On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 5:38 PM, Robert Dailey <rcdailey@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi,

I'm embedding python through Boost.Python. Before I "import" or "exec" a specific PY file, I want to set a global variable in that script that the user will be able to access when the script is finally executed or imported. How would I do this?

I've come up with the following code:

    boost::python::object GetNamespace( char const* mod )
    {
        using namespace boost::python;
        object theModule = import( mod );
        return theModule.attr( "__dict__" );
    }

    template< typename t_type >
    bool AddGlobal( std::string const& name, t_type const& global )
    {
        using namespace boost::python;
        object main = GetNamespace( "__main__" );
        main[name] = global;
        return true;
    }

However, the above results in the following exception if I pass a pointer type to the 'global' parameter in my AddGlobal function. Note that the pointer type is that of a user defined class, like Interface*:

First-chance exception at 0x7d4e2366 in Crusades_Debug.exe: Microsoft C++ exception: boost::python::error_already_set at memory location 0x0012ed44..

Anyone know why this is happening? I haven't exposed the class in question (class Interface) through class_(). Could this be the problem?