from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function import sys sys.path.insert(0,'..') import inline_tools support_code = """ PyObject* length(std::string a) { int l = a.length(); return PyInt_FromLong(l); } """ a = 'some string' val = inline_tools.inline("return_val = length(a);",['a'], support_code=support_code) print(val)