Q64: How do 'ctypes' and 'cffi' bind C libraries to Python?

  • ctypes: Built-in standard library module loading compiled dynamic libraries (.so / .dll) and calling C functions using Python wrappers.
  • cffi: Third-party C Foreign Function Interface parsing raw C header files (.h) directly to generate fast Python bindings.
Key Takeaways
  • ctypes: Built-in dynamic library binder. cffi: Header-driven C foreign function interface.
Knowledge Check

Which module in standard libraries allows loading .so or .dll files directly into Python?