Solution to functions that tries modifying immutable arguments passed by reference
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Hello,
Have you found any solution for handling functions that return values via output parameters passed by reference, especially when those parameters are of immutable types?
This becomes a problem with important functions like [BRep_Tool::CurveOnSurface](https://dev.opencascade.org/doc/occt-7.2.0/refman/html/class_b_rep___tool.html#aeaa70c29f0a30d827fd8a36116d74b91). In such cases, the function modifies the arguments passed by reference (e.g., to return the first and last parameters of the Geom2d_Curve), but when these are immutable types in the binding language, we can’t retrieve the modified values.
This effectively blocks access to important return data.
Some relevant references:
[pybind11 FAQ – Limitations involving reference arguments](https://pybind11.readthedocs.io/en/stable/faq.html#limitations-involving-reference-arguments)
[pyOCCT developer notes – Reference arguments](https://pyocct.readthedocs.io/en/latest/dev.html#reference-arguments)
Would appreciate any guidance or workarounds!
Thanks in advance.
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