parameters: (thePlatform)
return_statement: return pExtMap.get(thePlatform, '.so')
docstring: Return appropriate file extension for a shared library
      >>> _getLibExtension('darwin')
      '.dylib'
      >>> _getLibExtension('win32')
      '.dll'
      >>> _getLibExtension('OddPlatform')
      '.so'
docstring_summary: Return appropriate file extension for a shared library
      >>> _getLibExtension('darwin')
      '.dylib'
      >>> _getLibExtension('win32')
      '.dll'
      >>> _getLibExtension('OddPlatform')
      '.so'
docstring_tokens: Return appropriate file extension for a shared library >>> _getLibExtension ( darwin ) . dylib >>> _getLibExtension ( win32 ) . dll >>> _getLibExtension ( OddPlatform ) . so
function: def _getLibExtension(thePlatform):
      '''Return appropriate file extension for a shared library
      >>> _getLibExtension('darwin')
      '.dylib'
      >>> _getLibExtension('win32')
      '.dll'
      >>> _getLibExtension('OddPlatform')
      '.so'
      '''
      pExtMap = {
          'darwin' : '.dylib',
          'win32'  : '.dll'
      }
      return pExtMap.get(thePlatform, '.so')
function_tokens: def _getLibExtension ( thePlatform ) : pExtMap = { 'darwin' : '.dylib' , 'win32' : '.dll' } return pExtMap . get ( thePlatform , '.so' )