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1[section boost/python/module.hpp]
2[section Introduction]
3This header provides the basic facilities needed to create a Boost.Python extension module.
4[endsect]
5[section Macros]
6`BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(name)` is used to declare Python [@http://www.python.org/doc/2.2/ext/methodTable.html#SECTION003400000000000000000 module initialization functions]. The name argument must exactly match the name of the module to be initialized, and must conform to Python's [@http://www.python.org/doc/2.2/ref/identifiers.html identifier naming rules]. Where you would normally write
7
8``
9extern "C" void initname()
10{
11 ...
12}
13``
14Boost.Python modules should be initialized with
15``
16BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(name)
17{
18 ...
19}
20``
21This macro generates two functions in the scope where it is used: `extern "C" void initname()`, and `void init_module_name()`, whose body must follow the macro invocation. `init_name` passes `init_module_name` to [link high_level_components.boost_python_errors_hpp.functions handle_exception()] so that any C++ exceptions generated are safely processeed. During the body of `init_name`, the [link high_level_components.boost_python_scope_hpp current scope] refers to the module being initialized.
22[endsect]
23[section Examples]
24C++ module definition:
25``
26#include <boost/python/module.hpp>
27
28BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(xxx)
29{
30 throw "something bad happened"
31}
32``
33Interactive Python:
34``
35>>> import xxx
36Traceback (most recent call last):
37 File "", line 1, in ?
38RuntimeError: Unidentifiable C++ Exception
39``
40[endsect]
41[endsect]