exporting c++ function for python, pass several strings as parameters - python

I'm trying to export some C++ functions into python, and it's working pretty well most of the time, but I'm having issues when a function takes more than on string in parameters, the first one is always ok, but the other ones are always gibberish.
C++ code:
#include <Python.h>
#include <iostream>
PyObject* wrap_one_string(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
{
char* str;
if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"s:wrap_one_string",&str))
{
return nullptr;
}
std::cout << str << std::endl;
return Py_None;
}
PyObject* wrap_two_string(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
{
char* str1, str2;
if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"ss:wrap_one_string", &str1, &str2))
{
return nullptr;
}
std::cout << str1 << std::endl << str2 << std::endl;
return Py_None;
}
static PyMethodDef exampleMethods[] = {
{ "one_string", wrap_one_string, METH_VARARGS, nullptr },
{ "two_string", wrap_two_string, METH_VARARGS, nullptr },
{ nullptr, nullptr, 0, nullptr}
};
extern "C"
{
__declspec(dllexport)
void initexample()
{
PyObject *m;
m = Py_InitModule("example", exampleMethods);
}
}
python code:
import example
example.one_string("ab")
example.two_string("abcd", "efgh")
And the result is:
ab
abcd
È
The second string parameter is always a weird character.
Any idea where this might come from?
Thanks

Ah, nevermind, dumb mistake from my part
char* str1, str2;
should be
char* str1, *str2;
Too bad it compiled, though it did give an error using
str2 = PyString_AsString(PyTuple_GET_ITEM(args, 1))
to access the second string.

One small note, remember to Py_INCREF(Py_None); before returning Py_None, as stated in the reference [https://docs.python.org/2/extending/extending.html#back-to-the-example]
Or use Py_RETURN_NONE macro [https://docs.python.org/2/c-api/none.html#c.Py_RETURN_NONE]

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results in
MyModule Start Called with parameter Hello Module
MyClass__Init Called
MyClass Start Called with parameters \
0x602428<?.MyClass instance at 0x7f484a333200>0x602428 and HelloClass
self <NULL>
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