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.. _reference:
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.. warning::
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Please be advised that the reference documentation discussing pybind11
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internals is currently incomplete. Please refer to the previous sections
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and the pybind11 header files for the nitty gritty details.
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Reference
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#########
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Macros
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======
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.. function:: PYBIND11_PLUGIN(const char *name)
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This macro creates the entry point that will be invoked when the Python
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interpreter imports a plugin library. Please create a
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:class:`module` in the function body and return the pointer to its
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underlying Python object at the end.
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.. code-block:: cpp
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PYBIND11_PLUGIN(example) {
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pybind11::module m("example", "pybind11 example plugin");
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/// Set up bindings here
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return m.ptr();
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}
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.. _core_types:
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Convenience classes for arbitrary Python types
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==============================================
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Without reference counting
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--------------------------
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.. class:: handle
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The :class:`handle` class is a thin wrapper around an arbitrary Python
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object (i.e. a ``PyObject *`` in Python's C API). It does not perform any
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automatic reference counting and merely provides a basic C++ interface to
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various Python API functions.
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.. seealso::
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The :class:`object` class inherits from :class:`handle` and adds automatic
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reference counting features.
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.. function:: handle::handle()
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The default constructor creates a handle with a ``nullptr``-valued pointer.
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.. function:: handle::handle(const handle&)
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Copy constructor
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.. function:: handle::handle(PyObject *)
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Creates a :class:`handle` from the given raw Python object pointer.
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.. function:: PyObject * handle::ptr() const
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Return the ``PyObject *`` underlying a :class:`handle`.
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.. function:: void handle::inc_ref() const
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Manually increase the reference count of the Python object. Usually, it is
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preferable to use the :class:`object` class which derives from
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:class:`handle` and calls this function automatically.
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.. function:: void handle::dec_ref() const
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Manually decrease the reference count of the Python object. Usually, it is
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preferable to use the :class:`object` class which derives from
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:class:`handle` and calls this function automatically.
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.. function:: void handle::ref_count() const
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Return the object's current reference count
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.. function:: handle handle::get_type() const
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Return a handle to the Python type object underlying the instance
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.. function detail::accessor handle::operator[](handle key) const
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Return an internal functor to invoke the object's sequence protocol.
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Casting the returned ``detail::accessor`` instance to a :class:`handle` or
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:class:`object` subclass causes a corresponding call to ``__getitem__``.
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Assigning a :class:`handle` or :class:`object` subclass causes a call to
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``__setitem__``.
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.. function detail::accessor handle::operator[](const char *key) const
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See the above function (the only difference is that they key is provided as
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a string literal).
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.. function detail::accessor handle::attr(handle key) const
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Return an internal functor to access the object's attributes.
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Casting the returned ``detail::accessor`` instance to a :class:`handle` or
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:class:`object` subclass causes a corresponding call to ``__getattr``.
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Assigning a :class:`handle` or :class:`object` subclass causes a call to
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``__setattr``.
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.. function detail::accessor handle::attr(const char *key) const
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See the above function (the only difference is that they key is provided as
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a string literal).
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.. function operator handle::bool() const
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Return ``true`` when the :class:`handle` wraps a valid Python object.
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.. function str handle::str() const
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Return a string representation of the object. This is analogous to
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the ``str()`` function in Python.
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.. function:: template <typename T> T handle::cast() const
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Attempt to cast the Python object into the given C++ type. A
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:class:`cast_error` will be throw upon failure.
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.. function:: template <typename ... Args> object handle::call(Args&&... args) const
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Assuming the Python object is a function or implements the ``__call__``
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protocol, ``call()`` invokes the underlying function, passing an arbitrary
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set of parameters. The result is returned as a :class:`object` and may need
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to be converted back into a Python object using :func:`handle::cast`.
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When some of the arguments cannot be converted to Python objects, the
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function will throw a :class:`cast_error` exception. When the Python
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function call fails, a :class:`error_already_set` exception is thrown.
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With reference counting
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-----------------------
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.. class:: object : public handle
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Like :class:`handle`, the object class is a thin wrapper around an
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arbitrary Python object (i.e. a ``PyObject *`` in Python's C API). In
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contrast to :class:`handle`, it optionally increases the object's reference
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count upon construction, and it *always* decreases the reference count when
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the :class:`object` instance goes out of scope and is destructed. When
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using :class:`object` instances consistently, it is much easier to get
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reference counting right at the first attempt.
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.. function:: object::object(const object &o)
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Copy constructor; always increases the reference count
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.. function:: object::object(const handle &h, bool borrowed)
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Creates a :class:`object` from the given :class:`handle`. The reference
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count is only increased if the ``borrowed`` parameter is set to ``true``.
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.. function:: object::object(PyObject *ptr, bool borrowed)
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Creates a :class:`object` from the given raw Python object pointer. The
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reference count is only increased if the ``borrowed`` parameter is set to
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``true``.
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.. function:: object::object(object &&other)
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Move constructor; steals the object from ``other`` and preserves its
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reference count.
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.. function:: PyObject* object::release()
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Release ownership of underlying ``PyObject *``. Returns raw Python object
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pointer without decreasing its reference count and resets handle to
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``nullptr``-valued pointer.
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.. function:: object::~object()
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Destructor, which automatically calls :func:`handle::dec_ref()`.
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Convenience classes for specific Python types
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=============================================
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.. class:: module : public object
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.. function:: module::module(const char *name, const char *doc = nullptr)
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Create a new top-level Python module with the given name and docstring
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.. function:: module module::def_submodule(const char *name, const char *doc = nullptr)
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Create and return a new Python submodule with the given name and docstring.
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This also works recursively, i.e.
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.. code-block:: cpp
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pybind11::module m("example", "pybind11 example plugin");
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pybind11::module m2 = m.def_submodule("sub", "A submodule of 'example'");
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pybind11::module m3 = m2.def_submodule("subsub", "A submodule of 'example.sub'");
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.. cpp:function:: template <typename Func, typename ... Extra> module& module::def(const char *name, Func && f, Extra && ... extra)
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Create Python binding for a new function within the module scope. ``Func``
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can be a plain C++ function, a function pointer, or a lambda function. For
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details on the ``Extra&& ... extra`` argument, see section :ref:`extras`.
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.. _extras:
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Passing extra arguments to the def function
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===========================================
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.. class:: arg
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.. function:: arg::arg(const char *name)
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.. function:: template <typename T> arg_t<T> arg::operator=(const T &value)
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.. class:: template <typename T> arg_t<T> : public arg
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Represents a named argument with a default value
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.. class:: sibling
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Used to specify a handle to an existing sibling function; used internally
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to implement function overloading in :func:`module::def` and
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:func:`class_::def`.
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.. function:: sibling::sibling(handle handle)
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.. class doc
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This is class is internally used by pybind11.
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.. function:: doc::doc(const char *value)
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Create a new docstring with the specified value
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.. class name
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This is class is internally used by pybind11.
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.. function:: name::name(const char *value)
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Used to specify the function name
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