[PyQt] Compiler Error using SIP: error C3861: 'PyUnicode_FromFormat': identifier not found

[Phil Thompson]

On Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:45:44 -0700, Jamie Riotto <jamie.riotto at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm trying to learn to use SIP, and I've started out with a simple
> Vector class. The sip file looks like this:
> 
>
===========================================================================
> %Module Vec3 0
> 
> class Vec3 {
> 
> %TypeHeaderCode
> #include "Vec3.h"
> %End
> 
> public:
> 
> 	float x;
> 	float y;
> 	float z;
> 
> 	Vec3();
> 	Vec3(float xpos,float ypos,float zpos);
> 	float getX();
> 	float getY();
> 	float getZ();
> 	SIP_PYOBJECT __repr__() const;
> %MethodCode
> 	sipRes = PyUnicode_FromFormat("Vec3(%f, %f, %f)", sipCpp->getX(),
> sipCpp->getY(), sipCpp->getZ());
> %End
> };
> 
>
==============================================================================
> 
> The __repr__ section is my frist attempt at implementing python
> functions (operators next). I've used QPoint.h and QPoint.sip
> as my starting point. The c++ code compiles ok , but when I try to
> compile SIP with the following makefile,
> 
> I get the following error:
> 
> sipvec3Vec3.cpp
> vec3.sip(26): error C3861: 'PyUnicode_FromFormat': identifier not found
> 
> Any suggestions? Thanks - jamie

If you look up PyUnicode_FromFormat() in the Python docs you will see that
there is no such function.

There is PyUnicode_Format() but make sure you call it properly.

Phil