How To Convert A Returned Python Dictionary To A C++ Std::map

I'm calling Python from C++, and trying to perform some data conversions. For example, if I call the following Python function def getAMap(): data = {} data['AnItem 1'] = 'It

Solution 1:

It's pretty ugly, but I came up with this:

std::map<std::string, std::string> my_map;

// Python Dictionary object
PyObject *pDict = PyObject_CallObject(pFunc, NULL);

// Both are Python List objects
PyObject *pKeys = PyDict_Keys(pDict);
PyObject *pValues = PyDict_Values(pDict);

for (Py_ssize_t i = 0; i < PyDict_Size(pDict); ++i) {
    // PyString_AsString returns a char*
    my_map.insert( std::pair<std::string, std::string>(
            *PyString_AsString( PyList_GetItem(pKeys,   i) ),
            *PyString_AsString( PyList_GetItem(pValues, i) ) );
}