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Check Python architecture reliably
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# http://mail.python.org/pipermail/pythonmac-sig/2009-September/021649.html
# On Mac OSX Python may run in 32 or 64 bit mode so platform.architecture() is not reliable.
# Example: use 32bit Python: export VERSIONER_PYTHON_PREFER_32_BIT=yes
def arch():
import ctypes
return {4: "i386", 8: "x86_64"}[ctypes.sizeof(ctypes.c_size_t)]
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