#include #include struct C {}; struct D {}; struct E { const D fe (const C&) {return D();} const D fe2(const C&, const C&) {return D();} }; BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE_INIT(bienstman2_ext) { using namespace boost::python; module m("bienstman2_ext"); m .add(class_("C")) .add(class_("D")) .add( class_("E") .def("fe", &E::fe) // this compiles. .def("fe2", &E::fe2) // this doesn't. ) ; }