diff --git a/compression/ctest/main.py b/compression/ctest/main.py
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+import ctypes
+
+
+def avcodec_version():
+    f = ctypes.CDLL("libavcodec.so")
+
+    print(f.avcodec_version())
+
+
+def main():
+    avcodec_version()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()