printf() within a C-function outputs wrong result in Python when using ctypes

[egavandit]

Hello all,

I have the following problem. Any help would be appreciated :)

I am trying to call a C function from Python using ctypes. I have been successful already in sharing the shared library (.dll on Windows with MS Visual Studio 2017) to Python 3.6.3.

Also, simple functions like

__declspec(dlle xport) int add_int(int num1, int num2)
{
return num1+num2;
}

and

__declspec(dlle xport) float add_float(float num1, float num2)
{
float num3 = num1 + num2;
return num3;
}

has provided me with correct result. But there is a problem when I try to call the following function:

__declspec(dlle xport) void printFunc()
{
printf("hello world !!");
}

I would like to see the output at Python interpreter as 'hello world !!' when I execute

mydll = cdll.LoadLibrar y('path\\to\\sh aredLibrary.dll ')
mydll.printFunc ()

Currently I see the output as an integer when I execute the above code.

I would like to know any inputs on this :)