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diff --git a/docs/examples/userguide/extension_types/owned_pointer.pyx b/docs/examples/userguide/extension_types/owned_pointer.pyx
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+ 
+from libc.stdlib cimport free
+
+
+cdef class OwnedPointer:
+    cdef void* ptr
+
+    def __dealloc__(self):
+        if self.ptr is not NULL:
+            free(self.ptr)
+
+
+    @staticmethod
+    cdef create(void* ptr):
+        p = OwnedPointer()
+        p.ptr = ptr
+        return p