Swig python - c++ how to use type int8_t

Question

I have a C function that takes as paramenter an 8 bit integer

int8_t foo( int8_t x );

I would like to call this function from my python code us

Answer 1

In your SWIG interface file use:

%include "stdint.i"

before you first use uint8_t. SWIG will then apply an appropriate typemap for you.