Issue 28282: find_library("c") defers to find_msvcrt()

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Title:	find_library("c") defers to find_msvcrt()
Type:		Stage:
Components:	ctypes, Documentation, Windows	Versions:	Python 3.7, Python 3.6, Python 3.5, Python 2.7

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Status:	open	Resolution:
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Assigned To:	docs@python	Nosy List:	docs@python, martin.panter, paul.moore, steve.dower, tim.golden, zach.ware
Priority:	normal	Keywords:

Created on 2016-09-27 01:27 by martin.panter, last changed 2022-04-11 14:58 by admin.

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msg277479 - (view)	Author: Martin Panter (martin.panter) *	Date: 2016-09-27 01:27
Issue 1793 added ctypes.util.find_msvcrt(), and special cases that map find_library("c") and "m" to the new function. However this contradicts the documentation <https://docs.python.org/3.5/library/ctypes.html#finding-shared-libraries>: ‘On Windows, . . . a call like find_library("c") will fail and return None.’ I think the documentation needs updating or clarifying.

msg277479 - (view)

Author: Martin Panter (martin.panter) * (Python committer)

Date: 2016-09-27 01:27

Issue 1793 added ctypes.util.find_msvcrt(), and special cases that map find_library("c") and "m" to the new function. However this contradicts the documentation <https://docs.python.org/3.5/library/ctypes.html#finding-shared-libraries>:

‘On Windows, . . . a call like find_library("c") will fail and return None.’

I think the documentation needs updating or clarifying.

History
Date	User	Action	Args
2022-04-11 14:58:37	admin	set	github: 72469
2016-09-27 01:27:45	martin.panter	create