"ctypes is an advanced ["ffi"] ... package for Python ...", according to its [http://www.python.net/crew/theller/ctypes/ home page]. ["Python 2.5"] includes ctypes.
CTypes FAQs
FAQ: How do I copy bytes to Python from a ctypes.Structure?
def send(self):
- return buffer(self)[:]
FAQ: How do I copy bytes to a ctypes.Structure from Python?
def receiveSome(self, bytes):
- ctypes.memmove(ctypes.addressof(self), bytes, ctypes.sizeof(self))
FAQ: Why should I fear using ctypes.memmove?
ctypes.memmove emulates the memmove of C with complete faithfulness. If you tell memmove to copy more bytes than sizeof(self), you will overwrite memory that you do not own, with indeterminate consequences, arbitrarily delayed.