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  20. <a name="embedding"></a>Chapter&#160;6.&#160;Embedding</h1></div></div></div>
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  28. <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">eval</span></code></a></span></dt>
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  30. <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">exec</span></code></a></span></dt>
  31. <dt><span class="section"><a href="embedding.html#embedding.boost_python_exec_hpp.function_exec_file">Function
  32. <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">exec_file</span></code></a></span></dt>
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  38. <dt><span class="section"><a href="embedding/boost_python_import_hpp.html#embedding.boost_python_import_hpp.function_import">Function
  39. <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">import</span></code></a></span></dt>
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  48. <div class="toc"><dl class="toc">
  49. <dt><span class="section"><a href="embedding.html#embedding.boost_python_exec_hpp.introduction">Introduction</a></span></dt>
  50. <dt><span class="section"><a href="embedding.html#embedding.boost_python_exec_hpp.function_eval">Function
  51. <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">eval</span></code></a></span></dt>
  52. <dt><span class="section"><a href="embedding.html#embedding.boost_python_exec_hpp.function_exec">Function
  53. <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">exec</span></code></a></span></dt>
  54. <dt><span class="section"><a href="embedding.html#embedding.boost_python_exec_hpp.function_exec_file">Function
  55. <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">exec_file</span></code></a></span></dt>
  56. <dt><span class="section"><a href="embedding.html#embedding.boost_python_exec_hpp.examples">Examples</a></span></dt>
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  59. <div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">
  60. <a name="embedding.boost_python_exec_hpp.introduction"></a><a class="link" href="embedding.html#embedding.boost_python_exec_hpp.introduction" title="Introduction">Introduction</a>
  61. </h3></div></div></div>
  62. <p>
  63. Exposes a mechanism for embedding the python interpreter into C++ code.
  64. </p>
  65. </div>
  66. <div class="section">
  67. <div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">
  68. <a name="embedding.boost_python_exec_hpp.function_eval"></a><a class="link" href="embedding.html#embedding.boost_python_exec_hpp.function_eval" title="Function eval">Function
  69. <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">eval</span></code></a>
  70. </h3></div></div></div>
  71. <pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">object</span> <span class="identifier">eval</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">str</span> <span class="identifier">expression</span><span class="special">,</span>
  72. <span class="identifier">object</span> <span class="identifier">globals</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">object</span><span class="special">(),</span>
  73. <span class="identifier">object</span> <span class="identifier">locals</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">object</span><span class="special">());</span>
  74. </pre>
  75. <div class="variablelist">
  76. <p class="title"><b></b></p>
  77. <dl class="variablelist">
  78. <dt><span class="term">Effects</span></dt>
  79. <dd><p>
  80. Evaluate Python expression from expression in the context specified
  81. by the dictionaries globals and locals.
  82. </p></dd>
  83. <dt><span class="term">Returns</span></dt>
  84. <dd><p>
  85. An instance of object which holds the value of the expression.
  86. </p></dd>
  87. </dl>
  88. </div>
  89. </div>
  90. <div class="section">
  91. <div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">
  92. <a name="embedding.boost_python_exec_hpp.function_exec"></a><a class="link" href="embedding.html#embedding.boost_python_exec_hpp.function_exec" title="Function exec">Function
  93. <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">exec</span></code></a>
  94. </h3></div></div></div>
  95. <pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">object</span> <span class="identifier">exec</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">str</span> <span class="identifier">code</span><span class="special">,</span>
  96. <span class="identifier">object</span> <span class="identifier">globals</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">object</span><span class="special">(),</span>
  97. <span class="identifier">object</span> <span class="identifier">locals</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">object</span><span class="special">());</span>
  98. </pre>
  99. <div class="variablelist">
  100. <p class="title"><b></b></p>
  101. <dl class="variablelist">
  102. <dt><span class="term">Effects</span></dt>
  103. <dd><p>
  104. Execute Python source code from code in the context specified by
  105. the dictionaries globals and locals.
  106. </p></dd>
  107. <dt><span class="term">Returns</span></dt>
  108. <dd><p>
  109. An instance of object which holds the result of executing the code.
  110. </p></dd>
  111. </dl>
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  113. </div>
  114. <div class="section">
  115. <div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">
  116. <a name="embedding.boost_python_exec_hpp.function_exec_file"></a><a class="link" href="embedding.html#embedding.boost_python_exec_hpp.function_exec_file" title="Function exec_file">Function
  117. <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">exec_file</span></code></a>
  118. </h3></div></div></div>
  119. <pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">object</span> <span class="identifier">exec_file</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">str</span> <span class="identifier">filename</span><span class="special">,</span>
  120. <span class="identifier">object</span> <span class="identifier">globals</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">object</span><span class="special">(),</span>
  121. <span class="identifier">object</span> <span class="identifier">locals</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">object</span><span class="special">());</span>
  122. </pre>
  123. <div class="variablelist">
  124. <p class="title"><b></b></p>
  125. <dl class="variablelist">
  126. <dt><span class="term">Effects</span></dt>
  127. <dd><p>
  128. Execute Python source code from the file named by filename in the
  129. context specified by the dictionaries globals and locals.
  130. </p></dd>
  131. <dt><span class="term">Returns</span></dt>
  132. <dd><p>
  133. An instance of object which holds the result of executing the code.
  134. </p></dd>
  135. </dl>
  136. </div>
  137. </div>
  138. <div class="section">
  139. <div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">
  140. <a name="embedding.boost_python_exec_hpp.examples"></a><a class="link" href="embedding.html#embedding.boost_python_exec_hpp.examples" title="Examples">Examples</a>
  141. </h3></div></div></div>
  142. <p>
  143. The following example demonstrates the use of import and exec to define
  144. a function in python, and later call it from within C++.
  145. </p>
  146. <pre class="programlisting"><span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">iostream</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
  147. <span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">string</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
  148. <span class="keyword">using</span> <span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">python</span><span class="special">;</span>
  149. <span class="keyword">void</span> <span class="identifier">greet</span><span class="special">()</span>
  150. <span class="special">{</span>
  151. <span class="comment">// Retrieve the main module.</span>
  152. <span class="identifier">object</span> <span class="identifier">main</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">import</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"__main__"</span><span class="special">);</span>
  153. <span class="comment">// Retrieve the main module's namespace</span>
  154. <span class="identifier">object</span> <span class="identifier">global</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">main</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">attr</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="string">"__dict__"</span><span class="special">));</span>
  155. <span class="comment">// Define greet function in Python.</span>
  156. <span class="identifier">object</span> <span class="identifier">result</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">exec</span><span class="special">(</span>
  157. <span class="string">"def greet(): \n"</span>
  158. <span class="string">" return 'Hello from Python!' \n"</span><span class="special">,</span>
  159. <span class="identifier">global</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">global</span><span class="special">);</span>
  160. <span class="comment">// Create a reference to it.</span>
  161. <span class="identifier">object</span> <span class="identifier">greet</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">global</span><span class="special">[</span><span class="string">"greet"</span><span class="special">];</span>
  162. <span class="comment">// Call it.</span>
  163. <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span> <span class="identifier">message</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">extract</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span><span class="special">&gt;(</span><span class="identifier">greet</span><span class="special">());</span>
  164. <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">cout</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">message</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">endl</span><span class="special">;</span>
  165. <span class="special">}</span>
  166. </pre>
  167. <p>
  168. Instead of embedding the python script into a string, we could also store
  169. it in an a file...
  170. </p>
  171. <pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">def</span> <span class="identifier">greet</span><span class="special">():</span>
  172. <span class="keyword">return</span> <span class="char">'Hello from Python!'</span>
  173. </pre>
  174. <p>
  175. ... and execute that instead.
  176. </p>
  177. <pre class="programlisting"> <span class="comment">// ...</span>
  178. <span class="comment">// Load the greet function from a file.</span>
  179. <span class="identifier">object</span> <span class="identifier">result</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">exec_file</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">script</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">global</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">global</span><span class="special">);</span>
  180. <span class="comment">// ...</span>
  181. <span class="special">}</span>
  182. </pre>
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