diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/CMakeLists.txt b/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/CMakeLists.txt
index c005002c..b390708f 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ set(pfPython_SOURCES
pyEnum.cpp
pyGameScore.cpp
pyGeometry3.cpp
+ pyGlueHelpers.cpp
pyGrassShader.cpp
pyGUIControl.cpp
pyGUIControlButton.cpp
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/pyGlueHelpers.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/pyGlueHelpers.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e6dbf4a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/pyGlueHelpers.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/*==LICENSE==*
+
+CyanWorlds.com Engine - MMOG client, server and tools
+Copyright (C) 2011 Cyan Worlds, Inc.
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program. If not, see .
+
+Additional permissions under GNU GPL version 3 section 7
+
+If you modify this Program, or any covered work, by linking or
+combining it with any of RAD Game Tools Bink SDK, Autodesk 3ds Max SDK,
+NVIDIA PhysX SDK, Microsoft DirectX SDK, OpenSSL library, Independent
+JPEG Group JPEG library, Microsoft Windows Media SDK, or Apple QuickTime SDK
+(or a modified version of those libraries),
+containing parts covered by the terms of the Bink SDK EULA, 3ds Max EULA,
+PhysX SDK EULA, DirectX SDK EULA, OpenSSL and SSLeay licenses, IJG
+JPEG Library README, Windows Media SDK EULA, or QuickTime SDK EULA, the
+licensors of this Program grant you additional
+permission to convey the resulting work. Corresponding Source for a
+non-source form of such a combination shall include the source code for
+the parts of OpenSSL and IJG JPEG Library used as well as that of the covered
+work.
+
+You can contact Cyan Worlds, Inc. by email legal@cyan.com
+ or by snail mail at:
+ Cyan Worlds, Inc.
+ 14617 N Newport Hwy
+ Mead, WA 99021
+
+*==LICENSE==*/
+
+#include "HeadSpin.h"
+#include "pyGlueHelpers.h"
+
+char* PyString_AsStringEx(PyObject* obj)
+{
+ if (PyString_Check(obj))
+ return hsStrcpy(PyString_AsString(obj));
+ else if (PyUnicode_Check(obj))
+ {
+ PyObject* utf8 = PyUnicode_AsUTF8String(obj);
+ char* buf = hsStrcpy(PyString_AsString(utf8));
+ Py_DECREF(utf8);
+ return buf;
+ } else
+ return NULL; // You suck.
+}
+
+bool PyString_CheckEx(PyObject* obj)
+{
+ return (PyString_Check(obj) || PyUnicode_Check(obj));
+}
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/pyGlueHelpers.h b/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/pyGlueHelpers.h
index 1184c1ce..26cf4d5f 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/pyGlueHelpers.h
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/pyGlueHelpers.h
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ You can contact Cyan Worlds, Inc. by email legal@cyan.com
#ifndef _pyGlueHelpers_h_
#define _pyGlueHelpers_h_
+#include
+
+// Useful string functions
+char* PyString_AsStringEx(PyObject*);
+inline bool PyString_CheckEx(PyObject*);
+
// A set of macros to take at least some of the tediousness out of creating straight python glue code
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/pyPlayerGlue.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/pyPlayerGlue.cpp
index e64ee87f..f2dd94bd 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/pyPlayerGlue.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/pyPlayerGlue.cpp
@@ -49,23 +49,6 @@ PYTHON_CLASS_DEFINITION(ptPlayer, pyPlayer);
PYTHON_DEFAULT_NEW_DEFINITION(ptPlayer, pyPlayer)
PYTHON_DEFAULT_DEALLOC_DEFINITION(ptPlayer)
-static char* ConvertString(PyObject* obj)
-{
- if (PyString_Check(obj))
- {
- return hsStrcpy(PyString_AsString(obj));
- } else if (PyUnicode_Check(obj)) {
- size_t size = PyUnicode_GetSize(obj);
- wchar_t* temp = new wchar_t[size + 1];
- PyUnicode_AsWideChar((PyUnicodeObject*)obj, temp, size);
- temp[size] = 0;
- char* buf = hsWStringToString(temp);
- delete[] temp;
- return buf;
- } else
- return NULL; // You suck.
-}
-
PYTHON_INIT_DEFINITION(ptPlayer, args, keywords)
{
// we have two sets of arguments we can use, hence the generic PyObject* pointers
@@ -89,7 +72,7 @@ PYTHON_INIT_DEFINITION(ptPlayer, args, keywords)
if (pyKey::Check(firstObj))
{
key = pyKey::ConvertFrom(firstObj);
- if (!(name = ConvertString(secondObj)))
+ if (!(name = PyString_AsStringEx(secondObj)))
{
PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "__init__ expects one of two argument lists: (ptKey, string, unsigned long, float) or (string, unsigned long)");
PYTHON_RETURN_INIT_ERROR;
@@ -103,7 +86,7 @@ PYTHON_INIT_DEFINITION(ptPlayer, args, keywords)
pid = PyLong_AsUnsignedLong(thirdObj);
distSeq = (float)PyFloat_AsDouble(fourthObj);
- } else if (name = ConvertString(firstObj)){
+ } else if (name = PyString_AsStringEx(firstObj)){
if (!PyLong_Check(secondObj) || thirdObj || fourthObj)
{
delete[] name;