8 .. index:: object: CObject
10 Refer to :ref:`using-cobjects` for more information on using these objects.
15 This subtype of :ctype:`PyObject` represents an opaque value, useful for C
16 extension modules who need to pass an opaque value (as a :ctype:`void\*`
17 pointer) through Python code to other C code. It is often used to make a C
18 function pointer defined in one module available to other modules, so the
19 regular import mechanism can be used to access C APIs defined in dynamically
23 .. cfunction:: int PyCObject_Check(PyObject *p)
25 Return true if its argument is a :ctype:`PyCObject`.
28 .. cfunction:: PyObject* PyCObject_FromVoidPtr(void* cobj, void (*destr)(void *))
30 Create a :ctype:`PyCObject` from the ``void *`` *cobj*. The *destr* function
31 will be called when the object is reclaimed, unless it is *NULL*.
34 .. cfunction:: PyObject* PyCObject_FromVoidPtrAndDesc(void* cobj, void* desc, void (*destr)(void *, void *))
36 Create a :ctype:`PyCObject` from the :ctype:`void \*` *cobj*. The *destr*
37 function will be called when the object is reclaimed. The *desc* argument can
38 be used to pass extra callback data for the destructor function.
41 .. cfunction:: void* PyCObject_AsVoidPtr(PyObject* self)
43 Return the object :ctype:`void \*` that the :ctype:`PyCObject` *self* was
47 .. cfunction:: void* PyCObject_GetDesc(PyObject* self)
49 Return the description :ctype:`void \*` that the :ctype:`PyCObject` *self* was
53 .. cfunction:: int PyCObject_SetVoidPtr(PyObject* self, void* cobj)
55 Set the void pointer inside *self* to *cobj*. The :ctype:`PyCObject` must not
56 have an associated destructor. Return true on success, false on failure.