members may also be exposed to Python so that they can be
-accessed as attributes of the corresponding Python class. Each data
-member that we wish to be exposed may be regarded as <b>read-only</b> or
-<b>read-write</b>.  Consider this class <tt>Var</tt>:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=keyword>struct </span><span class=identifier>Var
-    </span><span class=special>{
-        </span><span class=identifier>Var</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>std</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>string </span><span class=identifier>name</span><span class=special>) : </span><span class=identifier>name</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>name</span><span class=special>), </span><span class=identifier>value</span><span class=special>() {}
-        </span><span class=identifier>std</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>string </span><span class=keyword>const </span><span class=identifier>name</span><span class=special>;
-        </span><span class=keyword>float </span><span class=identifier>value</span><span class=special>;
-    };
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Our C++ <tt>Var</tt> class and its data members can be exposed to Python:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>class_</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=identifier>Var</span><span class=special>&gt;(</span><span class=string>&quot;Var&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>init</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=identifier>std</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>string</span><span class=special>&gt;())
-        .</span><span class=identifier>def_readonly</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;name&quot;</span><span class=special>, &amp;</span><span class=identifier>Var</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>name</span><span class=special>)
-        .</span><span class=identifier>def_readwrite</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;value&quot;</span><span class=special>, &amp;</span><span class=identifier>Var</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>value</span><span class=special>);
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Then, in Python, assuming we have placed our Var class inside the namespace
-hello as we did before:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=special>&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>x </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=identifier>hello</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>Var</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=literal>'pi'</span><span class=special>)
-    &gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>x</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>value </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=number>3.14
-    </span><span class=special>&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>print </span><span class=identifier>x</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>name</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=literal>'is around'</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>x</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>value
-    </span><span class=identifier>pi </span><span class=identifier>is </span><span class=identifier>around </span><span class=number>3.14
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Note that <tt>name</tt> is exposed as <b>read-only</b> while <tt>value</tt> is exposed
-as <b>read-write</b>.</p>
-<code><pre>
-    &gt;&gt;&gt; x.name = 'e' # can't change name
-    Traceback (most recent call last):
-      File &quot;&lt;stdin&gt;&quot;, line 1, in ?
-    AttributeError: can't set attribute
-</pre></code><table border="0">
-  <tr>
-    <td width="30"><a href="../index.html"><img src="theme/u_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-    <td width="30"><a href="constructors.html"><img src="theme/l_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-    <td width="20"><a href="class_properties.html"><img src="theme/r_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-   </tr>
-</table>
-<br>
-<hr size="1"><p class="copyright">Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 David Abrahams<br>Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 Joel de Guzman<br><br>
-<font size="2">Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this document
- is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies. This document
- is provided &quot;as is&quot; without express or implied warranty, and with
- no claim as to its suitability for any purpose. </font> </p>
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-      <font size="6" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Class Operators/Special Functions</b></font>
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-</table>
-<br>
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-    <td width="20"><a href="functions.html"><img src="theme/r_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-   </tr>
-</table>
-<a name="python_operators"></a><h2>Python Operators</h2><p>
-C is well known for the abundance of operators. C++ extends this to the
-extremes by allowing operator overloading. Boost.Python takes advantage of
-this and makes it easy to wrap C++ operator-powered classes.</p>
-<p>
-Consider a file position class <tt>FilePos</tt> and a set of operators that take
-on FilePos instances:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=keyword>class </span><span class=identifier>FilePos </span><span class=special>{ /*...*/ };
-
-    </span><span class=identifier>FilePos     </span><span class=keyword>operator</span><span class=special>+(</span><span class=identifier>FilePos</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=keyword>int</span><span class=special>);
-    </span><span class=identifier>FilePos     </span><span class=keyword>operator</span><span class=special>+(</span><span class=keyword>int</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>FilePos</span><span class=special>);
-    </span><span class=keyword>int         </span><span class=keyword>operator</span><span class=special>-(</span><span class=identifier>FilePos</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>FilePos</span><span class=special>);
-    </span><span class=identifier>FilePos     </span><span class=keyword>operator</span><span class=special>-(</span><span class=identifier>FilePos</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=keyword>int</span><span class=special>);
-    </span><span class=identifier>FilePos</span><span class=special>&amp;    </span><span class=keyword>operator</span><span class=special>+=(</span><span class=identifier>FilePos</span><span class=special>&amp;, </span><span class=keyword>int</span><span class=special>);
-    </span><span class=identifier>FilePos</span><span class=special>&amp;    </span><span class=keyword>operator</span><span class=special>-=(</span><span class=identifier>FilePos</span><span class=special>&amp;, </span><span class=keyword>int</span><span class=special>);
-    </span><span class=keyword>bool        </span><span class=keyword>operator</span><span class=special>&lt;(</span><span class=identifier>FilePos</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>FilePos</span><span class=special>);
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-The class and the various operators can be mapped to Python rather easily
-and intuitively:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>class_</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=identifier>FilePos</span><span class=special>&gt;(</span><span class=string>&quot;FilePos&quot;</span><span class=special>)
-        .</span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>self </span><span class=special>+ </span><span class=keyword>int</span><span class=special>())          // </span><span class=identifier>__add__
-        </span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=keyword>int</span><span class=special>() + </span><span class=identifier>self</span><span class=special>)          // </span><span class=identifier>__radd__
-        </span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>self </span><span class=special>- </span><span class=identifier>self</span><span class=special>)           // </span><span class=identifier>__sub__
-        </span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>self </span><span class=special>- </span><span class=keyword>int</span><span class=special>())          // </span><span class=identifier>__sub__
-        </span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>self </span><span class=special>+= </span><span class=keyword>int</span><span class=special>())         // </span><span class=identifier>__iadd__
-        </span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>self </span><span class=special>-= </span><span class=identifier>other</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=keyword>int</span><span class=special>&gt;())
-        .</span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>self </span><span class=special>&lt; </span><span class=identifier>self</span><span class=special>);          // </span><span class=identifier>__lt__
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-The code snippet above is very clear and needs almost no explanation at
-all. It is virtually the same as the operators' signatures. Just take
-note that <tt>self</tt> refers to FilePos object. Also, not every class <tt>T</tt> that
-you might need to interact with in an operator expression is (cheaply)
-default-constructible. You can use <tt>other&lt;T&gt;()</tt> in place of an actual
-<tt>T</tt> instance when writing &quot;self expressions&quot;.</p>
-<a name="special_methods"></a><h2>Special Methods</h2><p>
-Python has a few more <i>Special Methods</i>. Boost.Python supports all of the
-standard special method names supported by real Python class instances. A
-similar set of intuitive interfaces can also be used to wrap C++ functions
-that correspond to these Python <i>special functions</i>. Example:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=keyword>class </span><span class=identifier>Rational
-    </span><span class=special>{ </span><span class=keyword>operator </span><span class=keyword>double</span><span class=special>() </span><span class=keyword>const</span><span class=special>; };
-
-    </span><span class=identifier>Rational </span><span class=identifier>pow</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>Rational</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>Rational</span><span class=special>);
-    </span><span class=identifier>Rational </span><span class=identifier>abs</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>Rational</span><span class=special>);
-    </span><span class=identifier>ostream</span><span class=special>&amp; </span><span class=keyword>operator</span><span class=special>&lt;&lt;(</span><span class=identifier>ostream</span><span class=special>&amp;,</span><span class=identifier>Rational</span><span class=special>);
-
-    </span><span class=identifier>class_</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=identifier>Rational</span><span class=special>&gt;()
-        .</span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>float_</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>self</span><span class=special>))                  // </span><span class=identifier>__float__
-        </span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>pow</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>self</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>other</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=identifier>Rational</span><span class=special>&gt;))    // </span><span class=identifier>__pow__
-        </span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>abs</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>self</span><span class=special>))                     // </span><span class=identifier>__abs__
-        </span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>str</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>self</span><span class=special>))                     // </span><span class=identifier>__str__
-        </span><span class=special>;
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Need we say more?</p>
-<table width="80%" border="0" align="center">
-  <tr>
-    <td class="note_box">
-<img src="theme/lens.gif"></img> What is the business of <tt>operator&lt;&lt;</tt> <tt>.def(str(self))</tt>?
-Well, the method <tt>str</tt> requires the <tt>operator&lt;&lt;</tt> to do its work (i.e.
-<tt>operator&lt;&lt;</tt> is used by the method defined by def(str(self)).    </td>
-  </tr>
-</table>
-<table border="0">
-  <tr>
-    <td width="30"><a href="../index.html"><img src="theme/u_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
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-    <td width="20"><a href="functions.html"><img src="theme/r_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-   </tr>
-</table>
-<br>
-<hr size="1"><p class="copyright">Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 David Abrahams<br>Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 Joel de Guzman<br><br>
-<font size="2">Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this document
- is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies. This document
- is provided &quot;as is&quot; without express or implied warranty, and with
- no claim as to its suitability for any purpose. </font> </p>
-</body>
-</html>

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-<title>Class Properties</title>
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="theme/style.css" type="text/css">
-<link rel="prev" href="class_data_members.html">
-<link rel="next" href="inheritance.html">
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-    </td>
-    <td width="85%">
-      <font size="6" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Class Properties</b></font>
-    </td>
-  </tr>
-</table>
-<br>
-<table border="0">
-  <tr>
-    <td width="30"><a href="../index.html"><img src="theme/u_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-    <td width="30"><a href="class_data_members.html"><img src="theme/l_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-    <td width="20"><a href="inheritance.html"><img src="theme/r_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-   </tr>
-</table>
-<p>
-In C++, classes with public data members are usually frowned
-upon. Well designed classes that take advantage of encapsulation hide
-the class' data members. The only way to access the class' data is
-through access (getter/setter) functions. Access functions expose class
-properties. Here's an example:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=keyword>struct </span><span class=identifier>Num
-    </span><span class=special>{
-        </span><span class=identifier>Num</span><span class=special>();
-        </span><span class=keyword>float </span><span class=identifier>get</span><span class=special>() </span><span class=keyword>const</span><span class=special>;
-        </span><span class=keyword>void </span><span class=identifier>set</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=keyword>float </span><span class=identifier>value</span><span class=special>);
-        ...
-    };
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-However, in Python attribute access is fine; it doesn't neccessarily break
-encapsulation to let users handle attributes directly, because the
-attributes can just be a different syntax for a method call. Wrapping our
-<tt>Num</tt> class using Boost.Python:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>class_</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=identifier>Num</span><span class=special>&gt;(</span><span class=string>&quot;Num&quot;</span><span class=special>)
-        .</span><span class=identifier>add_property</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;rovalue&quot;</span><span class=special>, &amp;</span><span class=identifier>Num</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>get</span><span class=special>)
-        .</span><span class=identifier>add_property</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;value&quot;</span><span class=special>, &amp;</span><span class=identifier>Num</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>get</span><span class=special>, &amp;</span><span class=identifier>Num</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>set</span><span class=special>);
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-And at last, in Python:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=special>&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>x </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=identifier>Num</span><span class=special>()
-    &gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>x</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>value </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=number>3.14
-    </span><span class=special>&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>x</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>value</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>x</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>rovalue
-    </span><span class=special>(</span><span class=number>3.14</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=number>3.14</span><span class=special>)
-    &gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>x</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>rovalue </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=number>2.17 </span>##<span class=identifier>error</span><span class=special>!
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Take note that the class property <tt>rovalue</tt> is exposed as <b>read-only</b>
-since the <tt>rovalue</tt> setter member function is not passed in:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>add_property</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;rovalue&quot;</span><span class=special>, &amp;</span><span class=identifier>Num</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>get</span><span class=special>)
-</span></pre></code>
-<table border="0">
-  <tr>
-    <td width="30"><a href="../index.html"><img src="theme/u_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-    <td width="30"><a href="class_data_members.html"><img src="theme/l_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-    <td width="20"><a href="inheritance.html"><img src="theme/r_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-   </tr>
-</table>
-<br>
-<hr size="1"><p class="copyright">Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 David Abrahams<br>Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 Joel de Guzman<br><br>
-<font size="2">Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this document
- is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies. This document
- is provided &quot;as is&quot; without express or implied warranty, and with
- no claim as to its suitability for any purpose. </font> </p>
-</body>
-</html>

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-<title>Class Virtual Functions</title>
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="theme/style.css" type="text/css">
-<link rel="prev" href="inheritance.html">
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-    <td width="85%">
-      <font size="6" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Class Virtual Functions</b></font>
-    </td>
-  </tr>
-</table>
-<br>
-<table border="0">
-  <tr>
-    <td width="30"><a href="../index.html"><img src="theme/u_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
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-   </tr>
-</table>
-<p>
-In this section, we shall learn how to make functions behave
-polymorphically through virtual functions. Continuing our example, let us
-add a virtual function to our <tt>Base</tt> class:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=keyword>struct </span><span class=identifier>Base
-    </span><span class=special>{
-        </span><span class=keyword>virtual </span><span class=keyword>int </span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>() = </span><span class=number>0</span><span class=special>;
-    };
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Since <tt>f</tt> is a pure virtual function, <tt>Base</tt> is now an abstract
-class. Given an instance of our class, the free function <tt>call_f</tt>
-calls some implementation of this virtual function in a concrete
-derived class:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=keyword>int </span><span class=identifier>call_f</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>Base</span><span class=special>&amp; </span><span class=identifier>b</span><span class=special>) { </span><span class=keyword>return </span><span class=identifier>b</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>(); }
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-To allow this function to be implemented in a Python derived class, we
-need to create a class wrapper:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=keyword>struct </span><span class=identifier>BaseWrap </span><span class=special>: </span><span class=identifier>Base
-    </span><span class=special>{
-        </span><span class=identifier>BaseWrap</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>PyObject</span><span class=special>* </span><span class=identifier>self_</span><span class=special>)
-            : </span><span class=identifier>self</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>self_</span><span class=special>) {}
-        </span><span class=keyword>int </span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>() { </span><span class=keyword>return </span><span class=identifier>call_method</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=keyword>int</span><span class=special>&gt;(</span><span class=identifier>self</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=string>&quot;f&quot;</span><span class=special>); }
-        </span><span class=identifier>PyObject</span><span class=special>* </span><span class=identifier>self</span><span class=special>;
-    };
-</span></pre></code>
-<table width="80%" border="0" align="center">
-  <tr>
-    <td class="note_box">
-<img src="theme/lens.gif"></img> <b>member function and methods</b><br><br> Python, like
-many object oriented languages uses the term <b>methods</b>.  Methods
-correspond roughly to C++'s <b>member functions</b>    </td>
-  </tr>
-</table>
-<p>
-Our class wrapper <tt>BaseWrap</tt> is derived from <tt>Base</tt>. Its overridden
-virtual member function <tt>f</tt> in effect calls the corresponding method
-of the Python object <tt>self</tt>, which is a pointer back to the Python
-<tt>Base</tt> object holding our <tt>BaseWrap</tt> instance.</p>
-<table width="80%" border="0" align="center">
-  <tr>
-    <td class="note_box">
-<img src="theme/note.gif"></img> <b>Why do we need BaseWrap?</b><br><br>
-
-<i>You may ask</i>, &quot;Why do we need the <tt>BaseWrap</tt> derived class? This could
-have been designed so that everything gets done right inside of
-Base.&quot;<br><br>
-
-One of the goals of Boost.Python is to be minimally intrusive on an
-existing C++ design. In principle, it should be possible to expose the
-interface for a 3rd party library without changing it. To unintrusively
-hook into the virtual functions so that a Python override may be called, we
-must use a derived class.<br><br>
-
-Note however that you don't need to do this to get methods overridden
-in Python to behave virtually when called <i>from</i> <b>Python</b>. The only
-time you need to do the <tt>BaseWrap</tt> dance is when you have a virtual
-function that's going to be overridden in Python and called
-polymorphically <i>from</i> <b>C++</b>.    </td>
-  </tr>
-</table>
-<p>
-Wrapping <tt>Base</tt> and the free function <tt>call_f</tt>:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>class_</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=identifier>Base</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>BaseWrap</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>boost</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>noncopyable</span><span class=special>&gt;(</span><span class=string>&quot;Base&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>no_init</span><span class=special>)
-        ;
-    </span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;call_f&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>call_f</span><span class=special>);
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Notice that we parameterized the <tt>class_</tt> template with <tt>BaseWrap</tt> as the
-second parameter. What is <tt>noncopyable</tt>? Without it, the library will try
-to create code for converting Base return values of wrapped functions to
-Python. To do that, it needs Base's copy constructor... which isn't
-available, since Base is an abstract class.</p>
-<p>
-In Python, let us try to instantiate our <tt>Base</tt> class:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=special>&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>base </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=identifier>Base</span><span class=special>()
-    </span><span class=identifier>RuntimeError</span><span class=special>: </span><span class=identifier>This </span><span class=keyword>class </span><span class=identifier>cannot </span><span class=identifier>be </span><span class=identifier>instantiated </span><span class=identifier>from </span><span class=identifier>Python
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Why is it an error? <tt>Base</tt> is an abstract class. As such it is advisable
-to define the Python wrapper with <tt>no_init</tt> as we have done above. Doing
-so will disallow abstract base classes such as <tt>Base</tt> to be instantiated.</p>
-<table border="0">
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-   </tr>
-</table>
-<br>
-<hr size="1"><p class="copyright">Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 David Abrahams<br>Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 Joel de Guzman<br><br>
-<font size="2">Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this document
- is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies. This document
- is provided &quot;as is&quot; without express or implied warranty, and with
- no claim as to its suitability for any purpose. </font> </p>
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-</table>
-<p>
-Our previous example didn't have any explicit constructors.
-Since <tt>World</tt> is declared as a plain struct, it has an implicit default
-constructor. Boost.Python exposes the default constructor by default,
-which is why we were able to write</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=special>&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>planet </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=identifier>hello</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>World</span><span class=special>()
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-We may wish to wrap a class with a non-default constructor. Let us
-build on our previous example:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=keyword>struct </span><span class=identifier>World
-    </span><span class=special>{
-        </span><span class=identifier>World</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>std</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>string </span><span class=identifier>msg</span><span class=special>): </span><span class=identifier>msg</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>msg</span><span class=special>) {} // </span><span class=identifier>added </span><span class=identifier>constructor
-        </span><span class=keyword>void </span><span class=identifier>set</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>std</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>string </span><span class=identifier>msg</span><span class=special>) { </span><span class=keyword>this</span><span class=special>-&gt;</span><span class=identifier>msg </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=identifier>msg</span><span class=special>; }
-        </span><span class=identifier>std</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>string </span><span class=identifier>greet</span><span class=special>() { </span><span class=keyword>return </span><span class=identifier>msg</span><span class=special>; }
-        </span><span class=identifier>std</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>string </span><span class=identifier>msg</span><span class=special>;
-    };
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-This time <tt>World</tt> has no default constructor; our previous
-wrapping code would fail to compile when the library tried to expose
-it. We have to tell <tt>class_&lt;World&gt;</tt> about the constructor we want to
-expose instead.</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=preprocessor>#include </span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=identifier>boost</span><span class=special>/</span><span class=identifier>python</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>hpp</span><span class=special>&gt;
-    </span><span class=keyword>using </span><span class=keyword>namespace </span><span class=identifier>boost</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>python</span><span class=special>;
-
-    </span><span class=identifier>BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>hello</span><span class=special>)
-    {
-        </span><span class=identifier>class_</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=identifier>World</span><span class=special>&gt;(</span><span class=string>&quot;World&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>init</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=identifier>std</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>string</span><span class=special>&gt;())
-            .</span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;greet&quot;</span><span class=special>, &amp;</span><span class=identifier>World</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>greet</span><span class=special>)
-            .</span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;set&quot;</span><span class=special>, &amp;</span><span class=identifier>World</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>set</span><span class=special>)
-        ;
-    }
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-<tt>init&lt;std::string&gt;()</tt> exposes the constructor taking in a
-<tt>std::string</tt> (in Python, constructors are spelled
-&quot;<tt>&quot;__init__&quot;</tt>&quot;).</p>
-<p>
-We can expose additional constructors by passing more <tt>init&lt;...&gt;</tt>s to
-the <tt>def()</tt> member function. Say for example we have another World
-constructor taking in two doubles:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>class_</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=identifier>World</span><span class=special>&gt;(</span><span class=string>&quot;World&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>init</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=identifier>std</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>string</span><span class=special>&gt;())
-        .</span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>init</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=keyword>double</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=keyword>double</span><span class=special>&gt;())
-        .</span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;greet&quot;</span><span class=special>, &amp;</span><span class=identifier>World</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>greet</span><span class=special>)
-        .</span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;set&quot;</span><span class=special>, &amp;</span><span class=identifier>World</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>set</span><span class=special>)
-    ;
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-On the other hand, if we do not wish to expose any constructors at
-all, we may use <tt>no_init</tt> instead:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>class_</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=identifier>Abstract</span><span class=special>&gt;(</span><span class=string>&quot;Abstract&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>no_init</span><span class=special>)
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-This actually adds an <tt>__init__</tt> method which always raises a
-Python RuntimeError exception.</p>
-<table border="0">
-  <tr>
-    <td width="30"><a href="../index.html"><img src="theme/u_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-    <td width="30"><a href="exposing_classes.html"><img src="theme/l_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
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-   </tr>
-</table>
-<br>
-<hr size="1"><p class="copyright">Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 David Abrahams<br>Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 Joel de Guzman<br><br>
-<font size="2">Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this document
- is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies. This document
- is provided &quot;as is&quot; without express or implied warranty, and with
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-<br>
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-<p>
-Boost.Python wraps (member) function pointers. Unfortunately, C++ function
-pointers carry no default argument info. Take a function <tt>f</tt> with default
-arguments:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=keyword>int </span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=keyword>int</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=keyword>double </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=number>3.14</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=keyword>char </span><span class=keyword>const</span><span class=special>* = </span><span class=string>&quot;hello&quot;</span><span class=special>);
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-But the type of a pointer to the function <tt>f</tt> has no information
-about its default arguments:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=keyword>int</span><span class=special>(*</span><span class=identifier>g</span><span class=special>)(</span><span class=keyword>int</span><span class=special>,</span><span class=keyword>double</span><span class=special>,</span><span class=keyword>char </span><span class=keyword>const</span><span class=special>*) = </span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>;    // </span><span class=identifier>defaults </span><span class=identifier>lost</span><span class=special>!
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-When we pass this function pointer to the <tt>def</tt> function, there is no way
-to retrieve the default arguments:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;f&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>);                            // </span><span class=identifier>defaults </span><span class=identifier>lost</span><span class=special>!
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Because of this, when wrapping C++ code, we had to resort to manual
-wrapping as outlined in the <a href="overloading.html">
-previous section</a>, or
-writing thin wrappers:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=comment>// write &quot;thin wrappers&quot;
-    </span><span class=keyword>int </span><span class=identifier>f1</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=keyword>int </span><span class=identifier>x</span><span class=special>) { </span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>x</span><span class=special>); }
-    </span><span class=keyword>int </span><span class=identifier>f2</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=keyword>int </span><span class=identifier>x</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=keyword>double </span><span class=identifier>y</span><span class=special>) { </span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>x</span><span class=special>,</span><span class=identifier>y</span><span class=special>); }
-
-    /*...*/
-
-        // </span><span class=identifier>in </span><span class=identifier>module </span><span class=identifier>init
-        </span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;f&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>);  // </span><span class=identifier>all </span><span class=identifier>arguments
-        </span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;f&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>f2</span><span class=special>); // </span><span class=identifier>two </span><span class=identifier>arguments
-        </span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;f&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>f1</span><span class=special>); // </span><span class=identifier>one </span><span class=identifier>argument
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-When you want to wrap functions (or member functions) that either:</p>
-<ul><li>have default arguments, or</li><li>are overloaded with a common sequence of initial arguments</li></ul><a name="boost_python_function_overloads"></a><h2>BOOST_PYTHON_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS</h2><p>
-Boost.Python now has a way to make it easier. For instance, given a function:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=keyword>int </span><span class=identifier>foo</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=keyword>int </span><span class=identifier>a</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=keyword>char </span><span class=identifier>b </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=number>1</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=keyword>unsigned </span><span class=identifier>c </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=number>2</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=keyword>double </span><span class=identifier>d </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=number>3</span><span class=special>)
-    {
-        /*...*/
-    }
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-The macro invocation:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>BOOST_PYTHON_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>foo_overloads</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>foo</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=number>1</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=number>4</span><span class=special>)
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-will automatically create the thin wrappers for us. This macro will create
-a class <tt>foo_overloads</tt> that can be passed on to <tt>def(...)</tt>. The third
-and fourth macro argument are the minimum arguments and maximum arguments,
-respectively. In our <tt>foo</tt> function the minimum number of arguments is 1
-and the maximum number of arguments is 4. The <tt>def(...)</tt> function will
-automatically add all the foo variants for us:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;foo&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>foo</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>foo_overloads</span><span class=special>());
-</span></pre></code>
-<a name="boost_python_member_function_overloads"></a><h2>BOOST_PYTHON_MEMBER_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS</h2><p>
-Objects here, objects there, objects here there everywhere. More frequently
-than anything else, we need to expose member functions of our classes to
-Python. Then again, we have the same inconveniences as before when default
-arguments or overloads with a common sequence of initial arguments come
-into play. Another macro is provided to make this a breeze.</p>
-<p>
-Like <tt>BOOST_PYTHON_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS</tt>,
-<tt>BOOST_PYTHON_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS</tt> may be used to automatically create
-the thin wrappers for wrapping member functions. Let's have an example:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=keyword>struct </span><span class=identifier>george
-    </span><span class=special>{
-        </span><span class=keyword>void
-        </span><span class=identifier>wack_em</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=keyword>int </span><span class=identifier>a</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=keyword>int </span><span class=identifier>b </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=number>0</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=keyword>char </span><span class=identifier>c </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=literal>'x'</span><span class=special>)
-        {
-            /*...*/
-        }
-    };
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-The macro invocation:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>BOOST_PYTHON_MEMBER_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>george_overloads</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>wack_em</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=number>1</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=number>3</span><span class=special>)
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-will generate a set of thin wrappers for george's <tt>wack_em</tt> member function
-accepting a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 3 arguments (i.e. the third and
-fourth macro argument). The thin wrappers are all enclosed in a class named
-<tt>george_overloads</tt> that can then be used as an argument to <tt>def(...)</tt>:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;wack_em&quot;</span><span class=special>, &amp;</span><span class=identifier>george</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>wack_em</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>george_overloads</span><span class=special>());
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-See the <a href="../../v2/overloads.html#BOOST_PYTHON_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS-spec">
-overloads reference</a>
-for details.</p>
-<a name="init_and_optional"></a><h2>init and optional</h2><p>
-A similar facility is provided for class constructors, again, with
-default arguments or a sequence of overloads. Remember <tt>init&lt;...&gt;</tt>? For example,
-given a class X with a constructor:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=keyword>struct </span><span class=identifier>X
-    </span><span class=special>{
-        </span><span class=identifier>X</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=keyword>int </span><span class=identifier>a</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=keyword>char </span><span class=identifier>b </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=literal>'D'</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>std</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>string </span><span class=identifier>c </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=string>&quot;constructor&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=keyword>double </span><span class=identifier>d </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=number>0.0</span><span class=special>);
-        /*...*/
-    }
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-You can easily add this constructor to Boost.Python in one shot:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>init</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=keyword>int</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>optional</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=keyword>char</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>std</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>string</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=keyword>double</span><span class=special>&gt; &gt;())
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Notice the use of <tt>init&lt;...&gt;</tt> and <tt>optional&lt;...&gt;</tt> to signify the default
-(optional arguments).</p>
-<table border="0">
-  <tr>
-    <td width="30"><a href="../index.html"><img src="theme/u_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-    <td width="30"><a href="overloading.html"><img src="theme/l_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-    <td width="20"><a href="auto_overloading.html"><img src="theme/r_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-   </tr>
-</table>
-<br>
-<hr size="1"><p class="copyright">Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 David Abrahams<br>Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 Joel de Guzman<br><br>
-<font size="2">Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this document
- is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies. This document
- is provided &quot;as is&quot; without express or implied warranty, and with
- no claim as to its suitability for any purpose. </font> </p>
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-</table>
-<p>
-Boost.Python comes with a set of derived <tt>object</tt> types corresponding to
-that of Python's:</p>
-<ul><li>list</li><li>dict</li><li>tuple</li><li>str</li><li>long_</li><li>enum</li></ul><p>
-These derived <tt>object</tt> types act like real Python types. For instance:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>str</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=number>1</span><span class=special>) ==&gt; </span><span class=string>&quot;1&quot;
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Wherever appropriate, a particular derived <tt>object</tt> has corresponding
-Python type's methods. For instance, <tt>dict</tt> has a <tt>keys()</tt> method:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>d</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>keys</span><span class=special>()
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-<tt>make_tuple</tt> is provided for declaring <i>tuple literals</i>. Example:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>make_tuple</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=number>123</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=literal>'D'</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=string>&quot;Hello, World&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=number>0.0</span><span class=special>);
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-In C++, when Boost.Python <tt>object</tt>s are used as arguments to functions,
-subtype matching is required. For example, when a function <tt>f</tt>, as
-declared below, is wrapped, it will only accept instances of Python's
-<tt>str</tt> type and subtypes.</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=keyword>void </span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>str </span><span class=identifier>name</span><span class=special>)
-    {
-        </span><span class=identifier>object </span><span class=identifier>n2 </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=identifier>name</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>attr</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;upper&quot;</span><span class=special>)();   // </span><span class=identifier>NAME </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=identifier>name</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>upper</span><span class=special>()
-        </span><span class=identifier>str </span><span class=identifier>NAME </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=identifier>name</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>upper</span><span class=special>();            // </span><span class=identifier>better
-        </span><span class=identifier>object </span><span class=identifier>msg </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=string>&quot;%s is bigger than %s&quot; </span><span class=special>% </span><span class=identifier>make_tuple</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>NAME</span><span class=special>,</span><span class=identifier>name</span><span class=special>);
-    }
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-In finer detail:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>str </span><span class=identifier>NAME </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=identifier>name</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>upper</span><span class=special>();
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Illustrates that we provide versions of the str type's methods as C++
-member functions.</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>object </span><span class=identifier>msg </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=string>&quot;%s is bigger than %s&quot; </span><span class=special>% </span><span class=identifier>make_tuple</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>NAME</span><span class=special>,</span><span class=identifier>name</span><span class=special>);
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Demonstrates that you can write the C++ equivalent of <tt>&quot;format&quot; % x,y,z</tt>
-in Python, which is useful since there's no easy way to do that in std C++.</p>
-<p>
-<img src="theme/alert.gif"></img> <b>Beware</b> the common pitfall of forgetting that the constructors
-of most of Python's mutable types make copies, just as in Python.</p>
-<p>
-Python:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=special>&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>d </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=identifier>dict</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>x</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>__dict__</span><span class=special>)     </span>##<span class=identifier>copies </span><span class=identifier>x</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>__dict__
-    </span><span class=special>&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>d</span><span class=special>[</span><span class=literal>'whatever'</span><span class=special>]            </span>##<span class=identifier>modifies </span><span class=identifier>the </span><span class=identifier>copy
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-C++:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>dict </span><span class=identifier>d</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>x</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>attr</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;__dict__&quot;</span><span class=special>));  </span>##<span class=identifier>copies </span><span class=identifier>x</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>__dict__
-    </span><span class=identifier>d</span><span class=special>[</span><span class=literal>'whatever'</span><span class=special>] = </span><span class=number>3</span><span class=special>;           </span>##<span class=identifier>modifies </span><span class=identifier>the </span><span class=identifier>copy
-</span></pre></code>
-<a name="class__lt_t_gt__as_objects"></a><h2>class_&lt;T&gt; as objects</h2><p>
-Due to the dynamic nature of Boost.Python objects, any <tt>class_&lt;T&gt;</tt> may
-also be one of these types! The following code snippet wraps the class
-(type) object.</p>
-<p>
-We can use this to create wrapped instances. Example:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>object </span><span class=identifier>vec345 </span><span class=special>= (
-        </span><span class=identifier>class_</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=identifier>Vec2</span><span class=special>&gt;(</span><span class=string>&quot;Vec2&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>init</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=keyword>double</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=keyword>double</span><span class=special>&gt;())
-            .</span><span class=identifier>def_readonly</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;length&quot;</span><span class=special>, &amp;</span><span class=identifier>Point</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>length</span><span class=special>)
-            .</span><span class=identifier>def_readonly</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;angle&quot;</span><span class=special>, &amp;</span><span class=identifier>Point</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>angle</span><span class=special>)
-        )(</span><span class=number>3.0</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=number>4.0</span><span class=special>);
-
-    </span><span class=identifier>assert</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>vec345</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>attr</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;length&quot;</span><span class=special>) == </span><span class=number>5.0</span><span class=special>);
-</span></pre></code>
-<table border="0">
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-   </tr>
-</table>
-<br>
-<hr size="1"><p class="copyright">Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 David Abrahams<br>Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 Joel de Guzman<br><br>
-<font size="2">Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this document
- is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies. This document
- is provided &quot;as is&quot; without express or implied warranty, and with
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-    </td>
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-<br>
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-<p>
-Continuing, we can derive from our base class Base in Python and override
-the virtual function in Python. Before we can do that, we have to set up
-our <tt>class_</tt> wrapper as:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>class_</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=identifier>Base</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>BaseWrap</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>boost</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>noncopyable</span><span class=special>&gt;(</span><span class=string>&quot;Base&quot;</span><span class=special>)
-        ;
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Otherwise, we have to suppress the Base class' <tt>no_init</tt> by adding an
-<tt>__init__()</tt> method to all our derived classes. <tt>no_init</tt> actually adds
-an <tt>__init__</tt> method that raises a Python RuntimeError exception.</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=special>&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=keyword>class </span><span class=identifier>Derived</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>Base</span><span class=special>):
-    ...     </span><span class=identifier>def </span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>self</span><span class=special>):
-    ...         </span><span class=keyword>return </span><span class=number>42
-    </span><span class=special>...
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Cool eh? A Python class deriving from a C++ class!</p>
-<p>
-Let's now make an instance of our Python class <tt>Derived</tt>:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=special>&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>derived </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=identifier>Derived</span><span class=special>()
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Calling <tt>derived.f()</tt>:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=special>&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>derived</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>()
-    </span><span class=number>42
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Will yield the expected result. Finally, calling calling the free function
-<tt>call_f</tt> with <tt>derived</tt> as argument:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=special>&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>call_f</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>derived</span><span class=special>)
-    </span><span class=number>42
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Will also yield the expected result.</p>
-<p>
-Here's what's happening:</p>
-<ol><li><tt>call_f(derived)</tt> is called in Python</li><li>This corresponds to <tt>def(&quot;call_f&quot;, call_f);</tt>. Boost.Python dispatches this call.</li><li><tt>int call_f(Base&amp; b) { return b.f(); }</tt> accepts the call.</li><li>The overridden virtual function <tt>f</tt> of <tt>BaseWrap</tt> is called.</li><li><tt>call_method&lt;int&gt;(self, &quot;f&quot;);</tt> dispatches the call back to Python.</li><li><tt>def f(self): return 42</tt> is finally called.</li></ol><table border="0">
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-   </tr>
-</table>
-<br>
-<hr size="1"><p class="copyright">Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 David Abrahams<br>Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 Joel de Guzman<br><br>
-<font size="2">Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this document
- is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies. This document
- is provided &quot;as is&quot; without express or implied warranty, and with
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-    </td>
-  </tr>
-</table>
-<br>
-<table border="0">
-  <tr>
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-   </tr>
-</table>
-<p>
-By now you should know how to use Boost.Python to call your C++ code from
-Python. However, sometimes you may need to do the reverse: call Python code
-from the C++-side. This requires you to <i>embed</i> the Python interpreter
-into your C++ program.</p>
-<p>
-Currently, Boost.Python does not directly support everything you'll need
-when embedding. Therefore you'll need to use the
-<a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/api.html">
-Python/C API</a> to fill in
-the gaps. However, Boost.Python already makes embedding a lot easier and,
-in a future version, it may become unnecessary to touch the Python/C API at
-all. So stay tuned... <img src="theme/smiley.gif"></img></p>
-<a name="building_embedded_programs"></a><h2>Building embedded programs</h2><p>
-To be able to use embedding in your programs, they have to be linked to
-both Boost.Python's and Python's static link library.</p>
-<p>
-Boost.Python's static link library comes in two variants. Both are located
-in Boost's <tt>/libs/python/build/bin-stage</tt> subdirectory. On Windows, the
-variants are called <tt>boost_python.lib</tt> (for release builds) and
-<tt>boost_python_debug.lib</tt> (for debugging). If you can't find the
-libraries, you probably haven't built Boost.Python yet. See <a
-href="../../building.html">Building and Testing</a> on how to do
-this.</p>
-<p>
-Python's static link library can be found in the <tt>/libs</tt> subdirectory of
-your Python directory. On Windows it is called pythonXY.lib where X.Y is
-your major Python version number.</p>
-<p>
-Additionally, Python's <tt>/include</tt> subdirectory has to be added to your
-include path.</p>
-<p>
-In a Jamfile, all the above boils down to:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    projectroot c:\projects\embedded_program ; # location of the program
-
-    # bring in the rules for python
-    SEARCH on python.jam = $(BOOST_BUILD_PATH) ;
-    include python.jam ;
-
-    exe embedded_program # name of the executable
-      : #sources
-         embedded_program.cpp
-      : # requirements
-         &lt;find-library&gt;boost_python &lt;library-path&gt;c:\boost\libs\python
-      $(PYTHON_PROPERTIES)
-        &lt;library-path&gt;$(PYTHON_LIB_PATH)
-        &lt;find-library&gt;$(PYTHON_EMBEDDED_LIBRARY) ;
-</pre></code><a name="getting_started"></a><h2>Getting started</h2><p>
-Being able to build is nice, but there is nothing to build yet. Embedding
-the Python interpreter into one of your C++ programs requires these 4
-steps:</p>
-<ol><li>#include <tt>&lt;boost/python.hpp&gt;</tt><br><br></li><li>Call <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/initialization.html#l2h-652">
-Py_Initialize</a>() to start the interpreter and create the <tt>__main__</tt> module.<br><br></li><li>Call other Python C API routines to use the interpreter.<br><br></li><li>Call <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/initialization.html#l2h-656">
-Py_Finalize</a>() to stop the interpreter and release its resources.</li></ol><p>
-(Of course, there can be other C++ code between all of these steps.)</p>
-<blockquote><p><i><b>Now that we can embed the interpreter in our programs, lets see how to put it to use...</b></i></p></blockquote><table border="0">
-  <tr>
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-   </tr>
-</table>
-<br>
-<hr size="1"><p class="copyright">Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 Dirk Gerrits<br><br>
-<font size="2">Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this document
- is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies. This document
- is provided &quot;as is&quot; without express or implied warranty, and with
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-    </td>
-  </tr>
-</table>
-<br>
-<table border="0">
-  <tr>
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-Boost.Python has a nifty facility to capture and wrap C++ enums. While
-Python has no <tt>enum</tt> type, we'll often want to expose our C++ enums to
-Python as an <tt>int</tt>. Boost.Python's enum facility makes this easy while
-taking care of the proper conversions from Python's dynamic typing to C++'s
-strong static typing (in C++, ints cannot be implicitly converted to
-enums). To illustrate, given a C++ enum:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=keyword>enum </span><span class=identifier>choice </span><span class=special>{ </span><span class=identifier>red</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>blue </span><span class=special>};
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-the construct:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>enum_</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=identifier>choice</span><span class=special>&gt;(</span><span class=string>&quot;choice&quot;</span><span class=special>)
-        .</span><span class=identifier>value</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;red&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>red</span><span class=special>)
-        .</span><span class=identifier>value</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;blue&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>blue</span><span class=special>)
-        ;
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-can be used to expose to Python. The new enum type is created in the
-current <tt>scope()</tt>, which is usually the current module. The snippet above
-creates a Python class derived from Python's <tt>int</tt> type which is
-associated with the C++ type passed as its first parameter.</p>
-<table width="80%" border="0" align="center">
-  <tr>
-    <td class="note_box">
-<img src="theme/lens.gif"></img> <b>what is a scope?</b><br><br> The scope is a class that has an
-associated global Python object which controls the Python namespace in
-which new extension classes and wrapped functions will be defined as
-attributes. Details can be found <a href="../../v2/scope.html">
-here</a>.    </td>
-  </tr>
-</table>
-<p>
-You can access those values in Python as</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=special>&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>my_module</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>choice</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>red
-    </span><span class=identifier>my_module</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>choice</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>red
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-where my_module is the module where the enum is declared. You can also
-create a new scope around a class:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>scope </span><span class=identifier>in_X </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=identifier>class_</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=identifier>X</span><span class=special>&gt;(</span><span class=string>&quot;X&quot;</span><span class=special>)
-                    .</span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>( ... )
-                    .</span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>( ... )
-                ;
-
-    // </span><span class=identifier>Expose </span><span class=identifier>X</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>nested </span><span class=identifier>as </span><span class=identifier>X</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>nested
-    </span><span class=identifier>enum_</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=identifier>X</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>nested</span><span class=special>&gt;(</span><span class=string>&quot;nested&quot;</span><span class=special>)
-        .</span><span class=identifier>value</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;red&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>red</span><span class=special>)
-        .</span><span class=identifier>value</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;blue&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>blue</span><span class=special>)
-        ;
-</span></pre></code>
-<table border="0">
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-    <td width="20"><a href="embedding.html"><img src="theme/r_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-   </tr>
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-<br>
-<hr size="1"><p class="copyright">Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 David Abrahams<br>Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 Joel de Guzman<br><br>
-<font size="2">Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this document
- is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies. This document
- is provided &quot;as is&quot; without express or implied warranty, and with
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-      <font size="6" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Exception Translation</b></font>
-    </td>
-  </tr>
-</table>
-<br>
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-  <tr>
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-   </tr>
-</table>
-<p>
-All C++ exceptions must be caught at the boundary with Python code. This
-boundary is the point where C++ meets Python. Boost.Python provides a
-default exception handler that translates selected standard exceptions,
-then gives up:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>raise </span><span class=identifier>RuntimeError</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=literal>'unidentifiable C++ Exception'
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Users may provide custom translation. Here's an example:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=keyword>struct </span><span class=identifier>PodBayDoorException</span><span class=special>;
-    </span><span class=keyword>void </span><span class=identifier>translator</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>PodBayDoorException </span><span class=keyword>const</span><span class=special>&amp; </span><span class=identifier>x</span><span class=special>) {
-        </span><span class=identifier>PyErr_SetString</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>PyExc_UserWarning</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=string>&quot;I'm sorry Dave...&quot;</span><span class=special>);
-    }
-    </span><span class=identifier>BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>kubrick</span><span class=special>) {
-         </span><span class=identifier>register_exception_translator</span><span class=special>&lt;
-              </span><span class=identifier>PodBayDoorException</span><span class=special>&gt;(</span><span class=identifier>translator</span><span class=special>);
-         ...
-</span></pre></code>
-<table border="0">
-  <tr>
-    <td width="30"><a href="../index.html"><img src="theme/u_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-    <td width="30"><a href="iterators.html"><img src="theme/l_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
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-   </tr>
-</table>
-<br>
-<hr size="1"><p class="copyright">Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 David Abrahams<br>Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 Joel de Guzman<br><br>
-<font size="2">Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this document
- is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies. This document
- is provided &quot;as is&quot; without express or implied warranty, and with
- no claim as to its suitability for any purpose. </font> </p>
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-</html>

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-<link rel="prev" href="building_hello_world.html">
-<link rel="next" href="constructors.html">
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-    <td width="85%">
-      <font size="6" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Exposing Classes</b></font>
-    </td>
-  </tr>
-</table>
-<br>
-<table border="0">
-  <tr>
-    <td width="30"><a href="../index.html"><img src="theme/u_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-    <td width="30"><a href="building_hello_world.html"><img src="theme/l_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
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-Now let's expose a C++ class to Python.</p>
-<p>
-Consider a C++ class/struct that we want to expose to Python:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=keyword>struct </span><span class=identifier>World
-    </span><span class=special>{
-        </span><span class=keyword>void </span><span class=identifier>set</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>std</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>string </span><span class=identifier>msg</span><span class=special>) { </span><span class=keyword>this</span><span class=special>-&gt;</span><span class=identifier>msg </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=identifier>msg</span><span class=special>; }
-        </span><span class=identifier>std</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>string </span><span class=identifier>greet</span><span class=special>() { </span><span class=keyword>return </span><span class=identifier>msg</span><span class=special>; }
-        </span><span class=identifier>std</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>string </span><span class=identifier>msg</span><span class=special>;
-    };
-</span></pre></code>
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-We can expose this to Python by writing a corresponding Boost.Python
-C++ Wrapper:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=preprocessor>#include </span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=identifier>boost</span><span class=special>/</span><span class=identifier>python</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>hpp</span><span class=special>&gt;
-    </span><span class=keyword>using </span><span class=keyword>namespace </span><span class=identifier>boost</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>python</span><span class=special>;
-
-    </span><span class=identifier>BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>hello</span><span class=special>)
-    {
-        </span><span class=identifier>class_</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=identifier>World</span><span class=special>&gt;(</span><span class=string>&quot;World&quot;</span><span class=special>)
-            .</span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;greet&quot;</span><span class=special>, &amp;</span><span class=identifier>World</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>greet</span><span class=special>)
-            .</span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;set&quot;</span><span class=special>, &amp;</span><span class=identifier>World</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>set</span><span class=special>)
-        ;
-    }
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Here, we wrote a C++ class wrapper that exposes the member functions
-<tt>greet</tt> and <tt>set</tt>. Now, after building our module as a shared library, we
-may use our class <tt>World</tt> in Python. Here's a sample Python session:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=special>&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>import </span><span class=identifier>hello
-    </span><span class=special>&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>planet </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=identifier>hello</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>World</span><span class=special>()
-    &gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>planet</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>set</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=literal>'howdy'</span><span class=special>)
-    &gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>planet</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>greet</span><span class=special>()
-    </span><span class=literal>'howdy'
-</span></pre></code>
-<table border="0">
-  <tr>
-    <td width="30"><a href="../index.html"><img src="theme/u_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-    <td width="30"><a href="building_hello_world.html"><img src="theme/l_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-    <td width="20"><a href="constructors.html"><img src="theme/r_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-   </tr>
-</table>
-<br>
-<hr size="1"><p class="copyright">Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 David Abrahams<br>Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 Joel de Guzman<br><br>
-<font size="2">Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this document
- is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies. This document
- is provided &quot;as is&quot; without express or implied warranty, and with
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-  </tr>
-</table>
-<br>
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-  <tr>
-    <td width="30"><a href="../index.html"><img src="theme/u_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
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-can be achieved with the <tt>extract&lt;T&gt;</tt> function. Consider the following:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=keyword>double </span><span class=identifier>x </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=identifier>o</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>attr</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;length&quot;</span><span class=special>); // </span><span class=identifier>compile </span><span class=identifier>error
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-In the code above, we got a compiler error because Boost.Python
-<tt>object</tt> can't be implicitly converted to <tt>double</tt>s. Instead, what
-we wanted to do above can be achieved by writing:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=keyword>double </span><span class=identifier>l </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=identifier>extract</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=keyword>double</span><span class=special>&gt;(</span><span class=identifier>o</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>attr</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;length&quot;</span><span class=special>));
-    </span><span class=identifier>Vec2</span><span class=special>&amp; </span><span class=identifier>v </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=identifier>extract</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=identifier>Vec2</span><span class=special>&amp;&gt;(</span><span class=identifier>o</span><span class=special>);
-    </span><span class=identifier>assert</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>l </span><span class=special>== </span><span class=identifier>v</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>length</span><span class=special>());
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-The first line attempts to extract the &quot;length&quot; attribute of the
-Boost.Python <tt>object</tt> <tt>o</tt>. The second line attempts to <i>extract</i> the
-<tt>Vec2</tt> object from held by the Boost.Python <tt>object</tt> <tt>o</tt>.</p>
-<p>
-Take note that we said &quot;attempt to&quot; above. What if the Boost.Python
-<tt>object</tt> <tt>o</tt> does not really hold a <tt>Vec2</tt> type? This is certainly
-a possibility considering the dynamic nature of Python <tt>object</tt>s. To
-be on the safe side, if the C++ type can't be extracted, an
-appropriate exception is thrown. To avoid an exception, we need to
-test for extractibility:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>extract</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=identifier>Vec2</span><span class=special>&amp;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>x</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>o</span><span class=special>);
-    </span><span class=keyword>if </span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>x</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>check</span><span class=special>()) {
-        </span><span class=identifier>Vec2</span><span class=special>&amp; </span><span class=identifier>v </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=identifier>x</span><span class=special>(); ...
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-<img src="theme/bulb.gif"></img> The astute reader might have noticed that the <tt>extract&lt;T&gt;</tt>
-facility in fact solves the mutable copying problem:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>dict </span><span class=identifier>d </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=identifier>extract</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=identifier>dict</span><span class=special>&gt;(</span><span class=identifier>x</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>attr</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;__dict__&quot;</span><span class=special>));
-    </span><span class=identifier>d</span><span class=special>[</span><span class=literal>'whatever'</span><span class=special>] = </span><span class=number>3</span><span class=special>;          </span>##<span class=identifier>modifies </span><span class=identifier>x</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>__dict__ </span><span class=special>!
-</span></pre></code>
-<table border="0">
-  <tr>
-    <td width="30"><a href="../index.html"><img src="theme/u_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-    <td width="30"><a href="derived_object_types.html"><img src="theme/l_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-    <td width="20"><a href="enums.html"><img src="theme/r_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
-   </tr>
-</table>
-<br>
-<hr size="1"><p class="copyright">Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 David Abrahams<br>Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 Joel de Guzman<br><br>
-<font size="2">Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this document
- is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies. This document
- is provided &quot;as is&quot; without express or implied warranty, and with
- no claim as to its suitability for any purpose. </font> </p>
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-  <tr>
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-In this chapter, we'll look at Boost.Python powered functions in closer
-detail. We shall see some facilities to make exposing C++ functions to
-Python safe from potential pifalls such as dangling pointers and
-references. We shall also see facilities that will make it even easier for
-us to expose C++ functions that take advantage of C++ features such as
-overloading and default arguments.</p>
-<blockquote><p><i>Read on...</i></p></blockquote><p>
-But before you do, you might want to fire up Python 2.2 or later and type
-<tt>&gt;&gt;&gt; import this</tt>.</p>
-<code><pre>
-    &gt;&gt;&gt; import this
-    The Zen of Python, by Tim Peters
-    Beautiful is better than ugly.
-    Explicit is better than implicit.
-    Simple is better than complex.
-    Complex is better than complicated.
-    Flat is better than nested.
-    Sparse is better than dense.
-    Readability counts.
-    Special cases aren't special enough to break the rules.
-    Although practicality beats purity.
-    Errors should never pass silently.
-    Unless explicitly silenced.
-    In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess.
-    There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it
-    Although that way may not be obvious at first unless you're Dutch.
-    Now is better than never.
-    Although never is often better than *right* now.
-    If the implementation is hard to explain, it's a bad idea.
-    If the implementation is easy to explain, it may be a good idea.
-    Namespaces are one honking great idea -- let's do more of those!
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-    <td width="30"><a href="../index.html"><img src="theme/u_arr.gif" border="0"></a></td>
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-   </tr>
-</table>
-<br>
-<hr size="1"><p class="copyright">Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 David Abrahams<br>Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 Joel de Guzman<br><br>
-<font size="2">Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this document
- is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies. This document
- is provided &quot;as is&quot; without express or implied warranty, and with
- no claim as to its suitability for any purpose. </font> </p>
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+<span class="firstname">Joel</span> <span class="surname">de Guzman</span>
+</h3></div></div>
+<div><div class="author"><h3 class="author">
+<span class="firstname">David</span> <span class="surname">Abrahams</span>
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+        http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt </a>)
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+<dt><span class="section"><a href="index.html#python.quickstart">QuickStart</a></span></dt>
+<dt><span class="section"><a href="python/hello.html"> Building Hello World</a></span></dt>
+<dt><span class="section"><a href="python/exposing.html"> Exposing Classes</a></span></dt>
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+<dt><span class="section"><a href="python/exposing.html#python.constructors">Constructors</a></span></dt>
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+<dt><span class="section"><a href="python/exposing.html#python.class_operators_special_functions">Class Operators/Special Functions</a></span></dt>
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+<dt><span class="section"><a href="python/object.html"> Object Interface</a></span></dt>
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+<dt><span class="section"><a href="python/object.html#python.basic_interface">Basic Interface</a></span></dt>
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+<dt><span class="section"><a href="python/embedding.html">Embedding</a></span></dt>
+<dd><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="python/embedding.html#python.using_the_interpreter">Using the interpreter</a></span></dt></dl></dd>
+<dt><span class="section"><a href="python/iterators.html">Iterators</a></span></dt>
+<dt><span class="section"><a href="python/exception.html"> Exception Translation</a></span></dt>
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+<dt><span class="section"><a href="python/techniques.html#python.extending_wrapped_objects_in_python">Extending Wrapped Objects in Python</a></span></dt>
+<dt><span class="section"><a href="python/techniques.html#python.reducing_compiling_time">Reducing Compiling Time</a></span></dt>
+</dl></dd>
+</dl>
+</div>
+<div class="section" lang="en">
+<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both">
+<a name="python.quickstart"></a>QuickStart</h2></div></div></div>
+<p>
+      QuickStartThe Boost Python Library is a framework for interfacing Python and
+      C++. It allows you to quickly and seamlessly expose C++ classes functions and
+      objects to Python, and vice-versa, using no special tools -- just your C++
+      compiler. It is designed to wrap C++ interfaces non-intrusively, so that you
+      should not have to change the C++ code at all in order to wrap it, making Boost.Python
+      ideal for exposing 3rd-party libraries to Python. The library's use of advanced
+      metaprogramming techniques simplifies its syntax for users, so that wrapping
+      code takes on the look of a kind of declarative interface definition language
+      (IDL).
+    </p>
+<a name="quickstart.hello_world"></a><h2>
+<a name="id372244"></a>
+      Hello World
+    </h2>
+<p>
+      Following C/C++ tradition, let's start with the "hello, world". A
+      C++ Function:
+    </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">char</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">greet</span><span class="special">()</span>
+<span class="special">{</span>
+   <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="string">"hello, world"</span><span class="special">;</span>
+<span class="special">}</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+      can be exposed to Python by writing a Boost.Python wrapper:
+    </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">python</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
+<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">python</span><span class="special">;</span>
+
+<span class="identifier">BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">hello</span><span class="special">)</span>
+<span class="special">{</span>
+    <span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"greet"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">greet</span><span class="special">);</span>
+<span class="special">}</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+      That's it. We're done. We can now build this as a shared library. The resulting
+      DLL is now visible to Python. Here's a sample Python session:
+    </p>
+<p></p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">import</span> <span class="identifier">hello</span>
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">print</span> <span class="identifier">hello</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">greet</span><span class="special">()</span>
+<span class="identifier">hello</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">world</span>
+</pre>
+<p></p>
+<div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote"><p><span class="emphasis"><em><span class="bold"><b>Next stop... Building your Hello World module
+        from start to finish...</b></span></em></span></p></blockquote></div>
+</div>
+</div>
+<table xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" width="100%"><tr>
+<td align="left"><small><p>Last revised: October 31, 2005 at 18:46:06 GMT</p></small></td>
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+<a name="python.embedding"></a>Embedding</h2></div></div></div>
+<div class="toc"><dl><dt><span class="section"><a href="embedding.html#python.using_the_interpreter">Using the interpreter</a></span></dt></dl></div>
+<p>
+      EmbeddingBy now you should know how to use Boost.Python to call your C++ code
+      from Python. However, sometimes you may need to do the reverse: call Python
+      code from the C++-side. This requires you to <span class="emphasis"><em>embed</em></span> the
+      Python interpreter into your C++ program.
+    </p>
+<p>
+      Currently, Boost.Python does not directly support everything you'll need when
+      embedding. Therefore you'll need to use the <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/api.html" target="_top">Python/C
+      API</a> to fill in the gaps. However, Boost.Python already makes embedding
+      a lot easier and, in a future version, it may become unnecessary to touch the
+      Python/C API at all. So stay tuned... <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/smiley.png"></span></p>
+<a name="embedding.building_embedded_programs"></a><h2>
+<a name="id457321"></a>
+      Building embedded programs
+    </h2>
+<p>
+      To be able to use embedding in your programs, they have to be linked to both
+      Boost.Python's and Python's static link library.
+    </p>
+<p>
+      Boost.Python's static link library comes in two variants. Both are located
+      in Boost's <tt class="literal">/libs/python/build/bin-stage</tt> subdirectory. On
+      Windows, the variants are called <tt class="literal">boost_python.lib</tt> (for release
+      builds) and <tt class="literal">boost_python_debug.lib</tt> (for debugging). If you
+      can't find the libraries, you probably haven't built Boost.Python yet. See
+      <a href="../../../../building.html" target="_top">Building and Testing</a> on how to
+      do this.
+    </p>
+<p>
+      Python's static link library can be found in the <tt class="literal">/libs</tt> subdirectory
+      of your Python directory. On Windows it is called pythonXY.lib where X.Y is
+      your major Python version number.
+    </p>
+<p>
+      Additionally, Python's <tt class="literal">/include</tt> subdirectory has to be added
+      to your include path.
+    </p>
+<p>
+      In a Jamfile, all the above boils down to:
+    </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">projectroot c:\projects\embedded_program ; # location of the program
+
+# bring in the rules for python
+SEARCH on python.jam = $(BOOST_BUILD_PATH) ;
+include python.jam ;
+
+exe embedded_program # name of the executable
+  : #sources
+     embedded_program.cpp
+  : # requirements
+     &lt;find-library&gt;boost_python &lt;library-path&gt;c:\boost\libs\python
+  $(PYTHON_PROPERTIES)
+    &lt;library-path&gt;$(PYTHON_LIB_PATH)
+    &lt;find-library&gt;$(PYTHON_EMBEDDED_LIBRARY) ;
+</pre>
+<a name="embedding.getting_started"></a><h2>
+<a name="id457409"></a>
+      Getting started
+    </h2>
+<p>
+      Being able to build is nice, but there is nothing to build yet. Embedding the
+      Python interpreter into one of your C++ programs requires these 4 steps:
+    </p>
+<div class="orderedlist"><ol type="1">
+<li>
+        #include <tt class="literal">&lt;boost/python.hpp&gt;</tt><br><br>
+</li>
+<li>
+        Call <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/initialization.html#l2h-652" target="_top">Py_Initialize</a>()
+        to start the interpreter and create the <tt class="literal"><span class="underline">_main</span>_</tt>
+        module.<br><br>
+</li>
+<li>
+        Call other Python C API routines to use the interpreter.<br><br>
+</li>
+<li>
+        Call <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/initialization.html#l2h-656" target="_top">Py_Finalize</a>()
+        to stop the interpreter and release its resources.
+      </li>
+</ol></div>
+<p>
+      (Of course, there can be other C++ code between all of these steps.)
+    </p>
+<div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote"><p><span class="emphasis"><em><span class="bold"><b>Now that we can embed the interpreter in
+        our programs, lets see how to put it to use...</b></span></em></span></p></blockquote></div>
+<div class="section" lang="en">
+<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">
+<a name="python.using_the_interpreter"></a>Using the interpreter</h3></div></div></div>
+<p>
+        Using the interpreterAs you probably already know, objects in Python are
+        reference-counted. Naturally, the <tt class="literal">PyObject</tt>s of the Python/C
+        API are also reference-counted. There is a difference however. While the
+        reference-counting is fully automatic in Python, the Python/C API requires
+        you to do it <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/refcounts.html" target="_top">by
+        hand</a>. This is messy and especially hard to get right in the presence
+        of C++ exceptions. Fortunately Boost.Python provides the <a href="../../../../v2/handle.html" target="_top">handle</a>
+        and <a href="../../../../v2/object.html" target="_top">object</a> class templates to
+        automate the process.
+      </p>
+<a name="using_the_interpreter.reference_counting_handles_and_objects"></a><h2>
+<a name="id457544"></a>
+        Reference-counting handles and objects
+      </h2>
+<p>
+        There are two ways in which a function in the Python/C API can return a
+        <tt class="literal">PyObject*</tt>: as a <span class="emphasis"><em>borrowed reference</em></span>
+        or as a <span class="emphasis"><em>new reference</em></span>. Which of these a function uses,
+        is listed in that function's documentation. The two require slightely different
+        approaches to reference-counting but both can be 'handled' by Boost.Python.
+      </p>
+<p>
+        For a function returning a <span class="emphasis"><em>borrowed reference</em></span> we'll
+        have to tell the <tt class="literal">handle</tt> that the <tt class="literal">PyObject*</tt>
+        is borrowed with the aptly named <a href="../../../../v2/handle.html#borrowed-spec" target="_top">borrowed</a>
+        function. Two functions returning borrowed references are <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/importing.html#l2h-125" target="_top">PyImport_AddModule</a>
+        and <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/moduleObjects.html#l2h-594" target="_top">PyModule_GetDict</a>.
+        The former returns a reference to an already imported module, the latter
+        retrieves a module's namespace dictionary. Let's use them to retrieve the
+        namespace of the <tt class="literal"><span class="underline">_main</span>_</tt>
+        module:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">object</span> <span class="identifier">main_module</span><span class="special">((</span>
+    <span class="identifier">handle</span><span class="special">&lt;&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">borrowed</span><span class="special">(</span><a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/importing.html#l2h-125" target="_top">PyImport_AddModule</a><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"__main__"</span><span class="special">)))));</span>
+
+<span class="identifier">object</span> <span class="identifier">main_namespace</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">main_module</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">attr</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"__dict__"</span><span class="special">);</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        For a function returning a <span class="emphasis"><em>new reference</em></span> we can just
+        create a <tt class="literal">handle</tt> out of the raw <tt class="literal">PyObject*</tt>
+        without wrapping it in a call to borrowed. One such function that returns
+        a new reference is <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html#l2h-55" target="_top">PyRun_String</a>
+        which we'll discuss in the next section.
+      </p>
+<div class="informaltable"><table class="table">
+<colgroup><col></colgroup>
+<tbody><tr><td class="blurb">
+<span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/note.png"></span> <span class="bold"><b>Handle is a class <span class="emphasis"><em>template</em></span>, so why
+              haven't we been using any template parameters?</b></span><br><br><tt class="literal">handle</tt> has a single template parameter specifying
+              the type of the managed object. This type is <tt class="literal">PyObject</tt>
+              99% of the time, so the parameter was defaulted to <tt class="literal">PyObject</tt>
+              for convenience. Therefore we can use the shorthand <tt class="literal">handle&lt;&gt;</tt>
+              instead of the longer, but equivalent, <tt class="literal">handle&lt;PyObject&gt;</tt>.
+              </td></tr></tbody>
+</table></div>
+<a name="using_the_interpreter.running_python_code"></a><h2>
+<a name="id457863"></a>
+        Running Python code
+      </h2>
+<p>
+        To run Python code from C++ there is a family of functions in the API starting
+        with the PyRun prefix. You can find the full list of these functions <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html" target="_top">here</a>. They
+        all work similarly so we will look at only one of them, namely:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">PyObject</span><span class="special">*</span> <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html#l2h-55" target="_top">PyRun_String</a><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">char</span> <span class="special">*</span><span class="identifier">str</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">start</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">PyObject</span> <span class="special">*</span><span class="identifier">globals</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">PyObject</span> <span class="special">*</span><span class="identifier">locals</span><span class="special">)</span>
+</pre>
+<p><a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html#l2h-55" target="_top">PyRun_String</a>
+        takes the code to execute as a null-terminated (C-style) string in its <tt class="literal">str</tt>
+        parameter. The function returns a new reference to a Python object. Which
+        object is returned depends on the <tt class="literal">start</tt> paramater.
+      </p>
+<p>
+        The <tt class="literal">start</tt> parameter is the start symbol from the Python
+        grammar to use for interpreting the code. The possible values are:
+      </p>
+<div class="informaltable">
+<h4>
+<a name="id458033"></a><span class="table-title">Start symbols</span>
+</h4>
+<table class="table">
+<colgroup>
+<col>
+<col>
+</colgroup>
+<thead><tr>
+<th><a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html#l2h-58" target="_top">Py_eval_input</a></th>
+<th>for
+              interpreting isolated expressions</th>
+</tr></thead>
+<tbody>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html#l2h-59" target="_top">Py_file_input</a></td>
+<td>for
+              interpreting sequences of statements</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html#l2h-60" target="_top">Py_single_input</a></td>
+<td>for
+              interpreting a single statement</td>
+</tr>
+</tbody>
+</table>
+</div>
+<p>
+        When using <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html#l2h-58" target="_top">Py_eval_input</a>,
+        the input string must contain a single expression and its result is returned.
+        When using <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html#l2h-59" target="_top">Py_file_input</a>,
+        the string can contain an abitrary number of statements and None is returned.
+        <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html#l2h-60" target="_top">Py_single_input</a>
+        works in the same way as <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html#l2h-59" target="_top">Py_file_input</a>
+        but only accepts a single statement.
+      </p>
+<p>
+        Lastly, the <tt class="literal">globals</tt> and <tt class="literal">locals</tt> parameters
+        are Python dictionaries containing the globals and locals of the context
+        in which to run the code. For most intents and purposes you can use the namespace
+        dictionary of the <tt class="literal"><span class="underline">_main</span>_</tt>
+        module for both parameters.
+      </p>
+<p>
+        We have already seen how to get the <tt class="literal"><span class="underline">_main</span>_</tt>
+        module's namespace so let's run some Python code in it:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">object</span> <span class="identifier">main_module</span><span class="special">((</span>
+    <span class="identifier">handle</span><span class="special">&lt;&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">borrowed</span><span class="special">(</span><a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/importing.html#l2h-125" target="_top">PyImport_AddModule</a><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"__main__"</span><span class="special">)))));</span>
+
+<span class="identifier">object</span> <span class="identifier">main_namespace</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">main_module</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">attr</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"__dict__"</span><span class="special">);</span>
+
+<span class="identifier">handle</span><span class="special">&lt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">ignored</span><span class="special">((</span><a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html#l2h-55" target="_top">PyRun_String</a><span class="special">(</span>
+
+    <span class="string">"hello = file('hello.txt', 'w')\n"</span>
+    <span class="string">"hello.write('Hello world!')\n"</span>
+    <span class="string">"hello.close()"</span>
+
+  <span class="special">,</span> <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html#l2h-59" target="_top">Py_file_input</a>
+  <span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">main_namespace</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">ptr</span><span class="special">()</span>
+  <span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">main_namespace</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">ptr</span><span class="special">())</span>
+<span class="special">));</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Because the Python/C API doesn't know anything about <tt class="literal">object</tt>s,
+        we used the object's <tt class="literal">ptr</tt> member function to retrieve the
+        <tt class="literal">PyObject*</tt>.
+      </p>
+<p>
+        This should create a file called 'hello.txt' in the current directory containing
+        a phrase that is well-known in programming circles.
+      </p>
+<div class="informaltable"><table class="table">
+<colgroup><col></colgroup>
+<tbody><tr><td class="blurb">
+<span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/note.png"></span> <span class="bold"><b>Note</b></span> that we wrap the return value of <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html#l2h-55" target="_top">PyRun_String</a>
+              in a (nameless) <tt class="literal">handle</tt> even though we are not interested
+              in it. If we didn't do this, the the returned object would be kept
+              alive unnecessarily. Unless you want to be a Dr. Frankenstein, always
+              wrap <tt class="literal">PyObject*</tt>s in <tt class="literal">handle</tt>s.
+              </td></tr></tbody>
+</table></div>
+<a name="using_the_interpreter.beyond_handles"></a><h2>
+<a name="id458506"></a>
+        Beyond handles
+      </h2>
+<p>
+        It's nice that <tt class="literal">handle</tt> manages the reference counting details
+        for us, but other than that it doesn't do much. Often we'd like to have a
+        more useful class to manipulate Python objects. But we have already seen
+        such a class above, and in the <a href="object.html" target="_top">previous section</a>:
+        the aptly named <tt class="literal">object</tt> class and it's derivatives. We've
+        already seen that they can be constructed from a <tt class="literal">handle</tt>.
+        The following examples should further illustrate this fact:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">object</span> <span class="identifier">main_module</span><span class="special">((</span>
+     <span class="identifier">handle</span><span class="special">&lt;&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">borrowed</span><span class="special">(</span><a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/importing.html#l2h-125" target="_top">PyImport_AddModule</a><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"__main__"</span><span class="special">)))));</span>
+
+<span class="identifier">object</span> <span class="identifier">main_namespace</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">main_module</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">attr</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"__dict__"</span><span class="special">);</span>
+
+<span class="identifier">handle</span><span class="special">&lt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">ignored</span><span class="special">((</span><a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html#l2h-55" target="_top">PyRun_String</a><span class="special">(</span>
+
+    <span class="string">"result = 5 ** 2"</span>
+
+    <span class="special">,</span> <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html#l2h-59" target="_top">Py_file_input</a>
+    <span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">main_namespace</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">ptr</span><span class="special">()</span>
+    <span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">main_namespace</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">ptr</span><span class="special">())</span>
+<span class="special">));</span>
+
+<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">five_squared</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">extract</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">main_namespace</span><span class="special">[</span><span class="string">"result"</span><span class="special">]);</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Here we create a dictionary object for the <tt class="literal"><span class="underline">_main</span>_</tt>
+        module's namespace. Then we assign 5 squared to the result variable and read
+        this variable from the dictionary. Another way to achieve the same result
+        is to let <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html#l2h-55" target="_top">PyRun_String</a>
+        return the result directly with <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html#l2h-58" target="_top">Py_eval_input</a>:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">object</span> <span class="identifier">result</span><span class="special">((</span><span class="identifier">handle</span><span class="special">&lt;&gt;(</span>
+    <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html#l2h-55" target="_top">PyRun_String</a><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"5 ** 2"</span>
+        <span class="special">,</span> <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html#l2h-58" target="_top">Py_eval_input</a>
+        <span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">main_namespace</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">ptr</span><span class="special">()</span>
+        <span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">main_namespace</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">ptr</span><span class="special">()))</span>
+<span class="special">));</span>
+
+<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">five_squared</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">extract</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">result</span><span class="special">);</span>
+</pre>
+<div class="informaltable"><table class="table">
+<colgroup><col></colgroup>
+<tbody><tr><td class="blurb">
+<span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/note.png"></span> <span class="bold"><b>Note</b></span> that <tt class="literal">object</tt>'s member
+              function to return the wrapped <tt class="literal">PyObject*</tt> is called
+              <tt class="literal">ptr</tt> instead of <tt class="literal">get</tt>. This makes
+              sense if you take into account the different functions that <tt class="literal">object</tt>
+              and <tt class="literal">handle</tt> perform. </td></tr></tbody>
+</table></div>
+<a name="using_the_interpreter.exception_handling"></a><h2>
+<a name="id459120"></a>
+        Exception handling
+      </h2>
+<p>
+        If an exception occurs in the execution of some Python code, the <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html#l2h-55" target="_top">PyRun_String</a>
+        function returns a null pointer. Constructing a <tt class="literal">handle</tt>
+        out of this null pointer throws <a href="../../../../v2/errors.html#error_already_set-spec" target="_top">error_already_set</a>,
+        so basically, the Python exception is automatically translated into a C++
+        exception when using <tt class="literal">handle</tt>:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">try</span>
+<span class="special">{</span>
+    <span class="identifier">object</span> <span class="identifier">result</span><span class="special">((</span><span class="identifier">handle</span><span class="special">&lt;&gt;(</span><a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html#l2h-55" target="_top">PyRun_String</a><span class="special">(</span>
+        <span class="string">"5/0"</span>
+      <span class="special">,</span> <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html#l2h-58" target="_top">Py_eval_input</a>
+      <span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">main_namespace</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">ptr</span><span class="special">()</span>
+      <span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">main_namespace</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">ptr</span><span class="special">()))</span>
+    <span class="special">));</span>
+
+    <span class="comment">// execution will never get here:
+</span>    <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">five_divided_by_zero</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">extract</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">result</span><span class="special">);</span>
+<span class="special">}</span>
+<span class="keyword">catch</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">error_already_set</span><span class="special">)</span>
+<span class="special">{</span>
+    <span class="comment">// handle the exception in some way
+</span><span class="special">}</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        The <tt class="literal">error_already_set</tt> exception class doesn't carry any
+        information in itself. To find out more about the Python exception that occurred,
+        you need to use the <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/api/exceptionHandling.html" target="_top">exception
+        handling functions</a> of the Python/C API in your catch-statement. This
+        can be as simple as calling <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/api/exceptionHandling.html#l2h-70" target="_top">PyErr_Print()</a>
+        to print the exception's traceback to the console, or comparing the type
+        of the exception with those of the <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/api/standardExceptions.html" target="_top">standard
+        exceptions</a>:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">catch</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">error_already_set</span><span class="special">)</span>
+<span class="special">{</span>
+    <span class="keyword">if</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">PyErr_ExceptionMatches</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">PyExc_ZeroDivisionError</span><span class="special">))</span>
+    <span class="special">{</span>
+        <span class="comment">// handle ZeroDivisionError specially
+</span>    <span class="special">}</span>
+    <span class="keyword">else</span>
+    <span class="special">{</span>
+        <span class="comment">// print all other errors to stderr
+</span>        <span class="identifier">PyErr_Print</span><span class="special">();</span>
+    <span class="special">}</span>
+<span class="special">}</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        (To retrieve even more information from the exception you can use some of
+        the other exception handling functions listed <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/api/exceptionHandling.html" target="_top">here</a>.)
+      </p>
+<p>
+        If you'd rather not have <tt class="literal">handle</tt> throw a C++ exception
+        when it is constructed, you can use the <a href="../../../../v2/handle.html#allow_null-spec" target="_top">allow_null</a>
+        function in the same way you'd use borrowed:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">handle</span><span class="special">&lt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">result</span><span class="special">((</span><span class="identifier">allow_null</span><span class="special">(</span><a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html#l2h-55" target="_top">PyRun_String</a><span class="special">(</span>
+    <span class="string">"5/0"</span>
+   <span class="special">,</span> <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html#l2h-58" target="_top">Py_eval_input</a>
+   <span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">main_namespace</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">ptr</span><span class="special">()</span>
+   <span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">main_namespace</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">ptr</span><span class="special">()))));</span>
+
+<span class="keyword">if</span> <span class="special">(!</span><span class="identifier">result</span><span class="special">)</span>
+    <span class="comment">// Python exception occurred
+</span><span class="keyword">else</span>
+    <span class="comment">// everything went okay, it's safe to use the result
+</span></pre>
+</div>
+</div>
+<table xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" width="100%"><tr>
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+      Exception TranslationAll C++ exceptions must be caught at the boundary with
+      Python code. This boundary is the point where C++ meets Python. Boost.Python
+      provides a default exception handler that translates selected standard exceptions,
+      then gives up:
+    </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">raise</span> <span class="identifier">RuntimeError</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="string">'unidentifiable C++ Exception'</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+      Users may provide custom translation. Here's an example:
+    </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">struct</span> <span class="identifier">PodBayDoorException</span><span class="special">;</span>
+<span class="identifier">void</span> <span class="identifier">translator</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">PodBayDoorException</span> <span class="identifier">const</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">{</span>
+    <span class="identifier">PyErr_SetString</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">PyExc_UserWarning</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="string">"I'm sorry Dave..."</span><span class="special">);</span>
+<span class="special">}</span>
+<span class="identifier">BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">kubrick</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">{</span>
+     <span class="identifier">register_exception_translator</span><span class="special">&lt;</span>
+          <span class="identifier">PodBayDoorException</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">translator</span><span class="special">);</span>
+     <span class="special">...</span>
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+<dt><span class="section"><a href="exposing.html#python.class_properties">Class Properties</a></span></dt>
+<dt><span class="section"><a href="exposing.html#python.inheritance">Inheritance</a></span></dt>
+<dt><span class="section"><a href="exposing.html#python.class_virtual_functions">Class Virtual Functions</a></span></dt>
+<dt><span class="section"><a href="exposing.html#python.virtual_functions_with_default_implementations">Virtual Functions with Default Implementations</a></span></dt>
+<dt><span class="section"><a href="exposing.html#python.class_operators_special_functions">Class Operators/Special Functions</a></span></dt>
+</dl></div>
+<p>
+      Exposing ClassesNow let's expose a C++ class to Python.
+    </p>
+<p>
+      Consider a C++ class/struct that we want to expose to Python:
+    </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">World</span>
+<span class="special">{</span>
+    <span class="keyword">void</span> <span class="identifier">set</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span> <span class="identifier">msg</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">{</span> <span class="keyword">this</span><span class="special">-&gt;</span><span class="identifier">msg</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">msg</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="special">}</span>
+    <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span> <span class="identifier">greet</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="special">{</span> <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">msg</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="special">}</span>
+    <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span> <span class="identifier">msg</span><span class="special">;</span>
+<span class="special">};</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+      We can expose this to Python by writing a corresponding Boost.Python C++ Wrapper:
+    </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">python</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
+<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">python</span><span class="special">;</span>
+
+<span class="identifier">BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">hello</span><span class="special">)</span>
+<span class="special">{</span>
+    <span class="identifier">class_</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">World</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="string">"World"</span><span class="special">)</span>
+        <span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"greet"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">World</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">greet</span><span class="special">)</span>
+        <span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"set"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">World</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">set</span><span class="special">)</span>
+    <span class="special">;</span>
+<span class="special">}</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+      Here, we wrote a C++ class wrapper that exposes the member functions <tt class="literal">greet</tt>
+      and <tt class="literal">set</tt>. Now, after building our module as a shared library,
+      we may use our class <tt class="literal">World</tt> in Python. Here's a sample Python
+      session:
+    </p>
+<p></p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">import</span> <span class="identifier">hello</span>
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">planet</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">hello</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">World</span><span class="special">()</span>
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">planet</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">set</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">'howdy'</span><span class="special">)</span>
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">planet</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">greet</span><span class="special">()</span>
+<span class="string">'howdy'</span>
+</pre>
+<div class="section" lang="en">
+<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">
+<a name="python.constructors"></a>Constructors</h3></div></div></div>
+<p>
+        ConstructorsOur previous example didn't have any explicit constructors. Since
+        <tt class="literal">World</tt> is declared as a plain struct, it has an implicit
+        default constructor. Boost.Python exposes the default constructor by default,
+        which is why we were able to write
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">planet</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">hello</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">World</span><span class="special">()</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        We may wish to wrap a class with a non-default constructor. Let us build
+        on our previous example:
+      </p>
+<p></p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">World</span>
+<span class="special">{</span>
+    <span class="identifier">World</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span> <span class="identifier">msg</span><span class="special">):</span> <span class="identifier">msg</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">msg</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">{}</span> <span class="comment">// added constructor
+</span>    <span class="keyword">void</span> <span class="identifier">set</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span> <span class="identifier">msg</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">{</span> <span class="keyword">this</span><span class="special">-&gt;</span><span class="identifier">msg</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">msg</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="special">}</span>
+    <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span> <span class="identifier">greet</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="special">{</span> <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">msg</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="special">}</span>
+    <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span> <span class="identifier">msg</span><span class="special">;</span>
+<span class="special">};</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        This time <tt class="literal">World</tt> has no default constructor; our previous
+        wrapping code would fail to compile when the library tried to expose it.
+        We have to tell <tt class="literal">class_&lt;World&gt;</tt> about the constructor
+        we want to expose instead.
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">python</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
+<span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">python</span><span class="special">;</span>
+
+<span class="identifier">BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">hello</span><span class="special">)</span>
+<span class="special">{</span>
+    <span class="identifier">class_</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">World</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="string">"World"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">init</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span><span class="special">&gt;())</span>
+        <span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"greet"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">World</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">greet</span><span class="special">)</span>
+        <span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"set"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">World</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">set</span><span class="special">)</span>
+    <span class="special">;</span>
+<span class="special">}</span>
+</pre>
+<p><tt class="literal">init&lt;std::string&gt;()</tt> exposes the constructor taking
+        in a <tt class="literal">std::string</tt> (in Python, constructors are spelled
+        "<tt class="literal">"<span class="underline">_init</span>_"</tt>").
+      </p>
+<p>
+        We can expose additional constructors by passing more <tt class="literal">init&lt;...&gt;</tt>s
+        to the <tt class="literal">def()</tt> member function. Say for example we have
+        another World constructor taking in two doubles:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">class_</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">World</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="string">"World"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">init</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span><span class="special">&gt;())</span>
+    <span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">init</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;())</span>
+    <span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"greet"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">World</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">greet</span><span class="special">)</span>
+    <span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"set"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">World</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">set</span><span class="special">)</span>
+<span class="special">;</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        On the other hand, if we do not wish to expose any constructors at all, we
+        may use <tt class="literal">no_init</tt> instead:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">class_</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">Abstract</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="string">"Abstract"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">no_init</span><span class="special">)</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        This actually adds an <tt class="literal"><span class="underline">_init</span>_</tt>
+        method which always raises a Python RuntimeError exception.
+      </p>
+</div>
+<div class="section" lang="en">
+<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">
+<a name="python.class_data_members"></a>Class Data Members</h3></div></div></div>
+<p>
+        Class Data MembersData members may also be exposed to Python so that they
+        can be accessed as attributes of the corresponding Python class. Each data
+        member that we wish to be exposed may be regarded as <span class="bold"><b>read-only</b></span>
+        or <span class="bold"><b>read-write</b></span>. Consider this class <tt class="literal">Var</tt>:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">Var</span>
+<span class="special">{</span>
+    <span class="identifier">Var</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span> <span class="identifier">name</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">:</span> <span class="identifier">name</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">name</span><span class="special">),</span> <span class="identifier">value</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="special">{}</span>
+    <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">name</span><span class="special">;</span>
+    <span class="keyword">float</span> <span class="identifier">value</span><span class="special">;</span>
+<span class="special">};</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Our C++ <tt class="literal">Var</tt> class and its data members can be exposed
+        to Python:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">class_</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">Var</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="string">"Var"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">init</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span><span class="special">&gt;())</span>
+    <span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">def_readonly</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"name"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">Var</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">name</span><span class="special">)</span>
+    <span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">def_readwrite</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"value"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">Var</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">value</span><span class="special">);</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Then, in Python, assuming we have placed our Var class inside the namespace
+        hello as we did before:
+      </p>
+<p></p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">hello</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">Var</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">'pi'</span><span class="special">)</span>
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">value</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">3.14</span>
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">print</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">name</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="string">'is around'</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">value</span>
+<span class="identifier">pi</span> <span class="keyword">is</span> <span class="identifier">around</span> <span class="number">3.14</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Note that <tt class="literal">name</tt> is exposed as <span class="bold"><b>read-only</b></span>
+        while <tt class="literal">value</tt> is exposed as <span class="bold"><b>read-write</b></span>.
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">name</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="string">'e'</span> <span class="comment"># can't change name
+</span><span class="identifier">Traceback</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">most</span> <span class="identifier">recent</span> <span class="identifier">call</span> <span class="identifier">last</span><span class="special">):</span>
+  <span class="identifier">File</span> <span class="string">"&lt;stdin&gt;"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">line</span> <span class="number">1</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">in</span> #
+<span class="identifier">AttributeError</span><span class="special">:</span> <span class="identifier">can</span>#<span class="identifier">t</span> <span class="identifier">set</span> <span class="identifier">attribute</span>
+</pre>
+</div>
+<div class="section" lang="en">
+<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">
+<a name="python.class_properties"></a>Class Properties</h3></div></div></div>
+<p>
+        Class PropertiesIn C++, classes with public data members are usually frowned
+        upon. Well designed classes that take advantage of encapsulation hide the
+        class' data members. The only way to access the class' data is through access
+        (getter/setter) functions. Access functions expose class properties. Here's
+        an example:
+      </p>
+<p></p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">Num</span>
+<span class="special">{</span>
+    <span class="identifier">Num</span><span class="special">();</span>
+    <span class="keyword">float</span> <span class="identifier">get</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span>
+    <span class="keyword">void</span> <span class="identifier">set</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">float</span> <span class="identifier">value</span><span class="special">);</span>
+    <span class="special">...</span>
+<span class="special">};</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        However, in Python attribute access is fine; it doesn't neccessarily break
+        encapsulation to let users handle attributes directly, because the attributes
+        can just be a different syntax for a method call. Wrapping our <tt class="literal">Num</tt>
+        class using Boost.Python:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">class_</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">Num</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="string">"Num"</span><span class="special">)</span>
+    <span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">add_property</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"rovalue"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">Num</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">get</span><span class="special">)</span>
+    <span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">add_property</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"value"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">Num</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">get</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">Num</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">set</span><span class="special">);</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        And at last, in Python:
+      </p>
+<p></p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">Num</span><span class="special">()</span>
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">value</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">3.14</span>
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">value</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">rovalue</span>
+<span class="special">(</span><span class="number">3.14</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">3.14</span><span class="special">)</span>
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">rovalue</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">2.17</span> <span class="comment"># error!
+</span></pre>
+<p>
+        Take note that the class property <tt class="literal">rovalue</tt> is exposed as
+        <span class="bold"><b>read-only</b></span> since the <tt class="literal">rovalue</tt>
+        setter member function is not passed in:
+      </p>
+<p></p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">add_property</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"rovalue"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">Num</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">get</span><span class="special">)</span>
+</pre>
+</div>
+<div class="section" lang="en">
+<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">
+<a name="python.inheritance"></a>Inheritance</h3></div></div></div>
+<p>
+        InheritanceIn the previous examples, we dealt with classes that are not polymorphic.
+        This is not often the case. Much of the time, we will be wrapping polymorphic
+        classes and class hierarchies related by inheritance. We will often have
+        to write Boost.Python wrappers for classes that are derived from abstract
+        base classes.
+      </p>
+<p>
+        Consider this trivial inheritance structure:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">Base</span> <span class="special">{</span> <span class="keyword">virtual</span> <span class="special">~</span><span class="identifier">Base</span><span class="special">();</span> <span class="special">};</span>
+<span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">Derived</span> <span class="special">:</span> <span class="identifier">Base</span> <span class="special">{};</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        And a set of C++ functions operating on <tt class="literal">Base</tt> and <tt class="literal">Derived</tt>
+        object instances:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">void</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">Base</span><span class="special">*);</span>
+<span class="keyword">void</span> <span class="identifier">d</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">Derived</span><span class="special">*);</span>
+<span class="identifier">Base</span><span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">factory</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="special">{</span> <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="keyword">new</span> <span class="identifier">Derived</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="special">}</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        We've seen how we can wrap the base class <tt class="literal">Base</tt>:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">class_</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">Base</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="string">"Base"</span><span class="special">)</span>
+    <span class="comment">/*...*/</span>
+    <span class="special">;</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Now we can inform Boost.Python of the inheritance relationship between <tt class="literal">Derived</tt>
+        and its base class <tt class="literal">Base</tt>. Thus:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">class_</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">Derived</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">bases</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">Base</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="string">"Derived"</span><span class="special">)</span>
+    <span class="comment">/*...*/</span>
+    <span class="special">;</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Doing so, we get some things for free:
+      </p>
+<div class="orderedlist"><ol type="1">
+<li>
+          Derived automatically inherits all of Base's Python methods (wrapped C++
+          member functions)
+        </li>
+<li>
+<span class="bold"><b>If</b></span> Base is polymorphic, <tt class="literal">Derived</tt>
+          objects which have been passed to Python via a pointer or reference to
+          <tt class="literal">Base</tt> can be passed where a pointer or reference to
+          <tt class="literal">Derived</tt> is expected.
+        </li>
+</ol></div>
+<p>
+        Now, we shall expose the C++ free functions <tt class="literal">b</tt> and <tt class="literal">d</tt>
+        and <tt class="literal">factory</tt>:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"b"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">);</span>
+<span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"d"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">d</span><span class="special">);</span>
+<span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"factory"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">factory</span><span class="special">);</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Note that free function <tt class="literal">factory</tt> is being used to generate
+        new instances of class <tt class="literal">Derived</tt>. In such cases, we use
+        <tt class="literal">return_value_policy&lt;manage_new_object&gt;</tt> to instruct
+        Python to adopt the pointer to <tt class="literal">Base</tt> and hold the instance
+        in a new Python <tt class="literal">Base</tt> object until the the Python object
+        is destroyed. We shall see more of Boost.Python <a href="functions.html#python.call_policies" title="Call Policies">call
+        policies</a> later.
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="comment">// Tell Python to take ownership of factory's result
+</span><span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"factory"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">factory</span><span class="special">,</span>
+    <span class="identifier">return_value_policy</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">manage_new_object</span><span class="special">&gt;());</span>
+</pre>
+</div>
+<div class="section" lang="en">
+<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">
+<a name="python.class_virtual_functions"></a>Class Virtual Functions</h3></div></div></div>
+<p>
+        Class Virtual FunctionsIn this section, we shall learn how to make functions
+        behave polymorphically through virtual functions. Continuing our example,
+        let us add a virtual function to our <tt class="literal">Base</tt> class:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">Base</span>
+<span class="special">{</span>
+    <span class="keyword">virtual</span> <span class="special">~</span><span class="identifier">Base</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="special">{}</span>
+    <span class="keyword">virtual</span> <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="special">;</span>
+<span class="special">};</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        One of the goals of Boost.Python is to be minimally intrusive on an existing
+        C++ design. In principle, it should be possible to expose the interface for
+        a 3rd party library without changing it. It is not ideal to add anything
+        to our class <tt class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">Base</span></tt>. Yet, when
+        you have a virtual function that's going to be overridden in Python and called
+        polymorphically <span class="bold"><b>from C++</b></span>, we'll need to
+        add some scaffoldings to make things work properly. What we'll do is write
+        a class wrapper that derives from <tt class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">Base</span></tt>
+        that will unintrusively hook into the virtual functions so that a Python
+        override may be called:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">BaseWrap</span> <span class="special">:</span> <span class="identifier">Base</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">wrapper</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">Base</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
+<span class="special">{</span>
+    <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">()</span>
+    <span class="special">{</span>
+        <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="keyword">this</span><span class="special">-&gt;</span><span class="identifier">get_override</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"f"</span><span class="special">)();</span>
+    <span class="special">}</span>
+<span class="special">};</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Notice too that in addition to inheriting from <tt class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">Base</span></tt>,
+        we also multiply- inherited <tt class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">wrapper</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">Base</span><span class="special">&gt;</span></tt> (See <a href="../../../../v2/wrapper.html" target="_top">Wrapper</a>).
+        The <tt class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">wrapper</span></tt> template makes
+        the job of wrapping classes that are meant to overridden in Python, easier.
+      </p>
+<div class="informaltable"><table class="table">
+<colgroup><col></colgroup>
+<tbody><tr><td class="blurb">
+<span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/alert.png"></span> <span class="bold"><b>MSVC6/7 Workaround</b></span><br><br> If you are using
+              Microsoft Visual C++ 6 or 7, you have to write <tt class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">f</span></tt>
+              as:<br><br><tt class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">call</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="keyword">this</span><span class="special">-&gt;</span><span class="identifier">get_override</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"f"</span><span class="special">).</span><span class="identifier">ptr</span><span class="special">());</span></tt>.</td></tr></tbody>
+</table></div>
+<p>
+        BaseWrap's overridden virtual member function <tt class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">f</span></tt>
+        in effect calls the corresponding method of the Python object through <tt class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">get_override</span></tt>.
+      </p>
+<p>
+        Finally, exposing <tt class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">Base</span></tt>:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">class_</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">BaseWrap</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">noncopyable</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="string">"Base"</span><span class="special">)</span>
+    <span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"f"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">pure_virtual</span><span class="special">(&amp;</span><span class="identifier">Base</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">))</span>
+    <span class="special">;</span>
+</pre>
+<p><tt class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">pure_virtual</span></tt> signals Boost.Python
+        that the function <tt class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">f</span></tt> is a
+        pure virtual function.
+      </p>
+<div class="informaltable"><table class="table">
+<colgroup><col></colgroup>
+<tbody><tr><td class="blurb">
+<span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/note.png"></span> <span class="bold"><b>member function and methods</b></span><br><br> Python,
+              like many object oriented languages uses the term <span class="bold"><b>methods</b></span>.
+              Methods correspond roughly to C++'s <span class="bold"><b>member functions</b></span>
+</td></tr></tbody>
+</table></div>
+</div>
+<div class="section" lang="en">
+<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">
+<a name="python.virtual_functions_with_default_implementations"></a>Virtual Functions with Default Implementations</h3></div></div></div>
+<p>
+        Virtual Functions with Default ImplementationsWe've seen in the previous
+        section how classes with pure virtual functions are wrapped using Boost.Python's
+        <a href="../../../../v2/wrapper.html" target="_top">class wrapper</a> facilities. If
+        we wish to wrap <span class="bold"><b>non</b></span>-pure-virtual functions
+        instead, the mechanism is a bit different.
+      </p>
+<p>
+        Recall that in the <a href="exposing.html#python.class_virtual_functions" title="Class Virtual Functions">previous
+        section</a>, we wrapped a class with a pure virtual function that we then
+        implemented in C++, or Python classes derived from it. Our base class:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">Base</span>
+<span class="special">{</span>
+    <span class="keyword">virtual</span> <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="special">;</span>
+<span class="special">};</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        had a pure virtual function <tt class="literal">f</tt>. If, however, its member
+        function <tt class="literal">f</tt> was not declared as pure virtual:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">Base</span>
+<span class="special">{</span>
+    <span class="keyword">virtual</span> <span class="special">~</span><span class="identifier">Base</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="special">{}</span>
+    <span class="keyword">virtual</span> <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="special">{</span> <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="special">}</span>
+<span class="special">};</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        We wrap it this way:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">BaseWrap</span> <span class="special">:</span> <span class="identifier">Base</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">wrapper</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">Base</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
+<span class="special">{</span>
+    <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">()</span>
+    <span class="special">{</span>
+        <span class="keyword">if</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">override</span> <span class="identifier">f</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="keyword">this</span><span class="special">-&gt;</span><span class="identifier">get_override</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"f"</span><span class="special">))</span>
+            <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">();</span> <span class="comment">// *note*
+</span>        <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">Base</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">();</span>
+    <span class="special">}</span>
+
+    <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">default_f</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="special">{</span> <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="keyword">this</span><span class="special">-&gt;</span><span class="identifier">Base</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">();</span> <span class="special">}</span>
+<span class="special">};</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Notice how we implemented <tt class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">BaseWrap</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">f</span></tt>. Now,
+        we have to check if there is an override for <tt class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">f</span></tt>.
+        If none, then we call <tt class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">Base</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">()</span></tt>.
+      </p>
+<div class="informaltable"><table class="table">
+<colgroup><col></colgroup>
+<tbody><tr><td class="blurb">
+<span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/alert.png"></span> <span class="bold"><b>MSVC6/7 Workaround</b></span><br><br> If you are using
+              Microsoft Visual C++ 6 or 7, you have to rewrite the line with the
+              <tt class="computeroutput"><span class="special">*</span><span class="identifier">note</span><span class="special">*</span></tt> as:<br><br><tt class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">call</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">char</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">*&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">ptr</span><span class="special">());</span></tt>.</td></tr></tbody>
+</table></div>
+<p>
+        Finally, exposing:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">class_</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">BaseWrap</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">noncopyable</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="string">"Base"</span><span class="special">)</span>
+    <span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"f"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">Base</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">BaseWrap</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">default_f</span><span class="special">)</span>
+    <span class="special">;</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Take note that we expose both <tt class="computeroutput"><span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">Base</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">f</span></tt> and <tt class="computeroutput"><span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">BaseWrap</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">default_f</span></tt>. Boost.Python needs to keep track
+        of 1) the dispatch function <tt class="literal">f</tt> and 2) the forwarding function
+        to its default implementation <tt class="literal">default_f</tt>. There's a special
+        <tt class="literal">def</tt> function for this purpose.
+      </p>
+<p>
+        In Python, the results would be as expected:
+      </p>
+<p></p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">base</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">Base</span><span class="special">()</span>
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">Derived</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">Base</span><span class="special">):</span>
+<span class="special">...</span>     <span class="keyword">def</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">self</span><span class="special">):</span>
+<span class="special">...</span>         <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="number">42</span>
+<span class="special">...</span>
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">derived</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">Derived</span><span class="special">()</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Calling <tt class="literal">base.f()</tt>:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">base</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">()</span>
+<span class="number">0</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Calling <tt class="literal">derived.f()</tt>:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">derived</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">()</span>
+<span class="number">42</span>
+</pre>
+</div>
+<div class="section" lang="en">
+<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">
+<a name="python.class_operators_special_functions"></a>Class Operators/Special Functions</h3></div></div></div>
+<a name="class_operators_special_functions.class_operators_special_functionspython_operators"></a><h2>
+<a name="id447955"></a>
+        Class Operators/Special FunctionsPython Operators
+      </h2>
+<p>
+        C is well known for the abundance of operators. C++ extends this to the extremes
+        by allowing operator overloading. Boost.Python takes advantage of this and
+        makes it easy to wrap C++ operator-powered classes.
+      </p>
+<p>
+        Consider a file position class <tt class="literal">FilePos</tt> and a set of operators
+        that take on FilePos instances:
+      </p>
+<p></p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">FilePos</span> <span class="special">{</span> <span class="comment">/*...*/</span> <span class="special">};</span>
+
+<span class="identifier">FilePos</span>     <span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">+(</span><span class="identifier">FilePos</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">);</span>
+<span class="identifier">FilePos</span>     <span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">+(</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">FilePos</span><span class="special">);</span>
+<span class="keyword">int</span>         <span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">-(</span><span class="identifier">FilePos</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">FilePos</span><span class="special">);</span>
+<span class="identifier">FilePos</span>     <span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">-(</span><span class="identifier">FilePos</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">);</span>
+<span class="identifier">FilePos</span><span class="special">&amp;</span>    <span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">+=(</span><span class="identifier">FilePos</span><span class="special">&amp;,</span> <span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">);</span>
+<span class="identifier">FilePos</span><span class="special">&amp;</span>    <span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">-=(</span><span class="identifier">FilePos</span><span class="special">&amp;,</span> <span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">);</span>
+<span class="keyword">bool</span>        <span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">&lt;(</span><span class="identifier">FilePos</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">FilePos</span><span class="special">);</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        The class and the various operators can be mapped to Python rather easily
+        and intuitively:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">class_</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">FilePos</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="string">"FilePos"</span><span class="special">)</span>
+    <span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">self</span> <span class="special">+</span> <span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">())</span>          <span class="comment">// __add__
+</span>    <span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="special">+</span> <span class="identifier">self</span><span class="special">)</span>          <span class="comment">// __radd__
+</span>    <span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">self</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="identifier">self</span><span class="special">)</span>           <span class="comment">// __sub__
+</span>    <span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">self</span> <span class="special">-</span> <span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">())</span>          <span class="comment">// __sub__
+</span>    <span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">self</span> <span class="special">+=</span> <span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">())</span>         <span class="comment">// __iadd__
+</span>    <span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">self</span> <span class="special">-=</span> <span class="identifier">other</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">&gt;())</span>
+    <span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">self</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">self</span><span class="special">);</span>          <span class="comment">// __lt__
+</span></pre>
+<p>
+        The code snippet above is very clear and needs almost no explanation at all.
+        It is virtually the same as the operators' signatures. Just take note that
+        <tt class="literal">self</tt> refers to FilePos object. Also, not every class
+        <tt class="literal">T</tt> that you might need to interact with in an operator
+        expression is (cheaply) default-constructible. You can use <tt class="literal">other&lt;T&gt;()</tt>
+        in place of an actual <tt class="literal">T</tt> instance when writing "self
+        expressions".
+      </p>
+<a name="class_operators_special_functions.special_methods"></a><h2>
+<a name="id448698"></a>
+        Special Methods
+      </h2>
+<p>
+        Python has a few more <span class="emphasis"><em>Special Methods</em></span>. Boost.Python
+        supports all of the standard special method names supported by real Python
+        class instances. A similar set of intuitive interfaces can also be used to
+        wrap C++ functions that correspond to these Python <span class="emphasis"><em>special functions</em></span>.
+        Example:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">Rational</span>
+<span class="special">{</span> <span class="keyword">public</span><span class="special">:</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="special">};</span>
+
+<span class="identifier">Rational</span> <span class="identifier">pow</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">Rational</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">Rational</span><span class="special">);</span>
+<span class="identifier">Rational</span> <span class="identifier">abs</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">Rational</span><span class="special">);</span>
+<span class="identifier">ostream</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">&lt;&lt;(</span><span class="identifier">ostream</span><span class="special">&amp;,</span><span class="identifier">Rational</span><span class="special">);</span>
+
+<span class="identifier">class_</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">Rational</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="string">"Rational"</span><span class="special">)</span>
+    <span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">float_</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">self</span><span class="special">))</span>                  <span class="comment">// __float__
+</span>    <span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">pow</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">self</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">other</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">Rational</span><span class="special">&gt;))</span>    <span class="comment">// __pow__
+</span>    <span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">abs</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">self</span><span class="special">))</span>                     <span class="comment">// __abs__
+</span>    <span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">str</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">self</span><span class="special">))</span>                     <span class="comment">// __str__
+</span>    <span class="special">;</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Need we say more?
+      </p>
+<div class="informaltable"><table class="table">
+<colgroup><col></colgroup>
+<tbody><tr><td class="blurb">
+<span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/note.png"></span>
+              What is the business of <tt class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span></tt>? Well, the method <tt class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">str</span></tt> requires the <tt class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span></tt> to do its work (i.e. <tt class="computeroutput"><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span></tt>
+              is used by the method defined by <tt class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">str</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">self</span><span class="special">))</span></tt>.</td></tr></tbody>
+</table></div>
+</div>
+</div>
+<table xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" width="100%"><tr>
+<td align="left"></td>
+<td align="right"><small>Copyright © 2002-2005 Joel
+      de Guzman, David Abrahams</small></td>
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+<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both">
+<a name="python.functions"></a>Functions</h2></div></div></div>
+<div class="toc"><dl>
+<dt><span class="section"><a href="functions.html#python.call_policies">Call Policies</a></span></dt>
+<dt><span class="section"><a href="functions.html#python.overloading">Overloading</a></span></dt>
+<dt><span class="section"><a href="functions.html#python.default_arguments">Default Arguments</a></span></dt>
+<dt><span class="section"><a href="functions.html#python.auto_overloading">Auto-Overloading</a></span></dt>
+</dl></div>
+<p>
+      FunctionsIn this chapter, we'll look at Boost.Python powered functions in closer
+      detail. We shall see some facilities to make exposing C++ functions to Python
+      safe from potential pifalls such as dangling pointers and references. We shall
+      also see facilities that will make it even easier for us to expose C++ functions
+      that take advantage of C++ features such as overloading and default arguments.
+    </p>
+<div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote"><p><span class="emphasis"><em>Read on...</em></span></p></blockquote></div>
+<p>
+      But before you do, you might want to fire up Python 2.2 or later and type
+      <tt class="literal">&gt;&gt;&gt; import this</tt>.
+    </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">&gt;&gt;&gt; import this
+The Zen of Python, by Tim Peters
+Beautiful is better than ugly.
+Explicit is better than implicit.
+Simple is better than complex.
+Complex is better than complicated.
+Flat is better than nested.
+Sparse is better than dense.
+Readability counts.
+Special cases aren't special enough to break the rules.
+Although practicality beats purity.
+Errors should never pass silently.
+Unless explicitly silenced.
+In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess.
+There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it
+Although that way may not be obvious at first unless you're Dutch.
+Now is better than never.
+Although never is often better than <span class="bold"><b>right</b></span> now.
+If the implementation is hard to explain, it's a bad idea.
+If the implementation is easy to explain, it may be a good idea.
+Namespaces are one honking great idea -- let's do more of those!
+</pre>
+<div class="section" lang="en">
+<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">
+<a name="python.call_policies"></a>Call Policies</h3></div></div></div>
+<p>
+        Call PoliciesIn C++, we often deal with arguments and return types such as
+        pointers and references. Such primitive types are rather, ummmm, low level
+        and they really don't tell us much. At the very least, we don't know the
+        owner of the pointer or the referenced object. No wonder languages such as
+        Java and Python never deal with such low level entities. In C++, it's usually
+        considered a good practice to use smart pointers which exactly describe ownership
+        semantics. Still, even good C++ interfaces use raw references and pointers
+        sometimes, so Boost.Python must deal with them. To do this, it may need your
+        help. Consider the following C++ function:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">Y</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">y</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">Z</span><span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">z</span><span class="special">);</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        How should the library wrap this function? A naive approach builds a Python
+        X object around result reference. This strategy might or might not work out.
+        Here's an example where it didn't
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">y</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">z</span><span class="special">)</span> # <span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="identifier">refers</span> <span class="identifier">to</span> <span class="identifier">some</span> <span class="identifier">C</span><span class="special">++</span> <span class="identifier">X</span>
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">del</span> <span class="identifier">y</span>
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">some_method</span><span class="special">()</span> # <span class="identifier">CRASH</span><span class="special">!</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        What's the problem?
+      </p>
+<p>
+        Well, what if f() was implemented as shown below:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">Y</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">y</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">Z</span><span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">z</span><span class="special">)</span>
+<span class="special">{</span>
+    <span class="identifier">y</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">z</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">z</span><span class="special">;</span>
+    <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">y</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">;</span>
+<span class="special">}</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        The problem is that the lifetime of result X&amp; is tied to the lifetime
+        of y, because the f() returns a reference to a member of the y object. This
+        idiom is is not uncommon and perfectly acceptable in the context of C++.
+        However, Python users should not be able to crash the system just by using
+        our C++ interface. In this case deleting y will invalidate the reference
+        to X. We have a dangling reference.
+      </p>
+<p>
+        Here's what's happening:
+      </p>
+<div class="orderedlist"><ol type="1">
+<li>
+<tt class="literal">f</tt> is called passing in a reference to <tt class="literal">y</tt>
+          and a pointer to <tt class="literal">z</tt>
+</li>
+<li>
+          A reference to <tt class="literal">y.x</tt> is returned
+        </li>
+<li>
+<tt class="literal">y</tt> is deleted. <tt class="literal">x</tt> is a dangling reference
+        </li>
+<li>
+<tt class="literal">x.some_method()</tt> is called
+        </li>
+<li><span class="bold"><b>BOOM!</b></span></li>
+</ol></div>
+<p>
+        We could copy result into a new object:
+      </p>
+<p></p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">y</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">z</span><span class="special">).</span><span class="identifier">set</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">42</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="comment"># Result disappears
+</span><span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">y</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">get</span><span class="special">()</span>       <span class="comment"># No crash, but still bad
+</span><span class="number">3.14</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        This is not really our intent of our C++ interface. We've broken our promise
+        that the Python interface should reflect the C++ interface as closely as
+        possible.
+      </p>
+<p>
+        Our problems do not end there. Suppose Y is implemented as follows:
+      </p>
+<p></p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">Y</span>
+<span class="special">{</span>
+    <span class="identifier">X</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="identifier">Z</span><span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">z</span><span class="special">;</span>
+    <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">z_value</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="special">{</span> <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">z</span><span class="special">-&gt;</span><span class="identifier">value</span><span class="special">();</span> <span class="special">}</span>
+<span class="special">};</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Notice that the data member <tt class="literal">z</tt> is held by class Y using
+        a raw pointer. Now we have a potential dangling pointer problem inside Y:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">y</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">z</span><span class="special">)</span> # <span class="identifier">y</span> <span class="identifier">refers</span> <span class="identifier">to</span> <span class="identifier">z</span>
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">del</span> <span class="identifier">z</span>       # <span class="identifier">Kill</span> <span class="identifier">the</span> <span class="identifier">z</span> <span class="identifier">object</span>
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">y</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">z_value</span><span class="special">()</span> # <span class="identifier">CRASH</span><span class="special">!</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        For reference, here's the implementation of <tt class="literal">f</tt> again:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">Y</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">y</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">Z</span><span class="special">*</span> <span class="identifier">z</span><span class="special">)</span>
+<span class="special">{</span>
+    <span class="identifier">y</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">z</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">z</span><span class="special">;</span>
+    <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">y</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">;</span>
+<span class="special">}</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Here's what's happening:
+      </p>
+<div class="orderedlist"><ol type="1">
+<li>
+<tt class="literal">f</tt> is called passing in a reference to <tt class="literal">y</tt>
+          and a pointer to <tt class="literal">z</tt>
+</li>
+<li>
+          A pointer to <tt class="literal">z</tt> is held by <tt class="literal">y</tt>
+</li>
+<li>
+          A reference to <tt class="literal">y.x</tt> is returned
+        </li>
+<li>
+<tt class="literal">z</tt> is deleted. <tt class="literal">y.z</tt> is a dangling pointer
+        </li>
+<li>
+<tt class="literal">y.z_value()</tt> is called
+        </li>
+<li>
+<tt class="literal">z-&gt;value()</tt> is called
+        </li>
+<li><span class="bold"><b>BOOM!</b></span></li>
+</ol></div>
+<a name="call_policies.call_policies"></a><h2>
+<a name="id450599"></a>
+        Call Policies
+      </h2>
+<p>
+        Call Policies may be used in situations such as the example detailed above.
+        In our example, <tt class="literal">return_internal_reference</tt> and <tt class="literal">with_custodian_and_ward</tt>
+        are our friends:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"f"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">,</span>
+    <span class="identifier">return_internal_reference</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="number">1</span><span class="special">,</span>
+        <span class="identifier">with_custodian_and_ward</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="number">1</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">2</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="special">&gt;());</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        What are the <tt class="literal">1</tt> and <tt class="literal">2</tt> parameters, you
+        ask?
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">return_internal_reference</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="number">1</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Informs Boost.Python that the first argument, in our case <tt class="literal">Y&amp;
+        y</tt>, is the owner of the returned reference: <tt class="literal">X&amp;</tt>.
+        The "<tt class="literal">1</tt>" simply specifies the first argument.
+        In short: "return an internal reference <tt class="literal">X&amp;</tt> owned
+        by the 1st argument <tt class="literal">Y&amp; y</tt>".
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">with_custodian_and_ward</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="number">1</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">2</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Informs Boost.Python that the lifetime of the argument indicated by ward
+        (i.e. the 2nd argument: <tt class="literal">Z* z</tt>) is dependent on the lifetime
+        of the argument indicated by custodian (i.e. the 1st argument: <tt class="literal">Y&amp;
+        y</tt>).
+      </p>
+<p>
+        It is also important to note that we have defined two policies above. Two
+        or more policies can be composed by chaining. Here's the general syntax:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">policy1</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">args</span><span class="special">...,</span>
+    <span class="identifier">policy2</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">args</span><span class="special">...,</span>
+        <span class="identifier">policy3</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">args</span><span class="special">...&gt;</span> <span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="special">&gt;</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Here is the list of predefined call policies. A complete reference detailing
+        these can be found <a href="../../../../v2/reference.html#models_of_call_policies" target="_top">here</a>.
+      </p>
+<div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc">
+<li>
+<span class="bold"><b>with_custodian_and_ward</b></span><br> Ties lifetimes
+          of the arguments
+        </li>
+<li>
+<span class="bold"><b>with_custodian_and_ward_postcall</b></span><br>
+          Ties lifetimes of the arguments and results
+        </li>
+<li>
+<span class="bold"><b>return_internal_reference</b></span><br> Ties lifetime
+          of one argument to that of result
+        </li>
+<li>
+<span class="bold"><b>return_value_policy&lt;T&gt; with T one of:</b></span><br>
+</li>
+<li>
+<span class="bold"><b>reference_existing_object</b></span><br> naive
+          (dangerous) approach
+        </li>
+<li>
+<span class="bold"><b>copy_const_reference</b></span><br> Boost.Python
+          v1 approach
+        </li>
+<li>
+<span class="bold"><b>copy_non_const_reference</b></span><br>
+</li>
+<li>
+<span class="bold"><b>manage_new_object</b></span><br> Adopt a pointer
+          and hold the instance
+        </li>
+</ul></div>
+<div class="informaltable"><table class="table">
+<colgroup><col></colgroup>
+<tbody><tr><td class="blurb">
+<span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/smiley.png"></span> <span class="bold"><b>Remember the Zen, Luke:</b></span><br><br> "Explicit
+              is better than implicit"<br> "In the face of ambiguity,
+              refuse the temptation to guess"<br>
+</td></tr></tbody>
+</table></div>
+</div>
+<div class="section" lang="en">
+<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">
+<a name="python.overloading"></a>Overloading</h3></div></div></div>
+<p>
+        OverloadingThe following illustrates a scheme for manually wrapping an overloaded
+        member functions. Of course, the same technique can be applied to wrapping
+        overloaded non-member functions.
+      </p>
+<p>
+        We have here our C++ class:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">X</span>
+<span class="special">{</span>
+    <span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">)</span>
+    <span class="special">{</span>
+        <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="keyword">true</span><span class="special">;</span>
+    <span class="special">}</span>
+
+    <span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">double</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">)</span>
+    <span class="special">{</span>
+        <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="keyword">true</span><span class="special">;</span>
+    <span class="special">}</span>
+
+    <span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">double</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">char</span> <span class="identifier">c</span><span class="special">)</span>
+    <span class="special">{</span>
+        <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="keyword">true</span><span class="special">;</span>
+    <span class="special">}</span>
+
+    <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">c</span><span class="special">)</span>
+    <span class="special">{</span>
+        <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">a</span> <span class="special">+</span> <span class="identifier">b</span> <span class="special">+</span> <span class="identifier">c</span><span class="special">;</span>
+    <span class="special">};</span>
+<span class="special">};</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Class X has 4 overloaded functions. We shall start by introducing some member
+        function pointer variables:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">bool</span>    <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">::*</span><span class="identifier">fx1</span><span class="special">)(</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">)</span>              <span class="special">=</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">;</span>
+<span class="keyword">bool</span>    <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">::*</span><span class="identifier">fx2</span><span class="special">)(</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">)</span>      <span class="special">=</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">;</span>
+<span class="keyword">bool</span>    <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">::*</span><span class="identifier">fx3</span><span class="special">)(</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">char</span><span class="special">)=</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">;</span>
+<span class="keyword">int</span>     <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">::*</span><span class="identifier">fx4</span><span class="special">)(</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">)</span>    <span class="special">=</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">;</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        With these in hand, we can proceed to define and wrap this for Python:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"f"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">fx1</span><span class="special">)</span>
+<span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"f"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">fx2</span><span class="special">)</span>
+<span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"f"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">fx3</span><span class="special">)</span>
+<span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"f"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">fx4</span><span class="special">)</span>
+</pre>
+</div>
+<div class="section" lang="en">
+<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">
+<a name="python.default_arguments"></a>Default Arguments</h3></div></div></div>
+<p>
+        Default ArgumentsBoost.Python wraps (member) function pointers. Unfortunately,
+        C++ function pointers carry no default argument info. Take a function <tt class="literal">f</tt>
+        with default arguments:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">double</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">3.14</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">char</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">*</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="string">"hello"</span><span class="special">);</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        But the type of a pointer to the function <tt class="literal">f</tt> has no information
+        about its default arguments:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">(*</span><span class="identifier">g</span><span class="special">)(</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="keyword">char</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">*)</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">;</span>    <span class="comment">// defaults lost!
+</span></pre>
+<p>
+        When we pass this function pointer to the <tt class="literal">def</tt> function,
+        there is no way to retrieve the default arguments:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"f"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">);</span>                            <span class="comment">// defaults lost!
+</span></pre>
+<p>
+        Because of this, when wrapping C++ code, we had to resort to manual wrapping
+        as outlined in the <a href="functions.html#python.overloading" title="Overloading">previous section</a>,
+        or writing thin wrappers:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="comment">// write "thin wrappers"
+</span><span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">f1</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">{</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="special">}</span>
+<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">f2</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">double</span> <span class="identifier">y</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">{</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="identifier">y</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="special">}</span>
+
+<span class="comment">/*...*/</span>
+
+    <span class="comment">// in module init
+</span>    <span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"f"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">);</span>  <span class="comment">// all arguments
+</span>    <span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"f"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">f2</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// two arguments
+</span>    <span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"f"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">f1</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// one argument
+</span></pre>
+<p>
+        When you want to wrap functions (or member functions) that either:
+      </p>
+<div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc">
+<li>
+          have default arguments, or
+        </li>
+<li>
+          are overloaded with a common sequence of initial arguments
+        </li>
+</ul></div>
+<a name="default_arguments.boost_python_function_overloads"></a><h2>
+<a name="id452559"></a>
+        BOOST_PYTHON_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS
+      </h2>
+<p>
+        Boost.Python now has a way to make it easier. For instance, given a function:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">foo</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">char</span> <span class="identifier">b</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">1</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">unsigned</span> <span class="identifier">c</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">2</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">double</span> <span class="identifier">d</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">3</span><span class="special">)</span>
+<span class="special">{</span>
+    <span class="comment">/*...*/</span>
+<span class="special">}</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        The macro invocation:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">BOOST_PYTHON_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">foo_overloads</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">foo</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">1</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">4</span><span class="special">)</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        will automatically create the thin wrappers for us. This macro will create
+        a class <tt class="literal">foo_overloads</tt> that can be passed on to <tt class="literal">def(...)</tt>.
+        The third and fourth macro argument are the minimum arguments and maximum
+        arguments, respectively. In our <tt class="literal">foo</tt> function the minimum
+        number of arguments is 1 and the maximum number of arguments is 4. The <tt class="literal">def(...)</tt>
+        function will automatically add all the foo variants for us:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"foo"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">foo</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">foo_overloads</span><span class="special">());</span>
+</pre>
+<a name="default_arguments.boost_python_member_function_overloads"></a><h2>
+<a name="id452863"></a>
+        BOOST_PYTHON_MEMBER_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS
+      </h2>
+<p>
+        Objects here, objects there, objects here there everywhere. More frequently
+        than anything else, we need to expose member functions of our classes to
+        Python. Then again, we have the same inconveniences as before when default
+        arguments or overloads with a common sequence of initial arguments come into
+        play. Another macro is provided to make this a breeze.
+      </p>
+<p>
+        Like <tt class="literal">BOOST_PYTHON_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS</tt>, <tt class="literal">BOOST_PYTHON_MEMBER_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS</tt>
+        may be used to automatically create the thin wrappers for wrapping member
+        functions. Let's have an example:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">george</span>
+<span class="special">{</span>
+    <span class="keyword">void</span>
+    <span class="identifier">wack_em</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">b</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">char</span> <span class="identifier">c</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="char">'x'</span><span class="special">)</span>
+    <span class="special">{</span>
+        <span class="comment">/*...*/</span>
+    <span class="special">}</span>
+<span class="special">};</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        The macro invocation:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">BOOST_PYTHON_MEMBER_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">george_overloads</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">wack_em</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">1</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">3</span><span class="special">)</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        will generate a set of thin wrappers for george's <tt class="literal">wack_em</tt>
+        member function accepting a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 3 arguments (i.e.
+        the third and fourth macro argument). The thin wrappers are all enclosed
+        in a class named <tt class="literal">george_overloads</tt> that can then be used
+        as an argument to <tt class="literal">def(...)</tt>:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"wack_em"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">george</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">wack_em</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">george_overloads</span><span class="special">());</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        See the <a href="../../../../v2/overloads.html#BOOST_PYTHON_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS-spec" target="_top">overloads
+        reference</a> for details.
+      </p>
+<a name="default_arguments.init_and_optional"></a><h2>
+<a name="id453212"></a>
+        init and optional
+      </h2>
+<p>
+        A similar facility is provided for class constructors, again, with default
+        arguments or a sequence of overloads. Remember <tt class="literal">init&lt;...&gt;</tt>?
+        For example, given a class X with a constructor:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="identifier">X</span>
+<span class="special">{</span>
+    <span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">char</span> <span class="identifier">b</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="char">'D'</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span> <span class="identifier">c</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="string">"constructor"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">double</span> <span class="identifier">d</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">0.0</span><span class="special">);</span>
+    <span class="comment">/*...*/</span>
+<span class="special">}</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        You can easily add this constructor to Boost.Python in one shot:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">init</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">optional</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">char</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="special">&gt;())</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Notice the use of <tt class="literal">init&lt;...&gt;</tt> and <tt class="literal">optional&lt;...&gt;</tt>
+        to signify the default (optional arguments).
+      </p>
+</div>
+<div class="section" lang="en">
+<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">
+<a name="python.auto_overloading"></a>Auto-Overloading</h3></div></div></div>
+<p>
+        Auto-OverloadingIt was mentioned in passing in the previous section that
+        <tt class="literal">BOOST_PYTHON_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS</tt> and <tt class="literal">BOOST_PYTHON_MEMBER_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS</tt>
+        can also be used for overloaded functions and member functions with a common
+        sequence of initial arguments. Here is an example:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">void</span> <span class="identifier">foo</span><span class="special">()</span>
+<span class="special">{</span>
+   <span class="comment">/*...*/</span>
+<span class="special">}</span>
+
+<span class="keyword">void</span> <span class="identifier">foo</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">)</span>
+<span class="special">{</span>
+   <span class="comment">/*...*/</span>
+<span class="special">}</span>
+
+<span class="keyword">void</span> <span class="identifier">foo</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">)</span>
+<span class="special">{</span>
+   <span class="comment">/*...*/</span>
+<span class="special">}</span>
+
+<span class="keyword">void</span> <span class="identifier">foo</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="identifier">a</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">char</span> <span class="identifier">c</span><span class="special">)</span>
+<span class="special">{</span>
+   <span class="comment">/*...*/</span>
+<span class="special">}</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Like in the previous section, we can generate thin wrappers for these overloaded
+        functions in one-shot:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">BOOST_PYTHON_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">foo_overloads</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">foo</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">0</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">3</span><span class="special">)</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Then...
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"foo"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">foo</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">foo_overloads</span><span class="special">());</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Notice though that we have a situation now where we have a minimum of zero
+        (0) arguments and a maximum of 3 arguments.
+      </p>
+<a name="auto_overloading.manual_wrapping"></a><h2>
+<a name="id453917"></a>
+        Manual Wrapping
+      </h2>
+<p>
+        It is important to emphasize however that <span class="bold"><b>the overloaded
+        functions must have a common sequence of initial arguments</b></span>. Otherwise,
+        our scheme above will not work. If this is not the case, we have to wrap
+        our functions <a href="functions.html#python.overloading" title="Overloading">manually</a>.
+      </p>
+<p>
+        Actually, we can mix and match manual wrapping of overloaded functions and
+        automatic wrapping through <tt class="literal">BOOST_PYTHON_MEMBER_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS</tt>
+        and its sister, <tt class="literal">BOOST_PYTHON_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS</tt>. Following
+        up on our example presented in the section <a href="functions.html#python.overloading" title="Overloading">on
+        overloading</a>, since the first 4 overload functins have a common sequence
+        of initial arguments, we can use <tt class="literal">BOOST_PYTHON_MEMBER_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS</tt>
+        to automatically wrap the first three of the <tt class="literal">def</tt>s and
+        manually wrap just the last. Here's how we'll do this:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">BOOST_PYTHON_MEMBER_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">xf_overloads</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">1</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">4</span><span class="special">)</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Create a member function pointers as above for both X::f overloads:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">bool</span>    <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">::*</span><span class="identifier">fx1</span><span class="special">)(</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">char</span><span class="special">)</span>    <span class="special">=</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">;</span>
+<span class="keyword">int</span>     <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">::*</span><span class="identifier">fx2</span><span class="special">)(</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">)</span>        <span class="special">=</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">;</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Then...
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"f"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">fx1</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">xf_overloads</span><span class="special">());</span>
+<span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"f"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">fx2</span><span class="special">)</span>
+</pre>
+</div>
+</div>
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+<a name="python.hello"></a> Building Hello World</h2></div></div></div>
+<a name="hello._building_hello_worldfrom_start_to_finish"></a><h2>
+<a name="id442456"></a>
+      Building Hello WorldFrom Start To Finish
+    </h2>
+<p>
+      Now the first thing you'd want to do is to build the Hello World module and
+      try it for yourself in Python. In this section, we shall outline the steps
+      necessary to achieve that. We shall use the build tool that comes bundled with
+      every boost distribution: <span class="bold"><b>bjam</b></span>.
+    </p>
+<div class="informaltable"><table class="table">
+<colgroup><col></colgroup>
+<tbody><tr><td class="blurb">
+<span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/note.png"></span> <span class="bold"><b>Building without bjam</b></span><br><br> Besides bjam,
+            there are of course other ways to get your module built. What's written
+            here should not be taken as "the one and only way". There are
+            of course other build tools apart from <tt class="literal">bjam</tt>.<br><br> Take note however that the preferred build tool for Boost.Python
+            is bjam. There are so many ways to set up the build incorrectly. Experience
+            shows that 90% of the "I can't build Boost.Python" problems
+            come from people who had to use a different tool. </td></tr></tbody>
+</table></div>
+<p>
+      We shall skip over the details. Our objective will be to simply create the
+      hello world module and run it in Python. For a complete reference to building
+      Boost.Python, check out: <a href="../../../../building.html" target="_top">building.html</a>.
+      After this brief <span class="emphasis"><em>bjam</em></span> tutorial, we should have built two
+      DLLs:
+    </p>
+<div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc">
+<li>
+        boost_python.dll
+      </li>
+<li>
+        hello.pyd
+      </li>
+</ul></div>
+<p>
+      if you are on Windows, and
+    </p>
+<div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc">
+<li>
+        libboost_python.so
+      </li>
+<li>
+        hello.so
+      </li>
+</ul></div>
+<p>
+      if you are on Unix.
+    </p>
+<p>
+      The tutorial example can be found in the directory: <tt class="literal">libs/python/example/tutorial</tt>.
+      There, you can find:
+    </p>
+<div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc">
+<li>
+        hello.cpp
+      </li>
+<li>
+        Jamfile
+      </li>
+</ul></div>
+<p>
+      The <tt class="literal">hello.cpp</tt> file is our C++ hello world example. The
+      <tt class="literal">Jamfile</tt> is a minimalist <span class="emphasis"><em>bjam</em></span> script
+      that builds the DLLs for us.
+    </p>
+<p>
+      Before anything else, you should have the bjam executable in your boost directory
+      or somewhere in your path such that <tt class="literal">bjam</tt> can be executed
+      in the command line. Pre-built Boost.Jam executables are available for most
+      platforms. The complete list of Bjam executables can be found <a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586" target="_top">here</a>.
+    </p>
+<a name="hello.let_s_jam_"></a><h2>
+<a name="id373799"></a>
+      Let's Jam!
+    </h2>
+<p><span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/jam.png"></span></p>
+<p>
+      Here is our minimalist Jamfile:
+    </p>
+<pre class="programlisting"># This is the top of our own project tree
+project-root ;
+
+import python ;
+
+extension hello                     # Declare a Python extension called hello
+:   hello.cpp                       # source
+    # requirements and dependencies for Boost.Python extensions
+    &lt;template&gt;@boost/libs/python/build/extension
+    ;
+</pre>
+<p>
+      First, we need to specify our location. You may place your project anywhere.
+      <tt class="literal">project-root</tt> allows you to do that.
+    </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">project-root ;
+</pre>
+<p>
+      By doing so, you'll need a Jamrules file. Simply copy the one in the <a href="../../../../../example/tutorial/Jamrules" target="_top">example/tutorial directory</a>
+      and tweak the <tt class="literal">path-global BOOST_ROOT</tt> to where your boost
+      root directory is. The file has <a href="../../../../../example/tutorial/Jamrules" target="_top">detailed
+      instructions</a> you can follow.
+    </p>
+<p>
+      Then we will import the definitions needed by Python modules:
+    </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">import python ;
+</pre>
+<p>
+      Finally we declare our <tt class="literal">hello</tt> extension:
+    </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">extension hello                     # Declare a Python extension called hello
+:   hello.cpp                       # source
+
+    # requirements and dependencies for Boost.Python extensions
+    &lt;template&gt;@boost/libs/python/build/extension
+    ;
+</pre>
+<p>
+      The last part tells BJam that we are depending on the Boost Python Library.
+    </p>
+<a name="hello.running_bjam"></a><h2>
+<a name="id373910"></a>
+      Running bjam
+    </h2>
+<p><span class="emphasis"><em>bjam</em></span> is run using your operating system's command line
+      interpreter.
+    </p>
+<div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote"><p>
+        Start it up.
+      </p></blockquote></div>
+<p>
+      Make sure that the environment is set so that we can invoke the C++ compiler.
+      With MSVC, that would mean running the <tt class="literal">Vcvars32.bat</tt> batch
+      file. For instance:
+    </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Common7\Tools\vsvars32.bat
+</pre>
+<p>
+      Some environment variables will have to be setup for proper building of our
+      Python modules. Example:
+    </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">set PYTHON_ROOT=c:/dev/tools/python
+set PYTHON_VERSION=2.2
+</pre>
+<p>
+      The above assumes that the Python installation is in <tt class="literal">c:/dev/tools/python</tt>
+      and that we are using Python version 2.2. You'll have to tweak these appropriately.
+    </p>
+<div class="informaltable"><table class="table">
+<colgroup><col></colgroup>
+<tbody><tr><td class="blurb">
+<span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/tip.png"></span>
+            Be sure not to include a third number, e.g. <span class="bold"><b>not</b></span>
+            "2.2.1", even if that's the version you have.</td></tr></tbody>
+</table></div>
+<p>
+      Take note that you may also do that through the Jamrules file we put in our
+      project as detailed above. The file has <a href="../../../../../example/tutorial/Jamrules" target="_top">detailed
+      instructions</a> you can follow.
+    </p>
+<p>
+      Now we are ready... Be sure to <tt class="literal">cd</tt> to <tt class="literal">libs/python/example/tutorial</tt>
+      where the tutorial <tt class="literal">"hello.cpp"</tt> and the <tt class="literal">"Jamfile"</tt>
+      is situated.
+    </p>
+<p>
+      Finally:
+    </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">bjam</span> <span class="special">-</span><span class="identifier">sTOOLS</span><span class="special">=</span><span class="identifier">vc</span><span class="special">-</span><span class="number">7</span><span class="identifier">_1</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+      We are again assuming that we are using Microsoft Visual C++ version 7.1. If
+      not, then you will have to specify the appropriate tool. See <a href="../../../../../../../tools/build/index.html" target="_top">Building
+      Boost Libraries</a> for further details.
+    </p>
+<p>
+      It should be building now:
+    </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">cd C:\dev\boost\libs\python\example\tutorial
+bjam -sTOOLS=msvc
+...patience...
+...found 1703 targets...
+...updating 40 targets...
+</pre>
+<p>
+      And so on... Finally:
+    </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">Creating library bin\boost\libs\python\build\boost_python.dll\vc-7_1\debug\th
+reading-multi\boost_python.lib and object bin\boost\libs\python\build\boost_pyth
+on.dll\vc-7_1\debug\threading-multi\boost_python.exp
+vc-C++ bin\tutorial\hello.pyd\vc-7_1\debug\threading-multi\hello.obj
+hello.cpp
+vc-Link bin\tutorial\hello.pyd\vc-7_1\debug\threading-multi\hello.pyd bin\tutori
+al\hello.pyd\vc-7_1\debug\threading-multi\hello.lib
+   Creating library bin\tutorial\hello.pyd\vc-7_1\debug\threading-multi\hello.li
+b and object bin\tutorial\hello.pyd\vc-7_1\debug\threading-multi\hello.exp
+...updated 31 targets...
+</pre>
+<p>
+      If all is well, you should now have:
+    </p>
+<div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc">
+<li>
+        boost_python.dll
+      </li>
+<li>
+        hello.pyd
+      </li>
+</ul></div>
+<p>
+      if you are on Windows, and
+    </p>
+<div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc">
+<li>
+        libboost_python.so
+      </li>
+<li>
+        hello.so
+      </li>
+</ul></div>
+<p>
+      if you are on Unix.
+    </p>
+<p><tt class="literal">boost_python.dll</tt> and <tt class="literal">hello.pyd</tt> can be
+      found somewhere in your project's <tt class="literal">bin</tt> directory. After a
+      successful build, you can just link in these DLLs with the Python interpreter.
+      In Windows for example, you can simply put these libraries inside the directory
+      where the Python executable is.
+    </p>
+<p>
+      You may now fire up Python and run our hello module:
+    </p>
+<p></p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">import</span> <span class="identifier">hello</span>
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">print</span> <span class="identifier">hello</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">greet</span><span class="special">()</span>
+<span class="identifier">hello</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">world</span>
+</pre>
+<p></p>
+<div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote"><p><span class="bold"><b>There you go... Have fun!</b></span></p></blockquote></div>
+</div>
+<table xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" width="100%"><tr>
+<td align="left"></td>
+<td align="right"><small>Copyright © 2002-2005 Joel
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+<a name="python.iterators"></a>Iterators</h2></div></div></div>
+<p>
+      IteratorsIn C++, and STL in particular, we see iterators everywhere. Python
+      also has iterators, but these are two very different beasts.
+    </p>
+<p><span class="bold"><b>C++ iterators:</b></span></p>
+<div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc">
+<li>
+        C++ has 5 type categories (random-access, bidirectional, forward, input,
+        output)
+      </li>
+<li>
+        There are 2 Operation categories: reposition, access
+      </li>
+<li>
+        A pair of iterators is needed to represent a (first/last) range.
+      </li>
+</ul></div>
+<p><span class="bold"><b>Python Iterators:</b></span></p>
+<div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc">
+<li>
+        1 category (forward)
+      </li>
+<li>
+        1 operation category (next())
+      </li>
+<li>
+        Raises StopIteration exception at end
+      </li>
+</ul></div>
+<p>
+      The typical Python iteration protocol: <tt class="literal"><span class="bold"><b>for y
+      in x...</b></span></tt> is as follows:
+    </p>
+<p></p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">iter</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">__iter__</span><span class="special">()</span>         <span class="comment"># get iterator
+</span><span class="keyword">try</span><span class="special">:</span>
+    <span class="keyword">while</span> <span class="number">1</span><span class="special">:</span>
+    <span class="identifier">y</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">iter</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">next</span><span class="special">()</span>         <span class="comment"># get each item
+</span>    <span class="special">...</span>                     <span class="comment"># process y
+</span><span class="keyword">except</span> <span class="identifier">StopIteration</span><span class="special">:</span> <span class="keyword">pass</span>  <span class="comment"># iterator exhausted
+</span></pre>
+<p>
+      Boost.Python provides some mechanisms to make C++ iterators play along nicely
+      as Python iterators. What we need to do is to produce appropriate <tt class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">__iter__</span></tt> function from C++ iterators that
+      is compatible with the Python iteration protocol. For example:
+    </p>
+<p></p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">object</span> <span class="identifier">get_iterator</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">iterator</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">vector</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="special">&gt;();</span>
+<span class="identifier">object</span> <span class="identifier">iter</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">get_iterator</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">v</span><span class="special">);</span>
+<span class="identifier">object</span> <span class="identifier">first</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">iter</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">next</span><span class="special">();</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+      Or for use in class_&lt;&gt;:
+    </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"__iter__"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">iterator</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">vector</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="special">&gt;())</span>
+</pre>
+<p><span class="bold"><b>range</b></span></p>
+<p>
+      We can create a Python savvy iterator using the range function:
+    </p>
+<div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc">
+<li>
+        range(start, finish)
+      </li>
+<li>
+        range&lt;Policies,Target&gt;(start, finish)
+      </li>
+</ul></div>
+<p>
+      Here, start/finish may be one of:
+    </p>
+<div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc">
+<li>
+        member data pointers
+      </li>
+<li>
+        member function pointers
+      </li>
+<li>
+        adaptable function object (use Target parameter)
+      </li>
+</ul></div>
+<p><span class="bold"><b>iterator</b></span></p>
+<div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li>
+        iterator&lt;T, Policies&gt;()
+      </li></ul></div>
+<p>
+      Given a container <tt class="literal">T</tt>, iterator is a shortcut that simply
+      calls <tt class="literal">range</tt> with &amp;T::begin, &amp;T::end.
+    </p>
+<p>
+      Let's put this into action... Here's an example from some hypothetical bogon
+      Particle accelerator code:
+    </p>
+<p></p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">f</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">Field</span><span class="special">()</span>
+<span class="keyword">for</span> <span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="keyword">in</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">pions</span><span class="special">:</span>
+    <span class="identifier">smash</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">)</span>
+<span class="keyword">for</span> <span class="identifier">y</span> <span class="keyword">in</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">bogons</span><span class="special">:</span>
+    <span class="identifier">count</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">y</span><span class="special">)</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+      Now, our C++ Wrapper:
+    </p>
+<p></p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">class_</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">F</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="string">"Field"</span><span class="special">)</span>
+    <span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">property</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"pions"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">range</span><span class="special">(&amp;</span><span class="identifier">F</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">p_begin</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">F</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">p_end</span><span class="special">))</span>
+    <span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">property</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"bogons"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">range</span><span class="special">(&amp;</span><span class="identifier">F</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">b_begin</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">F</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">b_end</span><span class="special">));</span>
+</pre>
+<p><span class="bold"><b>stl_input_iterator</b></span></p>
+<p>
+      So far, we have seen how to expose C++ iterators and ranges to Python. Sometimes
+      we wish to go the other way, though: we'd like to pass a Python sequence to
+      an STL algorithm or use it to initialize an STL container. We need to make
+      a Python iterator look like an STL iterator. For that, we use <tt class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">stl_input_iterator</span><span class="special">&lt;&gt;</span></tt>.
+      Consider how we might implement a function that exposes <tt class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">list</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">&gt;::</span><span class="identifier">assign</span><span class="special">()</span></tt> to Python:
+    </p>
+<p></p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> <span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
+<span class="keyword">void</span> <span class="identifier">list_assign</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">list</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">l</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">object</span> <span class="identifier">o</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">{</span>
+    <span class="comment">// Turn a Python sequence into an STL input range
+</span>    <span class="identifier">stl_input_iterator</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">T</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">begin</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">o</span><span class="special">),</span> <span class="identifier">end</span><span class="special">;</span>
+    <span class="identifier">l</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">assign</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">begin</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">end</span><span class="special">);</span>
+<span class="special">}</span>
+
+<span class="comment">// Part of the wrapper for list&lt;int&gt;
+</span><span class="identifier">class_</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">list</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="string">"list_int"</span><span class="special">)</span>
+    <span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"assign"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">list_assign</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">int</span><span class="special">&gt;)</span>
+    <span class="comment">// ...
+</span>    <span class="special">;</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+      Now in Python, we can assign any integer sequence to <tt class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">list_int</span></tt>
+      objects:
+    </p>
+<p></p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">list_int</span><span class="special">();</span>
+<span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">assign</span><span class="special">([</span><span class="number">1</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="number">2</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="number">3</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="number">4</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="number">5</span><span class="special">])</span>
+</pre>
+</div>
+<table xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" width="100%"><tr>
+<td align="left"></td>
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+<a name="python.object"></a> Object Interface</h2></div></div></div>
+<div class="toc"><dl>
+<dt><span class="section"><a href="object.html#python.basic_interface">Basic Interface</a></span></dt>
+<dt><span class="section"><a href="object.html#python.derived_object_types">Derived Object types</a></span></dt>
+<dt><span class="section"><a href="object.html#python.extracting_c___objects">Extracting C++ objects</a></span></dt>
+<dt><span class="section"><a href="object.html#python.enums">Enums</a></span></dt>
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+<p>
+      Object InterfacePython is dynamically typed, unlike C++ which is statically
+      typed. Python variables may hold an integer, a float, list, dict, tuple, str,
+      long etc., among other things. In the viewpoint of Boost.Python and C++, these
+      Pythonic variables are just instances of class <tt class="literal">object</tt>. We
+      shall see in this chapter how to deal with Python objects.
+    </p>
+<p>
+      As mentioned, one of the goals of Boost.Python is to provide a bidirectional
+      mapping between C++ and Python while maintaining the Python feel. Boost.Python
+      C++ <tt class="literal">object</tt>s are as close as possible to Python. This should
+      minimize the learning curve significantly.
+    </p>
+<p><span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/python.png"></span></p>
+<div class="section" lang="en">
+<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">
+<a name="python.basic_interface"></a>Basic Interface</h3></div></div></div>
+<p>
+        Basic InterfaceClass <tt class="literal">object</tt> wraps <tt class="literal">PyObject*</tt>.
+        All the intricacies of dealing with <tt class="literal">PyObject</tt>s such as
+        managing reference counting are handled by the <tt class="literal">object</tt>
+        class. C++ object interoperability is seamless. Boost.Python C++ <tt class="literal">object</tt>s
+        can in fact be explicitly constructed from any C++ object.
+      </p>
+<p>
+        To illustrate, this Python code snippet:
+      </p>
+<p></p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">def</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">y</span><span class="special">):</span>
+     <span class="keyword">if</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">y</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="string">'foo'</span><span class="special">):</span>
+         <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">[</span><span class="number">3</span><span class="special">:</span><span class="number">7</span><span class="special">]</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="string">'bar'</span>
+     <span class="keyword">else</span><span class="special">:</span>
+         <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">items</span> <span class="special">+=</span> <span class="identifier">y</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">3</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">)</span>
+     <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">x</span>
+
+<span class="keyword">def</span> <span class="identifier">getfunc</span><span class="special">():</span>
+   <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">;</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Can be rewritten in C++ using Boost.Python facilities this way:
+      </p>
+<p></p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">object</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">object</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">object</span> <span class="identifier">y</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">{</span>
+     <span class="keyword">if</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">y</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="string">"foo"</span><span class="special">)</span>
+         <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">slice</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">3</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="number">7</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="string">"bar"</span><span class="special">;</span>
+     <span class="keyword">else</span>
+         <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">attr</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"items"</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">+=</span> <span class="identifier">y</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">3</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">);</span>
+     <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">;</span>
+<span class="special">}</span>
+<span class="identifier">object</span> <span class="identifier">getfunc</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="special">{</span>
+    <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">object</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">);</span>
+<span class="special">}</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Apart from cosmetic differences due to the fact that we are writing the code
+        in C++, the look and feel should be immediately apparent to the Python coder.
+      </p>
+</div>
+<div class="section" lang="en">
+<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">
+<a name="python.derived_object_types"></a>Derived Object types</h3></div></div></div>
+<p>
+        Derived Object typesBoost.Python comes with a set of derived <tt class="literal">object</tt>
+        types corresponding to that of Python's:
+      </p>
+<div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc">
+<li>
+          list
+        </li>
+<li>
+          dict
+        </li>
+<li>
+          tuple
+        </li>
+<li>
+          str
+        </li>
+<li>
+          long_
+        </li>
+<li>
+          enum
+        </li>
+</ul></div>
+<p>
+        These derived <tt class="literal">object</tt> types act like real Python types.
+        For instance:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">str</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">1</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">==&gt;</span> <span class="string">"1"</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Wherever appropriate, a particular derived <tt class="literal">object</tt> has
+        corresponding Python type's methods. For instance, <tt class="literal">dict</tt>
+        has a <tt class="literal">keys()</tt> method:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">d</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">keys</span><span class="special">()</span>
+</pre>
+<p><tt class="literal">make_tuple</tt> is provided for declaring <span class="emphasis"><em>tuple literals</em></span>.
+        Example:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">make_tuple</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">123</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="char">'D'</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="string">"Hello, World"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">0.0</span><span class="special">);</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        In C++, when Boost.Python <tt class="literal">object</tt>s are used as arguments
+        to functions, subtype matching is required. For example, when a function
+        <tt class="literal">f</tt>, as declared below, is wrapped, it will only accept
+        instances of Python's <tt class="literal">str</tt> type and subtypes.
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">void</span> <span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">str</span> <span class="identifier">name</span><span class="special">)</span>
+<span class="special">{</span>
+    <span class="identifier">object</span> <span class="identifier">n2</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">name</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">attr</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"upper"</span><span class="special">)();</span>   <span class="comment">// NAME = name.upper()
+</span>    <span class="identifier">str</span> <span class="identifier">NAME</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">name</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">upper</span><span class="special">();</span>            <span class="comment">// better
+</span>    <span class="identifier">object</span> <span class="identifier">msg</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="string">"%s is bigger than %s"</span> <span class="special">%</span> <span class="identifier">make_tuple</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">NAME</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="identifier">name</span><span class="special">);</span>
+<span class="special">}</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        In finer detail:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">str</span> <span class="identifier">NAME</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">name</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">upper</span><span class="special">();</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Illustrates that we provide versions of the str type's methods as C++ member
+        functions.
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">object</span> <span class="identifier">msg</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="string">"%s is bigger than %s"</span> <span class="special">%</span> <span class="identifier">make_tuple</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">NAME</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="identifier">name</span><span class="special">);</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Demonstrates that you can write the C++ equivalent of <tt class="literal">"format"
+        % x,y,z</tt> in Python, which is useful since there's no easy way to
+        do that in std C++.
+      </p>
+<div class="informaltable"><table class="table">
+<colgroup><col></colgroup>
+<tbody><tr><td class="blurb">
+<span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/alert.png"></span> <span class="bold"><b>Beware</b></span> the common pitfall of forgetting that
+              the constructors of most of Python's mutable types make copies, just
+              as in Python. </td></tr></tbody>
+</table></div>
+<p>
+        Python:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">d</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">dict</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">__dict__</span><span class="special">)</span>     <span class="comment"># copies x.__dict__
+</span><span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">d</span><span class="special">[</span><span class="string">'whatever'</span><span class="special">]</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">3</span>        <span class="comment"># modifies the copy
+</span></pre>
+<p>
+        C++:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">dict</span> <span class="identifier">d</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">attr</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"__dict__"</span><span class="special">));</span>  <span class="comment">// copies x.__dict__
+</span><span class="identifier">d</span><span class="special">[</span><span class="char">'whatever'</span><span class="special">]</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">3</span><span class="special">;</span>           <span class="comment">// modifies the copy
+</span></pre>
+<a name="derived_object_types.class__lt_t_gt__as_objects"></a><h2>
+<a name="id455806"></a>
+        class_&lt;T&gt; as objects
+      </h2>
+<p>
+        Due to the dynamic nature of Boost.Python objects, any <tt class="literal">class_&lt;T&gt;</tt>
+        may also be one of these types! The following code snippet wraps the class
+        (type) object.
+      </p>
+<p>
+        We can use this to create wrapped instances. Example:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">object</span> <span class="identifier">vec345</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="special">(</span>
+    <span class="identifier">class_</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">Vec2</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="string">"Vec2"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">init</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;())</span>
+        <span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">def_readonly</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"length"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">Point</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">length</span><span class="special">)</span>
+        <span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">def_readonly</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"angle"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="identifier">Point</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">angle</span><span class="special">)</span>
+    <span class="special">)(</span><span class="number">3.0</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">4.0</span><span class="special">);</span>
+
+<span class="identifier">assert</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">vec345</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">attr</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"length"</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="number">5.0</span><span class="special">);</span>
+</pre>
+</div>
+<div class="section" lang="en">
+<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">
+<a name="python.extracting_c___objects"></a>Extracting C++ objects</h3></div></div></div>
+<p>
+        Extracting C++ objectsAt some point, we will need to get C++ values out of
+        object instances. This can be achieved with the <tt class="literal">extract&lt;T&gt;</tt>
+        function. Consider the following:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">double</span> <span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">o</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">attr</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"length"</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// compile error
+</span></pre>
+<p>
+        In the code above, we got a compiler error because Boost.Python <tt class="literal">object</tt>
+        can't be implicitly converted to <tt class="literal">double</tt>s. Instead, what
+        we wanted to do above can be achieved by writing:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">double</span> <span class="identifier">l</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">extract</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">double</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">o</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">attr</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"length"</span><span class="special">));</span>
+<span class="identifier">Vec2</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">v</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">extract</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">Vec2</span><span class="special">&amp;&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">o</span><span class="special">);</span>
+<span class="identifier">assert</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">l</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="identifier">v</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">length</span><span class="special">());</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        The first line attempts to extract the "length" attribute of the
+        Boost.Python <tt class="literal">object</tt>. The second line attempts to <span class="emphasis"><em>extract</em></span>
+        the <tt class="literal">Vec2</tt> object from held by the Boost.Python <tt class="literal">object</tt>.
+      </p>
+<p>
+        Take note that we said "attempt to" above. What if the Boost.Python
+        <tt class="literal">object</tt> does not really hold a <tt class="literal">Vec2</tt>
+        type? This is certainly a possibility considering the dynamic nature of Python
+        <tt class="literal">object</tt>s. To be on the safe side, if the C++ type can't
+        be extracted, an appropriate exception is thrown. To avoid an exception,
+        we need to test for extractibility:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">extract</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">Vec2</span><span class="special">&amp;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">o</span><span class="special">);</span>
+<span class="keyword">if</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">check</span><span class="special">())</span> <span class="special">{</span>
+    <span class="identifier">Vec2</span><span class="special">&amp;</span> <span class="identifier">v</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">();</span> <span class="special">...</span>
+</pre>
+<p><span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/tip.png"></span>
+        The astute reader might have noticed that the <tt class="literal">extract&lt;T&gt;</tt>
+        facility in fact solves the mutable copying problem:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">dict</span> <span class="identifier">d</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">extract</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">dict</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">attr</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"__dict__"</span><span class="special">));</span>
+<span class="identifier">d</span><span class="special">[</span><span class="string">"whatever"</span><span class="special">]</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">3</span><span class="special">;</span>          <span class="comment">// modifies x.__dict__ !
+</span></pre>
+</div>
+<div class="section" lang="en">
+<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">
+<a name="python.enums"></a>Enums</h3></div></div></div>
+<p>
+        EnumsBoost.Python has a nifty facility to capture and wrap C++ enums. While
+        Python has no <tt class="literal">enum</tt> type, we'll often want to expose our
+        C++ enums to Python as an <tt class="literal">int</tt>. Boost.Python's enum facility
+        makes this easy while taking care of the proper conversions from Python's
+        dynamic typing to C++'s strong static typing (in C++, ints cannot be implicitly
+        converted to enums). To illustrate, given a C++ enum:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">enum</span> <span class="identifier">choice</span> <span class="special">{</span> <span class="identifier">red</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">blue</span> <span class="special">};</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        the construct:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">enum_</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">choice</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="string">"choice"</span><span class="special">)</span>
+    <span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">value</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"red"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">red</span><span class="special">)</span>
+    <span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">value</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"blue"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">blue</span><span class="special">)</span>
+    <span class="special">;</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        can be used to expose to Python. The new enum type is created in the current
+        <tt class="literal">scope()</tt>, which is usually the current module. The snippet
+        above creates a Python class derived from Python's <tt class="literal">int</tt>
+        type which is associated with the C++ type passed as its first parameter.
+      </p>
+<div class="informaltable"><table class="table">
+<colgroup><col></colgroup>
+<tbody><tr><td class="blurb">
+<span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/note.png"></span> <span class="bold"><b>what is a scope?</b></span><br><br> The scope is a
+              class that has an associated global Python object which controls the
+              Python namespace in which new extension classes and wrapped functions
+              will be defined as attributes. Details can be found <a href="../../../../v2/scope.html" target="_top">here</a>.</td></tr></tbody>
+</table></div>
+<p>
+        You can access those values in Python as
+      </p>
+<p></p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">my_module</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">choice</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">red</span>
+<span class="identifier">my_module</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">choice</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">red</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        where my_module is the module where the enum is declared. You can also create
+        a new scope around a class:
+      </p>
+<p></p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">scope</span> <span class="identifier">in_X</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">class_</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="string">"X"</span><span class="special">)</span>
+                <span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="special">...</span> <span class="special">)</span>
+                <span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">def</span><span class="special">(</span> <span class="special">...</span> <span class="special">)</span>
+            <span class="special">;</span>
+
+<span class="comment">// Expose X::nested as X.nested
+</span><span class="identifier">enum_</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">X</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">nested</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="string">"nested"</span><span class="special">)</span>
+    <span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">value</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"red"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">red</span><span class="special">)</span>
+    <span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">value</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"blue"</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">blue</span><span class="special">)</span>
+    <span class="special">;</span>
+</pre>
+</div>
+</div>
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+<div class="toc"><dl>
+<dt><span class="section"><a href="techniques.html#python.creating_packages">Creating Packages</a></span></dt>
+<dt><span class="section"><a href="techniques.html#python.extending_wrapped_objects_in_python">Extending Wrapped Objects in Python</a></span></dt>
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+<p>
+      General TechniquesHere are presented some useful techniques that you can use
+      while wrapping code with Boost.Python.
+    </p>
+<div class="section" lang="en">
+<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">
+<a name="python.creating_packages"></a>Creating Packages</h3></div></div></div>
+<p>
+        Creating PackagesA Python package is a collection of modules that provide
+        to the user a certain functionality. If you're not familiar on how to create
+        packages, a good introduction to them is provided in the <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/tut/node8.html" target="_top">Python
+        Tutorial</a>.
+      </p>
+<p>
+        But we are wrapping C++ code, using Boost.Python. How can we provide a nice
+        package interface to our users? To better explain some concepts, let's work
+        with an example.
+      </p>
+<p>
+        We have a C++ library that works with sounds: reading and writing various
+        formats, applying filters to the sound data, etc. It is named (conveniently)
+        <tt class="literal">sounds</tt>. Our library already has a neat C++ namespace hierarchy,
+        like so:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">sounds</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">core</span>
+<span class="identifier">sounds</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">io</span>
+<span class="identifier">sounds</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">filters</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        We would like to present this same hierarchy to the Python user, allowing
+        him to write code like this:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">import</span> <span class="identifier">sounds</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">filters</span>
+<span class="identifier">sounds</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">filters</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">echo</span><span class="special">(...)</span> <span class="comment"># echo is a C++ function
+</span></pre>
+<p>
+        The first step is to write the wrapping code. We have to export each module
+        separately with Boost.Python, like this:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="special">/*</span> <span class="identifier">file</span> <span class="identifier">core</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">cpp</span> <span class="special">*/</span>
+<span class="identifier">BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">core</span><span class="special">)</span>
+<span class="special">{</span>
+    <span class="special">/*</span> <span class="identifier">export</span> <span class="identifier">everything</span> <span class="keyword">in</span> <span class="identifier">the</span> <span class="identifier">sounds</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">core</span> <span class="identifier">namespace</span> <span class="special">*/</span>
+    <span class="special">...</span>
+<span class="special">}</span>
+
+<span class="special">/*</span> <span class="identifier">file</span> <span class="identifier">io</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">cpp</span> <span class="special">*/</span>
+<span class="identifier">BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">io</span><span class="special">)</span>
+<span class="special">{</span>
+    <span class="special">/*</span> <span class="identifier">export</span> <span class="identifier">everything</span> <span class="keyword">in</span> <span class="identifier">the</span> <span class="identifier">sounds</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">io</span> <span class="identifier">namespace</span> <span class="special">*/</span>
+    <span class="special">...</span>
+<span class="special">}</span>
+
+<span class="special">/*</span> <span class="identifier">file</span> <span class="identifier">filters</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">cpp</span> <span class="special">*/</span>
+<span class="identifier">BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">filters</span><span class="special">)</span>
+<span class="special">{</span>
+    <span class="special">/*</span> <span class="identifier">export</span> <span class="identifier">everything</span> <span class="keyword">in</span> <span class="identifier">the</span> <span class="identifier">sounds</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">filters</span> <span class="identifier">namespace</span> <span class="special">*/</span>
+    <span class="special">...</span>
+<span class="special">}</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Compiling these files will generate the following Python extensions: <tt class="literal">core.pyd</tt>,
+        <tt class="literal">io.pyd</tt> and <tt class="literal">filters.pyd</tt>.
+      </p>
+<div class="informaltable"><table class="table">
+<colgroup><col></colgroup>
+<tbody><tr><td class="blurb">
+<span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/note.png"></span>
+              The extension <tt class="literal">.pyd</tt> is used for python extension
+              modules, which are just shared libraries. Using the default for your
+              system, like <tt class="literal">.so</tt> for Unix and <tt class="literal">.dll</tt>
+              for Windows, works just as well.</td></tr></tbody>
+</table></div>
+<p>
+        Now, we create this directory structure for our Python package:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">sounds/
+    __init__.py
+    core.pyd
+    filters.pyd
+    io.pyd
+</pre>
+<p>
+        The file <tt class="literal">__init__.py</tt> is what tells Python that the directory
+        <tt class="literal">sounds/</tt> is actually a Python package. It can be a empty
+        file, but can also perform some magic, that will be shown later.
+      </p>
+<p>
+        Now our package is ready. All the user has to do is put <tt class="literal">sounds</tt>
+        into his <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/tut/node8.html#SECTION008110000000000000000" target="_top">PYTHONPATH</a>
+        and fire up the interpreter:
+      </p>
+<p></p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">import</span> <span class="identifier">sounds</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">io</span>
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">import</span> <span class="identifier">sounds</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">filters</span>
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">sound</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">sounds</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">io</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">open</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">'file.mp3'</span><span class="special">)</span>
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">new_sound</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">sounds</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">filters</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">echo</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">sound</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="number">1.0</span><span class="special">)</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Nice heh?
+      </p>
+<p>
+        This is the simplest way to create hierarchies of packages, but it is not
+        very flexible. What if we want to add a <span class="emphasis"><em>pure</em></span> Python
+        function to the filters package, for instance, one that applies 3 filters
+        in a sound object at once? Sure, you can do this in C++ and export it, but
+        why not do so in Python? You don't have to recompile the extension modules,
+        plus it will be easier to write it.
+      </p>
+<p>
+        If we want this flexibility, we will have to complicate our package hierarchy
+        a little. First, we will have to change the name of the extension modules:
+      </p>
+<p></p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="comment">/* file core.cpp */</span>
+<span class="identifier">BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">_core</span><span class="special">)</span>
+<span class="special">{</span>
+    <span class="special">...</span>
+    <span class="comment">/* export everything in the sounds::core namespace */</span>
+<span class="special">}</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Note that we added an underscore to the module name. The filename will have
+        to be changed to <tt class="literal">_core.pyd</tt> as well, and we do the same
+        to the other extension modules. Now, we change our package hierarchy like
+        so:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">sounds/
+    __init__.py
+    core/
+        __init__.py
+        _core.pyd
+    filters/
+        __init__.py
+        _filters.pyd
+    io/
+        __init__.py
+        _io.pyd
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Note that we created a directory for each extension module, and added a __init__.py
+        to each one. But if we leave it that way, the user will have to access the
+        functions in the core module with this syntax:
+      </p>
+<p></p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">import</span> <span class="identifier">sounds</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">core</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">_core</span>
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">sounds</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">core</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">_core</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">foo</span><span class="special">(...)</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        which is not what we want. But here enters the <tt class="literal">__init__.py</tt>
+        magic: everything that is brought to the <tt class="literal">__init__.py</tt> namespace
+        can be accessed directly by the user. So, all we have to do is bring the
+        entire namespace from <tt class="literal">_core.pyd</tt> to <tt class="literal">core/__init__.py</tt>.
+        So add this line of code to <tt class="literal">sounds<span class="emphasis"><em>core</em></span>__init__.py</tt>:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">from</span> <span class="identifier">_core</span> <span class="keyword">import</span> <span class="special">*</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        We do the same for the other packages. Now the user accesses the functions
+        and classes in the extension modules like before:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">import</span> <span class="identifier">sounds</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">filters</span>
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">sounds</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">filters</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">echo</span><span class="special">(...)</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        with the additional benefit that we can easily add pure Python functions
+        to any module, in a way that the user can't tell the difference between a
+        C++ function and a Python function. Let's add a <span class="emphasis"><em>pure</em></span>
+        Python function, <tt class="literal">echo_noise</tt>, to the <tt class="literal">filters</tt>
+        package. This function applies both the <tt class="literal">echo</tt> and <tt class="literal">noise</tt>
+        filters in sequence in the given <tt class="literal">sound</tt> object. We create
+        a file named <tt class="literal">sounds/filters/echo_noise.py</tt> and code our
+        function:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">import</span> <span class="identifier">_filters</span>
+<span class="keyword">def</span> <span class="identifier">echo_noise</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">sound</span><span class="special">):</span>
+    <span class="identifier">s</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">_filters</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">echo</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">sound</span><span class="special">)</span>
+    <span class="identifier">s</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">_filters</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">noise</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">sound</span><span class="special">)</span>
+    <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">s</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Next, we add this line to <tt class="literal">sounds<span class="emphasis"><em>filters</em></span>__init__.py</tt>:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">from</span> <span class="identifier">echo_noise</span> <span class="keyword">import</span> <span class="identifier">echo_noise</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        And that's it. The user now accesses this function like any other function
+        from the <tt class="literal">filters</tt> package:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">import</span> <span class="identifier">sounds</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">filters</span>
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">sounds</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">filters</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">echo_noise</span><span class="special">(...)</span>
+</pre>
+</div>
+<div class="section" lang="en">
+<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">
+<a name="python.extending_wrapped_objects_in_python"></a>Extending Wrapped Objects in Python</h3></div></div></div>
+<p>
+        Extending Wrapped Objects in PythonThanks to Python's flexibility, you can
+        easily add new methods to a class, even after it was already created:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">C</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">object</span><span class="special">):</span> <span class="keyword">pass</span>
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span>
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="comment"># a regular function
+</span><span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">def</span> <span class="identifier">C_str</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">self</span><span class="special">):</span> <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="string">'A C instance!'</span>
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span>
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="comment"># now we turn it in a member function
+</span><span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">C</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">__str__</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">C_str</span>
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span>
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">c</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">C</span><span class="special">()</span>
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">print</span> <span class="identifier">c</span>
+<span class="identifier">A</span> <span class="identifier">C</span> <span class="identifier">instance</span><span class="special">!</span>
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">C_str</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">c</span><span class="special">)</span>
+<span class="identifier">A</span> <span class="identifier">C</span> <span class="identifier">instance</span><span class="special">!</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Yes, Python rox. <span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/smiley.png"></span></p>
+<p>
+        We can do the same with classes that were wrapped with Boost.Python. Suppose
+        we have a class <tt class="literal">point</tt> in C++:
+      </p>
+<p></p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">point</span> <span class="special">{...};</span>
+
+<span class="identifier">BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">_geom</span><span class="special">)</span>
+<span class="special">{</span>
+    <span class="identifier">class_</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">point</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="string">"point"</span><span class="special">)...;</span>
+<span class="special">}</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        If we are using the technique from the previous session, <a href="techniques.html#python.creating_packages" title="Creating Packages">Creating
+        Packages</a>, we can code directly into <tt class="literal">geom/__init__.py</tt>:
+      </p>
+<p></p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">from</span> <span class="identifier">_geom</span> <span class="keyword">import</span> <span class="special">*</span>
+
+<span class="comment"># a regular function
+</span><span class="keyword">def</span> <span class="identifier">point_str</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">self</span><span class="special">):</span>
+    <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">str</span><span class="special">((</span><span class="identifier">self</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">self</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">y</span><span class="special">))</span>
+
+<span class="comment"># now we turn it into a member function
+</span><span class="identifier">point</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">__str__</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">point_str</span>
+</pre>
+<p><span class="bold"><b>All</b></span> point instances created from C++ will
+        also have this member function! This technique has several advantages:
+      </p>
+<div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc">
+<li>
+          Cut down compile times to zero for these additional functions
+        </li>
+<li>
+          Reduce the memory footprint to virtually zero
+        </li>
+<li>
+          Minimize the need to recompile
+        </li>
+<li>
+          Rapid prototyping (you can move the code to C++ if required without changing
+          the interface)
+        </li>
+</ul></div>
+<p>
+        You can even add a little syntactic sugar with the use of metaclasses. Let's
+        create a special metaclass that "injects" methods in other classes.
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="comment"># The one Boost.Python uses for all wrapped classes.
+</span><span class="comment"># You can use here any class exported by Boost instead of "point"
+</span><span class="identifier">BoostPythonMetaclass</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">point</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">__class__</span>
+
+<span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">injector</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">object</span><span class="special">):</span>
+    <span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">__metaclass__</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">BoostPythonMetaclass</span><span class="special">):</span>
+        <span class="keyword">def</span> <span class="identifier">__init__</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">self</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">name</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">bases</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">dict</span><span class="special">):</span>
+            <span class="keyword">for</span> <span class="identifier">b</span> <span class="keyword">in</span> <span class="identifier">bases</span><span class="special">:</span>
+                <span class="keyword">if</span> <span class="identifier">type</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">not</span> <span class="keyword">in</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">self</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">type</span><span class="special">):</span>
+                    <span class="keyword">for</span> <span class="identifier">k</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="identifier">v</span> <span class="keyword">in</span> <span class="identifier">dict</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">items</span><span class="special">():</span>
+                        <span class="identifier">setattr</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">b</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="identifier">k</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="identifier">v</span><span class="special">)</span>
+            <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">type</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">__init__</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">self</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">name</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">bases</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">dict</span><span class="special">)</span>
+
+<span class="comment"># inject some methods in the point foo
+</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">more_point</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">injector</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">point</span><span class="special">):</span>
+    <span class="keyword">def</span> <span class="identifier">__repr__</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">self</span><span class="special">):</span>
+        <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="string">'Point(x=%s, y=%s)'</span> <span class="special">%</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">self</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">self</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">y</span><span class="special">)</span>
+    <span class="keyword">def</span> <span class="identifier">foo</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">self</span><span class="special">):</span>
+        <span class="keyword">print</span> <span class="string">'foo!'</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Now let's see how it got:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">print</span> <span class="identifier">point</span><span class="special">()</span>
+<span class="identifier">Point</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">=</span><span class="number">10</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">y</span><span class="special">=</span><span class="number">10</span><span class="special">)</span>
+<span class="special">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">point</span><span class="special">().</span><span class="identifier">foo</span><span class="special">()</span>
+<span class="identifier">foo</span><span class="special">!</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Another useful idea is to replace constructors with factory functions:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="identifier">_point</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">point</span>
+
+<span class="keyword">def</span> <span class="identifier">point</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">=</span><span class="number">0</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">y</span><span class="special">=</span><span class="number">0</span><span class="special">):</span>
+    <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="identifier">_point</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">y</span><span class="special">)</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        In this simple case there is not much gained, but for constructurs with many
+        overloads and/or arguments this is often a great simplification, again with
+        virtually zero memory footprint and zero compile-time overhead for the keyword
+        support.
+      </p>
+</div>
+<div class="section" lang="en">
+<div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">
+<a name="python.reducing_compiling_time"></a>Reducing Compiling Time</h3></div></div></div>
+<p>
+        Reducing Compiling TimeIf you have ever exported a lot of classes, you know
+        that it takes quite a good time to compile the Boost.Python wrappers. Plus
+        the memory consumption can easily become too high. If this is causing you
+        problems, you can split the class_ definitions in multiple files:
+      </p>
+<p></p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="comment">/* file point.cpp */</span>
+<span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">point</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">h</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
+<span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">python</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
+
+<span class="keyword">void</span> <span class="identifier">export_point</span><span class="special">()</span>
+<span class="special">{</span>
+    <span class="identifier">class_</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">point</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="string">"point"</span><span class="special">)...;</span>
+<span class="special">}</span>
+
+<span class="comment">/* file triangle.cpp */</span>
+<span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">triangle</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">h</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
+<span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">python</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
+
+<span class="keyword">void</span> <span class="identifier">export_triangle</span><span class="special">()</span>
+<span class="special">{</span>
+    <span class="identifier">class_</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">triangle</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="string">"triangle"</span><span class="special">)...;</span>
+<span class="special">}</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Now you create a file <tt class="literal">main.cpp</tt>, which contains the <tt class="literal">BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE</tt>
+        macro, and call the various export functions inside it.
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="keyword">void</span> <span class="identifier">export_point</span><span class="special">();</span>
+<span class="keyword">void</span> <span class="identifier">export_triangle</span><span class="special">();</span>
+
+<span class="identifier">BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">_geom</span><span class="special">)</span>
+<span class="special">{</span>
+    <span class="identifier">export_point</span><span class="special">();</span>
+    <span class="identifier">export_triangle</span><span class="special">();</span>
+<span class="special">}</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        Compiling and linking together all this files produces the same result as
+        the usual approach:
+      </p>
+<pre class="programlisting">
+<span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">python</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
+<span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">point</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">h</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
+<span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">triangle</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">h</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
+
+<span class="identifier">BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">_geom</span><span class="special">)</span>
+<span class="special">{</span>
+    <span class="identifier">class_</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">point</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="string">"point"</span><span class="special">)...;</span>
+    <span class="identifier">class_</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">triangle</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="string">"triangle"</span><span class="special">)...;</span>
+<span class="special">}</span>
+</pre>
+<p>
+        but the memory is kept under control.
+      </p>
+<p>
+        This method is recommended too if you are developing the C++ library and
+        exporting it to Python at the same time: changes in a class will only demand
+        the compilation of a single cpp, instead of the entire wrapper code.
+      </p>
+<div class="informaltable"><table class="table">
+<colgroup><col></colgroup>
+<tbody><tr><td class="blurb">
+<span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/note.png"></span>
+              If you're exporting your classes with <a href="../../../../../pyste/index.html" target="_top">Pyste</a>,
+              take a look at the <tt class="literal">--multiple</tt> option, that generates
+              the wrappers in various files as demonstrated here.</td></tr></tbody>
+</table></div>
+<div class="informaltable"><table class="table">
+<colgroup><col></colgroup>
+<tbody><tr><td class="blurb">
+<span class="inlinemediaobject"><img src="../images/note.png"></span>
+              This method is useful too if you are getting the error message <span class="emphasis"><em>"fatal
+              error C1204:Compiler limit:internal structure overflow"</em></span>
+              when compiling a large source file, as explained in the <a href="../../../../v2/faq.html#c1204" target="_top">FAQ</a>.</td></tr></tbody>
+</table></div>
+</div>
+</div>
+<table xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" width="100%"><tr>
+<td align="left"></td>
+<td align="right"><small>Copyright © 2002-2005 Joel
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-<p>
-In the previous examples, we dealt with classes that are not polymorphic.
-This is not often the case. Much of the time, we will be wrapping
-polymorphic classes and class hierarchies related by inheritance. We will
-often have to write Boost.Python wrappers for classes that are derived from
-abstract base classes.</p>
-<p>
-Consider this trivial inheritance structure:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=keyword>struct </span><span class=identifier>Base </span><span class=special>{ </span><span class=keyword>virtual </span><span class=special>~</span><span class=identifier>Base</span><span class=special>(); };
-    </span><span class=keyword>struct </span><span class=identifier>Derived </span><span class=special>: </span><span class=identifier>Base </span><span class=special>{};
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-And a set of C++ functions operating on <tt>Base</tt> and <tt>Derived</tt> object
-instances:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=keyword>void </span><span class=identifier>b</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>Base</span><span class=special>*);
-    </span><span class=keyword>void </span><span class=identifier>d</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>Derived</span><span class=special>*);
-    </span><span class=identifier>Base</span><span class=special>* </span><span class=identifier>factory</span><span class=special>() { </span><span class=keyword>return </span><span class=keyword>new </span><span class=identifier>Derived</span><span class=special>; }
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-We've seen how we can wrap the base class <tt>Base</tt>:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>class_</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=identifier>Base</span><span class=special>&gt;(</span><span class=string>&quot;Base&quot;</span><span class=special>)
-        /*...*/
-        ;
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Now we can inform Boost.Python of the inheritance relationship between
-<tt>Derived</tt> and its base class <tt>Base</tt>.  Thus:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>class_</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=identifier>Derived</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>bases</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=identifier>Base</span><span class=special>&gt; &gt;(</span><span class=string>&quot;Derived&quot;</span><span class=special>)
-        /*...*/
-        ;
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Doing so, we get some things for free:</p>
-<ol><li>Derived automatically inherits all of Base's Python methods (wrapped C++ member functions)</li><li><b>If</b> Base is polymorphic, <tt>Derived</tt> objects which have been passed to Python via a pointer or reference to <tt>Base</tt> can be passed where a pointer or reference to <tt>Derived</tt> is expected.</li></ol><p>
-Now, we shall expose the C++ free functions <tt>b</tt> and <tt>d</tt> and <tt>factory</tt>:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;b&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>b</span><span class=special>);
-    </span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;d&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>d</span><span class=special>);
-    </span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;factory&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>factory</span><span class=special>);
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Note that free function <tt>factory</tt> is being used to generate new
-instances of class <tt>Derived</tt>. In such cases, we use
-<tt>return_value_policy&lt;manage_new_object&gt;</tt> to instruct Python to adopt
-the pointer to <tt>Base</tt> and hold the instance in a new Python <tt>Base</tt>
-object until the the Python object is destroyed. We shall see more of
-Boost.Python <a href="call_policies.html">
-call policies</a> later.</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=comment>// Tell Python to take ownership of factory's result
-    </span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;factory&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>factory</span><span class=special>,
-        </span><span class=identifier>return_value_policy</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=identifier>manage_new_object</span><span class=special>&gt;());
-</span></pre></code>
-<table border="0">
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-<font size="2">Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this document
- is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies. This document
- is provided &quot;as is&quot; without express or implied warranty, and with
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-    </td>
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-</table>
-<br>
-<table border="0">
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-<p>
-In C++, and STL in particular, we see iterators everywhere. Python also has
-iterators, but these are two very different beasts.</p>
-<p>
-<b>C++ iterators:</b></p>
-<ul><li>C++ has 5 type categories (random-access, bidirectional, forward, input, output)</li><li>There are 2 Operation categories: reposition, access</li><li>A pair of iterators is needed to represent a (first/last) range.</li></ul><p>
-<b>Python Iterators:</b></p>
-<ul><li>1 category (forward)</li><li>1 operation category (next())</li><li>Raises StopIteration exception at end</li></ul><p>
-The typical Python iteration protocol: <tt><b>for y in x...</b></tt> is as follows:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>iter </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=identifier>x</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>__iter__</span><span class=special>()         </span>##<span class=identifier>get </span><span class=identifier>iterator
-    </span><span class=keyword>try</span><span class=special>:
-        </span><span class=keyword>while </span><span class=number>1</span><span class=special>:
-        </span><span class=identifier>y </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=identifier>iter</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>next</span><span class=special>()         </span>##<span class=identifier>get </span><span class=identifier>each </span><span class=identifier>item
-        </span><span class=special>...                     </span>##<span class=identifier>process </span><span class=identifier>y
-    </span><span class=identifier>except </span><span class=identifier>StopIteration</span><span class=special>: </span><span class=identifier>pass  </span>##<span class=identifier>iterator </span><span class=identifier>exhausted
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Boost.Python provides some mechanisms to make C++ iterators play along
-nicely as Python iterators. What we need to do is to produce
-appropriate __iter__ function from C++ iterators that is compatible
-with the Python iteration protocol. For example:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>object </span><span class=identifier>get_iterator </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=identifier>iterator</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=identifier>vector</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=keyword>int</span><span class=special>&gt; &gt;();
-    </span><span class=identifier>object </span><span class=identifier>iter </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=identifier>get_iterator</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>v</span><span class=special>);
-    </span><span class=identifier>object </span><span class=identifier>first </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=identifier>iter</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>next</span><span class=special>();
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Or for use in class_&lt;&gt;:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;__iter__&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>iterator</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=identifier>vector</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=keyword>int</span><span class=special>&gt; &gt;())
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-<b>range</b></p>
-<p>
-We can create a Python savvy iterator using the range function:</p>
-<ul><li>range(start, finish)</li><li>range&lt;Policies,Target&gt;(start, finish)</li></ul><p>
-Here, start/finish may be one of:</p>
-<ul><li>member data pointers</li><li>member function pointers</li><li>adaptable function object (use Target parameter)</li></ul><p>
-<b>iterator</b></p>
-<ul><li>iterator&lt;T, Policies&gt;()</li></ul><p>
-Given a container <tt>T</tt>, iterator is a shortcut that simply calls <tt>range</tt>
-with &amp;T::begin, &amp;T::end.</p>
-<p>
-Let's put this into action... Here's an example from some hypothetical
-bogon Particle accelerator code:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>f </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=identifier>Field</span><span class=special>()
-    </span><span class=keyword>for </span><span class=identifier>x </span><span class=identifier>in </span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>pions</span><span class=special>:
-        </span><span class=identifier>smash</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>x</span><span class=special>)
-    </span><span class=keyword>for </span><span class=identifier>y </span><span class=identifier>in </span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>bogons</span><span class=special>:
-        </span><span class=identifier>count</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>y</span><span class=special>)
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Now, our C++ Wrapper:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>class_</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=identifier>F</span><span class=special>&gt;(</span><span class=string>&quot;Field&quot;</span><span class=special>)
-        .</span><span class=identifier>property</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;pions&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>range</span><span class=special>(&amp;</span><span class=identifier>F</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>p_begin</span><span class=special>, &amp;</span><span class=identifier>F</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>p_end</span><span class=special>))
-        .</span><span class=identifier>property</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;bogons&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>range</span><span class=special>(&amp;</span><span class=identifier>F</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>b_begin</span><span class=special>, &amp;</span><span class=identifier>F</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>b_end</span><span class=special>));
-</span></pre></code>
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-<font size="2">Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this document
- is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies. This document
- is provided &quot;as is&quot; without express or implied warranty, and with
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-Python is dynamically typed, unlike C++ which is statically typed. Python
-variables may hold an integer, a float, list, dict, tuple, str, long etc.,
-among other things. In the viewpoint of Boost.Python and C++, these
-Pythonic variables are just instances of class <tt>object</tt>. We shall see in
-this chapter how to deal with Python objects.</p>
-<p>
-As mentioned, one of the goals of Boost.Python is to provide a
-bidirectional mapping between C++ and Python while maintaining the Python
-feel. Boost.Python C++ <tt>object</tt>s are as close as possible to Python. This
-should minimize the learning curve significantly.</p>
-<p>
-<img src="theme/python.png"></img></p>
-<table border="0">
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-</table>
-<br>
-<hr size="1"><p class="copyright">Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 David Abrahams<br>Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 Joel de Guzman<br><br>
-<font size="2">Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this document
- is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies. This document
- is provided &quot;as is&quot; without express or implied warranty, and with
- no claim as to its suitability for any purpose. </font> </p>
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-<br>
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-The following illustrates a scheme for manually wrapping an overloaded
-member functions. Of course, the same technique can be applied to wrapping
-overloaded non-member functions.</p>
-<p>
-We have here our C++ class:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=keyword>struct </span><span class=identifier>X
-    </span><span class=special>{
-        </span><span class=keyword>bool </span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=keyword>int </span><span class=identifier>a</span><span class=special>)
-        {
-            </span><span class=keyword>return </span><span class=keyword>true</span><span class=special>;
-        }
-
-        </span><span class=keyword>bool </span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=keyword>int </span><span class=identifier>a</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=keyword>double </span><span class=identifier>b</span><span class=special>)
-        {
-            </span><span class=keyword>return </span><span class=keyword>true</span><span class=special>;
-        }
-
-        </span><span class=keyword>bool </span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=keyword>int </span><span class=identifier>a</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=keyword>double </span><span class=identifier>b</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=keyword>char </span><span class=identifier>c</span><span class=special>)
-        {
-            </span><span class=keyword>return </span><span class=keyword>true</span><span class=special>;
-        }
-
-        </span><span class=keyword>int </span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=keyword>int </span><span class=identifier>a</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=keyword>int </span><span class=identifier>b</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=keyword>int </span><span class=identifier>c</span><span class=special>)
-        {
-            </span><span class=keyword>return </span><span class=identifier>a </span><span class=special>+ </span><span class=identifier>b </span><span class=special>+ </span><span class=identifier>c</span><span class=special>;
-        };
-    };
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Class X has 4 overloaded functions. We shall start by introducing some
-member function pointer variables:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=keyword>bool    </span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>X</span><span class=special>::*</span><span class=identifier>fx1</span><span class=special>)(</span><span class=keyword>int</span><span class=special>)              = &amp;</span><span class=identifier>X</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>;
-    </span><span class=keyword>bool    </span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>X</span><span class=special>::*</span><span class=identifier>fx2</span><span class=special>)(</span><span class=keyword>int</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=keyword>double</span><span class=special>)      = &amp;</span><span class=identifier>X</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>;
-    </span><span class=keyword>bool    </span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>X</span><span class=special>::*</span><span class=identifier>fx3</span><span class=special>)(</span><span class=keyword>int</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=keyword>double</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=keyword>char</span><span class=special>)= &amp;</span><span class=identifier>X</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>;
-    </span><span class=keyword>int     </span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>X</span><span class=special>::*</span><span class=identifier>fx4</span><span class=special>)(</span><span class=keyword>int</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=keyword>int</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=keyword>int</span><span class=special>)    = &amp;</span><span class=identifier>X</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>;
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-With these in hand, we can proceed to define and wrap this for Python:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;f&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>fx1</span><span class=special>)
-    .</span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;f&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>fx2</span><span class=special>)
-    .</span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;f&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>fx3</span><span class=special>)
-    .</span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;f&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>fx4</span><span class=special>)
-</span></pre></code>
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-<br>
-<hr size="1"><p class="copyright">Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 David Abrahams<br>Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 Joel de Guzman<br><br>
-<font size="2">Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this document
- is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies. This document
- is provided &quot;as is&quot; without express or implied warranty, and with
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-<p>
-The Boost Python Library is a framework for interfacing Python and
-C++. It allows you to quickly and seamlessly expose C++ classes
-functions and objects to Python, and vice-versa, using no special
-tools -- just your C++ compiler. It is designed to wrap C++ interfaces
-non-intrusively, so that you should not have to change the C++ code at
-all in order to wrap it, making Boost.Python ideal for exposing
-3rd-party libraries to Python. The library's use of advanced
-metaprogramming techniques simplifies its syntax for users, so that
-wrapping code takes on the look of a kind of declarative interface
-definition language (IDL).</p>
-<a name="hello_world"></a><h2>Hello World</h2><p>
-Following C/C++ tradition, let's start with the &quot;hello, world&quot;. A C++
-Function:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=keyword>char </span><span class=keyword>const</span><span class=special>* </span><span class=identifier>greet</span><span class=special>()
-    {
-       </span><span class=keyword>return </span><span class=string>&quot;hello, world&quot;</span><span class=special>;
-    }
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-can be exposed to Python by writing a Boost.Python wrapper:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=preprocessor>#include </span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=identifier>boost</span><span class=special>/</span><span class=identifier>python</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>hpp</span><span class=special>&gt;
-    </span><span class=keyword>using </span><span class=keyword>namespace </span><span class=identifier>boost</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>python</span><span class=special>;
-
-    </span><span class=identifier>BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>hello</span><span class=special>)
-    {
-        </span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;greet&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>greet</span><span class=special>);
-    }
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-That's it. We're done. We can now build this as a shared library. The
-resulting DLL is now visible to Python. Here's a sample Python session:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=special>&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>import </span><span class=identifier>hello
-    </span><span class=special>&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>print </span><span class=identifier>hello</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>greet</span><span class=special>()
-    </span><span class=identifier>hello</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>world
-</span></pre></code>
-<blockquote><p><i><b>Next stop... Building your Hello World module from start to finish...</b></i></p></blockquote><table border="0">
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-   </tr>
-</table>
-<br>
-<hr size="1"><p class="copyright">Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 David Abrahams<br>Copyright &copy; 2002-2003 Joel de Guzman<br><br>
-<font size="2">Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this document
- is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies. This document
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-As you probably already know, objects in Python are reference-counted.
-Naturally, the <tt>PyObject</tt>s of the Python/C API are also reference-counted.
-There is a difference however. While the reference-counting is fully
-automatic in Python, the Python/C API requires you to do it
-<a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/refcounts.html">
-by hand</a>. This is
-messy and especially hard to get right in the presence of C++ exceptions.
-Fortunately Boost.Python provides the <a href="../../v2/handle.html">
-handle</a> class
-template to automate the process.</p>
-<a name="reference_counting_handles"></a><h2>Reference-counting handles</h2><p>
-There are two ways in which a function in the Python/C API can return a
-<tt>PyObject*</tt>: as a <i>borrowed reference</i> or as a <i>new reference</i>. Which of
-these a function uses, is listed in that function's documentation. The two
-require slightely different approaches to reference-counting but both can
-be 'handled' by Boost.Python.</p>
-<p>
-For a function returning a <i>borrowed reference</i> we'll have to tell the
-<tt>handle</tt> that the <tt>PyObject*</tt> is borrowed with the aptly named
-<a href="../../v2/handle.html#borrowed-spec">
-borrowed</a> function. Two functions
-returning borrowed references are <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/importing.html#l2h-125">
-PyImport_AddModule</a> and <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/moduleObjects.html#l2h-594">
-PyModule_GetDict</a>.
-The former returns a reference to an already imported module, the latter
-retrieves a module's namespace dictionary. Let's use them to retrieve the
-namespace of the <tt>__main__</tt> module:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>handle</span><span class=special>&lt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>main_module</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>borrowed</span><span class=special>( </span><span class=identifier>PyImport_AddModule</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;__main__&quot;</span><span class=special>) ));
-    </span><span class=identifier>handle</span><span class=special>&lt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>main_namespace</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>borrowed</span><span class=special>( </span><span class=identifier>PyModule_GetDict</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>main_module</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>get</span><span class=special>()) ));
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Because the Python/C API doesn't know anything about <tt>handle</tt>s, we used
-the <a href="../../v2/handle.html#handle-spec-observers">
-get</a> member function to
-retrieve the <tt>PyObject*</tt> from which the <tt>handle</tt> was constructed.</p>
-<p>
-For a function returning a <i>new reference</i> we can just create a <tt>handle</tt>
-out of the raw <tt>PyObject*</tt> without wrapping it in a call to borrowed. One
-such function that returns a new reference is <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html#l2h-55">
-PyRun_String</a> which we'll
-discuss in the next section.</p>
-<table width="80%" border="0" align="center">
-  <tr>
-    <td class="note_box">
-<img src="theme/lens.gif"></img> <b>Handle is a class <i>template</i>, so why haven't we been using any template parameters?</b><br>
-<br>
-<tt>handle</tt> has a single template parameter specifying the type of the managed object. This type is <tt>PyObject</tt> 99% of the time, so the parameter was defaulted to <tt>PyObject</tt> for convenience. Therefore we can use the shorthand <tt>handle&lt;&gt;</tt> instead of the longer, but equivalent, <tt>handle&lt;PyObject&gt;</tt>.
-    </td>
-  </tr>
-</table>
-<a name="running_python_code"></a><h2>Running Python code</h2><p>
-To run Python code from C++ there is a family of functions in the API
-starting with the PyRun prefix. You can find the full list of these
-functions <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html">
-here</a>. They
-all work similarly so we will look at only one of them, namely:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>PyObject</span><span class=special>* </span><span class=identifier>PyRun_String</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=keyword>char </span><span class=special>*</span><span class=identifier>str</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=keyword>int </span><span class=identifier>start</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>PyObject </span><span class=special>*</span><span class=identifier>globals</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>PyObject </span><span class=special>*</span><span class=identifier>locals</span><span class=special>)
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-<a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html#l2h-55">
-PyRun_String</a> takes the code to execute as a null-terminated (C-style)
-string in its <tt>str</tt> parameter. The function returns a new reference to a
-Python object. Which object is returned depends on the <tt>start</tt> paramater.</p>
-<p>
-The <tt>start</tt> parameter is the start symbol from the Python grammar to use
-for interpreting the code. The possible values are:</p>
-<table width="90%" border="0" align="center">  <tr>
-  <td class="table_title" colspan="6">
-Start symbols  </td>
-  </tr>
-<tr><tr><td class="table_cells"><a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html#l2h-58">
-Py_eval_input</a></td><td class="table_cells">for interpreting isolated expressions</td></tr><td class="table_cells"><a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html#l2h-59">
-Py_file_input</a></td><td class="table_cells">for interpreting sequences of statements</td></tr><td class="table_cells"><a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html#l2h-60">
-Py_single_input</a></td><td class="table_cells">for interpreting a single statement</td></tr></table>
-<p>
-When using <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html#l2h-58">
-Py_eval_input</a>, the input string must contain a single expression
-and its result is returned. When using <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html#l2h-59">
-Py_file_input</a>, the string can
-contain an abitrary number of statements and None is returned.
-<a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html#l2h-60">
-Py_single_input</a> works in the same way as <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html#l2h-59">
-Py_file_input</a> but only accepts a
-single statement.</p>
-<p>
-Lastly, the <tt>globals</tt> and <tt>locals</tt> parameters are Python dictionaries
-containing the globals and locals of the context in which to run the code.
-For most intents and purposes you can use the namespace dictionary of the
-<tt>__main__</tt> module for both parameters.</p>
-<p>
-We have already seen how to get the <tt>__main__</tt> module's namespace so let's
-run some Python code in it:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>handle</span><span class=special>&lt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>main_module</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>borrowed</span><span class=special>( </span><span class=identifier>PyImport_AddModule</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;__main__&quot;</span><span class=special>) ));
-    </span><span class=identifier>handle</span><span class=special>&lt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>main_namespace</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>borrowed</span><span class=special>( </span><span class=identifier>PyModule_GetDict</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>main_module</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>get</span><span class=special>()) ));
-    </span><span class=identifier>handle</span><span class=special>&lt;&gt;( </span><span class=identifier>PyRun_String</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;hello = file('hello.txt', 'w')\n&quot;
-                           </span><span class=string>&quot;hello.write('Hello world!')\n&quot;
-                           </span><span class=string>&quot;hello.close()&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>Py_file_input</span><span class=special>,
-                           </span><span class=identifier>main_namespace</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>get</span><span class=special>(), </span><span class=identifier>main_namespace</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>get</span><span class=special>()) );
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-This should create a file called 'hello.txt' in the current directory
-containing a phrase that is well-known in programming circles.</p>
-<p>
-<img src="theme/note.gif"></img> <b>Note</b> that we wrap the return value of <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html#l2h-55">
-PyRun_String</a> in a
-(nameless) <tt>handle</tt> even though we are not interested in it. If we didn't
-do this, the the returned object would be kept alive unnecessarily. Unless
-you want to be a Dr. Frankenstein, always wrap <tt>PyObject*</tt>s in <tt>handle</tt>s.</p>
-<a name="beyond_handles"></a><h2>Beyond handles</h2><p>
-It's nice that <tt>handle</tt> manages the reference counting details for us, but
-other than that it doesn't do much. Often we'd like to have a more useful
-class to manipulate Python objects. But we have already seen such a class
-in the <a href="object_interface.html">
-previous section</a>: the aptly named <tt>object</tt>
-class and it's derivatives. What we haven't seen, is that they can be
-constructed from a <tt>handle</tt>. The following examples should illustrate this
-fact:</p>
-<code> 
-<pre>
-    <span class=identifier>handle</span><span class=special>&lt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>main_module</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>borrowed</span><span class=special>( </span><span class=identifier>PyImport_AddModule</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;__main__&quot;</span><span class=special>) ));
-    </span><span class=identifier>dict </span><span class=identifier>main_namespace</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>handle</span><span class=special>&lt;&gt;(</span><span class=identifier>borrowed</span><span class=special>( </span><span class=identifier>PyModule_GetDict</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>main_module</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>get</span><span class=special>()) )));
-    </span><span class=identifier>handle</span><span class=special>&lt;&gt;( </span><span class=identifier>PyRun_String</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;result = 5 ** 2&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>Py_file_input</span><span class=special>,
-                           </span><span class=identifier>main_namespace</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>ptr</span><span class=special>(), </span><span class=identifier>main_namespace</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>ptr</span><span class=special>()) );
-    </span><span class=keyword>int </span><span class=identifier>five_squared </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=identifier>extract</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=keyword>int</span><span class=special>&gt;( </span><span class=identifier>main_namespace</span><span class=special>[</span><span class=string>&quot;result&quot;</span><span class=special>] );
-</span></pre>
-</code> 
-<p>
-Here we create a dictionary object for the <tt>__main__</tt> module's namespace.
-Then we assign 5 squared to the result variable and read this variable from
-the dictionary. Another way to achieve the same result is to let
-<a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html#l2h-55">
-PyRun_String</a> return the result directly with <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html#l2h-58">
-Py_eval_input</a>:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>object </span><span class=identifier>result</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>handle</span><span class=special>&lt;&gt;( </span><span class=identifier>PyRun_String</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;5 ** 2&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>Py_eval_input</span><span class=special>,
-                                         </span><span class=identifier>main_namespace</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>ptr</span><span class=special>(), </span><span class=identifier>main_namespace</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>ptr</span><span class=special>()) ));
-    </span><span class=keyword>int </span><span class=identifier>five_squared </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=identifier>extract</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=keyword>int</span><span class=special>&gt;(</span><span class=identifier>result</span><span class=special>);
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-<img src="theme/note.gif"></img> <b>Note</b> that <tt>object</tt>'s member function to return the wrapped
-<tt>PyObject*</tt> is called <tt>ptr</tt> instead of <tt>get</tt>. This makes sense if you
-take into account the different functions that <tt>object</tt> and <tt>handle</tt>
-perform.</p>
-<a name="exception_handling"></a><h2>Exception handling</h2><p>
-If an exception occurs in the execution of some Python code, the <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/veryhigh.html#l2h-55">
-PyRun_String</a> function returns a null pointer. Constructing a <tt>handle</tt> out of this null pointer throws <a href="../../v2/errors.html#error_already_set-spec">
-error_already_set</a>, so basically, the Python exception is automatically translated into a C++ exception when using <tt>handle</tt>:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=keyword>try
-    </span><span class=special>{
-        </span><span class=identifier>object </span><span class=identifier>result</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>handle</span><span class=special>&lt;&gt;( </span><span class=identifier>PyRun_String</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;5/0&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>Py_eval_input</span><span class=special>,
-                                             </span><span class=identifier>main_namespace</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>ptr</span><span class=special>(), </span><span class=identifier>main_namespace</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>ptr</span><span class=special>()) ));
-        // </span><span class=identifier>execution </span><span class=identifier>will </span><span class=identifier>never </span><span class=identifier>get </span><span class=identifier>here</span><span class=special>:
-        </span><span class=keyword>int </span><span class=identifier>five_divided_by_zero </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=identifier>extract</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=keyword>int</span><span class=special>&gt;(</span><span class=identifier>result</span><span class=special>);
-    }
-    </span><span class=keyword>catch</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>error_already_set</span><span class=special>)
-    {
-        // </span><span class=identifier>handle </span><span class=identifier>the </span><span class=identifier>exception </span><span class=identifier>in </span><span class=identifier>some </span><span class=identifier>way
-    </span><span class=special>}
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-The <tt>error_already_set</tt> exception class doesn't carry any information in itself. To find out more about the Python exception that occurred, you need to use the <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/api/exceptionHandling.html">
-exception handling functions</a> of the Python/C API in your catch-statement. This can be as simple as calling <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/api/exceptionHandling.html#l2h-70">
-PyErr_Print()</a> to print the exception's traceback to the console, or comparing the type of the exception with those of the <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/api/standardExceptions.html">
-standard exceptions</a>:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=keyword>catch</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>error_already_set</span><span class=special>)
-    {
-        </span><span class=keyword>if </span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>PyErr_ExceptionMatches</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>PyExc_ZeroDivisionError</span><span class=special>))
-        {
-            // </span><span class=identifier>handle </span><span class=identifier>ZeroDivisionError </span><span class=identifier>specially
-        </span><span class=special>}
-        </span><span class=keyword>else
-        </span><span class=special>{
-            // </span><span class=identifier>print </span><span class=identifier>all </span><span class=identifier>other </span><span class=identifier>errors </span><span class=identifier>to </span><span class=identifier>stderr
-            </span><span class=identifier>PyErr_Print</span><span class=special>();
-        }
-    }
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-(To retrieve even more information from the exception you can use some of the other exception handling functions listed <a href="http://www.python.org/doc/api/exceptionHandling.html">
-here</a>.)</p>
-<p>
-If you'd rather not have <tt>handle</tt> throw a C++ exception when it is constructed, you can use the <a href="../../v2/handle.html#allow_null-spec">
-allow_null</a> function in the same way you'd use borrowed:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>handle</span><span class=special>&lt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>result</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>allow_null</span><span class=special>( </span><span class=identifier>PyRun_String</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;5/0&quot;</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>Py_eval_input</span><span class=special>,
-                                             </span><span class=identifier>main_namespace</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>ptr</span><span class=special>(), </span><span class=identifier>main_namespace</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>ptr</span><span class=special>()) ));
-    </span><span class=keyword>if </span><span class=special>(!</span><span class=identifier>result</span><span class=special>)
-        // </span><span class=identifier>Python </span><span class=identifier>exception </span><span class=identifier>occurred
-    </span><span class=keyword>else
-        </span><span class=comment>// everything went okay, it's safe to use the result
-</span></pre></code>
-<table border="0">
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-<font size="2">Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this document
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-<p>
-Recall that in the <a href="class_virtual_functions.html">
-previous section</a>, we
-wrapped a class with a pure virtual function that we then implemented in
-C++ or Python classes derived from it. Our base class:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=keyword>struct </span><span class=identifier>Base
-    </span><span class=special>{
-        </span><span class=keyword>virtual </span><span class=keyword>int </span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>() = </span><span class=number>0</span><span class=special>;
-    };
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-had a pure virtual function <tt>f</tt>. If, however, its member function <tt>f</tt> was
-not declared as pure virtual:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=keyword>struct </span><span class=identifier>Base
-    </span><span class=special>{
-        </span><span class=keyword>virtual </span><span class=keyword>int </span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>() { </span><span class=keyword>return </span><span class=number>0</span><span class=special>; }
-    };
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-and instead had a default implementation that returns <tt>0</tt>, as shown above,
-we need to add a forwarding function that calls the <tt>Base</tt> default virtual
-function <tt>f</tt> implementation:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=keyword>struct </span><span class=identifier>BaseWrap </span><span class=special>: </span><span class=identifier>Base
-    </span><span class=special>{
-        </span><span class=identifier>BaseWrap</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>PyObject</span><span class=special>* </span><span class=identifier>self_</span><span class=special>)
-            : </span><span class=identifier>self</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>self_</span><span class=special>) {}
-        </span><span class=keyword>int </span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>() { </span><span class=keyword>return </span><span class=identifier>call_method</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=keyword>int</span><span class=special>&gt;(</span><span class=identifier>self</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=string>&quot;f&quot;</span><span class=special>); }
-        </span><span class=keyword>int </span><span class=identifier>default_f</span><span class=special>() { </span><span class=keyword>return </span><span class=identifier>Base</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>(); } // &lt;&lt;=== ***</span><span class=identifier>ADDED</span><span class=special>***
-        </span><span class=identifier>PyObject</span><span class=special>* </span><span class=identifier>self</span><span class=special>;
-    };
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Then, Boost.Python needs to keep track of 1) the dispatch function <tt>f</tt> and
-2) the forwarding function to its default implementation <tt>default_f</tt>.
-There's a special <tt>def</tt> function for this purpose. Here's how it is
-applied to our example above:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=identifier>class_</span><span class=special>&lt;</span><span class=identifier>Base</span><span class=special>, </span><span class=identifier>BaseWrap</span><span class=special>&gt;(</span><span class=string>&quot;Base&quot;</span><span class=special>)
-        .</span><span class=identifier>def</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=string>&quot;f&quot;</span><span class=special>, &amp;</span><span class=identifier>Base</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>, &amp;</span><span class=identifier>BaseWrap</span><span class=special>::</span><span class=identifier>default_f</span><span class=special>)
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Note that we are allowing <tt>Base</tt> objects to be instantiated this time,
-unlike before where we specifically defined the <tt>class_&lt;Base&gt;</tt> with
-<tt>no_init</tt>.</p>
-<p>
-In Python, the results would be as expected:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=special>&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>base </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=identifier>Base</span><span class=special>()
-    &gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=keyword>class </span><span class=identifier>Derived</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>Base</span><span class=special>):
-    ...     </span><span class=identifier>def </span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>self</span><span class=special>):
-    ...         </span><span class=keyword>return </span><span class=number>42
-    </span><span class=special>...
-    &gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>derived </span><span class=special>= </span><span class=identifier>Derived</span><span class=special>()
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Calling <tt>base.f()</tt>:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=special>&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>base</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>()
-    </span><span class=number>0
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Calling <tt>derived.f()</tt>:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=special>&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>derived</span><span class=special>.</span><span class=identifier>f</span><span class=special>()
-    </span><span class=number>42
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Calling <tt>call_f</tt>, passing in a <tt>base</tt> object:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=special>&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>call_f</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>base</span><span class=special>)
-    </span><span class=number>0
-</span></pre></code>
-<p>
-Calling <tt>call_f</tt>, passing in a <tt>derived</tt> object:</p>
-<code><pre>
-    <span class=special>&gt;&gt;&gt; </span><span class=identifier>call_f</span><span class=special>(</span><span class=identifier>derived</span><span class=special>)
-    </span><span class=number>42
-</span></pre></code>
-<table border="0">
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           <h3><a href="../../../../index.htm"><img height="86" width="277" alt=
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@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ of work got done...
 <h3><a name="arity">Arbitrary Arity Support</a></h3>
 
 I began using the <a
-href="../../../preprocessor/doc/index.htm">Boost.Preprocessor</a>
+href="../../../preprocessor/doc/index.html">Boost.Preprocessor</a>
 metaprogramming library to generate support for functions and member
 functions of arbitrary arity, which was, to say the least, quite an
 adventure. The feedback cycle resulting from my foray into
@@ -158,6 +158,6 @@ documentation).
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+  2002. </i></p>
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@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       <tr>
         <td valign="top" width="300">
           <h3><a href="../../../../index.htm"><img height="86" width="277"
-          alt="C++ Boost" src="../../../../c++boost.gif" border="0"></a></h3>
+          alt="C++ Boost" src="../../../../boost.png" border="0"></a></h3>
         </td>
 
         <td valign="top">
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
         "ResultConverter.html#ResultConverterGenerator-concept">ResultConverterGenerator</a>.</td>
 
         <td>An MPL unary <a href=
-        "../../../mpl/doc/paper/html/usage.html#metafunctions.classes">Metafunction
+        "../../../mpl/doc/refmanual/metafunction-class.html">Metafunction
         Class</a> used produce the "preliminary" result object.</td>
       </tr>
 
@@ -141,8 +141,7 @@
     </p>
 
     <p><i>&copy; Copyright <a href=
-    "../../../../people/dave_abrahams.htm">Dave Abrahams</a> 2002. All Rights
+    "../../../../people/dave_abrahams.htm">Dave Abrahams</a> 2002.</i></p>
-    Reserved.</i></p>
 
     <p>Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this software is
     granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies. This

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     "header">
   <tr> 
     <td valign="top" width="300"> 
-      <h3><a href="../../../../index.htm"><img height="86" width="277" alt="C++ Boost" src="../../../../c++boost.gif" border="0"></a></h3>
+      <h3><a href="../../../../index.htm"><img height="86" width="277" alt="C++ Boost" src="../../../../boost.png" border="0"></a></h3>
     </td>
     <td valign="top"> 
       <h1 align="center"><a href="../index.html">Boost.Python</a></h1>
@@ -28,50 +28,40 @@
 
 <h2><a name="introduction"></a>Introduction</h2>
 
-<p>Instances of a dereferenceable type can be used like a pointer to access an lvalue.
+<p>Instances of a Dereferenceable type can be used like a pointer to access an lvalue.
 
 <h2><a name="concept-requirements"></a>Concept Requirements</h2>
 <h3><a name="Dereferenceable-concept"></a>Dereferenceable Concept</h3>
 
-<p>In the table below, <code><b>x</b></code> denotes an object whose
+<p>In the table below, <code><b>T</b></code> is a model of
-type is a model of Dereferenceable.
+Dereferenceable, and <code><b>x</b></code> denotes an object of
-
+type <code>T</code>.  In addition, all pointers are Dereferenceable.
-<table summary="Dereferenceable expressions" border="1" cellpadding="5">
-
-  <tr> 
-    <td><b>Expression</b></td>
-    <td><b>Requirements</b></td>
-  </tr>
-
-  <tr> 
-    <td valign="top"><code>*x</code></td>
-    <td>An lvalue
-  </tr>
-</table>
-
-If <code><b>x</b></code> is not a pointer type, it also must satsify the following expression:
 
 <table summary="Dereferenceable expressions" border="1" cellpadding="5">
 
   <tr> 
     <td><b>Expression</b></td>
+    <td><b>Result</b></td>
     <td><b>Operational Semantics</b></td>
   </tr>
 
   <tr> 
-    <td valign="top"><code>x.get()</code></td>
+    <td><code>get_pointer(x)</code></td>
+    <td>convertible to <code><a href="pointee.html#pointee-spec">pointee</a>&lt;T&gt;::type*</code>
     <td><code>&amp;*x</code>, or a null pointer
   </tr>
+<tr>
+
 </table>
 
 <hr>
 <p>Revised 
   <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" S-Type="EDITED" S-Format="%d %B, %Y" startspan -->
-  29 November, 2002
+  18 December, 2003
   <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" endspan i-checksum="39359" -->
 </p>
     <p><i>&copy; Copyright <a href="../../../../people/dave_abrahams.htm">Dave
-    Abrahams</a> 2002. All Rights Reserved.</i>
+    Abrahams</a> 2002-2003. </i>
 
 <p>Permission to copy, use, modify, sell
  and distribute this software is granted provided this copyright notice appears

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     <td valign="top" width="300"> 
-      <h3><a href="../../../../index.htm"><img height="86" width="277" alt="C++ Boost" src="../../../../c++boost.gif" border="0"></a></h3>
+      <h3><a href="../../../../index.htm"><img height="86" width="277" alt="C++ Boost" src="../../../../boost.png" border="0"></a></h3>
     </td>
     <td valign="top"> 
       <h1 align="center"><a href="../index.html">Boost.Python</a></h1>
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ are layout-compatible with PyObject.
   <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" endspan i-checksum="39359" -->
 </p>
     <p><i>&copy; Copyright <a href="../../../../people/dave_abrahams.htm">Dave
-    Abrahams</a> 2002. All Rights Reserved.</i>
+    Abrahams</a> 2002. </i>
 
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   <tr> 
     <td valign="top" width="300"> 
-      <h3><a href="../../../../index.htm"><img height="86" width="277" alt="C++ Boost" src="../../../../c++boost.gif" border="0"></a></h3>
+      <h3><a href="../../../../index.htm"><img height="86" width="277" alt="C++ Boost" src="../../../../boost.png" border="0"></a></h3>
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 </p>
     <p><i>&copy; Copyright <a href="../../../../people/dave_abrahams.htm">Dave
-    Abrahams</a> 2002. All Rights Reserved.</i>
+    Abrahams</a> 2002. </i>
 
 <p>Permission to copy, use, modify, sell
  and distribute this software is granted provided this copyright notice appears

doc/v2/Jun2002.html

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <tr> 
     <td valign="top" width="300"> 
           <h3><a href="../../../../index.htm"><img height="86" width="277" alt=
-          "C++ Boost" src="../../../../c++boost.gif" border="0"></a></h3>
+          "C++ Boost" src="../../../../boost.png" border="0"></a></h3>
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     <td valign="top"> 
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-  2002. All Rights Reserved.</i></p>
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   <tr> 
     <td valign="top" width="300"> 
           <h3><a href="../../../../index.htm"><img height="86" width="277" alt=
-          "C++ Boost" src="../../../../c++boost.gif" border="0"></a></h3>
+          "C++ Boost" src="../../../../boost.png" border="0"></a></h3>
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     <td valign="top"> 
       <h1 align="center"><a href="../index.html">Boost.Python</a></h1>
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 </p>
 <p><i>&copy; Copyright <a href="../../../../people/dave_abrahams.htm">Dave Abrahams</a> 
-  2002. All Rights Reserved.</i></p>
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   <tr> 
     <td valign="top" width="300"> 
           <h3><a href="../../../../index.htm"><img height="86" width="277" alt=
-          "C++ Boost" src="../../../../c++boost.gif" border="0"></a></h3>
+          "C++ Boost" src="../../../../boost.png" border="0"></a></h3>
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       <h1 align="center"><a href="../index.html">Boost.Python</a></h1>
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ focused on reducing the support burden. In recent weeks, responding to
 requests for support, espcially surrounding building the library, had
 begun to impede progress on development. There was a major push to
 release a stable 1.28.0 of Boost, including documentation of <a
-href="../../../../tools/build/index.html">Boost.Build</a> and specific
+href="../../../../tools/build/v1/build_system.htm">Boost.Build</a> and specific
 <a href="../building.html">instructions</a> for building Boost.Python
 v1. The documentation for Boost.Python v2 was also updated as
 described <a href="#documentation">here</a>.
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ described <a href="#documentation">here</a>.
   Martin Casado which uncovered the key mechanism required to allow
   shared libraries to use functions from the Python executable. The
   current solution used in Boost.Build relies on a <a
-  href="../../../../tools/build/gen_aix_import_file.py">Python
+  href="../../../../tools/build/v1/gen_aix_import_file.py">Python
   Script</a> as part of the build process. This is not a problem for
   Boost.Python, as Python will be available. However, the commands
   issued by the script are so simple that a 100%-pure-Boost.Jam
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@ described <a href="#documentation">here</a>.
 
 Support for exposing C++ operators and functions as the corresponding
 Python special methods was added. Thinking that the Boost.Python
-<a href="../special.html#numeric">v1 interface</a> was a little too
+v1 interface was a little too esoteric (especially the use of
-esoteric (especially the use of
 <code>left_operand&lt;...&gt;/right_operand&lt;...&gt;</code> for
 asymmetric operands), I introduced a simple form of <a
 href="http://osl.iu.edu/~tveldhui/papers/Expression-Templates/exprtmpl.html">expression
@@ -155,7 +154,7 @@ This forced the exposure of the <a
       href="http://www.python.org/2.2/descrintro.html#property"><code>property</code></a>
       interface used internally to implement the data member exposure
       facility described in <a
-      href="Mar2002#data_members">March</a>. Properties are an
+      href="Mar2002.html#data_members">March</a>. Properties are an
       incredibly useful idiom, so it's good to be able to provide them
       at little new development cost.
 
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 <blockquote>
 <dl>
-        <dt><a href="call.html">call.html</a><dd> <dt><a href="updated">updated</a><dd>
+        <dt><a href="call.html">call.html</a><dd> <dt>updated<dd>
         <dt><a href="class.html">class.html</a><dd>
         <dt><a href="reference.html">reference.html</a><dd>
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 <p><i>&copy; Copyright <a href="../../../../people/dave_abrahams.htm">Dave Abrahams</a> 
-  2002. All Rights Reserved.</i></p>
+  2002. </i></p>
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@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       <tr>
         <td valign="top" width="300">
           <h3><a href="../../../../index.htm"><img height="86" width="277"
-          alt="C++ Boost" src="../../../../c++boost.gif" border="0"></a></h3>
+          alt="C++ Boost" src="../../../../boost.png" border="0"></a></h3>
         </td>
 
         <td valign="top">
@@ -144,13 +144,7 @@ instances of the associated Python type will be considered a match.
     </p>
 
     <p><i>&copy; Copyright <a href=
-    "../../../../people/dave_abrahams.htm">Dave Abrahams</a> 2002. All Rights
+    "../../../../people/dave_abrahams.htm">Dave Abrahams</a> 2002.</i></p>
-    Reserved.</i></p>
-
-    <p>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.</p>
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     <td valign="top" width="300"> 
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+      <h3><a href="../../../../index.htm"><img height="86" width="277" alt="C++ Boost" src="../../../../boost.png" border="0"></a></h3>
     </td>
     <td valign="top"> 
       <h1 align="center"><a href="../index.html">Boost.Python</a></h1>
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ C++ function return type.
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     <p><i>&copy; Copyright <a href="../../../../people/dave_abrahams.htm">Dave
-    Abrahams</a> 2002. All Rights Reserved.</i>
+    Abrahams</a> 2002. </i>
 
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  and distribute this software is granted provided this copyright notice appears

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         <td valign="top" width="300">
           <h3><a href="../../../../index.htm"><img height="86" width="277"
-          alt="C++ Boost" src="../../../../c++boost.gif" border="0"></a></h3>
+          alt="C++ Boost" src="../../../../boost.png" border="0"></a></h3>
         </td>
 
         <td valign="top">
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     use the new preproccessor metaprogramming constructs and helping us to
     work around buggy and slow C++ preprocessors.</p>
 
-    <p><a href="nicodemus-at-globalite.com.br">Bruno da Silva de
+    <p><a href="mailto:nicodemus-at-globalite.com.br">Bruno da Silva de
     Oliveira</a> contributed the ingenious <a
     href="../../pyste/index.html">Pyste</a> (&quot;Pie-Steh&quot;)
     code generator.
@@ -126,8 +126,7 @@
     </p>
 
     <p><i>&copy; Copyright <a href=
-    "../../../../people/dave_abrahams.htm">Dave Abrahams</a> 2002. All Rights
+    "../../../../people/dave_abrahams.htm">Dave Abrahams</a> 2002.</i></p>
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@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
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         <td valign="top" width="300">
           <h3><a href="../../../../index.htm"><img height="86" width="277"
-          alt="C++ Boost" src="../../../../c++boost.gif" border="0"></a></h3>
+          alt="C++ Boost" src="../../../../boost.png" border="0"></a></h3>
         </td>
 
         <td valign="top">
@@ -190,8 +190,7 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(xxx)
     <p>Revised 01 August, 2003</p>
 
     <p><i>&copy; Copyright <a href=
-    "../../../../people/dave_abrahams.htm">Dave Abrahams</a> 2002-2003. All
+    "../../../../people/dave_abrahams.htm">Dave Abrahams</a> 2002-2003.</i></p>
-    Rights Reserved.</i></p>
   </body>
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-    </td>
-    <td valign="top"> 
-      <h1 align="center"><a href="../index.html">Boost.Python</a></h1>
-      <h2 align="center">Bibliography</h2>
-    </td>
-  </tr>
-</table>
-<hr>
-{{bibliographical information}}
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-<p>Revised 
-  <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" S-Type="EDITED" S-Format="%d %B, %Y" startspan -->
-  13 November, 2002
-  <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" endspan i-checksum="39359" -->
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     <td valign="top" width="300"> 
           <h3><a href="../../../../index.htm"><img height="86" width="277" alt=
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         <td valign="top" width="300">
           <h3><a href="../../../../index.htm"><img height="86" width="277"
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+          alt="C++ Boost" src="../../../../boost.png" border="0"></a></h3>
         </td>
 
         <td valign="top">
@@ -152,8 +152,7 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(my_module)
     </p>
 
     <p><i>&copy; Copyright <a href=
-    "../../../../people/dave_abrahams.htm">Dave Abrahams</a> 2002. All Rights
+    "../../../../people/dave_abrahams.htm">Dave Abrahams</a> 2002.</i></p>
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         <td valign="top" width="300">
           <h3><a href="../../../../index.htm"><img height="86" width="277"
-          alt="C++ Boost" src="../../../../c++boost.gif" border="0"></a></h3>
+          alt="C++ Boost" src="../../../../boost.png" border="0"></a></h3>
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     the arguments <code>a1</code>...<code>a<i>N</i></code> are copied into
     new Python objects, but this behavior can be overridden by the use of
     <code><a href="ptr.html#ptr-spec">ptr()</a></code> and <a href=
-    "../../../bind/ref.html#reference_wrapper">ref()</a>:</p>
+    "../../../bind/ref.html">ref()</a>:</p>
 <pre>
 class X : boost::noncopyable
 {
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void apply(PyObject* callable, X&amp; x)
 
       <tr>
         <td><code><a href=
-        "../../../bind/ref.html#reference_wrapper">boost::reference_wrapper</a>&lt;T&gt;</code></td>
+        "../../../bind/ref.html">boost::reference_wrapper</a>&lt;T&gt;</code></td>
 
         <td>The Python argument contains a pointer to, rather than a copy of,
         <code>x.get()</code>. Note: failure to ensure that no Python code
@@ -245,8 +245,7 @@ void apply(PyObject* callable, X&amp; x)
     </p>
 
     <p><i>&copy; Copyright <a href=
-    "../../../../people/dave_abrahams.htm">Dave Abrahams</a> 2002. All Rights
+    "../../../../people/dave_abrahams.htm">Dave Abrahams</a> 2002.</i></p>
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           <h3><a href="../../../../index.htm"><img height="86" width="277"
-          alt="C++ Boost" src="../../../../c++boost.gif" border="0"></a></h3>
+          alt="C++ Boost" src="../../../../boost.png" border="0"></a></h3>
         </td>
 
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@@ -146,8 +146,7 @@
     </p>
 
     <p><i>&copy; Copyright <a href=
-    "../../../../people/dave_abrahams.htm">Dave Abrahams</a> 2002. All Rights
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           <h3><a href="../../../../index.htm"><img height="86" width="277"
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     </p>
 
     <p><i>&copy; Copyright <a href=
-    "../../../../people/dave_abrahams.htm">Dave Abrahams</a> 2002. All Rights
+    "../../../../people/dave_abrahams.htm">Dave Abrahams</a> 2002.</i></p>
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         <td valign="top" width="300">
           <h3><a href="../../../../index.htm"><img height="86" width="277"
-          alt="C++ Boost" src="../../../../c++boost.gif" border="0"></a></h3>
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         </td>
 
         <td valign="top">
@@ -140,8 +140,7 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(my_module)
     </p>
 
     <p><i>&copy; Copyright <a href=
-    "../../../../people/dave_abrahams.htm">Dave Abrahams</a> 2002. All Rights
+    "../../../../people/dave_abrahams.htm">Dave Abrahams</a> 2002.</i></p>
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