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guide: improve "calling Python from Rust" section
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@ -221,103 +221,10 @@ impl IntoPy<PyObject> for MyPyObjectWrapper {
converted into [`PyObject`]. `IntoPy<PyObject>` serves the
same purpose, except that it consumes `self`.
### `*args` and `**kwargs` for Python object calls
There are several ways how to pass positional and keyword arguments to a Python object call.
[`PyAny`] provides two methods:
* `call` - call any callable Python object.
* `call_method` - call a specific method on the object, shorthand for `get_attr` then `call`.
Both methods need `args` and `kwargs` arguments, but there are variants for less
complex calls, such as `call1` for only `args` and `call0` for no arguments at all.
```rust
use pyo3::prelude::*;
use pyo3::types::{PyDict, PyTuple};
struct SomeObject;
impl SomeObject {
fn new(py: Python) -> PyObject {
PyDict::new(py).to_object(py)
}
}
fn main() {
let arg1 = "arg1";
let arg2 = "arg2";
let arg3 = "arg3";
let gil = Python::acquire_gil();
let py = gil.python();
let obj = SomeObject::new(py);
// call object without empty arguments
obj.call0(py);
// call object with PyTuple
let args = PyTuple::new(py, &[arg1, arg2, arg3]);
obj.call1(py, args);
// pass arguments as rust tuple
let args = (arg1, arg2, arg3);
obj.call1(py, args);
}
```
`kwargs` can be `None` or `Some(&PyDict)`. You can use the
[`IntoPyDict`] trait to convert other dict-like containers,
e.g. `HashMap` or `BTreeMap`, as well as tuples with up to 10 elements and
`Vec`s where each element is a two-element tuple.
```rust
use pyo3::prelude::*;
use pyo3::types::{IntoPyDict, PyDict};
use std::collections::HashMap;
struct SomeObject;
impl SomeObject {
fn new(py: Python) -> PyObject {
PyDict::new(py).to_object(py)
}
}
fn main() {
let key1 = "key1";
let val1 = 1;
let key2 = "key2";
let val2 = 2;
let gil = Python::acquire_gil();
let py = gil.python();
let obj = SomeObject::new(py);
// call object with PyDict
let kwargs = [(key1, val1)].into_py_dict(py);
obj.call(py, (), Some(kwargs));
// pass arguments as Vec
let kwargs = vec![(key1, val1), (key2, val2)];
obj.call(py, (), Some(kwargs.into_py_dict(py)));
// pass arguments as HashMap
let mut kwargs = HashMap::<&str, i32>::new();
kwargs.insert(key1, 1);
obj.call(py, (), Some(kwargs.into_py_dict(py)));
}
```
[`IntoPy`]: https://docs.rs/pyo3/latest/pyo3/conversion/trait.IntoPy.html
[`FromPyObject`]: https://docs.rs/pyo3/latest/pyo3/conversion/trait.FromPyObject.html
[`ToPyObject`]: https://docs.rs/pyo3/latest/pyo3/conversion/trait.ToPyObject.html
[`PyObject`]: https://docs.rs/pyo3/latest/pyo3/type.PyObject.html
[`PyTuple`]: https://docs.rs/pyo3/latest/pyo3/types/struct.PyTuple.html
[`PyAny`]: https://docs.rs/pyo3/latest/pyo3/struct.PyAny.html
[`IntoPyDict`]: https://docs.rs/pyo3/latest/pyo3/types/trait.IntoPyDict.html
[`PyRef`]: https://docs.rs/pyo3/latest/pyo3/pycell/struct.PyRef.html
[`PyRefMut`]: https://docs.rs/pyo3/latest/pyo3/pycell/struct.PyRefMut.html

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@ -1,9 +1,109 @@
# Calling Python in Rust code
These APIs work from Rust whenever you have a `Python` object handy, whether
PyO3 is built for an extension module or not.
This chapter of the guide documents some ways to interact with Python code from Rust:
- How to call Python functions
- How to execute existing Python code
## Want to access Python APIs? Then use `PyModule::import`.
## Calling Python functions
Any Python-native object reference (such as `&PyAny`, `&PyList`, or `&PyCell<MyClass>`) can be used to call Python functions.
PyO3 offers two APIs to make function calls:
* [`call`](https://docs.rs/pyo3/0.12.3/pyo3/struct.PyAny.html#method.call) - call any callable Python object.
* [`call_method`](https://docs.rs/pyo3/0.12.3/pyo3/struct.PyAny.html#method.call_method) - call a method on the Python object.
Both of these APIs take `args` and `kwargs` arguments (for positional and keyword arguments respectively). There are variants for less complex calls:
* [`call1`](https://docs.rs/pyo3/0.12.3/pyo3/struct.PyAny.html#method.call1) and [`call_method1`](https://docs.rs/pyo3/0.12.3/pyo3/struct.PyAny.html#method.call_method1) to call only with positional `args`.
* [`call0`](https://docs.rs/pyo3/0.12.3/pyo3/struct.PyAny.html#method.call0) and [`call_method0`](https://docs.rs/pyo3/0.12.3/pyo3/struct.PyAny.html#method.call_method0) to call with no arguments.
For convenience the [`Py<T>`](types.html#pyt-and-pyobject) smart pointer also exposes these same six API methods, but needs a `Python` token as an additional first argument to prove the GIL is held.
The example below shows a calling Python functions behind a `PyObject` (aka `Py<PyAny>`) reference:
```rust
use pyo3::prelude::*;
use pyo3::types::{PyDict, PyTuple};
struct SomeObject;
impl SomeObject {
fn new(py: Python) -> PyObject {
PyDict::new(py).to_object(py)
}
}
fn main() {
let arg1 = "arg1";
let arg2 = "arg2";
let arg3 = "arg3";
let gil = Python::acquire_gil();
let py = gil.python();
let obj = SomeObject::new(py);
// call object without empty arguments
obj.call0(py);
// call object with PyTuple
let args = PyTuple::new(py, &[arg1, arg2, arg3]);
obj.call1(py, args);
// pass arguments as rust tuple
let args = (arg1, arg2, arg3);
obj.call1(py, args);
}
```
### Creating keyword arguments
For the `call` and `call_method` APIs, `kwargs` can be `None` or `Some(&PyDict)`. You can use the [`IntoPyDict`](https://docs.rs/pyo3/latest/pyo3/types/trait.IntoPyDict.html) trait to convert other dict-like containers, e.g. `HashMap` or `BTreeMap`, as well as tuples with up to 10 elements and `Vec`s where each element is a two-element tuple.
```rust
use pyo3::prelude::*;
use pyo3::types::{IntoPyDict, PyDict};
use std::collections::HashMap;
struct SomeObject;
impl SomeObject {
fn new(py: Python) -> PyObject {
PyDict::new(py).to_object(py)
}
}
fn main() {
let key1 = "key1";
let val1 = 1;
let key2 = "key2";
let val2 = 2;
let gil = Python::acquire_gil();
let py = gil.python();
let obj = SomeObject::new(py);
// call object with PyDict
let kwargs = [(key1, val1)].into_py_dict(py);
obj.call(py, (), Some(kwargs));
// pass arguments as Vec
let kwargs = vec![(key1, val1), (key2, val2)];
obj.call(py, (), Some(kwargs.into_py_dict(py)));
// pass arguments as HashMap
let mut kwargs = HashMap::<&str, i32>::new();
kwargs.insert(key1, 1);
obj.call(py, (), Some(kwargs.into_py_dict(py)));
}
```
## Executing existing Python code
If you already have some existing Python code that you need to execute from Rust, the following FAQs can help you select the right PyO3 functionality for your situation:
### Want to access Python APIs? Then use `PyModule::import`.
[`Pymodule::import`](https://docs.rs/pyo3/latest/pyo3/types/struct.PyModule.html#method.import) can
be used to get handle to a Python module from Rust. You can use this to import and use any Python
@ -22,7 +122,7 @@ fn main() -> PyResult<()> {
}
```
## Want to run just an expression? Then use `eval`.
### Want to run just an expression? Then use `eval`.
[`Python::eval`](https://docs.rs/pyo3/latest/pyo3/struct.Python.html#method.eval) is
a method to execute a [Python expression](https://docs.python.org/3.7/reference/expressions.html)
@ -32,19 +132,19 @@ and return the evaluated value as a `&PyAny` object.
use pyo3::prelude::*;
use pyo3::types::IntoPyDict;
fn main() -> Result<(), ()> {
Python::with_gil(|py| {
let result = py.eval("[i * 10 for i in range(5)]", None, None).map_err(|e| {
e.print_and_set_sys_last_vars(py);
})?;
let res: Vec<i64> = result.extract().unwrap();
assert_eq!(res, vec![0, 10, 20, 30, 40]);
Ok(())
})
}
# fn main() -> Result<(), ()> {
Python::with_gil(|py| {
let result = py.eval("[i * 10 for i in range(5)]", None, None).map_err(|e| {
e.print_and_set_sys_last_vars(py);
})?;
let res: Vec<i64> = result.extract().unwrap();
assert_eq!(res, vec![0, 10, 20, 30, 40]);
Ok(())
})
# }
```
## Want to run statements? Then use `run`.
### Want to run statements? Then use `run`.
[`Python::run`] is a method to execute one or more
[Python statements](https://docs.python.org/3.7/reference/simple_stmts.html).
@ -58,18 +158,21 @@ quickly testing your Python extensions.
```rust
use pyo3::prelude::*;
use pyo3::{PyCell, PyObjectProtocol, py_run};
# fn main() {
# fn main() {
#[pyclass]
struct UserData {
id: u32,
name: String,
}
#[pymethods]
impl UserData {
fn as_tuple(&self) -> (u32, String) {
(self.id, self.name.clone())
}
}
#[pyproto]
impl PyObjectProtocol for UserData {
fn __repr__(&self) -> PyResult<String> {
@ -92,7 +195,7 @@ assert userdata.as_tuple() == userdata_as_tuple
# }
```
## You have a Python file or Python function? Then use `PyModule::from_code`.
## You have a Python file or code snippet? Then use `PyModule::from_code`.
[PyModule::from_code](https://docs.rs/pyo3/latest/pyo3/types/struct.PyModule.html#method.from_code)
can be used to generate a Python module which can then be used just as if it was imported with
@ -100,7 +203,8 @@ can be used to generate a Python module which can then be used just as if it was
```rust
use pyo3::{prelude::*, types::{IntoPyDict, PyModule}};
# fn main() -> PyResult<()> {
# fn main() -> PyResult<()> {
Python::with_gil(|py| {
let activators = PyModule::from_code(py, r#"
def relu(x):