pocketpy/docs/C-API/specials.md

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• void pkpy_free(void* p)

  Wraps free(p) in C++.

• pkpy_CString pkpy_string(const char*)

  Construct a pkpy_CString from a null-terminated C string.

• pkpy_CName pkpy_name(const char*)

  Construct a pkpy_CName from a null-terminated C string. You should cache the result of this function if you are going to use it multiple times.

• pkpy_CString pkpy_name_to_string(pkpy_CName)

  Convert a pkpy_CName to a pkpy_CString.