Using C++ library functions from Python

Asked Dec 18 '12 at 16:28

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I got a library created for Win x86 with MS Visual Studio 2010. And I can not change the content of a library to use Boost.Python.

I'm using Python 3.3 with PyQt4 to create interface, but not restricted to these versions. I need to call functions and get objects from said C++ library. What is the easiest way to wrap C++ library to be called from python?

I guess, that such question was already asked, but I can not seem to find it.

Here's an example of header file:

namespace SDK 
{
    class IMethod 
    {
    public:
        virtual IModel* CreateModel(const IBuffer* pBuffer, const char* text) = 0;
    };

    extern __declspec(dllexport) SDK::IMethod* CreateMethod(MethodID integer);
}

asked Dec 18 '12 at 16:28

sukhmel

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SWIG is one way. Write a Python extension is another. – David Heffernan Dec 18 '12 at 16:38
@DavidHeffernan, the point is that I can not find examples of how to do this. Could you please provide some? By the way, I guess that writing this project in C++/Qt would be easier, may be I'll try this. – sukhmel Dec 18 '12 at 16:48
There are countless examples of SWIG and Python extension writing. – David Heffernan Dec 18 '12 at 16:54

Using C++ library functions from Python

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