n><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">python</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">object</span></code>,
        from the <a href="http://www.boost.org/libs/python/doc" target="_top">Boost.Python</a>
        library. For instance, say we want to transmit an integer value from Python:
      </p>
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