Identifying a periodic meromorphic function as $\frac{\pi}{\sin(\pi z)}$.

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Let $f:\Bbb C\backslash\Bbb Z \to \Bbb C$ be a meromorphic function with the period of $2$ in the real direction, i.e. $f(z+2)=f(z)$. Each $n\in \Bbb Z$ is a simple pole such that $\text{Res}(f(z),n)=(-1)^n$. These are the only poles of $f$.

From this information alone, is it possible to conclude that $f(z) = \frac {\pi}{\sin{\pi z}}+C$?

I know that $\frac {\pi}{\sin{\pi z}} = \sum_{n=-\infty}^{\infty} \frac {(-1)^n}{z-n}$ so this is certainly a possible candidate for $f$. However, I don't know if it is the only function that fits the bill.

Edit: Thank you for all the comments so far, I just realized that the original question has trivial answer because I forgot to mention a crucial information: $f$ is a primitive of a meromorphic function $g$ that has poles of order $2$ at each $n\in\Bbb Z$.

Taking into account Conrad's comment, would it be enough to get the conclusion provided that we assume some kind of bound for $g$ in the vertical direction?

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A $2$-periodic entire function is of the form $$g(z) = \sum_{n=-\infty}^\infty c_n e^{i \pi nz}, \qquad \forall r, \lim_{n \to \infty} c_n e^{rn}=\lim_{n \to \infty} c_{-n} e^{rn}=0$$

Then $f $ is meromorphic $2$-periodic with poles at integers of order $1$ and residue $(-1)^n$ iff $f-\frac{\pi}{\sin \pi z}$ is a $2$-periodic entire function.

That $g$ is bounded on $\Im(z) > 1,\Re(z) \in [0,2]$ means $c_n = \lim_{y \to \infty} \frac12 \int_0^2 e^{-i \pi n (x+iy)} g(x+iy)dx= 0$ for $n< 0$, That $g$ is bounded on $\Re(z) \in [0,2]$ means $c_n = 0$ for $n\ne 0$, ie. $g$ is constant.