python define function的顺序_Define function in Python as it defined in C

I have function in C that reads byte by byte from a given buffer and returns the result of a mathematical formula.

I need to write the same function in Python

The buffer in C is struct and in python i used ctypes Structure class

my prototype in c is int calc_formula(char *buff,int len)

so calling the function in c is staright forward but how i define such function in Python?

I try to define the following and have some questions def calc_formula(buff,len): some code In C I called the function with pointer to the strcut first char. How do I do it in Python? is buff passed as pointer? My buffer is very large and if it can't be done, I will use global variable (which is less preferred).

I need to read the buffer byte by byte, so in c I simply increment the buffer pointer. What's the way to do it in python? I read about ctypes union class that I can define over the Structure and go over it byte by byte. Do you have a better solution?

UPDATE

i tried bbrame solution : def calc_formula(buff, len): sum = 0 for curChar in buff: numericByteValue = ord(curChar) sum += numericByteValue return sum

with When i try its code with calc_formula(input_buff,len) , i get the following:

"*error:TypeError: 't_input_buff' object is not iterable*" - input_buff is instance of t_input_buff that is Class(Structure) . what can be the problem? (it give me the error when it try to do the for command)