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Tracking issue for ctypes #5572

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@arihant2math
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opened on Feb 28, 2025
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  • Basic structure to hold data SimpleCData _ctypes pt. 2 #5524
  • Dynamic library loading _ctypes pt. 2 #5524
  • Basic function calling _ctypes pt. 3 #5530
  • Custom return types for functions _ctypes pt. 4 #5582
  • Arrays _ctypes pt. 4 #5582
  • Pointers _ctypes pt. 5 #5653
  • C structures/unions
  • C structures/unions endian support
  • Working import ctypes (pip must be working for this)

Bugs

  • Errors are incorrectly named fix _ctypes error names #5548
  • Function arguments cause errors to be thrown _ctypes pt. 4 #5582
  • Return type of functions is c_int and cannot be changed
  • Error handling isn't great when loading/executing functions. _ctypes pt. 4 #5582
  • Creating string buffers is broken _ctypes pt. 4 #5582
  • Arrays are broken _ctypes pt. 4 #5582
  • Arrays as arguments are broken
  • Arrays are not properly represented Fix _ctypes.Array base and metaclass #5620
  • Structures are not properly represented Fix _ctypes.Array base and metaclass #5620

Unimplemented Functions

  • addressof _ctypes addressof and Structure #5573
  • alignment
  • byref
  • resize
  • get_errno/set_errno Initial _ctypes implementation #5519
  • _memmove_addr
  • _memset_addr
  • _string_at_addr
  • _cast_addr
  • _wstring_at_addr
Reacted by Duncan Freeman, Grant Fanian, FasterSpeeding, Orzomaxx and silly silly

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  1. arihant2math commented on Feb 28, 2025

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    arihant2math
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    Supersedes #4739 and #1217

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  3. youknowone
    closed this as completedin #6457on Dec 23, 2025
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