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    "there is an IPython magic for CFFI: https://github.com/Carreau/cffi_magic\n",
    "\n",
    "https://tmarkovich.github.io//articles/2017-08/linking-python-to-c-with-cffi"
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    "ptrptr[0] += 1\n",
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    "`ptr` is a separate, non-owning cdata object. It is not pointing to the original data."
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    "del ptrptr"
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   "execution_count": null,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [],
   "source": [
    "ptr"
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    "  <br />\n",
    "  To the extent possible under law,\n",
    "  <span rel=\"dct:publisher\" resource=\"[_:publisher]\">the person who associated CC0</span>\n",
    "  with this work has waived all copyright and related or neighboring\n",
    "  rights to this work.\n",
    "</p>"
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