def cstringObj(c_ptr):
"""The cstringObj function is a convenience function which creates a
Python string copy, and discards the underlying C allocated storage
for strings created with *alloc() functions in C.
This function should not be invoked directly, only indirectly
through the prototyping of the symbol 'cstring_obj'.
"""
if c_ptr is not None:
python_string = ctypes.c_char_p( c_ptr ).value
UTIL_LIB.free( c_ptr )
return python_string
else:
return None
def cstringObj(c_ptr):
"""The cstringObj function is a convenience function which creates a
Python string copy, and discards the underlying C allocated storage
for strings created with *alloc() functions in C.
This function should not be invoked directly, only indirectly
through the prototyping of the symbol 'cstring_obj'.
"""
if c_ptr is not None:
python_string = ctypes.c_char_p(c_ptr).value
UTIL_LIB.free(c_ptr)
return python_string
else:
return None
