code: def static_symbol(module, method, lib, bindc=False):
      
      from os import path
      from numpy.ctypeslib import load_library
      libpath = path.abspath(lib)
      libkey = libpath.lower()
  
      if libkey not in compilers:
          compilers[libkey] = detect_compiler(libpath)
          if compilers[libkey] == False:
              raise ValueError("Couldn't auto-detect the compiler for {}".format(libpath))
      compiler = compilers[libkey]
  
      if libkey not in libs:
          libs[libkey] = load_library(libpath, "")
          if not libs[libkey]:
              raise ValueError("Couldn't auto-load the shared library with ctypes.")
      slib = libs[libkey]
      
      identifier = "{}.{}".format(module, method)
      if bindc:
          symbol = method
      elif compiler == "gfortran":
          symbol = "__" + identifier.lower().replace(".", "_MOD_")
      else:
          #We assume the only other option is ifort.
          symbol = identifier.lower().replace(".", "_mp_") + "_"
  
      if hasattr(slib, symbol):
          return getattr(slib, symbol)
      else:
          return None
docs: Returns the symbol for the specified *fortran* module and subroutine/function
      that has been compiled into a shared library.
  
      :arg lib: the full path to the shared library *.so file.