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<dt><a href="#introduction">Introduction</a></dt>
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<dt><a href="#function_doc_signature_generator-spec">Class
<code>function_doc_signature_generator</code></a></dt>
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<dt><a href="#function_doc_signature_generator-spec-synopsis">Class
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<h2><a name="introduction" id=
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<p>Boost.Python supports docstrings with automatic
appending of Pythonic and C++ signatures. This feature is implemented
by <code>class function_doc_signature_generator</code>
The class uses all of the overloads, supplied arg names and default values, as well as
the user-defined docstrings, to generate documentation for a given function.</p>
<h2><a name="classes" id="classes"></a>Classes</h2>
<h3><a name="function_doc_signature_generator-spec" id=
"function_doc_signature_generator-spec"></a>Class
<code>function_doc_signature_generator</code></h3>
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The class has only one public function which returns a list of strings documenting the
overloads of a function.
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<h4><a name="function_doc_signature_generator-spec-synopsis" id=
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<code>function_doc_signature_generator</code> synopsis</h4>
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namespace boost { namespace python { namespace objects {
class function_doc_signature_generator
{
public:
static list function_doc_signatures(function const *f);
};
}}}
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<h2><a name="examples" id="examples"></a>Examples</h2>
<h4>Docstrings generated with <code>function_doc_signature_generator</code></h4>
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#include <boost/python/module.hpp>
#include <boost/python/def.hpp>
#include <boost/python/args.hpp>
#include <boost/python/tuple.hpp>
#include <boost/python/class.hpp>
#include <boost/python/overloads.hpp>
#include <boost/python/raw_function.hpp>
using namespace boost::python;
tuple f(int x = 1, double y = 4.25, char const* z = "wow")
{
return make_tuple(x, y, z);
}
BOOST_PYTHON_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS(f_overloads, f, 0, 3)
struct X
{
tuple f(int x = 1, double y = 4.25, char const* z = "wow")
{
return make_tuple(x, y, z);
}
};
BOOST_PYTHON_MEMBER_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS(X_f_overloads, X::f, 0, 3)
tuple raw_func(tuple args, dict kw)
{
return make_tuple(args, kw);
}
BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(args_ext)
{
def("f", f, (arg("x")=1, arg("y")=4.25, arg("z")="wow")
, "This is f's docstring"
);
def("raw", raw_function(raw_func));
def("f1", f, f_overloads("f1's docstring", args("x", "y", "z")));
class_<X>("X", "This is X's docstring", init<>(args("self")))
.def("f", &X::f
, "This is X.f's docstring"
, args("self","x", "y", "z"))
;
}
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Python code:
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>>> import args_ext
>>> help(args_ext)
Help on module args_ext:
NAME
args_ext
FILE
args_ext.pyd
CLASSES
Boost.Python.instance(__builtin__.object)
X
class X(Boost.Python.instance)
| This is X's docstring
|
| Method resolution order:
| X
| Boost.Python.instance
| __builtin__.object
|
| Methods defined here:
|
| __init__(...)
| __init__( (object)self) -> None :
| C++ signature:
| void __init__(struct _object *)
|
| f(...)
| f( (X)self, (int)x, (float)y, (str)z) -> tuple : This is X.f's docstring
| C++ signature:
| class boost::python::tuple f(struct X {lvalue},int,double,char const *)
|
| .................
|
FUNCTIONS
f(...)
f([ (int)x=1 [, (float)y=4.25 [, (str)z='wow']]]) -> tuple : This is f's docstring
C++ signature:
class boost::python::tuple f([ int=1 [,double=4.25 [,char const *='wow']]])
f1(...)
f1([ (int)x [, (float)y [, (str)z]]]) -> tuple : f1's docstring
C++ signature:
class boost::python::tuple f1([ int [,double [,char const *]]])
raw(...)
object raw(tuple args, dict kwds) :
C++ signature:
object raw(tuple args, dict kwds)
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