Call a C API from Python becomes more enjoyable with CFFI
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Claims that using CFFI cuts development and maintenance effort when wrapping low‑level C APIs: a hand‑written C binding for the VidCon graphics API takes 1.5 months vs 2 weeks with CFFI, generated code explodes to a 60,000-line C file while the CFFI version stays compact Python. Uses CFFI API and inline modes, a generator driven by Khronos XML, produces bindings for thousands of structs and functions, compiles cross‑platform, and powers a working Vulkan/VidCon‑based 3D engine and demo game.
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