Python: get string representation of PyObject?

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Use PyObject_Repr (to mimic Python’s repr function) or PyObject_Str (to mimic str), and then call PyString_AsString to get char * (you can, and usually should, use it as const char*, for example:

PyObject* objectsRepresentation = PyObject_Repr(yourObject);
const char* s = PyString_AsString(objectsRepresentation);

This method is OK for any PyObject. If you are absolutely sure yourObject is a Python string and not something else, like for instance a number, you can skip the first line and just do:

const char* s = PyString_AsString(yourObject);

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