Exposing a pointer in Boost.Python
- by Goose Bumper
I have this very simple C++ class:
class Tree {
public:
Node *head;
};
BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(myModule)
{
class_<Tree>("Tree")
.def_readwrite("head",&Tree::head)
;
}
I want to access the head variable from Python, but the message I see is:
No to_python (by-value) converter found for C++ type: Node*
From what I understand, this happens because Python is freaking out because it has no concept of pointers. How can I access the head variable from Python?
I understand I should use encapsulation, but I'm currently stuck with needing a non-encapsulation solution.
