[C++-sig] Unicode strings

[Andreas Beyer]

Hi,

Is it possible to convert a python unicode object to a C++ string object?
If yes: How do I do that?
If no: Would it be possible to include unicode support into the string 
wrapper class in Boost.Python?

Thanks,
	Andreas


PS: Apperently the following does not work:

class my_class
{
   ...
   void take_a_string(string);
   ...
}

Then in the wrapper:
   .def("take_a_string",   &my_class::take_a_string)

And finally in Python:
 >>> x = my_class()
 >>> x.take_a_string(unicode("something"))

-> TypeError