Disable ctypes when inotify_syscalls is successfully imported.

2 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/python2/pyinotify.py b/python2/pyinotify.py
index 6b4c72a..639fa18 100755
--- a/python2/pyinotify.py
+++ b/python2/pyinotify.py
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ except ImportError:
 
 try:
     import inotify_syscalls
+    # As soon as inotify_syscalls are used make sure ctypes won't
+    # ger inadvertently be used instead.
+    ctypes = None
 except ImportError:
     inotify_syscalls = None
 
diff --git a/python3/pyinotify.py b/python3/pyinotify.py
index 720c2b9..0186e3f 100755
--- a/python3/pyinotify.py
+++ b/python3/pyinotify.py
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ except ImportError:
 
 try:
     import inotify_syscalls
+    # As soon as inotify_syscalls are used make sure ctypes won't
+    # get inadvertently be used instead.
+    ctypes = None
 except ImportError:
     inotify_syscalls = None