[Python-3000] Ctypes as cross-interpreter C calling interface

[Greg Ewing]

Paul Prescod wrote:
> It seems that the emerging 
> consensus (bar a security question from Guido) is that ctypes it the way 
> forward for calling C code in Python 3000. I'd like to clarify what this 
> might mean:

What's the state of play concerning ctypes support
on non-x86 platforms?

Until ctypes is uniformly supported on all platforms,
it can't be considered a complete replacement for
C-coded extensions (whether handwritten or generated
by something else).

--
Greg