Python: get string representation of PyObject?

Question

I\'ve got a C python extension, and I would like to print out some diagnostics.

I\'m receiving a string as a PyObject*.

What\'s the canonical way to obtain a

Answer 1

If you need just print the object in Python 3 you can use one of these functions:

static void print_str(PyObject *o)
{
    PyObject_Print(o, stdout, Py_PRINT_RAW);
}

static void print_repr(PyObject *o)
{
    PyObject_Print(o, stdout, 0);
}