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@staticmethod when extending with c(++)

To create a class usable in Python is pretty straight-forward: http://code.activestate.com/recipes/54352-defining-python-class-methods-in-c/

But how to make methods static?

Solution

  • Use the METH_STATIC flag in PyMethodDef. The method will be passed NULL as the first parameter rather than an instance of the type.

    static PyMethodDef FooMethods[] = 
{
    {"__init__", Foo_init, METH_VARARGS, 
     "doc string"},
    {"doSomething", Foo_doSomething, METH_VARARGS | METH_STATIC,
     "doc string"},
    {NULL},
};