Is there a Go equivalent to Python's ctypes library?

[Mark]

I would like to be able to access a dynamic C library (and ideally C++), i.e., `.so` or `.dll` _without_ using cgo, i.e., without needing a compiler on the target platform.

Python provides a `ctypes` module with this facility. Is there an equivalent for Go?

[Mark]

Thank you, that looks just like what I want.

[Tamás Gulácsi]

Which is what?

Please share with the golang-nuts list if you've found a solution!

[Salih Muhammed]

I know that there's purego https://github.com/ebitengine/purego but not
totally sure about it can preform without a compiler.

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Regards,
Salih

[Mark]

My reply was to Salih but somehow my reply ended up appearing first.

According to the purego docs you don't need a compiler, essentially it provides a means of opening a dll/so and registering and calling functions within the dll/so.