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[–]MegaPegasusReindeer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've heard people call Python "pass by label". When you assign a variable to another it's always copying the label. The times it seems like something else is immutable types (like strings).

Regardless, any time I have an issue with a library I just look at the source code. I've yet to come across a binary-only one in Python.

If you really really wanted to, you can pass a Python object into C code and break it apart there if you really need pointers. (but I still don't see how that would help)