def METHOD_NAME(obj):
    # Compiled FFI modules have a member, ffi, which is an instance of
    # CompiledFFI, which behaves similarly to an instance of cffi.FFI. In
    # order to simplify handling a CompiledFFI object, we treat them as
    # if they're cffi.FFI instances for typing and lowering purposes.
    try:
        return obj in _ffi_instances or isinstance(obj, cffi.FFI)
    except TypeError: # Unhashable type possible
        return False