[Python-Dev] Replacing PyWin32's PeekNamedPipe, ReadFile, and WriteFile

[Christian Heimes]

Nick Coghlan wrote:
> I see ctypes as largely useful when you want to call a native DLL but
> don't have any existing infrastructure for accessing native code from
> your project. A few lines of ctypes code is then a much better solution
> than adding a C or C++ compilation dependency just to access a couple of
> functions.
> 
> Of course, that definitely isn't the case for CPython - we not only have
> plenty of existing C infrastructure, but in the specific case of
> subprocess on Windows we already have a dedicated extension module
> (PC/_subprocess.c).

You've hit the nail on the head! That's it.

Christian