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Note in the intro to Extending... that ctypes can be a simpler, more portable solution than custom C code.

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The compilation of an extension module depends on its intended use as well as on The compilation of an extension module depends on its intended use as well as on
your system setup; details are given in later chapters. your system setup; details are given in later chapters.
Do note that if your use case is calling C library functions or system calls,
you should consider using the :mod:`ctypes` module rather than writing custom
C code. Not only does :mod:`ctypes` let you write Python code to interface
with C code, but it is more portable between implementations of Python than
writing and compiling an extension module which typically ties you to CPython.
.. _extending-simpleexample: .. _extending-simpleexample: