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From: Fedora Python maintainers <python-devel@lists.fedoraproject.org>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2020 15:38:12 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] 00155-avoid-ctypes-thunks.patch

00155 #
Avoid allocating thunks in ctypes unless absolutely necessary, to avoid
generating SELinux denials on "import ctypes" and "import uuid" when
embedding Python within httpd (rhbz#814391)
---
 Lib/ctypes/__init__.py | 5 -----
 1 file changed, 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Lib/ctypes/__init__.py b/Lib/ctypes/__init__.py
index 88c85ff3887..f4736f2138d 100644
--- a/Lib/ctypes/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/ctypes/__init__.py
@@ -269,11 +269,6 @@ def _reset_cache():
     # _SimpleCData.c_char_p_from_param
     POINTER(c_char).from_param = c_char_p.from_param
     _pointer_type_cache[None] = c_void_p
-    # XXX for whatever reasons, creating the first instance of a callback
-    # function is needed for the unittests on Win64 to succeed.  This MAY
-    # be a compiler bug, since the problem occurs only when _ctypes is
-    # compiled with the MS SDK compiler.  Or an uninitialized variable?
-    CFUNCTYPE(c_int)(lambda: None)
 
 try:
     from _ctypes import set_conversion_mode