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"""This module contain functions used to load the chipmunk library"""
__version__ = "$Id: libload.py 0 2013-03-01 18:24:38Z frbrgeorge@gmail.com $"

# Actually this is QnD replacement to upstream's queer code

import ctypes, ctypes.util

def platform_specific_functions():
    return {'library_loader' : ctypes.cdll, 'function_pointer' : ctypes.CFUNCTYPE}

def load_library(libname, debug_lib=True):
    libfn = ctypes.util.find_library(libname)
    if debug_lib:
        print ("Loading [{0}]".format(libfn))
    lib = platform_specific_functions()['library_loader'].LoadLibrary(libfn)
    return lib