# Unset the signal handler and create a string from the buffer,
# then free the memory in the buffer.
cdef extern from "ntl_wrap.h":
void del_charstar(char*)
cdef object string(char* s):
"""
Takes a char* allocated using malloc, and converts it to a Python
string, then deletes the allocated memory. Also unsets the signal
handler, so you *must* call sig_on() right before calling this!
"""
sig_off()
# Makes a python string and deletes what is pointed to by s.
t = str(s)
free(s)
return t
cdef object string_delete(char* s):
"""
Takes a char* allocated using C++ new, and converts it to a Python
string, then deletes the allocated memory. Also unsets the signal
handler, so you *must* call sig_on() right before calling this!
"""
sig_off()
t = str(s)
del_charstar(s)
return t
_INIT = None
