This is a self-contained example of how to wrap C++ with Cython.

Assuming you have Python, Cython, Git and a C++ compiler 
installed, all you need to do is:

$ git clone https://github.com/sturlamolden/cython-cpp-test

$ cd cython-cpp-test

$ python setup.py build_ext --inplace

$ python test.py

Written by Sturla Molden, Dec. 2014

Use at your own risk.
This code is in the public domain.