#define BOOST_ALL_NO_LIB

#include <boost/python.hpp>

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

namespace bp = boost::python;

void module_function()
{
    bp::object module = bp::import("my_module");
    std::string value = bp::extract<std::string>(module.attr("my_attribute"));
    std::cout << value << "\n";
}

BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(my_module)
{
    bp::def("module_function", &module_function);

    bp::scope().attr("my_attribute") = "foo";
}

int main()
{
    try {
        Py_Initialize();
        initmy_module();

        // Call the function...
        bp::object module = bp::import("my_module");
        bp::object fn = module.attr("module_function");
        fn();

    } catch (bp::error_already_set) {
        PyErr_Print();
    }

    Py_Finalize();
}