Is it possible to call repr from C++ on a C++ object that can be converted to python?  Let me explain.

I have an enum that I converted to python using boost::python::enum_().  That class already provides a good repr() to python (thanks to the boost::python developers for that).  However that enum is used as a type on a member in another C++ class that I have where boost::python does not provide a good repr().  So I’m trying to provide one and thought, it sure would be nice if I could just call repr() on the member.  I assume I have to convert the value on that member to python first, some kind of way then call repr?  Is that possible?  Or is there a better way?

Example:

Typedef enum

{

   V1 = 0,

   V2 = 5,

   V3 = 6

} values;

Class ValueExample

{

   Public:

      ValueExample(const values& v) {m_value = v};

      Values getValue() const { return m_value };

   Private:

      Values m_value;

}

Std::string

ValueExampleRepr(const ValueExample& object)

{

   Std::stringstream ss;

   // What do I put here?

   // Ss << repr(object.getValue());

   Return ss::str();

}

Boost::python::enum_<values> values(“values”);

Values.value(“V1”, V1);

Values.value(“V2”, V2);

Values.value(“V3”, V3);

Boost::python::class_<ValueExample> ValueExample(“ValueExample”);

ValueExample(“__repr__”, ValueExampleRepr);