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Expand Up @@ -1638,7 +1638,7 @@ runtime dynamic library loader then interact in system-specific ways to find
the filename of the library to load.

While the mapping from short names to filenames is not consistently exposed
by platforms, the :mod:`ctypes.util` module provides a function,
by platforms, the :mod:`!ctypes.util` module provides a function,
:func:`!find_library`, that attempts to match it.
However, as backwards compatibility concerns make it difficult to adjust
its behavior for new platforms and configurations, the function
Expand All @@ -1660,7 +1660,7 @@ as a default or fallback.
*name* is the "short" library name without any prefix like ``lib``,
suffix like ``.so``, ``.dylib`` or version number.
(This is the form used for the posix linker option :option:`!-l`.)
The result is in a format suitable for passing to :py:class:`CDLL`.
The result is in a format suitable for passing to :py:class:`~ctypes.CDLL`.

If no library can be found, return ``None``.

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