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+# python-config.py
+#
+# This script tries to find the correct ldflags and cflags through python3
+# introspection. See CPython's Misc/python-config.in and configure.ac for
+# details.
+
+
+import sys
+import sysconfig
+import platform
+import pathlib
+
+
+class MSVC:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.name = "cl"
+        self.cflags = []
+        self.ldflags = ["-link"]
+
+    def add_library_path(self, path):
+        self.ldflags.append('-LIBPATH:"' + path + '"')
+
+    def add_library(self, lib):
+        self.ldflags.append(lib + ".lib")
+
+    def add_libraries(self, libs):
+        for lib in libs:
+            self.add_library(lib)
+
+    def add_include_path(self, path):
+        self.cflags.append('-I"' + path + '"')
+
+
+class GnuLikeCompiler:
+    def __init__(self, name):
+        self.name = name
+        self.cflags = []
+        self.ldflags = []
+
+    def add_library_path(self, path):
+        self.ldflags.append('-L"' + path + '"')
+
+    def add_library(self, lib):
+        self.ldflags.append('-l' + lib)
+
+    def add_libraries(self, libs):
+        for lib in libs:
+            self.add_library(lib)
+
+    def add_include_path(self, path):
+        self.cflags.append('-I"' + path + '"')
+
+
+getvar = sysconfig.get_config_var
+
+
+def extend_with_config_var(array, name):
+    var = getvar(name)
+    if var is not None:
+        array.extend(var.split())
+
+
+def find_compiler():
+    try:
+        CC = getvar("CC").lower()
+        if "clang" in CC:
+            compiler = GnuLikeCompiler("clang")
+        elif "gcc" in CC:
+            compiler = GnuLikeCompiler("gcc")
+        else:
+            raise RuntimeError("Unknown compiler")
+    except Exception:
+        pycompiler = platform.python_compiler().lower()
+        if "msc" in pycompiler:
+            compiler = MSVC()
+        elif "clang" in pycompiler:
+            compiler = GnuLikeCompiler("clang")
+        elif "gcc" in pycompiler:
+            compiler = GnuLikeCompiler("gcc")
+        else:
+            raise RuntimeError("Unknown compiler")
+
+    return compiler
+
+
+# Detect the platform/system
+
+system = platform.system().lower()
+if system not in ["linux", "darwin", "windows"]:
+    raise RuntimeError("Unsupported system")
+
+
+# Detect the compiler
+
+compiler = find_compiler()
+
+
+# Get common Python configuration variables
+
+VERSION = getvar("VERSION")
+LIBDIR = getvar("LIBDIR")
+CONFINCLUDEDIR = getvar("CONFINCLUDEDIR")
+try:
+    abiflags = sys.abiflags
+except Exception:
+    abiflags = getvar("abiflags") or ""
+
+
+# Configure system specific variables
+
+if system == "windows" and LIBDIR is None:
+    # Assume libpath is %PYTHONPREFIX%\\libs on Windows
+    prefix = pathlib.Path(sysconfig.get_config_var("prefix"))
+    libs = prefix / "libs"
+    if not libs.exists():
+        raise RuntimeError("Unable to find python C libraries")
+    LIBDIR = str(libs)
+
+elif system == "darwin":
+    # Set @rpath when using clang
+    PYTHONFRAMEWORKPREFIX = getvar("PYTHONFRAMEWORKPREFIX")
+    if PYTHONFRAMEWORKPREFIX != "":
+        compiler.cflags.append("-Wl,-rpath -Wl," + PYTHONFRAMEWORKPREFIX)
+
+
+# Configure ldflags
+
+compiler.add_library_path(LIBDIR)
+compiler.add_library("python" + VERSION + abiflags)
+extend_with_config_var(compiler.ldflags, "LIBS")
+extend_with_config_var(compiler.ldflags, "SYSLIBS")
+
+if not getvar("Py_ENABLE_SHARED"):
+    LIBPL = getvar("LIBPL")
+    if LIBPL is not None:
+        compiler.add_library_path(LIBPL)
+
+if not getvar("PYTHONFRAMEWORK"):
+    extend_with_config_var(compiler.ldflags, "LINKFORSHARED")
+
+
+# Configure cflags
+
+compiler.add_include_path(sysconfig.get_path("include"))
+compiler.add_include_path(sysconfig.get_path("platinclude"))
+if CONFINCLUDEDIR is not None:  # Can be None on Windows
+    compiler.add_include_path(CONFINCLUDEDIR + "/python" + VERSION + abiflags)
+extend_with_config_var(compiler.cflags, "CFLAGS")
+
+
+# The output is parsed by gsc, one line at a time:
+
+print(VERSION)
+print(compiler.name)
+print(" ".join(compiler.ldflags))
+print(" ".join(compiler.cflags))
+print(LIBDIR)