Boost C++ Libraries

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Boost Python Tutorial

Table of contents

QuickStart

Building Hello World

Exposing Classes

Constructors

Class Data Members

Class Properties

Inheritance

Class Virtual Functions

Deriving a Python Class

Virtual Functions with Default Implementations

Class Operators/Special Functions

Functions

Call Policies

Overloading

Default Arguments

Auto-Overloading

Object Interface

Basic Interface

Derived Object types

Extracting C++ objects

Enums

Embedding

Using the interpreter

Iterators

Exception Translation

General Techniques

Creating Packages

Extending Wrapped Objects in Python

Reducing Compiling Time

Copyright © 2002-2003 David Abrahams
Copyright © 2002-2003 Joel de Guzman

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