:Module: ctypes
:Summary: A foreign function library for Python.
:Module Type: standard
:Author: Thomas Heller <theller@python.net>
:Synopsis: A foreign function library for Python.
:Version Added: 2.5

``ctypes`` is a foreign function library for Python.  It provides C
compatible data types, and allows to call functions in dlls/shared
libraries.  It can be used to wrap these libraries in pure Python.

ctypes tutorial
===============

.. include:: tutorial.txt


ctypes reference
================

.. include:: reference.txt

.. _pointers: pointers

.. _arrays: arrays