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+resource_body = """
+char *buf;
+int len;
+Handle h;
+
+if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(_args, "s#", &buf, &len))
+ return NULL;
+h = NewHandle(len);
+if ( h == NULL ) {
+ PyErr_NoMemory();
+ return NULL;
+}
+HLock(h);
+memcpy(*h, buf, len);
+HUnlock(h);
+return (PyObject *)ResObj_New(h);
+"""
+
+f = ManualGenerator("Resource", resource_body)
+f.docstring = lambda: """Convert a string to a resource object.
+
+The created resource object is actually just a handle.
+Apply AddResource() to write it to a resource file.
+"""
+functions.append(f)