TPython Class Reference

Accessing the Python interpreter from C++.

The TPython class allows for access to python objects from Cling. The current functionality is only basic: ROOT objects and builtin types can freely cross the boundary between the two interpreters, python objects can be instantiated and their methods can be called. All other cross-coding is based on strings that are run on the python interpreter.

Examples:

$ root -l
// Execute a string of python code.
root [0] TPython::Exec( "print(\'Hello World!\')" );
Hello World!
 
// Create a TBrowser on the python side, and transfer it back and forth.
// Note the required explicit (void*) cast!
root [1] TBrowser* b = (void*)TPython::Eval( "ROOT.TBrowser()" );
root [2] TPython::Bind( b, "b" );
root [3] b == (void*) TPython::Eval( "b" )
(int)1
 
// Builtin variables can cross-over by using implicit casts.
root [4] int i = TPython::Eval( "1 + 1" );
root [5] i
(int)2

And with a python file MyPyClass.py like this:

print 'creating class MyPyClass ... '
 
class MyPyClass:
   def __init__( self ):
      print 'in MyPyClass.__init__'
 
   def gime( self, what ):
      return what

one can load a python module, and use the class. Casts are necessary as the type information can not be otherwise derived.

root [6] TPython::LoadMacro( "MyPyClass.py" );
creating class MyPyClass ...
root [7] MyPyClass m;
in MyPyClass.__init__
root [8] std::string s = (char*)m.gime( "aap" );
root [9] s
(class TString)"aap"

It is possible to switch between interpreters by calling TPython::Prompt() on the Cling side, while returning with ^D (EOF). State is preserved between successive switches.

The API part provides (direct) C++ access to the bindings functionality of PyROOT. It allows verifying that you deal with a PyROOT python object in the first place (CPPInstance_Check for CPPInstance and any derived types, as well as CPPInstance_CheckExact for CPPInstance's only); and it allows conversions of void* to an CPPInstance and vice versa.

Definition at line 29 of file TPython.h.

Public Member Functions
virtual	~TPython ()

Static Public Member Functions
static Bool_t	Bind (TObject *object, const char *label)
	Bind a ROOT object with, at the python side, the name "label".
static void *	CPPInstance_AsVoidPtr (PyObject *pyobject)
	Extract the object pointer held by the CPPInstance pyobject.
static Bool_t	CPPInstance_Check (PyObject *pyobject)
	Test whether the type of the given pyobject is of CPPInstance type or any derived type.
static Bool_t	CPPInstance_CheckExact (PyObject *pyobject)
	Test whether the type of the given pyobject is CPPinstance type.
static PyObject *	CPPInstance_FromVoidPtr (void *addr, const char *classname, Bool_t python_owns=kFALSE)
	Bind the addr to a python object of class defined by classname.
static Bool_t	CPPOverload_Check (PyObject *pyobject)
	Test whether the type of the given pyobject is of CPPOverload type or any derived type.
static Bool_t	CPPOverload_CheckExact (PyObject *pyobject)
	Test whether the type of the given pyobject is CPPOverload type.
static const TPyReturn	Eval (const char *expr)
	Evaluate a python expression (e.g.
static Bool_t	Exec (const char *cmd)
	Execute a python statement (e.g. "import ROOT").
static void	ExecScript (const char *name, int argc=0, const char **argv=0)
	Execute a python stand-alone script, with argv CLI arguments.
static Bool_t	Import (const char *name)
	Import the named python module and create Cling equivalents for its classes and methods.
static void	LoadMacro (const char *name)
	Execute the give python script as if it were a macro (effectively an execfile in main), and create Cling equivalents for any newly available python classes.
static void	Prompt ()
	Enter an interactive python session (exit with ^D).

Static Private Member Functions
static Bool_t	Initialize ()
	Initialization method: setup the python interpreter and load the ROOT module.

#include <TPython.h>

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

~TPython()

virtual TPython::~TPython ( )

inlinevirtual

Definition at line 70 of file TPython.h.

Member Function Documentation

Bind()

Bool_t TPython::Bind ( TObject *  object, const char *  label  )

static

Bind a ROOT object with, at the python side, the name "label".

Definition at line 447 of file TPython.cxx.

CPPInstance_AsVoidPtr()

void * TPython::CPPInstance_AsVoidPtr ( PyObject *  pyobject )

static

Extract the object pointer held by the CPPInstance pyobject.

Definition at line 541 of file TPython.cxx.

CPPInstance_Check()

Bool_t TPython::CPPInstance_Check ( PyObject *  pyobject )

static

Test whether the type of the given pyobject is of CPPInstance type or any derived type.

Definition at line 488 of file TPython.cxx.

CPPInstance_CheckExact()

Bool_t TPython::CPPInstance_CheckExact ( PyObject *  pyobject )

static

Test whether the type of the given pyobject is CPPinstance type.

Definition at line 501 of file TPython.cxx.

CPPInstance_FromVoidPtr()

PyObject * TPython::CPPInstance_FromVoidPtr ( void *  addr, const char *  classname, Bool_t  python_owns = kFALSE  )

static

Bind the addr to a python object of class defined by classname.

Definition at line 558 of file TPython.cxx.

CPPOverload_Check()

Bool_t TPython::CPPOverload_Check ( PyObject *  pyobject )

static

Test whether the type of the given pyobject is of CPPOverload type or any derived type.

Definition at line 515 of file TPython.cxx.

CPPOverload_CheckExact()

Bool_t TPython::CPPOverload_CheckExact ( PyObject *  pyobject )

static

Test whether the type of the given pyobject is CPPOverload type.

Definition at line 528 of file TPython.cxx.

Eval()

const TPyReturn TPython::Eval ( const char *  expr )

static

Evaluate a python expression (e.g.

"ROOT.TBrowser()").

Caution: do not hold on to the return value: either store it in a builtin type (implicit casting will work), or in a pointer to a ROOT object (explicit casting to a void* is required).

Definition at line 397 of file TPython.cxx.

Exec()

Bool_t TPython::Exec ( const char *  cmd )

static

Execute a python statement (e.g. "import ROOT").

Definition at line 371 of file TPython.cxx.

ExecScript()

void TPython::ExecScript ( const char *  name, int  argc = 0, const char **  argv = 0  )

static

Execute a python stand-alone script, with argv CLI arguments.

example of use: const char* argv[] = { "1", "2", "3" }; TPython::ExecScript( "test.py", sizeof(argv)/sizeof(argv[0]), argv );

Definition at line 302 of file TPython.cxx.

Import()

Bool_t TPython::Import ( const char *  name )

static

Import the named python module and create Cling equivalents for its classes and methods.

Definition at line 167 of file TPython.cxx.

Initialize()

Bool_t TPython::Initialize ( )

staticprivate

Initialization method: setup the python interpreter and load the ROOT module.

Definition at line 112 of file TPython.cxx.

LoadMacro()

void TPython::LoadMacro ( const char *  name )

static

Execute the give python script as if it were a macro (effectively an execfile in main), and create Cling equivalents for any newly available python classes.

Definition at line 232 of file TPython.cxx.

Prompt()

void TPython::Prompt ( )

static

Enter an interactive python session (exit with ^D).

State is preserved between successive calls.

Definition at line 473 of file TPython.cxx.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• bindings/tpython/inc/TPython.h
• bindings/tpython/src/TPython.cxx