Oops, better also note that the module initialization function must be

freddrake · freddrake · commit 65e69002a286 · 2000-05-10T20:36:34.000Z
extern "C" for C++.
diff --git a/Doc/ext/ext.tex b/Doc/ext/ext.tex
@@ -400,6 +400,8 @@ \section{The Module's Method Table and Initialization Function
 }
 \end{verbatim}
 
+Note that for \Cpp, this method must be declared \code{extern "C"}.
+
 When the Python program imports module \module{spam} for the first
 time, \cfunction{initspam()} is called. (See below for comments about
 embedding Python.)  It calls

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`@@ -400,6 +400,8 @@ \section{The Module's Method Table and Initialization Function`
`400`	`400`	`}`
`401`	`401`	`\end{verbatim}`
`402`	`402`
	`403`	`+Note that for \Cpp, this method must be declared \code{extern "C"}.`
	`404`	`+`
`403`	`405`	`When the Python program imports module \module{spam} for the first`
`404`	`406`	`time, \cfunction{initspam()} is called. (See below for comments about`
`405`	`407`	`embedding Python.) It calls`