ctypes in python2
from ctypes import *
msvcrt = cdll.msvcrt
message_string = "Hello world!\n"
msvcrt.printf("Testing: %s", message_string)
ctypes in python3
from ctypes import *
msvcrt = cdll.msvcrt
message_string = b"Hello world!\n"
msvcrt.printf(b"Testing: %s", message_string)