Re: [Boost-users] Emulating Python class variables in C++

On 2/08/2015 20:05, Will Hall wrote:

struct A { static string value; };

struct B : public A { static string value; };

string A::value("A"); string B::value("B");

While I can't answer your question directly, I can tell you that this is bad coding practice in C++. Usually it stems from a misunderstanding, while other times it's just a bad design.

So, to summarise, any idea how to provide polymorphic Python class variables in boost::python?

Static/class fields cannot be polymorphic, by definition.