def _cf_string_to_unicode(value):
    """
    Creates a Unicode string from a CFString object. Used entirely for error
    reporting.

    Yes, it annoys me quite a lot that this function is this complex.
    """
    value_as_void_p = ctypes.cast(value, ctypes.POINTER(ctypes.c_void_p))

    string = CoreFoundation.CFStringGetCStringPtr(
        value_as_void_p, CFConst.kCFStringEncodingUTF8
    )
    if string is None:
        buffer = ctypes.create_string_buffer(1024)
        result = CoreFoundation.CFStringGetCString(
            value_as_void_p, buffer, 1024, CFConst.kCFStringEncodingUTF8
        )
        if not result:
            raise OSError("Error copying C string from CFStringRef")
        string = buffer.value
    if string is not None:
        string = string.decode("utf-8")
    return string

    Creates a Unicode string from a CFString object. Used entirely for error
    reporting.

    Yes, it annoys me quite a lot that this function is this complex.
    
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