###  | # Boost.Python ## Extractor Concept

Introduction
Concept Requirements

Extractor Concept

Notes

## Introduction

An Extractor is a class which Boost.Python can use to extract C++ objects from Python objects, and is typically used by facilities that define `from_python` conversions for "traditional" Python extension types.

## Concept Requirements

### Extractor Concept

In the table below, `X` denotes a model of Extractor and `a` denotes an instance of a Python object type.

Expression | Type | Semantics
`X::execute(a)` | non-void | Returns the C++ object being extracted. The `execute` function must not be overloaded.
`&a.ob_type` | `PyTypeObject**` | Points to the `ob_type` field of an object which is layout-compatible with `PyObject`

## Notes

Informally, an Extractor's `execute` member must be a non-overloaded static function whose single argument is a Python object type. Acceptable Python object types include those publicly (and unambiguously) derived from `PyObject`, and POD types which are layout-compatible with PyObject.

Revised 13 November, 2002

© Copyright Dave Abrahams 2002.

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