[Python-Dev] Calling base class methods from C

Thu Mar 22 04:54:26 CET 2007

Raymond Hettinger wrote:
> class List(list):
> def append(self, x):
> print x
> List.append(self, x) # What is the C equivalent of this call?

Something like
 PyObject *meth, *result;
 meth = PyObject_GetAttrString(PyList_Type, "append")
 result = PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(meth, self, x, NULL)
plus appropriate error checking.
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