Function malloc

src/pointers/malloc.py:108–130

Allocate memory of a given size. Args: size: Allocation size. Returns: Pointer to allocated memory. Raises: AllocationError: Raised when allocation fails, presumably due to no memory. Example: ```py ptr = malloc(1) ```

(size: int)

def malloc(size: int) -> AllocatedPointer[Any]:
    """Allocate memory of a given size.

    Args:
        size: Allocation size.

    Returns:
        Pointer to allocated memory.

    Raises:
        AllocationError: Raised when allocation fails, presumably due to no memory.

    Example:
        ```py
        ptr = malloc(1)
        ```
    """  # noqa
    mem = c_malloc(size)

    if not mem:
        raise AllocationError("failed to allocate memory")

    return AllocatedPointer(mem, size)


def free(target: BaseAllocatedPointer):