Python

The C++ code used for the examples below can be found here, and it is assumed that that code is loaded at the start of any session. Download it, save it under the name features.h, and load it:

>>> import cppyy
>>> cppyy.include('features.h')
>>>

PyObject

Arguments and return types of PyObject* can be used, and passed on to CPython API calls (or through cpyext in PyPy).

Doc strings

The documentation string of a method or function contains the C++ arguments and return types of all overloads of that name, as applicable. Example:

>>> from cppyy.gbl import Concrete
>>> print Concrete.array_method.__doc__
void Concrete::array_method(int* ad, int size)
void Concrete::array_method(double* ad, int size)
>>>

Help

Bound C++ class is first-class Python and can thus be inspected like any Python objects can. For example, we can ask for help():

>>> help(Concrete)
Help on class Concrete in module gbl:

class Concrete(Abstract)
 |  Method resolution order:
 |      Concrete
 |      Abstract
 |      CPPInstance
 |      __builtin__.object
 |
 |  Methods defined here:
 |
 |  __assign__(self, const Concrete&)
 |      Concrete& Concrete::operator=(const Concrete&)
 |
 |  __init__(self, *args)
 |      Concrete::Concrete(int n = 42)
 |      Concrete::Concrete(const Concrete&)
 |
 etc. ....