###################################################################### # This file should be kept compatible with Python 2.3, see PEP 291. # ###################################################################### import sys, os # find_library(name) returns the pathname of a library, or None. if os.name == "nt": def find_library(name): # See MSDN for the REAL search order. for directory in os.environ['PATH'].split(os.pathsep): fname = os.path.join(directory, name) if os.path.exists(fname): return fname if fname.lower().endswith(".dll"): continue fname = fname + ".dll" if os.path.exists(fname): return fname return None if os.name == "ce": # search path according to MSDN: # - absolute path specified by filename # - The .exe launch directory # - the Windows directory # - ROM dll files (where are they?) # - OEM specified search path: HKLM\Loader\SystemPath def find_library(name): return name if os.name == "posix" and sys.platform == "darwin": from ctypes.macholib.dyld import dyld_find as _dyld_find def find_library(name): possible = ['lib%s.dylib' % name, '%s.dylib' % name, '%s.framework/%s' % (name, name)] for name in possible: try: return _dyld_find(name) except ValueError: continue return None elif os.name == "posix": # Andreas Degert's find functions, using gcc, /sbin/ldconfig, objdump import re, tempfile, errno def _findLib_gcc(name): expr = '[^\(\)\s]*lib%s\.[^\(\)\s]*' % name fdout, ccout = tempfile.mkstemp() os.close(fdout) cmd = 'if type gcc &>/dev/null; then CC=gcc; else CC=cc; fi;' \ '$CC -Wl,-t -o ' + ccout + ' 2>&1 -l' + name try: fdout, outfile = tempfile.mkstemp() os.close(fdout) fd = os.popen(cmd) trace = fd.read() err = fd.close() finally: try: os.unlink(outfile) except OSError, e: if e.errno != errno.ENOENT: raise try: os.unlink(ccout) except OSError, e: if e.errno != errno.ENOENT: raise res = re.search(expr, trace) if not res: return None return res.group(0) def _findLib_ld(name): expr = '/[^\(\)\s]*lib%s\.[^\(\)\s]*' % name res = re.search(expr, os.popen('/sbin/ldconfig -p 2>/dev/null').read()) if not res: # Hm, this works only for libs needed by the python executable. cmd = 'ldd %s 2>/dev/null' % sys.executable res = re.search(expr, os.popen(cmd).read()) if not res: return None return res.group(0) def _get_soname(f): cmd = "objdump -p -j .dynamic 2>/dev/null " + f res = re.search(r'\sSONAME\s+([^\s]+)', os.popen(cmd).read()) if not res: return None return res.group(1) def find_library(name): lib = _findLib_ld(name) or _findLib_gcc(name) if not lib: return None return _get_soname(lib) ################################################################ # test code def test(): from ctypes import cdll if os.name == "nt": print cdll.msvcrt print cdll.load("msvcrt") print find_library("msvcrt") if os.name == "posix": # find and load_version print find_library("m") print find_library("c") print find_library("bz2") # getattr ## print cdll.m ## print cdll.bz2 # load if sys.platform == "darwin": print cdll.LoadLibrary("libm.dylib") print cdll.LoadLibrary("libcrypto.dylib") print cdll.LoadLibrary("libSystem.dylib") print cdll.LoadLibrary("System.framework/System") else: print cdll.LoadLibrary("libm.so") print cdll.LoadLibrary("libcrypt.so") print find_library("crypt") if __name__ == "__main__": test()