> So I tried ctypes, and it just worked (without any build issues - in fact I didn't > have to build anything or write any code). Is there any reason I'd want to write > an extend python module (to load my shared library and run exported functions from >it) that compiles with distutils, instead of just using ctypes?
If your extension module does exactly what you describe - ie, load functions from a DLL and calls them, then ctypes is a perfect replacement. Mark
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