How to get a char* from a PyObject which points to a string

Question

How can I get a char* from a PyObject which points to a string. For example, this is the python script,

Test.Connect("272.22.20.65", 1234)

and this is the C++ code,

static PyObject* Connect(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
{
    PyObject* pIP;
    PyObject* pPort;

    if (!PyArg_UnpackTuple(args, "Connect", 2, 2, &pIP, &pPort)) 
    {
        return NULL;
    }

    const char* zIP = GetAsString(pIP);
    long iPort      = PyLong_AsLong(pPort);

I want to get that IP address as a char* (GetAsString is a dummy function :D ). Please note that I'm using Python 3.1.

P.S. I don't think this question got the correct answer , since there is no PyStringObject or PyString_AsString in Python 3. Isn't it ?

Answer 1

First you encode it, then you retrieve it. Don't forget to decref the temporary.