Pointers.py: Bringing the hell of pointers to Python (opens in new tab)

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2 pointsScottWRobinson4y ago1 comments

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Python already has this 'hell of pointers' in the ctypes module.

Where `to_ptr(x)` is:

  ptr = ctypes.pointer(ctypes.py_object(x))

And `ptr.dereference()` is:

  ptr.contents.value

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2 pointsScottWRobinson4y ago1 comments

Python already has this 'hell of pointers' in the ctypes module.

Where `to_ptr(x)` is:

  ptr = ctypes.pointer(ctypes.py_object(x))

And `ptr.dereference()` is:

  ptr.contents.value

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse