Python: get string representation of PyObject?

Use PyObject_Repr (to mimic Python's repr function) or PyObject_Str (to mimic str), and then call PyString_AsString to get char * (you can, and usually should, use it as const char*, for example:

PyObject* objectsRepresentation = PyObject_Repr(yourObject);
const char* s = PyString_AsString(objectsRepresentation);

This method is OK for any PyObject. If you are absolutely sure yourObject is a Python string and not something else, like for instance a number, you can skip the first line and just do:

const char* s = PyString_AsString(yourObject);

Try PyObject_Repr (to mimic Python's repr) or PyObject_Str (to mimic Python's str).

Docs:

Compute a string representation of object o. Returns the string representation on success, NULL on failure. This is the equivalent of the Python expression repr(o). Called by the repr() built-in function.