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Utilities
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Using Python's print function in C++
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The usual way to write output in C++ is using ``std::cout`` while in Python one
would use ``print``. Since these methods use different buffers, mixing them can
lead to output order issues. To resolve this, pybind11 modules can use the
:func:`py::print` function which writes to Python's ``sys.stdout`` for consistency.
Python's ``print`` function is replicated in the C++ API including optional
keyword arguments ``sep``, ``end``, ``file``, ``flush``. Everything works as
expected in Python:
.. code-block:: cpp
py::print(1, 2.0, "three"); // 1 2.0 three
py::print(1, 2.0, "three", "sep"_a="-"); // 1-2.0-three
auto args = py::make_tuple("unpacked", true);
py::print("->", *args, "end"_a="<-"); // -> unpacked True <-
.. _eval:
Evaluating Python expressions from strings and files
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pybind11 provides the `eval`, `exec` and `eval_file` functions to evaluate
Python expressions and statements. The following example illustrates how they
can be used.
.. code-block:: cpp
// At beginning of file
#include <pybind11/eval.h>
...
// Evaluate in scope of main module
py::object scope = py::module::import("__main__").attr("__dict__");
// Evaluate an isolated expression
int result = py::eval("my_variable + 10", scope).cast<int>();
// Evaluate a sequence of statements
py::exec(
"print('Hello')\n"
"print('world!');",
scope);
// Evaluate the statements in an separate Python file on disk
py::eval_file("script.py", scope);
C++11 raw string literals are also supported and quite handy for this purpose.
The only requirement is that the first statement must be on a new line following
the raw string delimiter ``R"(``, ensuring all lines have common leading indent:
.. code-block:: cpp
py::exec(R"(
x = get_answer()
if x == 42:
print('Hello World!')
else:
print('Bye!')
)", scope
);
.. note::
`eval` and `eval_file` accept a template parameter that describes how the
string/file should be interpreted. Possible choices include ``eval_expr``
(isolated expression), ``eval_single_statement`` (a single statement, return
value is always ``none``), and ``eval_statements`` (sequence of statements,
return value is always ``none``). `eval` defaults to ``eval_expr``,
`eval_file` defaults to ``eval_statements`` and `exec` is just a shortcut
for ``eval<eval_statements>``.
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