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def _make_skel_func(code, num_closures):
    """ Creates a skeleton function object that contains just the provided
        code and the correct number of cells in func_closure.  All other
        func attributes (e.g. func_globals) are empty.
    """
    #build closure (cells):
    cellnew = ctypes.pythonapi.PyCell_New
    cellnew.restype = ctypes.py_object
    cellnew.argtypes = (ctypes.py_object,)
    dummy_closure = tuple(map(lambda i: cellnew(None), range(num_closures)))
            
    return types.FunctionType(code, {'__builtins__': __builtins__}, 
                              None, None, dummy_closure)