pointers-clone.py 0.0.0
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pointersclone.py 0.0.0
pointers.py
Bringing the hell of pointers to Python
Why would you ever need this
Documentation
Source
PyPI
Examples
from pointers import _
text: str = "hello world"
ptr = _&text # creates a new pointer object
ptr <<= "world hello"
print(text) # world hello
from pointers import c_malloc as malloc, c_free as free, strcpy, printf
ptr = malloc(3)
strcpy(ptr, "hi")
printf("%s\n", ptr)
free(ptr)
Features
Fully type safe
Pythonic pointer API
Bindings for the entire C standard library
Segfaults
Why does this exist?
The main purpose of pointers.py is to simply break the rules of Python, but has some other use cases:
Can help C/C++ developers get adjusted to Python
Provides a nice learning environment for programmers learning how pointers work
Makes it very easy to manipulate memory in Python
Why not?
Installation
Linux/macOS
python3 -m pip install -U pointers.py
Windows
py -3 -m pip install -U pointers.py
License:
For personal and professional use. You cannot resell or redistribute these repositories in their original state.
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