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diff --git a/Doc/library/ctypes.rst b/Doc/library/ctypes.rst index 474359a..8af609d 100644 --- a/Doc/library/ctypes.rst +++ b/Doc/library/ctypes.rst @@ -2029,17 +2029,17 @@ Utility functions specifying an address, or a ctypes instance. -.. function:: POINTER(type) +.. function:: POINTER(type, /) - This factory function creates and returns a new ctypes pointer type. Pointer - types are cached and reused internally, so calling this function repeatedly is - cheap. *type* must be a ctypes type. + Create and return a new ctypes pointer type. Pointer types are cached and + reused internally, so calling this function repeatedly is cheap. + *type* must be a ctypes type. -.. function:: pointer(obj) +.. function:: pointer(obj, /) - This function creates a new pointer instance, pointing to *obj*. The returned - object is of the type ``POINTER(type(obj))``. + Create a new pointer instance, pointing to *obj*. + The returned object is of the type ``POINTER(type(obj))``. Note: If you just want to pass a pointer to an object to a foreign function call, you should use ``byref(obj)`` which is much faster. |