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+#===- core.py - Python LLVM Bindings -------------------------*- python -*--===#
+#
+#                     The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure
+#
+# This file is distributed under the University of Illinois Open Source
+# License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.
+#
+#===------------------------------------------------------------------------===#
+
+from .common import get_library
+
+from ctypes import POINTER
+from ctypes import byref
+from ctypes import c_char_p
+from ctypes import c_void_p
+
+__all__ = [
+    "lib",
+    "MemoryBufferRef",
+]
+
+lib = get_library()
+
+class MemoryBuffer(object):
+    """Represents an opaque memory buffer."""
+
+    def __init__(self, filename=None):
+        """Create a new memory buffer.
+
+        Currently, we support creating from the contents of a file at the
+        specified filename.
+        """
+        if filename is None:
+            raise Exception("filename argument must be defined")
+
+        memory = c_void_p(None)
+        out = c_char_p(None)
+
+        result = lib.LLVMCreateMemoryBufferWithContentsOfFile(filename,
+                byref(memory), byref(out))
+
+        if result:
+            raise Exception("Could not create memory buffer: %s" % out.value)
+
+        self._memory = memory
+
+    def __del__(self):
+        lib.LLVMDisposeMemoryBuffer(self._memory)
+
+    def from_param(self):
+        return self._memory
+
+
+def register_library(library):
+    library.LLVMCreateMemoryBufferWithContentsOfFile.argtypes = [c_char_p,
+            POINTER(c_void_p), POINTER(c_char_p)]
+    library.LLVMCreateMemoryBufferWithContentsOfFile.restype = bool
+
+    library.LLVMDisposeMemoryBuffer.argtypes = [c_void_p]
+
+register_library(lib)