Python API - Run script with current object directly included

[sly portal]

hey. I'm creating a game engine to learn more about programming but I'm encountering an obstacle when trying to run a python file from c++. I have a c++ file with a class called Entity. In it I have a function, void runScript(), which should import a python 3 file with the current object directly imported. I tried using pybind11 but I can also use python3.11/Python.h!

The python file should look like this (without needing to importing entity):

print(entity.name)
entity.x += 1
entity.name = "New name"

This is my abbreviated c++ class:

/* entity */
class Entity {
public:
   string name = "Entity";
   int x = 0;
   int y = 0;
   int z = 0;
   Vector3 position;
   Color color;
   float size = 1;
   Vector3 rotation;
   Vector3 scale = { 1, 1, 1 };
   string script = "";

   // Create a model object
   Model model;


   Entity(Color color = { 255, 255, 255, 255 }, Vector3 rotation = { 0, 0, 0 }, Vector3 scale = { 1, 1, 1 }, string name = "entity", int x = 0, int y = 0, int z = 0, Vector3 position = {0, 0, 0}, string script = "")
     : color(color), size(size), rotation(rotation), scale(scale), name(name), x(x), y(y), z(z), position(position), script(script)
    {
     // initializeModel();
    }

     void runScript()
     {
         // TODO: run python script but importing this object directly (this)
     }
};

std::string script will handle the script path (e.g. "../game/hi.py")

How can I run a python script from a c++ class but including, in the python script, the current object?

Like:

    void runScript()
    {
        // Run the python script
        // Include this object in the script
    }

And:

    for (const Entity& entity : entities_list)
    {
        entity.draw();
        entity.runScript();
        
    }

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[wintry dome]

@sly portal A couple stuff to start with

try to make most of those variables private unless you're going for a struct

And if you wanna create an object that's only used by one function, it probably should not be defined in the default constructor

I'm talking about model

[sly portal]

ok

I agree

[wintry dome]

Now for adding C/C++ bindings you should probably ask in the Python server imo

But it's not inappropriate to ask here either

Just that they might be able to help better

[sly portal]

ok. Thank you.

have a nice day

[wintry dome]

same