Re: [Boost-users] [Python] Handling std::vector and boost::tuple

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [Python] Handling std::vector and boost::tuple
From: Ravi (lists_ravi_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-07-19 21:09:15

On Friday 15 July 2011 08:53:19 Johan Råde wrote:
> The following code fails with the error message:
> "Boost.Python.ArgumentError: Python argument types in m.f(list) did not 
> match C++ signature: ..."
> 
> How do I make it work? Do I have to write a custom translator?

Unfortunately, yes. The example, as written, requires two conversions:
  - from python list (or any python sequence) to std::vector
  - python tuples to boost.tuple

You can use the vector indexing suite (v2) for the first part, and the 
following for the second:

http://pygccxml.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pygccxml/pyplusplus_dev/docs/troubleshooting_guide/automatic_conversion/tuples.hpp?revision=899&view=markup

Regards,
Ravi