diff --git a/wrapper/python/wolfssl/wolfssl/build_ffi.py b/wrapper/python/wolfssl/wolfssl/build_ffi.py
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+# build_ffi.py
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2016 wolfSSL Inc.
+#
+# This file is part of wolfSSL. (formerly known as CyaSSL)
+#
+# wolfSSL is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# wolfSSL is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
+import os
+
+from cffi import FFI
+
+ffi = FFI()
+
+ffi.set_source("wolfssl._ffi",
+    """
+        #include <wolfssl/options.h>
+
+        #include <wolfssl/ssl.h>
+    """,
+    include_dirs=["/usr/local/include"],
+    library_dirs=["/usr/local/lib"],
+    libraries=["wolfssl"],
+)
+
+ffi.cdef(
+"""
+    typedef unsigned char byte;
+    typedef unsigned int  word32;
+
+    typedef struct { ...; } WOLFSSL_METHOD;
+    typedef struct { ...; } WOLFSSL_CTX;
+    typedef struct { ...; } WOLFSSL;
+
+    WOLFSSL_METHOD* wolfSSLv23_client_method(void);
+    WOLFSSL_METHOD* wolfSSLv23_server_method(void);
+    WOLFSSL_METHOD* wolfSSLv3_server_method(void);
+    WOLFSSL_METHOD* wolfSSLv3_client_method(void);
+    WOLFSSL_METHOD* wolfTLSv1_server_method(void);
+    WOLFSSL_METHOD* wolfTLSv1_client_method(void);
+    WOLFSSL_METHOD* wolfTLSv1_1_server_method(void);
+    WOLFSSL_METHOD* wolfTLSv1_1_client_method(void);
+    WOLFSSL_METHOD* wolfTLSv1_2_server_method(void);
+    WOLFSSL_METHOD* wolfTLSv1_2_client_method(void);
+"""
+)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    ffi.compile(verbose=1)