where is ctypes.py?

[wccppp@yahoo.com]

Hello,

I'm a complete newbie in learning python.

I was testing some sample codes I found in this newsgroup and seems it
could not locate the module ctypes.py. I installed python 2.4, wxPython
and pywin32. Just could not find this file. I thought it should be in
Lib/site-packages/ directory but it is not there.
Where can I find this file?

Thanks a lot for your help.

- wcc

[Alex Martelli]

Re: where is ctypes.py?

wccppp@yahoo.co m <wccppp@yahoo.c om> wrote:
[color=blue]
> Hello,
>
> I'm a complete newbie in learning python.
>
> I was testing some sample codes I found in this newsgroup and seems it
> could not locate the module ctypes.py. I installed python 2.4, wxPython
> and pywin32. Just could not find this file. I thought it should be in
> Lib/site-packages/ directory but it is not there.
> Where can I find this file?[/color]

Download and install ctypes from
<http://starship.python .net/crew/theller/ctypes/>


Alex

[wccppp@yahoo.com]

Re: where is ctypes.py?

Thanks a lot Alex. I got the file.

- wcc

[Michel Claveau - abstraction méta-galactique non t]

Re: where is ctypes.py?

Hi !

See : http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/ctypes/

[Peter Hansen]

Re: where is ctypes.py?

wccppp@yahoo.co m wrote:[color=blue]
> I'm a complete newbie in learning python.
>
> I was testing some sample codes I found in this newsgroup and seems it
> could not locate the module ctypes.py. I installed python 2.4, wxPython
> and pywin32. Just could not find this file. I thought it should be in
> Lib/site-packages/ directory but it is not there.
> Where can I find this file?[/color]

I see others have pointed you to the module, but nobody has
yet told you how you could have found it yourself.

"ctypes" and many other such modules are third-party packages
which do not come with Python itself. In almost all cases,
you should be able to use Google quite easily to find such
a module by typing "python ctypes" (or substitute the appropriate
name in place of ctypes) in a Google search. Quite often
the home page of the package (where you'll find instructions
on downloading) will be the first result Google provides.

-Peter

[wccppp@yahoo.com]

Re: where is ctypes.py?

Peter,

Thank you very much. I'll keep that in mind.

- wcc

[Terry Reedy]

Re: where is ctypes.py?


"Peter Hansen" > I see others have pointed you to the module, but nobody
has[color=blue]
> yet told you how you could have found it yourself.
>
> "ctypes" and many other such modules are third-party packages
> which do not come with Python itself. In almost all cases,
> you should be able to use Google quite easily to find such
> a module by typing "python ctypes" (or substitute the appropriate
> name in place of ctypes) in a Google search. Quite often
> the home page of the package (where you'll find instructions
> on downloading) will be the first result Google provides.[/color]

If one does not already know the name of what one is searching for, there
is also the PythonPackageIn dex PyPI at python.org.

Terry J. Reedy