//sample C file to add 2 numbers - int and floats
#include <stdio.h>
int add_int(int, int);
float add_float(float, float);
int add_int(int num1, int num2){
  return num1 + num2;
}
float add_float(float num1, float num2){
  return num1 + num2;
}

#For Linux
$ gcc -shared -Wl,-soname,adder -o adder.so -fPIC add.c
#For Mac
$ gcc -shared -Wl,-install_name,adder.so -o adder.so -fPIC add.c
#For windows
$
gcc -shared -Wl,-soname,adder -o adder.dll -fPIC add.c

from ctypes import *
#load the shared object file
adder = CDLL('./adder.so')
#Find sum of integers
res_int = adder.add_int(4,5)
print "Sum of 4 and 5 = " + str(res_int)
#Find sum of floats
a = c_float(5.5)
b = c_float(4.1)
add_float = adder.add_float
add_float.restype = c_float
print "Sum of 5.5 and 4.1 = ", str(add_float(a, b))

Sum of 4 and 5 = 9
Sum of 5.5 and 4.1 = 9.60000038147