parsing a tuple in embedded python

[jenkins.justin]

I am returning a tuple from my python method and am stuck trying to
figure out how to read it into a C array using PyArg_Parse.
My C Code:
int array[3];
PyArg_Parse(return, "(iii)", &array);

My Python Code:
mytuple = (1,2,3)
return mytuple

That gives me a segmentation fault. What am I doing wrong?

[Fredrik Lundh]

je************@gmail.com wrote:

I am returning a tuple from my python method and am stuck trying to
figure out how to read it into a C array using PyArg_Parse.
My C Code:
int array[3];
PyArg_Parse(return, "(iii)", &array);

My Python Code:
mytuple = (1,2,3)
return mytuple

That gives me a segmentation fault. What am I doing wrong?

you're not providing enough arguments; "iii" means three pointers, not
one. try:

PyArg_Parse(return, "(iii)", array, array+1, array+2)

instead. or, if you prefer maximum clarity:

PyArg_Parse(return, "(iii)", &array[0], &array[1], &array[2])

(I assume you left out the error handling code; ignoring the return value
from PyArg_Parse is not a good idea)

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[jenkins.justin]

Thanks Fredrik. Yes, I see now how the function works. I'm new to
Python and the book I'm studying out of wasn't too explicit in how to
handle arrays. I've changed the code to what you suggested, but
strangely enough nothing got read into my array. If I return a single
integer from my Python method, I get the expected return using:
PyArg_Parse(return, "i", &integer);
But,
PyArg_Parse(return, "(iii)", array, array+1, array+2)
and
PyArg_Parse(return, "(iii)", &array[0], &array[1], &array[2])
does not alter "array" at all. Any ideas? Thanks

Fredrik Lundh wrote:

je************@gmail.com wrote:

I am returning a tuple from my python method and am stuck trying to
figure out how to read it into a C array using PyArg_Parse.
My C Code:
int array[3];
PyArg_Parse(return, "(iii)", &array);

My Python Code:
mytuple = (1,2,3)
return mytuple

That gives me a segmentation fault. What am I doing wrong?

you're not providing enough arguments; "iii" means three pointers, not
one. try:

PyArg_Parse(return, "(iii)", array, array+1, array+2)

instead. or, if you prefer maximum clarity:

PyArg_Parse(return, "(iii)", &array[0], &array[1], &array[2])

(I assume you left out the error handling code; ignoring the return value
from PyArg_Parse is not a good idea)

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