Branch for adding initializer list support (only in the unreleased gcc 4.4 at the moment).

[SVN r48931]
python/object_core.hpp: "inline" added to declarations, to match definitions (resolves MIPSpro 7.41 warnings)
2026-01-19 16:32:16 +00:00 · 2008-09-23 19:45:43 +00:00 · 2008-09-08 02:15:06 +00:00 · 2008-09-06 05:30:02 +00:00 · 2008-07-27 19:41:41 +00:00 · 2008-06-29 12:26:17 +00:00
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--- a/doc/building.rst
+++ b/doc/building.rst
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   :alt: Boost C++ Libraries:
   :class: boost-logo

-__ ../index.htm
+__ ../index.html


 .. section-numbering::
--- a/doc/internals.html
+++ b/doc/internals.html
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+++ b/doc/internals.rst
--- a/doc/projects.html
+++ b/doc/projects.html
@@ -375,6 +375,27 @@
      application modules, including GUI and post-processing of results.</p>
    </dd>

+    <dt><b><a href="http://polybori.sourceforge.net/">PolyBoRi</a></b></dt>
+
+    <dd>
+      <p><a href="mailto:brickenstein@mfo.de"
+        >Michael Brickenstein</a> writes:</p>
+
+      <blockquote>
+        <p>The core of PolyBoRi is a C++ library, which provides
+        high-level data types for Boolean polynomials and monomials,
+        exponent vectors, as well as for the underlying polynomial
+        rings and subsets of the powerset of the Boolean variables. As
+        a unique approach, binary decision diagrams are used as
+        internal storage type for polynomial structures. On top of
+        this C++-library we provide a Python interface. This allows
+        parsing of complex polynomial systems, as well as sophisticated
+        and extendable strategies for Gr&ouml;bner basis computation.
+        Boost.Python has helped us to create this interface in a
+        very clean way.</p>
+      </blockquote>
+    </dd>
+
    <dt><b><a href="http://www.rationaldiscovery.com">Rational Discovery
    LLC</a></b></dt>

@@ -435,11 +456,11 @@
  </dl>
  <hr>

-  <p>Revised 
+  <p>Revised
  <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" S-Type="EDITED" S-Format="%d %B, %Y" startspan -->
-   15 July, 2003</p>
+   29 May, 2008</p>

  <p><i>&copy; Copyright <a href="http://www.boost.org/people/dave_abrahams.htm">Dave
-  Abrahams</a> 2002-2003.</i></p>
+  Abrahams</a> 2002-2008.</i></p>
 </body>
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+++ b/doc/tutorial/doc/html/images/alert.png
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+++ b/doc/tutorial/doc/html/images/home.png
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--- a/doc/tutorial/doc/tutorial.qbk
+++ b/doc/tutorial/doc/tutorial.qbk
@@ -186,6 +186,10 @@ And so on... Finally:
 Or something similar. If all is well, you should now have built the DLLs and
 run the Python program.

+[note Starting from Boost 1.35, bjam erases the generated executables
+(e.g. pyd file) after the test has concluded to conserve disk space.
+To keep bjam from doing that, pass --preserve-test-targets to bjam.]
+
 [:[*There you go... Have fun!]]

 [endsect]
@@ -1381,9 +1385,9 @@ interpreter. This may be fixed in a future version of boost.python.]
 [section Using the interpreter]

 As you probably already know, objects in Python are reference-counted.
-Naturally, the [^PyObject]s of the Python/C API are also reference-counted.
+Naturally, the [^PyObject]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
+automatic in Python, the Python\/C API requires you to do it
 [@http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/refcounts.html by hand]. This is
 messy and especially hard to get right in the presence of C++ exceptions.
 Fortunately Boost.Python provides the [@../../../v2/handle.html handle] and
--- a/doc/tutorial/index.html
+++ b/doc/tutorial/index.html
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
    <a href="doc/html/index.html">link</a> &nbsp;<hr>
    <p>© Copyright Beman Dawes, 2001</p>
    <p>Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See 
-    accompanying file <a href="../../../LICENSE_1_0.txt">
+    accompanying file <a href="../../../../LICENSE_1_0.txt">
    LICENSE_1_0.txt</a> or copy at
    <a href="http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt">www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt</a>)</p>
  </body>
-</html>
+</html>
--- a/doc/v2/Dereferenceable.html
+++ b/doc/v2/Dereferenceable.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <html>
 <head>
 <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href=../../../../boost.css>
+<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../../../../boost.css">
 <title>Boost.Python - Dereferenceable Concept</title>
 </head>
 <body link="#0000ff" vlink="#800080">
--- a/doc/v2/Extractor.html
+++ b/doc/v2/Extractor.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <html>
 <head>
 <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href=../../../../boost.css>
+<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../../../../boost.css">
 <title>Boost.Python - Extractor Concept</title>
 </head>
 <body link="#0000ff" vlink="#800080">
--- a/doc/v2/HolderGenerator.html
+++ b/doc/v2/HolderGenerator.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <html>
 <head>
 <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href=../../../../boost.css>
+<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../../../../boost.css">
 <title>Boost.Python - Holder Concept</title>
 </head>
 <body link="#0000ff" vlink="#800080">
--- a/doc/v2/instance_holder.html
+++ b/doc/v2/instance_holder.html
--- a/doc/v2/lvalue_from_pytype.html
+++ b/doc/v2/lvalue_from_pytype.html
--- a/doc/v2/object.html
+++ b/doc/v2/object.html
@@ -74,6 +74,32 @@
            </dl>
          </dd>

+          <dt><a href="#const_objattribute_policies-spec">Class
+          <code>const_objattribute_policies</code></a></dt>
+
+          <dd>
+            <dl class="page-index">
+              <dt><a href="#const_objattribute_policies-spec-synopsis">Class
+              <code>const_objattribute_policies</code> synopsis</a></dt>
+
+              <dt><a href="#const_objattribute_policies-spec-statics">Class
+              <code>const_objattribute_policies</code> static functions</a></dt>
+            </dl>
+          </dd>
+
+          <dt><a href="#objattribute_policies-spec">Class
+          <code>objattribute_policies</code></a></dt>
+
+          <dd>
+            <dl class="page-index">
+              <dt><a href="#objattribute_policies-spec-synopsis">Class
+              <code>objattribute_policies</code> synopsis</a></dt>
+
+              <dt><a href="#objattribute_policies-spec-statics">Class
+              <code>objattribute_policies</code> static functions</a></dt>
+            </dl>
+          </dd>
+
          <dt><a href="#const_item_policies-spec">Class
          <code>const_item_policies</code></a></dt>

@@ -328,6 +354,102 @@ static void del(object const&amp;target, char const* key);
    <!-- end -->
    <!-- begin -->

+    <h3><a name="const_objattribute_policies-spec"></a>Class
+    <code>const_objattribute_policies</code></h3>
+
+    <p>The policies which are used for proxies representing an attribute
+    access to a <code>const&nbsp;object</code> when the attribute name is
+    given as a <code>const&nbsp;object</code>.</p>
+
+    <h4><a name="const_objattribute_policies-spec-synopsis"></a>Class
+    <code>const_objattribute_policies</code> synopsis</h4>
+<pre>
+namespace boost { namespace python { namespace api
+{
+  struct const_objattribute_policies
+  {
+      typedef object const& key_type;
+      static object get(object const&amp; target, object const& key);
+  };
+}}}
+</pre>
+
+    <h4><a name="const_objattribute_policies-spec-statics"></a>Class
+    <code>const_objattribute_policies</code> static functions</h4>
+<pre>
+static object get(object const&amp; target, object const& key);
+</pre>
+
+    <dl class="function-semantics">
+      <dt><b>Requires:</b> <code>key</code> is an <code>object</code>
+      holding a string.</dt>
+
+      <dt><b>Effects:</b> accesses the attribute of <code>target</code> named
+      by <code>key</code>.</dt>
+
+      <dt><b>Returns:</b> An <code>object</code> managing the result of the
+      attribute access.</dt>
+
+      <dt><b>Throws:</b> <code><a href=
+      "errors.html#error_already_set-spec">error_already_set</a></code> if a
+      Python exception is raised.</dt>
+    </dl>
+
+    <h3><a name="objattribute_policies-spec"></a>Class
+    <code>objattribute_policies</code></h3>
+
+    <p>The policies which are used for proxies representing an attribute
+    access to a mutable <code>object</code> when the attribute name is
+    given as a <code>const&nbsp;object</code>.</p>
+
+    <h4><a name="objattribute_policies-spec-synopsis"></a>Class
+    <code>objattribute_policies</code> synopsis</h4>
+<pre>
+namespace boost { namespace python { namespace api
+{
+  struct objattribute_policies : const_objattribute_policies
+  {
+      static object const&amp; set(object const&amp; target, object const& key, object const&amp; value);
+      static void del(object const&amp;target, object const& key);
+  };
+}}}
+</pre>
+
+    <h4><a name="objattribute_policies-spec-statics"></a>Class
+    <code>objattribute_policies</code> static functions</h4>
+<pre>
+static object const&amp; set(object const&amp; target, object const& key, object const&amp; value);
+</pre>
+
+    <dl class="function-semantics">
+      <dt><b>Requires:</b> <code>key</code> is an <code>object</code>
+      holding a string.</dt>
+
+      <dt><b>Effects:</b> sets the attribute of <code>target</code> named by
+      <code>key</code> to <code>value</code>.</dt>
+
+      <dt><b>Throws:</b> <code><a href=
+      "errors.html#error_already_set-spec">error_already_set</a></code> if a
+      Python exception is raised.</dt>
+    </dl>
+<pre>
+static void del(object const&amp;target, object const& key);
+</pre>
+
+    <dl class="function-semantics">
+      <dt><b>Requires:</b> <code>key</code> is an <code>object</code>
+      holding a string.</dt>
+
+      <dt><b>Effects:</b> deletes the attribute of <code>target</code> named
+      by <code>key</code>.</dt>
+
+      <dt><b>Throws:</b> <code><a href=
+      "errors.html#error_already_set-spec">error_already_set</a></code> if a
+      Python exception is raised.</dt>
+    </dl>
+    <!-- end -->
+    <!-- begin -->
+
    <h3><a name="const_item_policies-spec"></a>Class
    <code>const_item_policies</code></h3>

@@ -533,6 +655,11 @@ namespace boost { namespace python { namespace api
      template &lt;class A0, class A1,...class An&gt;
      object operator()(A0 const&amp;, A1 const&amp;,...An const&amp;) const;

+      detail::args_proxy operator* () const; 
+      object operator()(detail::args_proxy const &amp;args) const; 
+      object operator()(detail::args_proxy const &amp;args, 
+                        detail::kwds_proxy const &amp;kwds) const; 
+
      // truth value testing
      //
      typedef unspecified bool_type;
@@ -542,6 +669,8 @@ namespace boost { namespace python { namespace api
      //
      proxy&lt;const_object_attribute&gt; attr(char const*) const;
      proxy&lt;object_attribute&gt; attr(char const*);
+      proxy&lt;const_object_objattribute&gt; attr(object const&) const;
+      proxy&lt;object_objattribute&gt; attr(object const&);

      // item access
      //
@@ -580,6 +709,25 @@ object operator()(A0 const&amp; a1, A1 const&amp; a2,...An const&amp; aN) const;
      call&lt;object&gt;(object(*static_cast&lt;U*&gt;(this)).ptr(), a1,
      a2,...aN)</dt>
    </dl>
+
+<pre>
+object operator()(detail::args_proxy const &amp;args) const; 
+</pre>
+<dl class="function-semantics">
+  <dt><b>Effects:</b>
+  call object with arguments given by the tuple <varname>args</varname></dt>
+</dl>
+<pre>
+object operator()(detail::args_proxy const &amp;args, 
+                  detail::kwds_proxy const &amp;kwds) const; 
+</pre>
+<dl class="function-semantics">
+  <dt><b>Effects:</b>
+  call object with arguments given by the tuple <varname>args</varname>, and named
+  arguments given by the dictionary <varname>kwds</varname></dt>
+</dl>
+
+
 <pre>
 operator bool_type() const;
 </pre>
@@ -608,6 +756,21 @@ proxy&lt;object_attribute&gt; attr(char const* name);
      <code>name</code> as its key.</dt>
    </dl>
 <pre>
+proxy&lt;const_object_objattribute&gt; attr(const object& name) const;
+proxy&lt;object_objattribute&gt; attr(const object& name);
+</pre>
+
+    <dl class="function-semantics">
+      <dt><b>Requires:</b> name is a <code>object</code> holding a string.</dt>
+
+      <dt><b>Effects:</b> accesses the named attribute of
+      <code>*this</code>.</dt>
+
+      <dt><b>Returns:</b> a proxy object which binds
+      <code>object(*static_cast&lt;U*&gt;(this))</code> as its target, and
+      <code>name</code> as its key.</dt>
+    </dl>
+<pre>
 template &lt;class T&gt;
 proxy&lt;const_object_item&gt; operator[](T const&amp; key) const;
 template &lt;class T&gt;
@@ -938,11 +1101,11 @@ object sum_items(object seq)
 </pre>
    <p>Revised 
    <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" S-Type="EDITED" S-Format="%d %B, %Y" startspan -->
-  13 January, 2006
+  27 May, 2008
  <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" endspan i-checksum="39359" -->
    </p>

    <p><i>&copy; Copyright <a href=
-    "http://www.boost.org/people/dave_abrahams.htm">Dave Abrahams</a> 2006.</i></p>
+    "http://www.boost.org/people/dave_abrahams.htm">Dave Abrahams</a> 2008.</i></p>
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--- a/doc/v2/operators.html
+++ b/doc/v2/operators.html
--- a/doc/v2/pickle.html
+++ b/doc/v2/pickle.html
@@ -1,112 +1,93 @@
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-"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/strict.dtd">
+<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"
+    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">

-<title>Boost.Python Pickle Support</title>
+<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
+<head>
+  <title>Boost.Python Pickle Support</title>
+</head>

-<div>
+<body>
+  <div>
+    <img src="../../../../boost.png" alt="boost.png (6897 bytes)" align=
+    "center" width="277" height="86" />
+    <hr />

-<img src="../../../../boost.png"
-     alt="boost.png (6897 bytes)"
-     align="center"
-     width="277" height="86">
+    <h1>Boost.Python Pickle Support</h1>Pickle is a Python module for object
+    serialization, also known as persistence, marshalling, or flattening.

-<hr>
-<h1>Boost.Python Pickle Support</h1>
+    <p>It is often necessary to save and restore the contents of an object to
+    a file. One approach to this problem is to write a pair of functions that
+    read and write data from a file in a special format. A powerful
+    alternative approach is to use Python's pickle module. Exploiting
+    Python's ability for introspection, the pickle module recursively
+    converts nearly arbitrary Python objects into a stream of bytes that can
+    be written to a file.</p>

-Pickle is a Python module for object serialization, also known
-as persistence, marshalling, or flattening.
+    <p>The Boost Python Library supports the pickle module through the
+    interface as described in detail in the <a href=
+    "http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/module-pickle.html">Python Library
+    Reference for pickle.</a> This interface involves the special methods
+    <tt>__getinitargs__</tt>, <tt>__getstate__</tt> and <tt>__setstate__</tt>
+    as described in the following. Note that Boost.Python is also fully
+    compatible with Python's cPickle module.</p>
+    <hr />

-<p>
-It is often necessary to save and restore the contents of an object to
-a file. One approach to this problem is to write a pair of functions
-that read and write data from a file in a special format. A powerful
-alternative approach is to use Python's pickle module. Exploiting
-Python's ability for introspection, the pickle module recursively
-converts nearly arbitrary Python objects into a stream of bytes that
-can be written to a file.
+    <h2>The Boost.Python Pickle Interface</h2>At the user level, the
+    Boost.Python pickle interface involves three special methods:

-<p>
-The Boost Python Library supports the pickle module
-through the interface as described in detail in the
-<a href="http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/module-pickle.html"
->Python Library Reference for pickle.</a> This interface
-involves the special methods <tt>__getinitargs__</tt>,
-<tt>__getstate__</tt> and <tt>__setstate__</tt> as described
-in the following. Note that Boost.Python is also fully compatible
-with Python's cPickle module.
+    <dl>
+      <dt><strong><tt>__getinitargs__</tt></strong></dt>

-<hr>
-<h2>The Boost.Python Pickle Interface</h2>
+      <dd>
+        When an instance of a Boost.Python extension class is pickled, the
+        pickler tests if the instance has a <tt>__getinitargs__</tt> method.
+        This method must return a Python tuple (it is most convenient to use
+        a boost::python::tuple). When the instance is restored by the
+        unpickler, the contents of this tuple are used as the arguments for
+        the class constructor.

-At the user level, the Boost.Python pickle interface involves three special
-methods:
+        <p>If <tt>__getinitargs__</tt> is not defined, <tt>pickle.load</tt>
+        will call the constructor (<tt>__init__</tt>) without arguments;
+        i.e., the object must be default-constructible.</p>
+      </dd>

-<dl>
-<dt>
-<strong><tt>__getinitargs__</tt></strong>
-<dd>
-  When an instance of a Boost.Python extension class is pickled, the
-  pickler tests if the instance has a <tt>__getinitargs__</tt> method.
-  This method must return a Python tuple (it is most convenient to use
-  a boost::python::tuple). When the instance is restored by the
-  unpickler, the contents of this tuple are used as the arguments for
-  the class constructor.
+      <dt><strong><tt>__getstate__</tt></strong></dt>

-  <p>
-  If <tt>__getinitargs__</tt> is not defined, <tt>pickle.load</tt>
-  will call the constructor (<tt>__init__</tt>) without arguments;
-  i.e., the object must be default-constructible.
+      <dd>When an instance of a Boost.Python extension class is pickled, the
+      pickler tests if the instance has a <tt>__getstate__</tt> method. This
+      method should return a Python object representing the state of the
+      instance.</dd>

-<p>
-<dt>
-<strong><tt>__getstate__</tt></strong>
+      <dt><strong><tt>__setstate__</tt></strong></dt>

-<dd>
-  When an instance of a Boost.Python extension class is pickled, the
-  pickler tests if the instance has a <tt>__getstate__</tt> method.
-  This method should return a Python object representing the state of
-  the instance.
+      <dd>When an instance of a Boost.Python extension class is restored by
+      the unpickler (<tt>pickle.load</tt>), it is first constructed using the
+      result of <tt>__getinitargs__</tt> as arguments (see above).
+      Subsequently the unpickler tests if the new instance has a
+      <tt>__setstate__</tt> method. If so, this method is called with the
+      result of <tt>__getstate__</tt> (a Python object) as the argument.</dd>
+    </dl>The three special methods described above may be <tt>.def()</tt>'ed
+    individually by the user. However, Boost.Python provides an easy to use
+    high-level interface via the
+    <strong><tt>boost::python::pickle_suite</tt></strong> class that also
+    enforces consistency: <tt>__getstate__</tt> and <tt>__setstate__</tt>
+    must be defined as pairs. Use of this interface is demonstrated by the
+    following examples.
+    <hr />

-<p>
-<dt>
-<strong><tt>__setstate__</tt></strong>
+    <h2>Examples</h2>There are three files in <tt>boost/libs/python/test</tt>
+    that show how to provide pickle support.
+    <hr />

-<dd>
-  When an instance of a Boost.Python extension class is restored by the
-  unpickler (<tt>pickle.load</tt>), it is first constructed using the
-  result of <tt>__getinitargs__</tt> as arguments (see above). Subsequently
-  the unpickler tests if the new instance has a <tt>__setstate__</tt>
-  method. If so, this method is called with the result of
-  <tt>__getstate__</tt> (a Python object) as the argument.
+    <h3><a href="../../test/pickle1.cpp"><tt>pickle1.cpp</tt></a></h3>The C++
+    class in this example can be fully restored by passing the appropriate
+    argument to the constructor. Therefore it is sufficient to define the
+    pickle interface method <tt>__getinitargs__</tt>. This is done in the
+    following way:

-</dl>
-
-The three special methods described above may be <tt>.def()</tt>'ed
-individually by the user. However, Boost.Python provides an easy to use
-high-level interface via the
-<strong><tt>boost::python::pickle_suite</tt></strong> class that also
-enforces consistency: <tt>__getstate__</tt> and <tt>__setstate__</tt>
-must be defined as pairs. Use of this interface is demonstrated by the
-following examples.
-
-<hr>
-<h2>Examples</h2>
-
-There are three files in 
-<tt>boost/libs/python/test</tt> that show how to
-provide pickle support.
-
-<hr>
-<h3><a href="../../test/pickle1.cpp"><tt>pickle1.cpp</tt></a></h3>
-
-    The C++ class in this example can be fully restored by passing the
-    appropriate argument to the constructor. Therefore it is sufficient
-    to define the pickle interface method <tt>__getinitargs__</tt>.
-    This is done in the following way:
-
-<ul>
-<li>1. Definition of the C++ pickle function:
-<pre>
+    <ul>
+      <li>1. Definition of the C++ pickle function:
+        <pre>
  struct world_pickle_suite : boost::python::pickle_suite
  {
    static
@@ -117,26 +98,28 @@ provide pickle support.
    }
  };
 </pre>
-<li>2. Establishing the Python binding:
-<pre>
+      </li>
+
+      <li>2. Establishing the Python binding:
+        <pre>
  class_&lt;world&gt;("world", args&lt;const std::string&amp;&gt;())
      // ...
      .def_pickle(world_pickle_suite())
      // ...
 </pre>
-</ul>
+      </li>
+    </ul>
+    <hr />

-<hr>
-<h3><a href="../../test/pickle2.cpp"><tt>pickle2.cpp</tt></a></h3>
+    <h3><a href="../../test/pickle2.cpp"><tt>pickle2.cpp</tt></a></h3>The C++
+    class in this example contains member data that cannot be restored by any
+    of the constructors. Therefore it is necessary to provide the
+    <tt>__getstate__</tt>/<tt>__setstate__</tt> pair of pickle interface
+    methods:

-    The C++ class in this example contains member data that cannot be
-    restored by any of the constructors. Therefore it is necessary to
-    provide the <tt>__getstate__</tt>/<tt>__setstate__</tt> pair of
-    pickle interface methods:
-
-<ul>
-<li>1. Definition of the C++ pickle functions:
-<pre>
+    <ul>
+      <li>1. Definition of the C++ pickle functions:
+        <pre>
  struct world_pickle_suite : boost::python::pickle_suite
  {
    static
@@ -161,92 +144,76 @@ provide pickle support.
    }
  };
 </pre>
-<li>2. Establishing the Python bindings for the entire suite:
-<pre>
+      </li>
+
+      <li>2. Establishing the Python bindings for the entire suite:
+        <pre>
  class_&lt;world&gt;("world", args&lt;const std::string&amp;&gt;())
      // ...
      .def_pickle(world_pickle_suite())
      // ...
 </pre>
-</ul>
+      </li>
+    </ul>

-    <p>
-    For simplicity, the <tt>__dict__</tt> is not included in the result
-    of <tt>__getstate__</tt>. This is not generally recommended, but a
-    valid approach if it is anticipated that the object's
-    <tt>__dict__</tt> will always be empty. Note that the safety guard
-    described below will catch the cases where this assumption is violated.
+    <p>For simplicity, the <tt>__dict__</tt> is not included in the result of
+    <tt>__getstate__</tt>. This is not generally recommended, but a valid
+    approach if it is anticipated that the object's <tt>__dict__</tt> will
+    always be empty. Note that the safety guard described below will catch
+    the cases where this assumption is violated.</p>
+    <hr />

-<hr>
-<h3><a href="../../test/pickle3.cpp"><tt>pickle3.cpp</tt></a></h3>
+    <h3><a href="../../test/pickle3.cpp"><tt>pickle3.cpp</tt></a></h3>This
+    example is similar to <a href=
+    "../../test/pickle2.cpp"><tt>pickle2.cpp</tt></a>. However, the object's
+    <tt>__dict__</tt> is included in the result of <tt>__getstate__</tt>.
+    This requires a little more code but is unavoidable if the object's
+    <tt>__dict__</tt> is not always empty.
+    <hr />

-    This example is similar to <a
-    href="../../test/pickle2.cpp"><tt>pickle2.cpp</tt></a>. However, the
-    object's <tt>__dict__</tt> is included in the result of
-    <tt>__getstate__</tt>.  This requires a little more code but is
-    unavoidable if the object's <tt>__dict__</tt> is not always empty.
+    <h2>Pitfall and Safety Guard</h2>The pickle protocol described above has
+    an important pitfall that the end user of a Boost.Python extension module
+    might not be aware of:

-<hr>
-<h2>Pitfall and Safety Guard</h2>
+    <p><strong><tt>__getstate__</tt> is defined and the instance's
+    <tt>__dict__</tt> is not empty.</strong></p>

-The pickle protocol described above has an important pitfall that the
-end user of a Boost.Python extension module might not be aware of:
-<p>
-<strong>
-<tt>__getstate__</tt> is defined and the instance's <tt>__dict__</tt>
-is not empty.
-</strong>
-<p>
+    <p>The author of a Boost.Python extension class might provide a
+    <tt>__getstate__</tt> method without considering the possibilities
+    that:</p>

-  The author of a Boost.Python extension class might provide a
-  <tt>__getstate__</tt> method without considering the possibilities
-  that:
+    <ul>
+      <li>his class is used in Python as a base class. Most likely the
+      <tt>__dict__</tt> of instances of the derived class needs to be pickled
+      in order to restore the instances correctly.</li>

-  <p>
-  <ul>
-  <li>
-    his class is used in Python as a base class. Most likely the
-    <tt>__dict__</tt> of instances of the derived class needs to be
-    pickled in order to restore the instances correctly.
+      <li>the user adds items to the instance's <tt>__dict__</tt> directly.
+      Again, the <tt>__dict__</tt> of the instance then needs to be
+      pickled.</li>
+    </ul>

-  <p>
-  <li>
-    the user adds items to the instance's <tt>__dict__</tt> directly.
-    Again, the <tt>__dict__</tt> of the instance then needs to be
-    pickled.
-
-  </ul>
-  <p>
-
-  To alert the user to this highly unobvious problem, a safety guard is
-  provided. If <tt>__getstate__</tt> is defined and the instance's
-  <tt>__dict__</tt> is not empty, Boost.Python tests if the class has
-  an attribute <tt>__getstate_manages_dict__</tt>. An exception is
-  raised if this attribute is not defined:
-
-<pre>
+    <p>To alert the user to this highly unobvious problem, a safety guard is
+    provided. If <tt>__getstate__</tt> is defined and the instance's
+    <tt>__dict__</tt> is not empty, Boost.Python tests if the class has an
+    attribute <tt>__getstate_manages_dict__</tt>. An exception is raised if
+    this attribute is not defined:</p>
+    <pre>
    RuntimeError: Incomplete pickle support (__getstate_manages_dict__ not set)
-</pre>
-
-  To resolve this problem, it should first be established that the
-  <tt>__getstate__</tt> and <tt>__setstate__</tt> methods manage the
-  instances's <tt>__dict__</tt> correctly. Note that this can be done
-  either at the C++ or the Python level. Finally, the safety guard
-  should intentionally be overridden. E.g. in C++ (from
-  <a href="../../test/pickle3.cpp"><tt>pickle3.cpp</tt></a>):
-
-<pre>
+</pre>To resolve this problem, it should first be established that the <tt>
+    __getstate__</tt> and <tt>__setstate__</tt> methods manage the
+    instances's <tt>__dict__</tt> correctly. Note that this can be done
+    either at the C++ or the Python level. Finally, the safety guard should
+    intentionally be overridden. E.g. in C++ (from <a href=
+    "../../test/pickle3.cpp"><tt>pickle3.cpp</tt></a>):
+    <pre>
  struct world_pickle_suite : boost::python::pickle_suite
  {
    // ...

    static bool getstate_manages_dict() { return true; }
  };
-</pre>
-
-  Alternatively in Python:
-
-<pre>
+</pre>Alternatively in Python:
+    <pre>
    import your_bpl_module
    class your_class(your_bpl_module.your_class):
      __getstate_manages_dict__ = 1
@@ -255,54 +222,41 @@ is not empty.
      def __setstate__(self, state):
        # your code here
 </pre>
+    <hr />

-<hr>
-<h2>Practical Advice</h2>
+    <h2>Practical Advice</h2>

-<ul>
-<li>
-  In Boost.Python extension modules with many extension classes,
-  providing complete pickle support for all classes would be a
-  significant overhead. In general complete pickle support should
-  only be implemented for extension classes that will eventually
-  be pickled.
+    <ul>
+      <li>In Boost.Python extension modules with many extension classes,
+      providing complete pickle support for all classes would be a
+      significant overhead. In general complete pickle support should only be
+      implemented for extension classes that will eventually be pickled.</li>

-<p>
-<li>
-  Avoid using <tt>__getstate__</tt> if the instance can also be
-  reconstructed by way of <tt>__getinitargs__</tt>. This automatically
-  avoids the pitfall described above.
+      <li>Avoid using <tt>__getstate__</tt> if the instance can also be
+      reconstructed by way of <tt>__getinitargs__</tt>. This automatically
+      avoids the pitfall described above.</li>

-<p>
-<li>
-  If <tt>__getstate__</tt> is required, include the instance's
-  <tt>__dict__</tt> in the Python object that is returned.
+      <li>If <tt>__getstate__</tt> is required, include the instance's
+      <tt>__dict__</tt> in the Python object that is returned.</li>
+    </ul>
+    <hr />

-</ul>
+    <h2>Light-weight alternative: pickle support implemented in Python</h2>

-<hr>
-<h2>Light-weight alternative: pickle support implemented in Python</h2>
-
-<h3><a href="../../test/pickle4.cpp"><tt>pickle4.cpp</tt></a></h3>
-
-The <tt>pickle4.cpp</tt> example demonstrates an alternative technique
-for implementing pickle support. First we direct Boost.Python via
-the <tt>class_::enable_pickling()</tt> member function to define only
-the basic attributes required for pickling:
-
-<pre>
+    <h3><a href="../../test/pickle4.cpp"><tt>pickle4.cpp</tt></a></h3>The
+    <tt>pickle4.cpp</tt> example demonstrates an alternative technique for
+    implementing pickle support. First we direct Boost.Python via the
+    <tt>class_::enable_pickling()</tt> member function to define only the
+    basic attributes required for pickling:
+    <pre>
  class_&lt;world&gt;("world", args&lt;const std::string&amp;&gt;())
      // ...
      .enable_pickling()
      // ...
-</pre>
-
-This enables the standard Python pickle interface as described
-in the Python documentation. By &quot;injecting&quot; a
-<tt>__getinitargs__</tt> method into the definition of the wrapped
-class we make all instances pickleable:
-
-<pre>
+</pre>This enables the standard Python pickle interface as described in the
+Python documentation. By "injecting" a <tt>__getinitargs__</tt> method into
+the definition of the wrapped class we make all instances pickleable:
+    <pre>
  # import the wrapped world class
  from pickle4_ext import world

@@ -312,18 +266,15 @@ class we make all instances pickleable:

  # now inject __getinitargs__ (Python is a dynamic language!)
  world.__getinitargs__ = world_getinitargs
-</pre>
+</pre>See also the <a href=
+"../tutorial/doc/html/python/techniques.html#python.extending_wrapped_objects_in_python">
+    tutorial section</a> on injecting additional methods from Python.
+    <hr />
+    © Copyright Ralf W. Grosse-Kunstleve 2001-2004. Distributed under the
+    Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file
+    LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)

-See also the
-<a href="../tutorial/doc/html/python/techniques.html#python.extending_wrapped_objects_in_python"
->tutorial section</a> on injecting additional methods from Python.
-
-<hr>
-
-&copy; Copyright Ralf W. Grosse-Kunstleve 2001-2004. Distributed under
-  the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file
-  LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
-
-<p>
-Updated: Feb 2004.
-</div>
+    <p>Updated: Feb 2004.</p>
+  </div>
+</body>
+</html>
--- a/doc/v2/raw_function.html
+++ b/doc/v2/raw_function.html
--- a/doc/v2/return_arg.html
+++ b/doc/v2/return_arg.html
--- a/doc/v2/stl_iterator.html
+++ b/doc/v2/stl_iterator.html
--- a/doc/v2/type_id.html
+++ b/doc/v2/type_id.html
--- a/doc/v2/wrapper.html
+++ b/doc/v2/wrapper.html
--- a/example/Jamroot
+++ b/example/Jamroot
--- a/example/boost-build.jam
+++ b/example/boost-build.jam
--- a/example/quickstart/Jamroot
+++ b/example/quickstart/Jamroot
--- a/example/tutorial/Jamroot
+++ b/example/tutorial/Jamroot
--- a/include/boost/python/arg_from_python.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/arg_from_python.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/base_type_traits.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/base_type_traits.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/borrowed.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/borrowed.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/cast.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/cast.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/converter/arg_from_python.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/converter/arg_from_python.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/converter/arg_to_python.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/converter/arg_to_python.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/converter/arg_to_python_base.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/converter/arg_to_python_base.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/converter/context_result_converter.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/converter/context_result_converter.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/converter/object_manager.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/converter/object_manager.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/converter/pytype_function.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/converter/pytype_function.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/converter/return_from_python.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/converter/return_from_python.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/converter/rvalue_from_python_data.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/converter/rvalue_from_python_data.hpp
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ struct rvalue_from_python_data : rvalue_from_python_storage<T>
 // Implementataions
 //
 template <class T>
-inline rvalue_from_python_data<T>::rvalue_from_python_data(rvalue_from_python_stage1_data const& stage1)
+inline rvalue_from_python_data<T>::rvalue_from_python_data(rvalue_from_python_stage1_data const& _stage1)
 {
-    this->stage1 = stage1;
+    this->stage1 = _stage1;
 }

 template <class T>
--- a/include/boost/python/data_members.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/data_members.hpp
@@ -265,7 +265,8 @@ inline object make_getter(D const& d, Policies const& policies)
 template <class D>
 inline object make_getter(D& x)
 {
-    detail::not_specified policy;
+    detail::not_specified policy
+        = detail::not_specified(); // suppress a SunPro warning
    return detail::make_getter(x, policy, is_member_pointer<D>(), 0L);
 }

@@ -273,7 +274,8 @@ inline object make_getter(D& x)
 template <class D>
 inline object make_getter(D const& d)
 {
-    detail::not_specified policy;
+    detail::not_specified policy
+        = detail::not_specified(); // Suppress a SunPro warning
    return detail::make_getter(d, policy, is_member_pointer<D>(), 0L);
 }
 #  endif
--- a/include/boost/python/def_visitor.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/def_visitor.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/detail/borrowed_ptr.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/detail/borrowed_ptr.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/detail/convertible.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/detail/convertible.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/detail/copy_ctor_mutates_rhs.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/detail/copy_ctor_mutates_rhs.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/detail/decorated_type_id.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/detail/decorated_type_id.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/detail/def_helper_fwd.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/detail/def_helper_fwd.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/detail/enable_if.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/detail/enable_if.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/detail/force_instantiate.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/detail/force_instantiate.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/detail/is_shared_ptr.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/detail/is_shared_ptr.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/detail/is_wrapper.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/detail/is_wrapper.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/detail/nullary_function_adaptor.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/detail/nullary_function_adaptor.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/detail/operator_id.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/detail/operator_id.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/detail/prefix.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/detail/prefix.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/detail/python_type.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/detail/python_type.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/detail/result.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/detail/result.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/detail/sfinae.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/detail/sfinae.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/detail/unwind_type.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/detail/unwind_type.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/detail/unwrap_type_id.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/detail/unwrap_type_id.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/detail/unwrap_wrapper.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/detail/unwrap_wrapper.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/detail/value_arg.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/detail/value_arg.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/detail/wrapper_base.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/detail/wrapper_base.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/docstring_options.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/docstring_options.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/handle.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/handle.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/handle_fwd.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/handle_fwd.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/instance_holder.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/instance_holder.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/iterator.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/iterator.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,16 @@
 # include <boost/type_traits/cv_traits.hpp>
 # include <boost/type_traits/transform_traits.hpp>

+# if defined(BOOST_MSVC) && (BOOST_MSVC == 1400) /*
+> warning C4180: qualifier applied to function type has no meaning; ignored
+Peter Dimov wrote:
+This warning is caused by an overload resolution bug in VC8 that cannot be
+worked around and will probably not be fixed by MS in the VC8 line. The
+problematic overload is only instantiated and never called, and the code
+works correctly. */
+#  pragma warning(disable: 4180)
+# endif
+
 # include <boost/bind.hpp>
 # include <boost/bind/protect.hpp>

--- a/include/boost/python/lvalue_from_pytype.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/lvalue_from_pytype.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/make_constructor.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/make_constructor.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/object.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/object.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/object/class_metadata.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/object/class_metadata.hpp
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ struct class_metadata
    //
    // Support for converting smart pointers to python
    //
-    inline static void maybe_register_pointer_to_python(void*,void*,void*) {}
+    inline static void maybe_register_pointer_to_python(...) {}

 #ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_NO_PY_SYGNATURES
    inline static void maybe_register_pointer_to_python(void*,void*,mpl::true_*) 
--- a/include/boost/python/object/function_doc_signature.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/object/function_doc_signature.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/object/inheritance_query.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/object/inheritance_query.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/object/pointer_holder.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/object/pointer_holder.hpp
@@ -127,7 +127,14 @@ void* pointer_holder<Pointer, Value>::holds(type_info dst_t, bool null_ptr_only)
    )
        return &this->m_p;

-    Value* p = get_pointer(this->m_p);
+    Value* p
+#  if BOOST_WORKAROUND(__SUNPRO_CC, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x590))
+        = static_cast<Value*>( get_pointer(this->m_p) )
+#  else 
+        = get_pointer(this->m_p)
+#  endif
+        ;
+    
    if (p == 0)
        return 0;
    
--- a/include/boost/python/object/stl_iterator_core.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/object/stl_iterator_core.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/object_attributes.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/object_attributes.hpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ struct const_attribute_policies
 {
    typedef char const* key_type;
    static object get(object const& target, char const* key);
+    static object get(object const& target, object const& key);
 };
  
 struct attribute_policies : const_attribute_policies
@@ -25,6 +26,18 @@ struct attribute_policies : const_attribute_policies
    static void del(object const&target, char const* key);
 };

+struct const_objattribute_policies
+{
+    typedef object const key_type;
+    static object get(object const& target, object const& key);
+};
+  
+struct objattribute_policies : const_objattribute_policies
+{
+    static object const& set(object const& target, object const& key, object const& value);
+    static void del(object const&target, object const& key);
+};
+
 //
 // implementation
 //
@@ -42,11 +55,30 @@ inline const_object_attribute object_operators<U>::attr(char const* name) const
    return const_object_attribute(x, name);
 }

+template <class U>
+inline object_objattribute object_operators<U>::attr(object const& name)
+{
+    object_cref2 x = *static_cast<U*>(this);
+    return object_objattribute(x, name);
+}
+
+template <class U>
+inline const_object_objattribute object_operators<U>::attr(object const& name) const
+{
+    object_cref2 x = *static_cast<U const*>(this);
+    return const_object_objattribute(x, name);
+}
+
 inline object const_attribute_policies::get(object const& target, char const* key)
 {
    return python::getattr(target, key);
 }

+inline object const_objattribute_policies::get(object const& target, object const& key)
+{
+    return python::getattr(target, key);
+}
+
 inline object const& attribute_policies::set(
    object const& target
    , char const* key
@@ -56,6 +88,15 @@ inline object const& attribute_policies::set(
    return value;
 }

+inline object const& objattribute_policies::set(
+    object const& target
+    , object const& key
+    , object const& value)
+{
+    python::setattr(target, key, value);
+    return value;
+}
+
 inline void attribute_policies::del(
    object const& target
    , char const* key)
@@ -63,6 +104,13 @@ inline void attribute_policies::del(
    python::delattr(target, key);
 }

+inline void objattribute_policies::del(
+    object const& target
+    , object const& key)
+{
+    python::delattr(target, key);
+}
+
 }}} // namespace boost::python::api

 #endif // OBJECT_ATTRIBUTES_DWA2002615_HPP
--- a/include/boost/python/object_core.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/object_core.hpp
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@

 namespace boost { namespace python { 

+namespace detail
+{
+  class kwds_proxy; 
+  class args_proxy; 
+} 
+
 namespace converter
 {
  template <class T> struct arg_to_python;
@@ -59,6 +65,8 @@ namespace api
  
  struct const_attribute_policies;
  struct attribute_policies;
+  struct const_objattribute_policies;
+  struct objattribute_policies;
  struct const_item_policies;
  struct item_policies;
  struct const_slice_policies;
@@ -67,6 +75,8 @@ namespace api

  typedef proxy<const_attribute_policies> const_object_attribute;
  typedef proxy<attribute_policies> object_attribute;
+  typedef proxy<const_objattribute_policies> const_object_objattribute;
+  typedef proxy<objattribute_policies> object_objattribute;
  typedef proxy<const_item_policies> const_object_item;
  typedef proxy<item_policies> object_item;
  typedef proxy<const_slice_policies> const_object_slice;
@@ -98,6 +108,11 @@ namespace api

 # define BOOST_PP_ITERATION_PARAMS_1 (3, (1, BOOST_PYTHON_MAX_ARITY, <boost/python/object_call.hpp>))
 # include BOOST_PP_ITERATE()
+    
+      detail::args_proxy operator* () const; 
+      object operator()(detail::args_proxy const &args) const; 
+      object operator()(detail::args_proxy const &args, 
+                        detail::kwds_proxy const &kwds) const; 

      // truth value testing
      //
@@ -108,6 +123,8 @@ namespace api
      //
      const_object_attribute attr(char const*) const;
      object_attribute attr(char const*);
+      const_object_objattribute attr(object const&) const;
+      object_objattribute attr(object const&);

      // item access
      //
@@ -213,11 +230,11 @@ namespace api
      inline object_base(object_base const&);
      inline object_base(PyObject* ptr);
      
-      object_base& operator=(object_base const& rhs);
-      ~object_base();
+      inline object_base& operator=(object_base const& rhs);
+      inline ~object_base();
        
      // Underlying object access -- returns a borrowed reference
-      PyObject* ptr() const;
+      inline PyObject* ptr() const;
      
   private:
      PyObject* m_ptr;
@@ -387,7 +404,7 @@ namespace api
      static PyObject*
      get(T const& x, U)
      {
-          return python::incref(get_managed_object(x, tag));
+          return python::incref(get_managed_object(x, boost::python::tag));
      }
  };

@@ -410,6 +427,62 @@ template <class T> struct extract;
 // implementation
 //

+namespace detail 
+{
+
+class call_proxy 
+{ 
+public: 
+  call_proxy(object target) : m_target(target) {} 
+  operator object() const { return m_target;} 
+ 
+ private: 
+    object m_target; 
+}; 
+ 
+class kwds_proxy : public call_proxy 
+{ 
+public: 
+  kwds_proxy(object o = object()) : call_proxy(o) {} 
+}; 
+class args_proxy : public call_proxy 
+{ 
+public: 
+  args_proxy(object o) : call_proxy(o) {} 
+  kwds_proxy operator* () const { return kwds_proxy(*this);} 
+}; 
+} 
+ 
+template <typename U> 
+detail::args_proxy api::object_operators<U>::operator* () const 
+{ 
+  object_cref2 x = *static_cast<U const*>(this); 
+  return boost::python::detail::args_proxy(x); 
+} 
+ 
+template <typename U> 
+object api::object_operators<U>::operator()(detail::args_proxy const &args) const 
+{ 
+  U const& self = *static_cast<U const*>(this); 
+  PyObject *result = PyObject_Call(get_managed_object(self, boost::python::tag), 
+                                   args.operator object().ptr(), 
+                                   0); 
+  return object(boost::python::detail::new_reference(result)); 
+ 
+} 
+ 
+template <typename U> 
+object api::object_operators<U>::operator()(detail::args_proxy const &args, 
+                                            detail::kwds_proxy const &kwds) const 
+{ 
+  U const& self = *static_cast<U const*>(this); 
+  PyObject *result = PyObject_Call(get_managed_object(self, boost::python::tag), 
+                                   args.operator object().ptr(), 
+                                   kwds.operator object().ptr()); 
+  return object(boost::python::detail::new_reference(result)); 
+ 
+}  
+
 inline object::object()
    : object_base(python::incref(Py_None))
 {}
--- a/include/boost/python/object_items.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/object_items.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/object_protocol.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/object_protocol.hpp
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@
 # include <boost/python/object_protocol_core.hpp>
 # include <boost/python/object_core.hpp>

+# include <boost/detail/workaround.hpp>
+
 namespace boost { namespace python { namespace api {

-# if BOOST_WORKAROUND(__SUNPRO_CC, <= 0x580)
+# if BOOST_WORKAROUND(__SUNPRO_CC, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x590))
 // attempt to use SFINAE to prevent functions accepting T const& from
 // coming up as ambiguous with the one taking a char const* when a
 // string literal is passed
@@ -22,45 +24,45 @@ namespace boost { namespace python { namespace api {
 # endif

 template <class Target, class Key>
-object getattr(Target const& target, Key const& key BOOST_PYTHON_NO_ARRAY_ARG(key))
+object getattr(Target const& target, Key const& key BOOST_PYTHON_NO_ARRAY_ARG(Key))
 {
    return getattr(object(target), object(key));
 }

 template <class Target, class Key, class Default>
-object getattr(Target const& target, Key const& key, Default const& default_ BOOST_PYTHON_NO_ARRAY_ARG(key))
+object getattr(Target const& target, Key const& key, Default const& default_ BOOST_PYTHON_NO_ARRAY_ARG(Key))
 {
    return getattr(object(target), object(key), object(default_));
 }


 template <class Key, class Value>
-void setattr(object const& target, Key const& key, Value const& value BOOST_PYTHON_NO_ARRAY_ARG(key))
+void setattr(object const& target, Key const& key, Value const& value BOOST_PYTHON_NO_ARRAY_ARG(Key))
 {
    setattr(target, object(key), object(value));
 }

 template <class Key>
-void delattr(object const& target, Key const& key BOOST_PYTHON_NO_ARRAY_ARG(key))
+void delattr(object const& target, Key const& key BOOST_PYTHON_NO_ARRAY_ARG(Key))
 {
    delattr(target, object(key));
 }

 template <class Target, class Key>
-object getitem(Target const& target, Key const& key BOOST_PYTHON_NO_ARRAY_ARG(key))
+object getitem(Target const& target, Key const& key BOOST_PYTHON_NO_ARRAY_ARG(Key))
 {
    return getitem(object(target), object(key));
 }


 template <class Key, class Value>
-void setitem(object const& target, Key const& key, Value const& value BOOST_PYTHON_NO_ARRAY_ARG(key))
+void setitem(object const& target, Key const& key, Value const& value BOOST_PYTHON_NO_ARRAY_ARG(Key))
 {
    setitem(target, object(key), object(value));
 }

 template <class Key>
-void delitem(object const& target, Key const& key BOOST_PYTHON_NO_ARRAY_ARG(key))
+void delitem(object const& target, Key const& key BOOST_PYTHON_NO_ARRAY_ARG(Key))
 {
    delitem(target, object(key));
 }
--- a/include/boost/python/object_protocol_core.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/object_protocol_core.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/object_slices.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/object_slices.hpp
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ struct slice_policies : const_slice_policies
    static void del(object const& target, key_type const& key);
 };

+template <class T, class U>
+inline slice_policies::key_type slice_key(T x, U y)
+{
+    return slice_policies::key_type(handle<>(x), handle<>(y));
+}
+    
 //
 // implementation
 //
@@ -35,7 +41,7 @@ object_slice
 object_operators<U>::slice(object_cref start, object_cref finish)
 {
    object_cref2 x = *static_cast<U*>(this);
-    return object_slice(x, std::make_pair(borrowed(start.ptr()), borrowed(finish.ptr())));
+    return object_slice(x, api::slice_key(borrowed(start.ptr()), borrowed(finish.ptr())));
 }

 template <class U>
@@ -43,7 +49,7 @@ const_object_slice
 object_operators<U>::slice(object_cref start, object_cref finish) const
 {
    object_cref2 x = *static_cast<U const*>(this);
-    return const_object_slice(x, std::make_pair(borrowed(start.ptr()), borrowed(finish.ptr())));
+    return const_object_slice(x, api::slice_key(borrowed(start.ptr()), borrowed(finish.ptr())));
 }

 template <class U>
@@ -51,7 +57,7 @@ object_slice
 object_operators<U>::slice(slice_nil, object_cref finish)
 {
    object_cref2 x = *static_cast<U*>(this);
-    return object_slice(x, std::make_pair(allow_null((PyObject*)0), borrowed(finish.ptr())));
+    return object_slice(x, api::slice_key(allow_null((PyObject*)0), borrowed(finish.ptr())));
 }

 template <class U>
@@ -59,7 +65,7 @@ const_object_slice
 object_operators<U>::slice(slice_nil, object_cref finish) const
 {
    object_cref2 x = *static_cast<U const*>(this);
-    return const_object_slice(x, std::make_pair(allow_null((PyObject*)0), borrowed(finish.ptr())));
+    return const_object_slice(x, api::slice_key(allow_null((PyObject*)0), borrowed(finish.ptr())));
 }

 template <class U>
@@ -67,7 +73,7 @@ object_slice
 object_operators<U>::slice(slice_nil, slice_nil)
 {
    object_cref2 x = *static_cast<U*>(this);
-    return object_slice(x, std::make_pair(allow_null((PyObject*)0), allow_null((PyObject*)0)));
+    return object_slice(x, api::slice_key(allow_null((PyObject*)0), allow_null((PyObject*)0)));
 }

 template <class U>
@@ -75,7 +81,7 @@ const_object_slice
 object_operators<U>::slice(slice_nil, slice_nil) const
 {
    object_cref2 x = *static_cast<U const*>(this);
-    return const_object_slice(x, std::make_pair(allow_null((PyObject*)0), allow_null((PyObject*)0)));
+    return const_object_slice(x, api::slice_key(allow_null((PyObject*)0), allow_null((PyObject*)0)));
 }

 template <class U>
@@ -83,7 +89,7 @@ object_slice
 object_operators<U>::slice(object_cref start, slice_nil)
 {
    object_cref2 x = *static_cast<U*>(this);
-    return object_slice(x, std::make_pair(borrowed(start.ptr()), allow_null((PyObject*)0)));
+    return object_slice(x, api::slice_key(borrowed(start.ptr()), allow_null((PyObject*)0)));
 }

 template <class U>
@@ -91,7 +97,7 @@ const_object_slice
 object_operators<U>::slice(object_cref start, slice_nil) const
 {
    object_cref2 x = *static_cast<U const*>(this);
-    return const_object_slice(x, std::make_pair(borrowed(start.ptr()), allow_null((PyObject*)0)));
+    return const_object_slice(x, api::slice_key(borrowed(start.ptr()), allow_null((PyObject*)0)));
 }
 # if !defined(BOOST_MSVC) || BOOST_MSVC > 1300
 template <class U>
--- a/include/boost/python/other.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/other.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/override.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/override.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/proxy.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/proxy.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/ptr.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/ptr.hpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
 //
 // Based on boost/ref.hpp, thus:
-//  Copyright (C) 1999, 2000 Jaakko Järvi (jaakko.jarvi@cs.utu.fi)
+//  Copyright (C) 1999, 2000 Jaakko Jarvi (jaakko.jarvi@cs.utu.fi)
 //  Copyright (C) 2001 Peter Dimov

 # if _MSC_VER+0 >= 1020
--- a/include/boost/python/pure_virtual.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/pure_virtual.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/raw_function.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/raw_function.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/refcount.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/refcount.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/return_arg.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/return_arg.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/self.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/self.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/stl_iterator.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/stl_iterator.hpp
--- a/include/boost/python/suite/indexing/container_utils.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/suite/indexing/container_utils.hpp
@@ -7,9 +7,12 @@
 #ifndef PY_CONTAINER_UTILS_JDG20038_HPP
 # define PY_CONTAINER_UTILS_JDG20038_HPP

+# include <utility>
+# include <boost/foreach.hpp>
 # include <boost/python/object.hpp>
 # include <boost/python/handle.hpp>
 # include <boost/python/extract.hpp>
+# include <boost/python/stl_iterator.hpp>

 namespace boost { namespace python { namespace container_utils {
        
@@ -19,11 +22,13 @@ namespace boost { namespace python { namespace container_utils {
    {
        typedef typename Container::value_type data_type;
        
-        //  l must be a list or some container
-
-        for (int i = 0; i < l.attr("__len__")(); i++)
+        //  l must be iterable
+        BOOST_FOREACH(object elem,
+            std::make_pair(
+              boost::python::stl_input_iterator<object>(l),
+              boost::python::stl_input_iterator<object>()
+              ))
        {
-            object elem(l[i]);
            extract<data_type const&> x(elem);
            //  try if elem is an exact data_type type
            if (x.check())
--- a/Show More
+++ b/Show More