def _get_msvcrt_symbol(symbol):
    """
    Under Windows, look up a symbol inside the C runtime
    and return the raw pointer value as an integer.
    """
    from ctypes import cdll, cast, c_void_p
    f = getattr(cdll.msvcrt, symbol)
    return cast(f, c_void_p).value

    Under Windows, look up a symbol inside the C runtime
    and return the raw pointer value as an integer.
    
numba/core/externals.py