changeset:   94932:86c9ef950288
user:        Steve Dower <steve.dower@microsoft.com>
date:        Tue Mar 10 09:56:38 2015 -0700
files:       Lib/ctypes/util.py
description:
Issue #23606: Disable ctypes.util.find_library("c") on Windows so tests are skipped while we figure out how best to approach the CRT change


diff -r be3b41703822 -r 86c9ef950288 Lib/ctypes/util.py
--- a/Lib/ctypes/util.py	Tue Mar 10 16:32:50 2015 +0100
+++ b/Lib/ctypes/util.py	Tue Mar 10 09:56:38 2015 -0700
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@
         elif version <= 13:
             clibname = 'msvcr%d' % (version * 10)
         else:
-            clibname = 'appcrt%d' % (version * 10)
+            # CRT is no longer directly loadable. See issue23606 for the
+            # discussion about alternative approaches.
+            return None
 
         # If python was built with in debug mode
         import importlib.machinery