[C++-sig] C++ clas with (*args, **kwargs) constructor

[Jim Bosch]

On 06/21/2012 05:31 PM, Trigve Siver wrote:
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> Hi,
> I'm trying to find some solution to my problem but without succes. I need to be able to export C++ class constructor that takes arbitraty arguments (as in python __init__(self, *args, **kwargs). Is it possible to have this kind of constructor? I've tried something like this:
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I believe this is not possible in Boost.Python.  The closest 
approximations I know of are:

  - Use a static method or free function instead of a constructor for 
this mode of construction in Python.  You can wrap a non-constructor 
with *args, **kwds using boost::python::raw_function.

  - Inherit from the wrapped class at the Python layer; the derived 
class could then have a constructor with *args, **kwds.



Jim