code: def expool(name):
      
      name = stypes.stringToCharP(name)
      found = ctypes.c_int()
      libspice.expool_c(name, ctypes.byref(found))
      return bool(found.value)
docs: Confirm the existence of a kernel variable in the kernel pool.
  
      http://naif.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/naif/toolkit_docs/C/cspice/expool_c.html
  
      :param name: Name of the variable whose value is to be returned.
      :type name: str
      :return: True when the variable is in the pool.
      :rtype: bool