[Python-Dev] Calling base class methods from C

[Greg Ewing]

Raymond Hettinger wrote:

>   class List(list):
>     def append(self, x):
>       print x
>       List.append(self, x)  # What is the C equivalent of this call?

Something like

   PyObject *meth, *result;
   meth = PyObject_GetAttrString(PyList_Type, "append")
   result = PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(meth, self, x, NULL)

plus appropriate error checking.

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