How to reinitialise an embedded Python interpreter?

Question

I\'m working on embedding Python in our test suite application. The purpose is to use Python to run several tests scripts to collect data and make a report of tests. Multiple te

Answer 1

How about using code.IteractiveInterpreter?

Something like this should do it:

#include 
#include 
#include 

using namespace boost::python;

std::string GetPythonError()
{
    PyObject *ptype = NULL, *pvalue = NULL, *ptraceback = NULL;
    PyErr_Fetch(&ptype, &pvalue, &ptraceback);
    std::string message("");
    if(pvalue && PyString_Check(pvalue)) {
        message = PyString_AsString(pvalue);
    }
    return message;
}

// Must be called after Py_Initialize()
void RunInterpreter(std::string codeToRun)
{
    object pymodule = object(handle<>(borrowed(PyImport_AddModule("__main__"))));
    object pynamespace = pymodule.attr("__dict__");

    try {
        // Initialize the embedded interpreter
        object result = exec(   "import code\n"
                                "__myInterpreter = code.InteractiveConsole() \n", 
                                pynamespace);
        // Run the code
        str pyCode(codeToRun.c_str());
        pynamespace["__myCommand"] = pyCode;
        result = eval("__myInterpreter.push(__myCommand)", pynamespace);
    } catch(error_already_set) {
        throw std::runtime_error(GetPythonError().c_str());
    }
}