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Date: Sun, 26 May 2013 12:10:14 -0700
Subject: Re: Help with implementing callback functions using ctypes
From: Dan Stromberg <drsalists@gmail.com>
To: Shriramana Sharma <samjnaa@gmail.com>
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On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 9:12 AM, Shriramana Sharma <samjnaa@gmail.com>wrote:

> On Friday, May 24, 2013 8:56:28 AM UTC+5:30, Dan Stromberg wrote:
> > Cython is good. So is the new cffi, which might be thought of as a
> > safer (API-level) version of ctypes (which is ABI-level).
>
> Hi -- can you clarify what is this new CFFI and where I can get it? In the
> Python 3 library reference I seem to see only CTypes.
>

CFFI is like CTypes, but it allows you to do things like see C preprocessor
symbols.

https://cffi.readthedocs.org/en/release-0.6/

I don't think it comes with CPython, at least not yet.  But I believe it
comes with the latest Pypy.

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On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 9:12 AM, Shriramana Sharma <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a=
 href=3D"mailto:samjnaa@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">samjnaa@gmail.com</a>&=
gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-=
left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class=3D"im">On Frid=
ay, May 24, 2013 8:56:28 AM UTC+5:30, Dan Stromberg wrote:<br>
&gt; Cython is good. So is the new cffi, which might be thought of as a<br>
&gt; safer (API-level) version of ctypes (which is ABI-level).<br>
<br>
</div>Hi -- can you clarify what is this new CFFI and where I can get it? I=
n the Python 3 library reference I seem to see only CTypes.<span class=3D""=
><font color=3D"#888888"><br></font></span></blockquote><div><br></div><div=
>
CFFI is like CTypes, but it allows you to do things like see C preprocessor=
 symbols.<br></div><div><br><a href=3D"https://cffi.readthedocs.org/en/rele=
ase-0.6/">https://cffi.readthedocs.org/en/release-0.6/</a><br><br></div><di=
v>
I don&#39;t think it comes with CPython, at least not yet.=A0 But I believe=
 it comes with the latest Pypy.<br></div></div></div></div>

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