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+/******************************************** 
+  copyright 1999 McMillan Enterprises, Inc.
+  www.mcmillan-inc.com
+  
+  modified heavily for weave by eric jones
+*********************************************/
+#if !defined(STR_H_INCLUDED_)
+#define STR_H_INCLUDED_
+
+#include <string>
+#include "object.h"
+#include "sequence.h"
+
+namespace py {
+
+class str : public sequence
+{
+public:
+  str() : sequence() {};
+  str(const char* s)
+    : sequence(PyString_FromString((char* )s)) { lose_ref(_obj); }
+  str(const char* s, int sz)
+    : sequence(PyString_FromStringAndSize((char* )s, sz)) {  lose_ref(_obj); }
+  str(const str& other)
+    : sequence(other) {};
+  str(PyObject* obj)
+    : sequence(obj) { _violentTypeCheck(); };
+  str(const object& other)
+    : sequence(other) { _violentTypeCheck(); };
+  virtual ~str() {};
+
+  virtual str& operator=(const str& other) {
+    grab_ref(other);
+    return *this;
+  };
+  str& operator=(const object& other) {
+    grab_ref(other);
+    _violentTypeCheck();
+    return *this;
+  };
+  virtual void _violentTypeCheck() {
+    if (!PyString_Check(_obj)) {
+      grab_ref(0);
+      fail(PyExc_TypeError, "Not a Python String");
+    }
+  };
+  operator const char* () const {
+    return PyString_AsString(_obj);
+  };
+  /*
+  static str format(const str& fmt, tuple& args){
+    PyObject * rslt =PyString_Format(fmt, args);
+    if (rslt==0)
+      fail(PyExc_RuntimeError, "string format failed");
+    return lose_ref(rslt);
+  };
+  */
+}; // class str
+
+} // namespace
+
+#endif // STR_H_INCLUDED_