[FEAT] str operator like Boost.Python
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Description
Assume I have class/struct Foo and operator std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream&, const Foo&). In Boost.Python, one can use something like:
.def(str(self))
to enable the use of print(foo) from Python. See discussion here.
Currently, I'm only aware of the following usage to get print(foo) to work using pybind11:
.def("__str__", [](const Foo& self) { std::stringstream ss; ss << self; return ss.str(); })
I wonder if there is a more convenient way of doing this already in pybind11.
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Research direction
No repository file or test is named. Start by examining the .def(str(self)) Boost.Python pattern, the str lambda workaround, and pybind11's .def binding entry point; done means a convenient way for print(foo) to use Foo's operator<<, with the behavior covered by a test.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, python
- Domain
- api
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100