Function PP_Run_Function

src/Base/PyTools.c:106–135

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int
PP_Run_Function(const char *modname, const char *funcname,          /* load from module */
                const char *resfmt,  void *cresult,           /* convert to c/c++ */
                const char *argfmt,  ... /* arg, arg... */ )  /* convert to python */
{
    /* call a function or class in a module */
    PyObject *func = NULL, *args = NULL, *presult = NULL;
    va_list argslist;
    va_start(argslist, argfmt);                   /* "modname.funcname(args)" */

    func = PP_Load_Attribute(modname, funcname);  /* may reload; incref'd */
    if (func == NULL) {                           /* func or class or C type */
        va_end(argslist);
        return -1;
    }
    args = Py_VaBuildValue(argfmt, argslist);     /* convert args to python */
    va_end(argslist);
    if (args == NULL) {                           /* args incref'd */
        Py_DECREF(func);
        return -1;
    }
    if (PP_DEBUG && strcmp(modname, "pdb") != 0)    /* debug this call? */
        presult = PP_Debug_Function(func, args);    /* run in pdb; incref'd */
    else
        presult = PyObject_CallObject(func, args);    /* run function; incref'd */

    Py_DECREF(func);
    Py_DECREF(args);                                    /* result may be None */
    return PP_Convert_Result(presult, resfmt, cresult); /* convert result to C*/
}


PyObject *