Introspecting a C++ dll with python and calling function

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I'm currently searching a way to call function that are inside a C++ dll. I work with C# and C++ but it seems I can't use reflection on a dll and calling function by their name with a string.

I saw some post on ctypes, but I'm not sure if it would fit my needs. What I need is a python library that could introspect a C++ dll, then I could call function, like for say getFood() with a string like myDll.call('getFood').

Thank you.

Can you use C++ to call the functions even? As in, are the functions you want to call properly exported in the DLL? — fuzzything44
– fuzzything44, Commented Jan 6, 2016 at 0:31

Sam Stump · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-06 00:31:58Z

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Yes, ctypes is what you need. use:

dllobj = ctypes.WinDLL("dll file name")

to load the DLL into memory. You can then find functions and call them. This does a nice job of explaining.

answered Jan 6, 2016 at 0:31

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