Python Properties & Swig

Question

I am attempting to create python bindings for some C++ code using swig. I seem have run into a problem trying to create python properties from some accessor functions I have for

Answer 1

I had the same problem and the advice to use %pythoncode worked for me. Here is what I did:

class Foo {
  // ...
  std::string get_name();
  bool set_name(const std::string & name);
};

In the wrapper:

%include "foo.h"
%pythoncode %{
def RaiseExceptionOnFailure(mutator):
  def mutator(self, v):
    if not mutator(self, v):
     raise ValueError("cannot set property")
  return wrapper
Foo.name = property(Foo.get_name, RaiseExceptionOnFailure(Foo.set_name))
%}