Examples/python/pointer/runme.py

# file: runme.py

import example

# First create some objects using the pointer library.
print("Testing the pointer library")
a = example.new_intp()
b = example.new_intp()
c = example.new_intp()
example.intp_assign(a, 37)
example.intp_assign(b, 42)

print("     a = %s" % a)
print("     b = %s" % b)
print("     c = %s" % c)

# Call the add() function with some pointers
example.add(a, b, c)

# Now get the result
r = example.intp_value(c)
print("     37 + 42 = %s" % r)

# Clean up the pointers
example.delete_intp(a)
example.delete_intp(b)
example.delete_intp(c)

# Now try the typemap library
# This should be much easier. Now how it is no longer
# necessary to manufacture pointers.

print("Trying the typemap library")
r = example.sub(37, 42)
print("     37 - 42 = %s" % r)

# Now try the version with multiple return values

print("Testing multiple return values")
q, r = example.divide(42, 37)
print("     42/37 = %d remainder %d" % (q, r))