interfacing C with Python

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i was seeing a bunch of Python functions or classes for Python code to be able to do things that C needs like converting an int to 16 bits, or constructing arguments for a C function. i'm on pause right now due to a major hardware issue. to deal with that, i need to move to my backup laptop that still has a very old Ubuntu (14.04) on it. it needs a fresh install to be normal to me but i decided this is a good time to upgrade from 18.04 to 20.04. i'm also re-arranging partitions so / has more space. this laptop will become a compact server.