[C++-sig] Getting a Python type object for a c++ type in wrapper code...

[Alex Mohr]

Hi folks,

I'm a relative boost.python newbie but I've been doing a ton with it and 
I'm having a blast.  Thanks for such an awesome package.

Here's my first newbie question.

Suppose I have two C++ classes that I'm wrapping -- Foo and Bar.  In the 
wrapper for Bar, I want there to be an attribute which holds the type 
Foo.  That is, from python I wan to be able to say:

 >>> Module.Bar.fooType == Module.Foo
True

Something like def_readonly("fooType", <var-which-holds-type-for-Foo>) 
would be ideal.  I'd also like to be able to do this for python types, 
like python's float.  Is there a simple way to do this in my 
Boost.Python code?

Thanks,

Alex