Utility.cxx

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// Bindings
#include "CPyCppyy.h"
#include "Utility.h"
#include "CPPFunction.h"
#include "CPPInstance.h"
#include "CPPOverload.h"
#include "ProxyWrappers.h"
#include "PyCallable.h"
#include "PyStrings.h"
#include "CustomPyTypes.h"
#include "TemplateProxy.h"
#include "TypeManip.h"
 
// Standard
#include <limits.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <algorithm>
#include <list>
#include <mutex>
#include <set>
#include <sstream>
#include <utility>
 
 
//- data _____________________________________________________________________
#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x030b0000
bool CPyCppyy::gDictLookupActive = false;
#endif
 
typedef std::map<std::string, std::string> TC2POperatorMapping_t;
static TC2POperatorMapping_t gC2POperatorMapping;
static std::set<std::string> gOpSkip;
static std::set<std::string> gOpRemove;
 
namespace CPyCppyy {
// special objects
    extern PyObject* gNullPtrObject;
    extern PyObject* gDefaultObject;
}
 
namespace {
 
    using namespace CPyCppyy::Utility;
 
    struct InitOperatorMapping_t {
    public:
        InitOperatorMapping_t() {
        // Initialize the global map of operator names C++ -> python.
 
            gOpSkip.insert("[]");      // __s/getitem__, depends on return type
            gOpSkip.insert("+");       // __add__, depends on # of args (see __pos__)
            gOpSkip.insert("-");       // __sub__, id. (eq. __neg__)
            gOpSkip.insert("*");       // __mul__ or __deref__
            gOpSkip.insert("++");      // __postinc__ or __preinc__
            gOpSkip.insert("--");      // __postdec__ or __predec__
 
            gOpRemove.insert("new");   // this and the following not handled at all
            gOpRemove.insert("new[]");
            gOpRemove.insert("delete");
            gOpRemove.insert("delete[]");
 
            gC2POperatorMapping["[]"]  = "__getitem__";
            gC2POperatorMapping["()"]  = "__call__";
            gC2POperatorMapping["%"]   = "__mod__";
            gC2POperatorMapping["**"]  = "__pow__";
            gC2POperatorMapping["<<"]  = "__lshift__";
            gC2POperatorMapping[">>"]  = "__rshift__";
            gC2POperatorMapping["&"]   = "__and__";
            gC2POperatorMapping["&&"]  = "__dand__";
            gC2POperatorMapping["|"]   = "__or__";
            gC2POperatorMapping["||"]  = "__dor__";
            gC2POperatorMapping["^"]   = "__xor__";
            gC2POperatorMapping["~"]   = "__invert__";
            gC2POperatorMapping[","]   = "__comma__";
            gC2POperatorMapping["+="]  = "__iadd__";
            gC2POperatorMapping["-="]  = "__isub__";
            gC2POperatorMapping["*="]  = "__imul__";
            gC2POperatorMapping["/="]  = CPPYY__idiv__;
            gC2POperatorMapping["%="]  = "__imod__";
            gC2POperatorMapping["**="] = "__ipow__";
            gC2POperatorMapping["<<="] = "__ilshift__";
            gC2POperatorMapping[">>="] = "__irshift__";
            gC2POperatorMapping["&="]  = "__iand__";
            gC2POperatorMapping["|="]  = "__ior__";
            gC2POperatorMapping["^="]  = "__ixor__";
            gC2POperatorMapping["=="]  = "__eq__";
            gC2POperatorMapping["!="]  = "__ne__";
            gC2POperatorMapping[">"]   = "__gt__";
            gC2POperatorMapping["<"]   = "__lt__";
            gC2POperatorMapping[">="]  = "__ge__";
            gC2POperatorMapping["<="]  = "__le__";
 
        // the following type mappings are "exact"
            gC2POperatorMapping["const char*"]  = "__str__";
            gC2POperatorMapping["char*"]        = "__str__";
            gC2POperatorMapping["const char *"] = gC2POperatorMapping["const char*"];
            gC2POperatorMapping["char *"]       = gC2POperatorMapping["char*"];
            gC2POperatorMapping["int"]          = "__int__";
            gC2POperatorMapping["long"]         = CPPYY__long__;
            gC2POperatorMapping["double"]       = "__float__";
 
        // the following type mappings are "okay"; the assumption is that they
        // are not mixed up with the ones above or between themselves (and if
        // they are, that it is done consistently)
            gC2POperatorMapping["short"]              = "__int__";
            gC2POperatorMapping["unsigned short"]     = "__int__";
            gC2POperatorMapping["unsigned int"]       = CPPYY__long__;
            gC2POperatorMapping["unsigned long"]      = CPPYY__long__;
            gC2POperatorMapping["long long"]          = CPPYY__long__;
            gC2POperatorMapping["unsigned long long"] = CPPYY__long__;
            gC2POperatorMapping["float"]              = "__float__";
 
            gC2POperatorMapping["->"]  = "__follow__";      // not an actual python operator
            gC2POperatorMapping["="]   = "__assign__";      // id.
 
#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x03000000
            gC2POperatorMapping["bool"] = "__cpp_nonzero__";
#else
            gC2POperatorMapping["bool"] = "__cpp_bool__";
#endif
        }
    } initOperatorMapping_;
 
    inline std::string full_scope(const std::string& tpname) {
        return tpname[0] == ':' ? tpname : "::"+tpname;
    }
 
} // unnamed namespace
 
 
//- public functions ---------------------------------------------------------
unsigned long CPyCppyy::PyLongOrInt_AsULong(PyObject* pyobject)
{
// Convert <pybject> to C++ unsigned long, with bounds checking, allow int -> ulong.
    if (PyFloat_Check(pyobject)) {
        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "can\'t convert float to unsigned long");
        return (unsigned long)-1;
    } else if (pyobject == CPyCppyy::gDefaultObject) {
        return (unsigned long)0;
    }
 
    unsigned long ul = PyLong_AsUnsignedLong(pyobject);
    if (ul == (unsigned long)-1 && PyErr_Occurred() && PyInt_Check(pyobject)) {
        PyErr_Clear();
        long i = PyInt_AS_LONG(pyobject);
        if (0 <= i) {
            ul = (unsigned long)i;
        } else {
            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
                "can\'t convert negative value to unsigned long");
            return (unsigned long)-1;
        }
    }
 
    return ul;
}
 
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
PY_ULONG_LONG CPyCppyy::PyLongOrInt_AsULong64(PyObject* pyobject)
{
// Convert <pyobject> to C++ unsigned long long, with bounds checking.
    if (PyFloat_Check(pyobject)) {
        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "can\'t convert float to unsigned long long");
        return -1;
    } else if (pyobject == CPyCppyy::gDefaultObject) {
        return (unsigned long)0;
    }
 
    PY_ULONG_LONG ull = PyLong_AsUnsignedLongLong(pyobject);
    if (PyErr_Occurred() && PyInt_Check(pyobject)) {
        PyErr_Clear();
        long i = PyInt_AS_LONG(pyobject);
        if (0 <= i) {
            ull = (PY_ULONG_LONG)i;
        } else {
            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
                "can\'t convert negative value to unsigned long long");
        }
    }
 
    return ull;
}
 
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
bool CPyCppyy::Utility::AddToClass(
    PyObject* pyclass, const char* label, PyCFunction cfunc, int flags)
{
// Add the given function to the class under name 'label'.
 
// use list for clean-up (.so's are unloaded only at interpreter shutdown)
    static std::list<PyMethodDef> s_pymeths;
 
    s_pymeths.push_back(PyMethodDef());
    PyMethodDef* pdef = &s_pymeths.back();
    pdef->ml_name  = const_cast<char*>(label);
    pdef->ml_meth  = cfunc;
    pdef->ml_flags = flags;
    pdef->ml_doc   = nullptr;
 
    PyObject* func = PyCFunction_New(pdef, nullptr);
    PyObject* name = CPyCppyy_PyText_InternFromString(pdef->ml_name);
    PyObject* method = CustomInstanceMethod_New(func, nullptr, pyclass);
    bool isOk = PyType_Type.tp_setattro(pyclass, name, method) == 0;
    Py_DECREF(method);
    Py_DECREF(name);
    Py_DECREF(func);
 
    if (PyErr_Occurred())
        return false;
 
    if (!isOk) {
        PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError, "could not add method %s", label);
        return false;
    }
 
    return true;
}
 
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
bool CPyCppyy::Utility::AddToClass(PyObject* pyclass, const char* label, const char* func)
{
// Add the given function to the class under name 'label'.
    PyObject* pyfunc = PyObject_GetAttrString(pyclass, const_cast<char*>(func));
    if (!pyfunc)
        return false;
 
    PyObject* pylabel = CPyCppyy_PyText_InternFromString(const_cast<char*>(label));
    bool isOk = PyType_Type.tp_setattro(pyclass, pylabel, pyfunc) == 0;
    Py_DECREF(pylabel);
 
    Py_DECREF(pyfunc);
    return isOk;
}
 
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
bool CPyCppyy::Utility::AddToClass(PyObject* pyclass, const char* label, PyCallable* pyfunc)
{
// Add the given function to the class under name 'label'.
    CPPOverload* method =
        (CPPOverload*)PyObject_GetAttrString(pyclass, const_cast<char*>(label));
 
    if (!method || !CPPOverload_Check(method)) {
    // not adding to existing CPPOverload; add callable directly to the class
        if (PyErr_Occurred())
            PyErr_Clear();
        Py_XDECREF((PyObject*)method);
        method = CPPOverload_New(label, pyfunc);
        PyObject* pylabel = CPyCppyy_PyText_InternFromString(const_cast<char*>(label));
        bool isOk = PyType_Type.tp_setattro(pyclass, pylabel, (PyObject*)method) == 0;
        Py_DECREF(pylabel);
        Py_DECREF(method);
        return isOk;
    }
 
    method->AdoptMethod(pyfunc);
 
    Py_DECREF(method);
    return true;
}
 
 
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
static inline
CPyCppyy::PyCallable* BuildOperator(const std::string& lcname, const std::string& rcname,
    const char* op, Cppyy::TCppScope_t scope, bool reverse=false)
{
// Helper to find a function with matching signature in 'funcs'.
    std::string opname = "operator";
    opname += op;
 
    Cppyy::TCppIndex_t idx = Cppyy::GetGlobalOperator(scope, lcname, rcname, opname);
    if (idx == (Cppyy::TCppIndex_t)-1)
        return nullptr;
 
    Cppyy::TCppMethod_t meth = Cppyy::GetMethod(scope, idx);
    if (!reverse)
        return new CPyCppyy::CPPFunction(scope, meth);
    return new CPyCppyy::CPPReverseBinary(scope, meth);
}
 
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
CPyCppyy::PyCallable* CPyCppyy::Utility::FindUnaryOperator(PyObject* pyclass, const char* op)
{
// Find a callable matching named operator (op) and klass arguments in the global
// namespace or the klass' namespace.
 
    if (!CPPScope_Check(pyclass))
        return nullptr;
 
    CPPClass* klass = (CPPClass*)pyclass;
    const std::string& lcname = Cppyy::GetScopedFinalName(klass->fCppType);
    Cppyy::TCppScope_t scope = Cppyy::GetScope(TypeManip::extract_namespace(lcname));
    return FindBinaryOperator(lcname, "", op, scope, false);
}
 
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
CPyCppyy::PyCallable* CPyCppyy::Utility::FindBinaryOperator(PyObject* left, PyObject* right,
    const char* op, Cppyy::TCppScope_t scope)
{
// Find a callable matching the named operator (op) and the (left, right)
// arguments in the global or these objects' namespaces.
 
    bool reverse = false;
    if (!CPPInstance_Check(left)) {
        if (CPPInstance_Check(right))
           reverse = true;
        else
           return nullptr;
    }
 
// retrieve the class names to match the signature of any found global functions
    const std::string& lcname = ClassName(left);
    const std::string& rcname = ClassName(right);
    return FindBinaryOperator(lcname, rcname, op, scope, reverse);
}
 
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
CPyCppyy::PyCallable* CPyCppyy::Utility::FindBinaryOperator(
    const std::string& lcname, const std::string& rcname,
    const char* op, Cppyy::TCppScope_t scope, bool reverse)
{
// Find a global function with a matching signature; search __gnu_cxx, std::__1,
// and __cppyy_internal pro-actively (as there's AFAICS no way to unearth 'using'
// information).
 
    if (rcname == "<unknown>" || lcname == "<unknown>")
        return nullptr;
 
    PyCallable* pyfunc = 0;
 
    if (!scope) {
        // TODO: the following should remain sync with what clingwrapper does in its
        // type remapper; there must be a better way?
        if (lcname == "str" || lcname == "unicode" || lcname == "complex")
            scope = Cppyy::GetScope("std");
        else scope = Cppyy::GetScope(TypeManip::extract_namespace(lcname));
    }
    if (scope)
        pyfunc = BuildOperator(lcname, rcname, op, scope, reverse);
 
    if (!pyfunc && scope != Cppyy::gGlobalScope)      // search in global scope anyway
        pyfunc = BuildOperator(lcname, rcname, op, Cppyy::gGlobalScope, reverse);
 
    if (!pyfunc) {
    // For GNU on clang, search the internal __gnu_cxx namespace for binary operators (is
    // typically the case for STL iterators operator==/!=.
    // TODO: only look in __gnu_cxx for iterators (and more generally: do lookups in the
    //       namespace where the class is defined
        static Cppyy::TCppScope_t gnucxx = Cppyy::GetScope("__gnu_cxx");
        if (gnucxx)
            pyfunc = BuildOperator(lcname, rcname, op, gnucxx, reverse);
    }
 
    if (!pyfunc) {
    // Same for clang (on Mac only?). TODO: find proper pre-processor magic to only use those
    // specific namespaces that are actually around; although to be sure, this isn't expensive.
        static Cppyy::TCppScope_t std__1 = Cppyy::GetScope("std::__1");
 
        if (std__1
#ifdef __APPLE__
 && lcname.find("__wrap_iter") == std::string::npos   // wrapper call does not compile
#endif
        ) {
            pyfunc = BuildOperator(lcname, rcname, op, std__1, reverse);
        }
    }
 
    if (!pyfunc) {
    // One more, mostly for Mac, but again not sure whether this is not a general issue. Some
    // operators are declared as friends only in classes, so then they're not found in the
    // global namespace, so this helper let's the compiler resolve the operator.
        static Cppyy::TCppScope_t s_intern = Cppyy::GetScope("__cppyy_internal");
        if (s_intern) {
            std::stringstream fname, proto;
            if (strncmp(op, "==", 2) == 0) { fname << "is_equal<"; }
            else if (strncmp(op, "!=", 2) == 0) { fname << "is_not_equal<"; }
            else { fname << "not_implemented<"; }
            fname << lcname << ", " << rcname << ">";
            proto << "const " << lcname << "&, const " << rcname;
            Cppyy::TCppMethod_t method = Cppyy::GetMethodTemplate(s_intern, fname.str(), proto.str());
            if (method) pyfunc = new CPPFunction(s_intern, method);
        }
    }
 
    return pyfunc;
}
 
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
static inline std::string AnnotationAsText(PyObject* pyobj)
{
    if (!CPyCppyy_PyText_Check(pyobj)) {
        PyObject* pystr = PyObject_GetAttr(pyobj, CPyCppyy::PyStrings::gName);
        if (!pystr) {
            PyErr_Clear();
            pystr = PyObject_Str(pyobj);
        }
 
        std::string str = CPyCppyy_PyText_AsString(pystr);
        Py_DECREF(pystr);
        return str;
    }
    return CPyCppyy_PyText_AsString(pyobj);
}
 
static bool AddTypeName(std::string& tmpl_name, PyObject* tn, PyObject* arg,
    CPyCppyy::Utility::ArgPreference pref, int* pcnt = nullptr)
{
// Determine the appropriate C++ type for a given Python type; this is a helper because
// it can recurse if the type is list or tuple and needs matching on std::vector.
    using namespace CPyCppyy;
    using namespace CPyCppyy::Utility;
 
    if (tn == (PyObject*)&PyInt_Type) {
        if (arg) {
#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x03000000
            long l = PyInt_AS_LONG(arg);
            tmpl_name.append((l < INT_MIN || INT_MAX < l) ? "long" : "int");
#else
             PY_LONG_LONG ll = PyLong_AsLongLong(arg);
             if (ll == (PY_LONG_LONG)-1 && PyErr_Occurred()) {
                 PyErr_Clear();
                 PY_ULONG_LONG ull = PyLong_AsUnsignedLongLong(arg);
                 if (ull == (PY_ULONG_LONG)-1 && PyErr_Occurred()) {
                     PyErr_Clear();
                     tmpl_name.append("int");    // still out of range, will fail later
                 } else
                     tmpl_name.append("unsigned long long");    // since already failed long long
             } else
                 tmpl_name.append((ll < INT_MIN || INT_MAX < ll) ? \
                     ((ll < LONG_MIN || LONG_MAX < ll) ? "long long" : "long") : "int");
#endif
        } else
            tmpl_name.append("int");
 
        return true;
    }
 
#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x03000000
    if (tn == (PyObject*)&PyLong_Type) {
        if (arg) {
             PY_LONG_LONG ll = PyLong_AsLongLong(arg);
             if (ll == (PY_LONG_LONG)-1 && PyErr_Occurred()) {
                 PyErr_Clear();
                 PY_ULONG_LONG ull = PyLong_AsUnsignedLongLong(arg);
                 if (ull == (PY_ULONG_LONG)-1 && PyErr_Occurred()) {
                     PyErr_Clear();
                     tmpl_name.append("long");   // still out of range, will fail later
                 } else
                     tmpl_name.append("unsigned long long");    // since already failed long long
             } else
                 tmpl_name.append((ll < LONG_MIN || LONG_MAX < ll) ? "long long" : "long");
        } else
            tmpl_name.append("long");
 
        return true;
    }
#endif
 
    if (tn == (PyObject*)&PyFloat_Type) {
    // special case for floats (Python-speak for double) if from argument (only)
        tmpl_name.append(arg ? "double" : "float");
        return true;
    }
 
#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x03000000
    if (tn == (PyObject*)&PyString_Type) {
#else
    if (tn == (PyObject*)&PyUnicode_Type) {
#endif
        tmpl_name.append("std::string");
        return true;
    }
 
    if (tn == (PyObject*)&PyList_Type || tn == (PyObject*)&PyTuple_Type) {
        if (arg && PySequence_Size(arg)) {
            std::string subtype{"std::initializer_list<"};
            PyObject* item = PySequence_GetItem(arg, 0);
            ArgPreference subpref = pref == kValue ? kValue : kPointer;
            bool ret = AddTypeName(subtype, (PyObject*)Py_TYPE(item), item, subpref);
            if (ret) {
                tmpl_name.append(subtype);
                tmpl_name.append(">");
            }
            Py_DECREF(item);
        // Error occurred in inner call to AddTypeName, which means it has
        // also set a TypeError. We return and let the error propagate.
            if (!ret) {
                return false;
            }
        }
 
        return true;
    }
 
    if (CPPScope_Check(tn)) {
        tmpl_name.append(full_scope(Cppyy::GetScopedFinalName(((CPPClass*)tn)->fCppType)));
        if (arg) {
        // try to specialize the type match for the given object
            CPPInstance* pyobj = (CPPInstance*)arg;
            if (CPPInstance_Check(pyobj)) {
                if (pyobj->fFlags & CPPInstance::kIsRValue)
                    tmpl_name.append("&&");
                else {
                    if (pcnt) *pcnt += 1;
                    if ((pyobj->fFlags & CPPInstance::kIsReference) || pref == kPointer)
                        tmpl_name.push_back('*');
                    else if (pref != kValue)
                        tmpl_name.push_back('&');
                }
            }
        }
 
        return true;
    }
 
    if (tn == (PyObject*)&CPPOverload_Type) {
        PyObject* tpName = arg ? \
            PyObject_GetAttr(arg, PyStrings::gCppName) : \
            CPyCppyy_PyText_FromString("void* (*)(...)");
        tmpl_name.append(CPyCppyy_PyText_AsString(tpName));
        Py_DECREF(tpName);
 
        return true;
    }
 
    if (arg && PyCallable_Check(arg)) {
    // annotated/typed Python function
        PyObject* annot = PyObject_GetAttr(arg, PyStrings::gAnnotations);
        if (annot) {
            if (PyDict_Check(annot) && 1 < PyDict_Size(annot)) {
                PyObject* ret = PyDict_GetItemString(annot, "return");
                if (ret) {
                // dict is ordered, with the last value being the return type
                    std::ostringstream tpn;
                    tpn << (CPPScope_Check(ret) ? ClassName(ret) : AnnotationAsText(ret))
                        << " (*)(";
 
                    PyObject* values = PyDict_Values(annot);
                    for (Py_ssize_t i = 0; i < (PyList_GET_SIZE(values)-1); ++i) {
                        if (i) tpn << ", ";
                        PyObject* item = PyList_GET_ITEM(values, i);
                        tpn << (CPPScope_Check(item) ? full_scope(ClassName(item)) : AnnotationAsText(item));
                    }
                    Py_DECREF(values);
 
                    tpn << ')';
                    tmpl_name.append(tpn.str());
 
                    Py_DECREF(annot);
                    return true;
 
                } else
                   PyErr_Clear();
            }
            Py_DECREF(annot);
        } else
            PyErr_Clear();
 
    // ctypes function pointer
        PyObject* argtypes = nullptr;
        PyObject* ret = nullptr;
        if ((argtypes = PyObject_GetAttrString(arg, "argtypes")) && (ret = PyObject_GetAttrString(arg, "restype"))) {
            std::ostringstream tpn;
            PyObject* pytc = PyObject_GetAttr(ret, PyStrings::gCTypesType);
            tpn << CT2CppNameS(pytc, false)
                << " (*)(";
            Py_DECREF(pytc);
 
            for (Py_ssize_t i = 0; i < PySequence_Length(argtypes); ++i) {
                if (i) tpn << ", ";
                PyObject* item = PySequence_GetItem(argtypes, i);
                pytc = PyObject_GetAttr(item, PyStrings::gCTypesType);
                tpn << CT2CppNameS(pytc, false);
                Py_DECREF(pytc);
                Py_DECREF(item);
            }
 
            tpn << ')';
            tmpl_name.append(tpn.str());
 
            Py_DECREF(ret);
            Py_DECREF(argtypes);
 
            return true;
 
        } else {
            PyErr_Clear();
            Py_XDECREF(ret);
            Py_XDECREF(argtypes);
        }
 
    // callable C++ type (e.g. std::function)
        PyObject* tpName = PyObject_GetAttr(arg, PyStrings::gCppName);
        if (tpName) {
            const char* cname = CPyCppyy_PyText_AsString(tpName);
            tmpl_name.append(CPPScope_Check(arg) ? full_scope(cname) : cname);
            Py_DECREF(tpName);
            return true;
        }
        PyErr_Clear();
    }
 
    for (auto nn : {PyStrings::gCppName, PyStrings::gName}) {
        PyObject* tpName = PyObject_GetAttr(tn, nn);
        if (tpName) {
            tmpl_name.append(CPyCppyy_PyText_AsString(tpName));
            Py_DECREF(tpName);
            return true;
        }
        PyErr_Clear();
    }
 
    if (PyInt_Check(tn) || PyLong_Check(tn) || PyFloat_Check(tn)) {
    // last ditch attempt, works for things like int values; since this is a
    // source of errors otherwise, it is limited to specific types and not
    // generally used (str(obj) can print anything ...)
        PyObject* pystr = PyObject_Str(tn);
        tmpl_name.append(CPyCppyy_PyText_AsString(pystr));
        Py_DECREF(pystr);
        return true;
    }
 
// Give up with a TypeError
 
// Try to get a readable representation of the argument
    PyObject *repr = PyObject_Repr(tn);
    const char *repr_cstr = repr ? PyUnicode_AsUTF8(repr) : "<unprintable>";
 
    PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError, "could not construct C++ name from template argument %s", repr_cstr);
 
    Py_XDECREF(repr);
    return false;
}
 
std::string CPyCppyy::Utility::ConstructTemplateArgs(
    PyObject* pyname, PyObject* tpArgs, PyObject* args, ArgPreference pref, int argoff, int* pcnt)
{
// Helper to construct the "<type, type, ...>" part of a templated name (either
// for a class or method lookup
    bool justOne = !PyTuple_CheckExact(tpArgs);
 
// Note: directly appending to string is a lot faster than stringstream
    std::string tmpl_name;
    tmpl_name.reserve(128);
    if (pyname)
        tmpl_name.append(CPyCppyy_PyText_AsString(pyname));
    tmpl_name.push_back('<');
 
    if (pcnt) *pcnt = 0;     // count number of times 'pref' is used
 
    Py_ssize_t nArgs = justOne ? 1 : PyTuple_GET_SIZE(tpArgs);
    for (int i = argoff; i < nArgs; ++i) {
    // add type as string to name
        PyObject* tn = justOne ? tpArgs : PyTuple_GET_ITEM(tpArgs, i);
        if (CPyCppyy_PyText_Check(tn)) {
            tmpl_name.append(CPyCppyy_PyText_AsString(tn));
    // some common numeric types (separated out for performance: checking for
    // __cpp_name__ and/or __name__ is rather expensive)
        } else {
            if (!AddTypeName(tmpl_name, tn, (args ? PyTuple_GET_ITEM(args, i) : nullptr), pref, pcnt)) {
                return "";
            }
        }
 
    // add a comma, as needed (no space as internally, final names don't have them)
        if (i != nArgs-1)
            tmpl_name.push_back(',');
    }
 
// close template name
    tmpl_name.push_back('>');
 
    return tmpl_name;
}
 
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
std::string CPyCppyy::Utility::CT2CppNameS(PyObject* pytc, bool allow_voidp)
{
// helper to convert ctypes' `_type_` info to the equivalent C++ name
    const char* name = "";
    if (CPyCppyy_PyText_Check(pytc)) {
        char tc = ((char*)CPyCppyy_PyText_AsString(pytc))[0];
        switch (tc) {
            case '?': name = "bool";               break;
            case 'c': name = "char";               break;
            case 'b': name = "char";               break;
            case 'B': name = "unsigned char";      break;
            case 'h': name = "short";              break;
            case 'H': name = "unsigned short";     break;
            case 'i': name = "int";                break;
            case 'I': name = "unsigned int";       break;
            case 'l': name = "long";               break;
            case 'L': name = "unsigned long";      break;
            case 'q': name = "long long";          break;
            case 'Q': name = "unsigned long long"; break;
            case 'f': name = "float";              break;
            case 'd': name = "double";             break;
            case 'g': name = "long double";        break;
            case 'z': name = "const char*";        break;
            default:  name = (allow_voidp ? "void*" : nullptr); break;
        }
    }
 
    return name;
}
 
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
static inline bool check_scope(const std::string& name)
{
    return (bool)Cppyy::GetScope(CPyCppyy::TypeManip::clean_type(name, false));
}
 
void CPyCppyy::Utility::ConstructCallbackPreamble(const std::string& retType,
    const std::vector<std::string>& argtypes, std::ostringstream& code)
{
// Generate function setup to be used in callbacks (wrappers and overrides).
    int nArgs = (int)argtypes.size();
 
// return value and argument type converters
    bool isVoid = retType == "void";
    if (!isVoid)
        code << "    CPYCPPYY_STATIC std::unique_ptr<CPyCppyy::Converter, std::function<void(CPyCppyy::Converter*)>> "
                     "retconv{CPyCppyy::CreateConverter(\""
             << retType << "\"), CPyCppyy::DestroyConverter};\n";
    std::vector<bool> arg_is_ptr;
    if (nArgs) {
        arg_is_ptr.resize(nArgs);
        code << "    CPYCPPYY_STATIC std::vector<std::unique_ptr<CPyCppyy::Converter, std::function<void(CPyCppyy::Converter*)>>> argcvs;\n"
             << "    if (argcvs.empty()) {\n"
             << "      argcvs.reserve(" << nArgs << ");\n";
        for (int i = 0; i < nArgs; ++i) {
            arg_is_ptr[i] = false;
            code << "      argcvs.emplace_back(CPyCppyy::CreateConverter(\"";
            const std::string& at = argtypes[i];
            const std::string& res_at = Cppyy::ResolveName(at);
            const std::string& cpd = TypeManip::compound(res_at);
            if (!cpd.empty() && check_scope(res_at)) {
            // in case of a pointer, the original argument needs to be used to ensure
            // the pointer-value remains comparable
            //
            // in case of a reference, there is no extra indirection on the C++ side as
            // would be when converting a data member, so adjust the converter
                arg_is_ptr[i] = cpd.back() == '*';
                if (arg_is_ptr[i] || cpd.back() == '&') {
                    code << res_at.substr(0, res_at.size()-1);
                } else code << at;
            } else
                 code << at;
            code << "\"), CPyCppyy::DestroyConverter);\n";
        }
        code << "    }\n";
    }
 
// declare return value (TODO: this does not work for most non-builtin values)
    if (!isVoid)
        code << "    " << retType << " ret{};\n";
 
// acquire GIL
    code << "    PyGILState_STATE state = PyGILState_Ensure();\n";
 
// build argument tuple if needed
    if (nArgs) {
        code << "    std::vector<PyObject*> pyargs;\n";
        code << "    pyargs.reserve(" << nArgs << ");\n"
             << "    try {\n";
        for (int i = 0; i < nArgs; ++i) {
            code << "      pyargs.emplace_back(argcvs[" << i << "]->FromMemory((void*)";
            if (!arg_is_ptr[i]) code << '&';
            code << "arg" << i << "));\n"
                 << "      if (!pyargs.back()) throw " << i << ";\n";
        }
        code << "    } catch(int) {\n"
             << "      for (auto pyarg : pyargs) Py_XDECREF(pyarg);\n"
             << "      CPyCppyy::PyException pyexc; PyGILState_Release(state); throw pyexc;\n"
             << "    }\n";
    }
}
 
void CPyCppyy::Utility::ConstructCallbackReturn(const std::string& retType, int nArgs, std::ostringstream& code)
{
// Generate code for return value conversion and error handling.
    bool isVoid = retType == "void";
    bool isPtr  = Cppyy::ResolveName(retType).back() == '*';
 
    if (nArgs)
        code << "    for (auto pyarg : pyargs) Py_DECREF(pyarg);\n";
    code << "    bool cOk = (bool)pyresult;\n"
            "    if (pyresult) {\n";
    if (isPtr) {
    // If the return type is a CPPInstance, owned by Python, and the ref-count down
    // to 1, the return will hold a dangling pointer, so set it to nullptr instead.
        code << "      if (!CPyCppyy::Instance_IsLively(pyresult))\n"
                "        ret = nullptr;\n"
                "      else {\n";
    }
    code << (isVoid ? "" : "        cOk = retconv->ToMemory(pyresult, (void*)&ret);\n")
         <<                "        Py_DECREF(pyresult);\n    }\n";
    if (isPtr) code << "  }\n";
    code << "    if (!cOk) {"     // assume error set when converter failed
// TODO: On Windows, throwing a C++ exception here makes the code hang; leave
// the error be which allows at least one layer of propagation
#ifdef _WIN32
            " /* do nothing */ }\n"
#else
            " CPyCppyy::PyException pyexc; PyGILState_Release(state); throw pyexc; }\n"
#endif
            "    PyGILState_Release(state);\n"
            "    return";
    code << (isVoid ? ";\n  }\n" : " ret;\n  }\n");
}
 
 
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
static std::map<void*, PyObject*> sStdFuncLookup;
static std::map<std::string, PyObject*> sStdFuncMakerLookup;
PyObject* CPyCppyy::Utility::FuncPtr2StdFunction(
        const std::string& retType, const std::string& signature, void* address)
{
// Convert a function pointer to an equivalent std::function<> object.
    static int maker_count = 0;
 
    auto pf = sStdFuncLookup.find(address);
    if (pf != sStdFuncLookup.end()) {
        Py_INCREF(pf->second);
        return pf->second;
    }
 
    PyObject* maker = nullptr;
 
    auto pm = sStdFuncMakerLookup.find(retType+signature);
    if (pm == sStdFuncMakerLookup.end()) {
        std::ostringstream fname;
        fname << "ptr2func" << ++maker_count;
 
        std::ostringstream code;
        code << "namespace __cppyy_internal { std::function<"
             << retType << signature << "> " << fname.str()
             << "(intptr_t faddr) { return (" << retType << "(*)" << signature << ")faddr;} }";
 
        if (!Cppyy::Compile(code.str())) {
            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "conversion to std::function failed");
            return nullptr;
        }
 
        PyObject* pyscope = CreateScopeProxy("__cppyy_internal");
        maker = PyObject_GetAttrString(pyscope, fname.str().c_str());
        Py_DECREF(pyscope);
        if (!maker)
            return nullptr;
 
    // cache the new maker (TODO: does it make sense to use weakrefs?)
        sStdFuncMakerLookup[retType+signature] = maker;
    } else
        maker = pm->second;
 
    PyObject* args = PyTuple_New(1);
    PyTuple_SET_ITEM(args, 0, PyLong_FromLongLong((intptr_t)address));
    PyObject* func = PyObject_Call(maker, args, NULL);
    Py_DECREF(args);
 
    if (func) {    // prevent moving this func object, since then it can not be reused
        ((CPPInstance*)func)->fFlags |= CPPInstance::kIsLValue;
        Py_INCREF(func);     // TODO: use weak? The C++ maker doesn't go away either
        sStdFuncLookup[address] = func;
    }
 
    return func;
}
 
 
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
bool CPyCppyy::Utility::InitProxy(PyObject* module, PyTypeObject* pytype, const char* name)
{
// Initialize a proxy class for use by python, and add it to the module.
 
// finalize proxy type
    if (PyType_Ready(pytype) < 0)
        return false;
 
// add proxy type to the given module
    Py_INCREF(pytype);       // PyModule_AddObject steals reference
    if (PyModule_AddObject(module, (char*)name, (PyObject*)pytype) < 0) {
        Py_DECREF(pytype);
        return false;
    }
 
// declare success
    return true;
}
 
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
std::map<std::string, char> const &CPyCppyy::Utility::TypecodeMap()
{
   // See https://docs.python.org/3/library/array.html#array.array
   static std::map<std::string, char> typecodeMap{
       {"char",               'b'},
       {"unsigned char",      'B'},
#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x03100000
       {"wchar_t",            'u'},
#endif
#if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x030d0000
       {"Py_UCS4",            'w'},
#endif
       {"short",              'h'},
       {"unsigned short",     'H'},
       {"int",                'i'},
       {"unsigned int",       'I'},
       {"long",               'l'},
       {"unsigned long",      'L'},
       {"long long",          'q'},
       {"unsigned long long", 'Q'},
       {"float",              'f'},
       {"double",             'd'}
   };
   return typecodeMap;
}
 
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Py_ssize_t CPyCppyy::Utility::GetBuffer(PyObject* pyobject, char tc, int size, void*& buf, bool check)
{
// Retrieve a linear buffer pointer from the given pyobject.
 
// special case: don't handle character strings here (yes, they're buffers, but not quite)
    if (PyBytes_Check(pyobject) || PyUnicode_Check(pyobject))
        return 0;
 
// special case: bytes array
    if ((!check || tc == '*' || tc == 'B') && PyByteArray_CheckExact(pyobject)) {
        buf = PyByteArray_AS_STRING(pyobject);
        return PyByteArray_GET_SIZE(pyobject);
    }
 
// new-style buffer interface
    if (PyObject_CheckBuffer(pyobject)) {
        if (PySequence_Check(pyobject) && !PySequence_Size(pyobject))
            return 0;   // PyObject_GetBuffer() crashes on some platforms for some zero-sized seqeunces
        PyErr_Clear();
        Py_buffer bufinfo;
        memset(&bufinfo, 0, sizeof(Py_buffer));
        if (PyObject_GetBuffer(pyobject, &bufinfo, PyBUF_FORMAT) == 0) {
            if (tc == '*' || strchr(bufinfo.format, tc)
            // if `long int` and `int` are the same size (on Windows and 32bit Linux,
            // for example), `ctypes` isn't too picky about the type format, so make
            // sure both integer types pass the type check
                || (sizeof(long int) == sizeof(int) && ((tc == 'I' && strchr(bufinfo.format, 'L')) ||
                                                        (tc == 'i' && strchr(bufinfo.format, 'l'))))
            // complex float is 'Zf' in bufinfo.format, but 'z' in single char
                || (tc == 'z' && strstr(bufinfo.format, "Zf"))
            // allow 'signed char' ('b') from array to pass through '?' (bool as from struct)
                || (tc == '?' && strchr(bufinfo.format, 'b'))
                    ) {
                buf = bufinfo.buf;
 
                if (check && bufinfo.itemsize != size) {
                    PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
                        "buffer itemsize (%ld) does not match expected size (%d)", bufinfo.itemsize, size);
                    PyBuffer_Release(&bufinfo);
                    return 0;
                }
 
                Py_ssize_t buflen = 0;
                if (buf && bufinfo.ndim == 0)
                    buflen = bufinfo.len/bufinfo.itemsize;
                else if (buf && bufinfo.ndim == 1)
                    buflen = bufinfo.shape ? bufinfo.shape[0] : bufinfo.len/bufinfo.itemsize;
                PyBuffer_Release(&bufinfo);
                if (buflen)
                    return buflen;
            } else {
            // have buf, but format mismatch: bail out now, otherwise the old
            // code will return based on itemsize match
                PyBuffer_Release(&bufinfo);
                return 0;
            }
        } else if (bufinfo.obj)
            PyBuffer_Release(&bufinfo);
        PyErr_Clear();
    }
 
// attempt to retrieve pointer through old-style buffer interface
    PyBufferProcs* bufprocs = Py_TYPE(pyobject)->tp_as_buffer;
 
    PySequenceMethods* seqmeths = Py_TYPE(pyobject)->tp_as_sequence;
    if (seqmeths != 0 && bufprocs != 0
#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x03000000
         && bufprocs->bf_getwritebuffer != 0
         && (*(bufprocs->bf_getsegcount))(pyobject, 0) == 1
#else
         && bufprocs->bf_getbuffer != 0
#endif
        ) {
 
   // get the buffer
#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x03000000
        Py_ssize_t buflen = (*(bufprocs->bf_getwritebuffer))(pyobject, 0, &buf);
#else
        Py_buffer bufinfo;
        (*(bufprocs->bf_getbuffer))(pyobject, &bufinfo, PyBUF_WRITABLE);
        buf = (char*)bufinfo.buf;
        Py_ssize_t buflen = bufinfo.len;
        PyBuffer_Release(&bufinfo);
#endif
 
        if (buf && check == true) {
        // determine buffer compatibility (use "buf" as a status flag)
            PyObject* pytc = tc != '*' ? PyObject_GetAttr(pyobject, PyStrings::gTypeCode) : nullptr;
            if (pytc != 0) {      // for array objects
                char cpytc = CPyCppyy_PyText_AsString(pytc)[0];
                if (!(cpytc == tc || (tc == '?' && cpytc == 'b')))
                    buf = 0;      // no match
                Py_DECREF(pytc);
            } else if (seqmeths->sq_length &&
                       (int)(buflen/(*(seqmeths->sq_length))(pyobject)) == size) {
            // this is a gamble ... may or may not be ok, but that's for the user
                PyErr_Clear();
            } else if (buflen == size) {
            // also a gamble, but at least 1 item will fit into the buffer, so very likely ok ...
                PyErr_Clear();
            } else {
                buf = 0;                      // not compatible
 
            // clarify error message
                auto error = FetchPyError();
                PyObject* pyvalue2 = CPyCppyy_PyText_FromFormat(
                    (char*)"%s and given element size (%ld) do not match needed (%d)",
                    CPyCppyy_PyText_AsString(error.fValue.get()),
                    seqmeths->sq_length ? (long)(buflen/(*(seqmeths->sq_length))(pyobject)) : (long)buflen,
                    size);
                error.fValue.reset(pyvalue2);
                RestorePyError(error);
            }
        }
 
        if (!buf) return 0;
        return buflen/(size ? size : 1);
    }
 
    return 0;
}
 
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
std::string CPyCppyy::Utility::MapOperatorName(const std::string& name, bool bTakesParams, bool* stubbed)
{
// Map the given C++ operator name on the python equivalent.
    if (8 < name.size() && name.substr(0, 8) == "operator") {
        std::string op = name.substr(8, std::string::npos);
 
    // stripping ...
        std::string::size_type start = 0, end = op.size();
        while (start < end && isspace(op[start])) ++start;
        while (start < end && isspace(op[end-1])) --end;
        op = op.substr(start, end - start);
 
    // certain operators should be removed completely (e.g. operator delete & friends)
        if (gOpRemove.find(op) != gOpRemove.end())
            return "";
 
    // check first if none, to prevent spurious deserializing downstream
        TC2POperatorMapping_t::iterator pop = gC2POperatorMapping.find(op);
        if (pop == gC2POperatorMapping.end() && gOpSkip.find(op) == gOpSkip.end()) {
            op = Cppyy::ResolveName(op);
            pop = gC2POperatorMapping.find(op);
        }
 
    // map C++ operator to python equivalent, or made up name if no equivalent exists
        if (pop != gC2POperatorMapping.end()) {
            return pop->second;
 
        } else if (op == "*") {
        // dereference v.s. multiplication of two instances
            if (!bTakesParams) return "__deref__";
            if (stubbed) *stubbed = true;
            return "__mul__";
 
        } else if (op == "/") {
        // no unary, but is stubbed
            return CPPYY__div__;
 
        } else if (op == "+") {
        // unary positive v.s. addition of two instances
            if (!bTakesParams) return "__pos__";
            if (stubbed) *stubbed = true;
            return "__add__";
 
        } else if (op == "-") {
        // unary negative v.s. subtraction of two instances
            if (!bTakesParams) return "__neg__";
            if (stubbed) *stubbed = true;
            return "__sub__";
 
        } else if (op == "++") {
        // prefix v.s. postfix increment
            return bTakesParams ? "__postinc__" : "__preinc__";
 
        } else if (op == "--") {
        // prefix v.s. postfix decrement
            return bTakesParams ? "__postdec__" : "__predec__";
        }
 
    }
 
// might get here, as not all operator methods are handled (new, delete, etc.)
    return name;
}
 
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
std::string CPyCppyy::Utility::ClassName(PyObject* pyobj)
{
// Retrieve the class name from the given Python instance.
    std::string clname = "<unknown>";
    PyObject* pyclass = (PyObject*)Py_TYPE(pyobj);
    PyObject* pyname = PyObject_GetAttr(pyclass, PyStrings::gCppName);
    if (!pyname) {
        PyErr_Clear();
        pyname = PyObject_GetAttr(pyclass, PyStrings::gName);
    }
 
    if (pyname) {
        clname = CPyCppyy_PyText_AsString(pyname);
        Py_DECREF(pyname);
    } else
        PyErr_Clear();
    return clname;
}
 
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
static std::set<std::string> sIteratorTypes;
bool CPyCppyy::Utility::IsSTLIterator(const std::string& classname)
{
// attempt to recognize STL iterators (TODO: probably belongs in the backend), using
// a couple of common container classes with different iterator protocols (note that
// mapping iterators are handled separately in the pythonizations) as exemplars (the
// actual, resolved, names will be compiler-specific) that are picked b/c they are
// baked into the CoreLegacy dictionary
    if (sIteratorTypes.empty()) {
        std::string tt = "<int>::";
        for (auto c : {"std::vector", "std::list", "std::deque"}) {
            for (auto i : {"iterator", "const_iterator"}) {
                const std::string& itname = Cppyy::ResolveName(c+tt+i);
                auto pos = itname.find('<');
                if (pos != std::string::npos)
                    sIteratorTypes.insert(itname.substr(0, pos));
            }
        }
    }
 
    auto pos = classname.find('<');
    if (pos != std::string::npos)
        return sIteratorTypes.find(classname.substr(0, pos)) != sIteratorTypes.end();
    return false;
}
 
 
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
CPyCppyy::Utility::PyOperators::~PyOperators()
{
    Py_XDECREF(fEq);
    Py_XDECREF(fNe);
    Py_XDECREF(fLAdd); Py_XDECREF(fRAdd);
    Py_XDECREF(fSub);
    Py_XDECREF(fLMul); Py_XDECREF(fRMul);
    Py_XDECREF(fDiv);
    Py_XDECREF(fHash);
}
 
 
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
PyObject* CPyCppyy::Utility::PyErr_Occurred_WithGIL()
{
// Re-acquire the GIL before calling PyErr_Occurred() in case it has been
// released; note that the p2.2 code assumes that there are no callbacks in
// C++ to python (or at least none returning errors).
#if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x02030000
    PyGILState_STATE gstate = PyGILState_Ensure();
    PyObject* e = PyErr_Occurred();
    PyGILState_Release(gstate);
#else
    if (PyThreadState_GET())
        return PyErr_Occurred();
    PyObject* e = 0;
#endif
 
    return e;
}
 
 
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
CPyCppyy::Utility::PyError_t CPyCppyy::Utility::FetchPyError()
{
   // create a PyError_t RAII object that will capture and store the exception data
   CPyCppyy::Utility::PyError_t error{};
#if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x030c0000
   error.fValue.reset(PyErr_GetRaisedException());
#else
   PyObject *pytype = nullptr;
   PyObject *pyvalue = nullptr;
   PyObject *pytrace = nullptr;
   PyErr_Fetch(&pytype, &pyvalue, &pytrace);
   error.fType.reset(pytype);
   error.fValue.reset(pyvalue);
   error.fTrace.reset(pytrace);
#endif
   return error;
}
 
 
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
void CPyCppyy::Utility::RestorePyError(CPyCppyy::Utility::PyError_t &error)
{
#if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x030c0000
   PyErr_SetRaisedException(error.fValue.release());
#else
   PyErr_Restore(error.fType.release(), error.fValue.release(), error.fTrace.release());
#endif
}
 
 
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
size_t CPyCppyy::Utility::FetchError(std::vector<PyError_t>& errors, bool is_cpp)
{
// Fetch the current python error, if any, and store it for future use.
    if (PyErr_Occurred()) {
        errors.emplace_back(FetchPyError());
        errors.back().fIsCpp = is_cpp;
    }
    return errors.size();
}
 
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
void CPyCppyy::Utility::SetDetailedException(std::vector<PyError_t>&& errors, PyObject* topmsg, PyObject* defexc)
{
// Use the collected exceptions to build up a detailed error log.
    if (errors.empty()) {
    // should not happen ...
        PyErr_SetString(defexc, CPyCppyy_PyText_AsString(topmsg));
        Py_DECREF(topmsg);
        return;
    }
 
// if a _single_ exception was thrown from C++, assume it has priority (see below)
    PyError_t* unique_from_cpp = nullptr;
    for (auto& e : errors) {
        if (e.fIsCpp) {
            if (!unique_from_cpp)
                unique_from_cpp = &e;
            else {
            // two C++ exceptions, resort to default behavior
                unique_from_cpp = nullptr;
                break;
            }
        }
    }
 
    if (unique_from_cpp) {
    // report only this error; the idea here is that all other errors come from
    // the bindings (e.g. argument conversion errors), while the exception from
    // C++ means that it originated from an otherwise successful call
 
    // bind the original C++ object, rather than constructing from topmsg, as it
    // is expected to have informative state
        RestorePyError(*unique_from_cpp);
    } else {
    // try to consolidate Python exceptions, otherwise select default
        PyObject* exc_type = nullptr;
        for (auto& e : errors) {
#if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x030c0000
            PyObject* pytype = (PyObject*)Py_TYPE(e.fValue.get());
#else
            PyObject* pytype = e.fType.get();
#endif
            if (!exc_type) exc_type = pytype;
            else if (exc_type != pytype) {
                exc_type = defexc;
                break;
            }
        }
 
    // add the details to the topmsg
        PyObject* separator = CPyCppyy_PyText_FromString("\n  ");
        for (auto& e : errors) {
            PyObject *pyvalue = e.fValue.get();
            CPyCppyy_PyText_Append(&topmsg, separator);
            if (CPyCppyy_PyText_Check(pyvalue)) {
                CPyCppyy_PyText_Append(&topmsg, pyvalue);
            } else if (pyvalue) {
                PyObject* excstr = PyObject_Str(pyvalue);
                if (!excstr) {
                    PyErr_Clear();
                    excstr = PyObject_Str((PyObject*)Py_TYPE(pyvalue));
                }
                CPyCppyy_PyText_AppendAndDel(&topmsg, excstr);
            } else {
                CPyCppyy_PyText_AppendAndDel(&topmsg,
                    CPyCppyy_PyText_FromString("unknown exception"));
            }
        }
 
        Py_DECREF(separator);
 
    // set the python exception
        PyErr_SetString(exc_type, CPyCppyy_PyText_AsString(topmsg));
    }
 
    Py_DECREF(topmsg);
}
 
 
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
static bool includesDone = false;
bool CPyCppyy::Utility::IncludePython()
{
// setup Python API for callbacks
    if (!includesDone) {
        bool okay = Cppyy::Compile(
        // basic API (converters etc.)
            "#include \"CPyCppyy/API.h\"\n"
 
        // utilities from the CPyCppyy public API
            "#include \"CPyCppyy/DispatchPtr.h\"\n"
            "#include \"CPyCppyy/PyException.h\"\n"
        );
        includesDone = okay;
    }
 
    return includesDone;
}