ctypes
Stdlib — MiscPython 2.0+Intermediate
Call functions in C shared libraries directly from Python
Quick Info
- Documentation
- Official Docs
- Python Version
- 2.0+
- Dependencies
- None — Python Standard Library
- Install
Included with Python
Learn by Difficulty
Quick Example
python
import ctypes print(f"Module: ctypes") print(f"Contents: {dir(ctypes)[:10]}")
The ctypes module is part of Python's standard library. Call functions in C shared libraries directly from Python.
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