Functions
void	CallPythonInit (const std::string &filename)
	Initializes `CallPython` for a given file. More...

template<typename... Types>
PythonRemoteVariable	CallPython (const std::string &function_name, Types... args)
	Calls a Python client with a given function and arguments, returning a handle to the result. More...

template<typename... Types>
PythonRemoteVariable	ToPythonTuple (Types... args)
	Creates a tuple in Python. More...

template<typename... Types>
PythonRemoteVariable	ToPythonKwargs (Types... args)
	Creates a keyword-argument list to be unpacked. More...

std::string	GetRpcPipeTempDirectory ()
	Returns a directory location suitable for temporary files for the call_* clients and libraries. More...

Function Documentation

◆ CallPython()

PythonRemoteVariable drake::common::CallPython	(	const std::string &	function_name,
		Types...	args
	)

Calls a Python client with a given function and arguments, returning a handle to the result.

For example uses, see call_python_test.cc.

void drake::common::CallPythonInit ( const std::string & filename )

Initializes CallPython for a given file.

If this function is not called, then the filename defaults to /tmp/python_rpc.

Exceptions

std::runtime_error If either this function or CallPython have already been called.

std::string drake::common::GetRpcPipeTempDirectory ( )

Returns a directory location suitable for temporary files for the call_* clients and libraries.

Returns: The value of the environment variable TEST_TMPDIR if defined or otherwise /tmp. Any trailing / will be stripped from the output.

Exceptions

std::runtime_error If the path referred to by TEST_TMPDIR or /tmp does not exist or is not a directory.

PythonRemoteVariable drake::common::ToPythonKwargs ( Types... args )

Creates a keyword-argument list to be unpacked.

Parameters

args	Argument list in the form of (key1, value1, key2, value2, ...).

PythonRemoteVariable drake::common::ToPythonTuple ( Types... args )

Creates a tuple in Python.