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+#ifndef VALUEPARAM_H
+#define VALUEPARAM_H
+
+#include <string>
+#include <boost/python.hpp>
+
+class ValueParam : public eoParam // ValueParam containing python object
+{
+    boost::python::object obj;
+    
+    public:
+    
+    ValueParam() : eoParam(), obj() {}
+    
+    ValueParam(boost::python::object o, 
+	    std::string longName, 
+	    std::string d = "No Description",
+	    char s = 0,
+	    bool r = false) : eoParam(longName, "", d, s, r) 
+	    {
+		std::cerr << "HI" << std::endl;
+		obj = o;
+		eoParam::defValue(getValue());
+	    }
+
+    
+    std::string getValue() const
+    {
+	boost::python::str s = boost::python::str(obj);
+	return std::string(boost::python::extract<const char*>(s));
+    }
+
+    void setValue(std::string v)
+    {
+	std::cerr << "not implemented yet" << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    boost::python::object getObj() const { return obj;}
+    void setObj(boost::python::object o) { obj = o; }
+    
+};
+
+#endif