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-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/abstract.rst2
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/allocation.rst26
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/arg.rst232
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/bool.rst14
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/buffer.rst116
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/bytearray.rst32
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/bytes.rst50
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/capsule.rst68
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/cell.rst16
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/cobject.rst59
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/code.rst50
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/codec.rst34
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/complex.rst66
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/concrete.rst4
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/conversion.rst69
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/datetime.rst96
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/descriptor.rst16
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/dict.rst74
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/exceptions.rst414
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/file.rst22
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/float.rst48
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/function.rst30
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/gcsupport.rst56
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/gen.rst12
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/import.rst101
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/init.rst336
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/intro.rst110
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/iter.rst4
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/iterator.rst20
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/list.rst52
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/long.rst142
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/mapping.rst22
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/marshal.rst34
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/memory.rst48
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/memoryview.rst12
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/method.rst44
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/module.rst95
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/none.rst10
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/number.rst92
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/objbuffer.rst14
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/object.rst119
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/refcounting.rst32
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/reflection.rst19
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/sequence.rst60
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/set.rst62
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/slice.rst20
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/structures.rst92
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/sys.rst93
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/tuple.rst38
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/type.rst32
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/typeobj.rst322
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/unicode.rst412
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/veryhigh.rst181
-rw-r--r--Doc/c-api/weakref.rst18
54 files changed, 2245 insertions, 1997 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/abstract.rst b/Doc/c-api/abstract.rst
index aba804d5c3..ad53881112 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/abstract.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/abstract.rst
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ sequence types). When used on object types for which they do not apply, they
will raise a Python exception.
It is not possible to use these functions on objects that are not properly
-initialized, such as a list object that has been created by :cfunc:`PyList_New`,
+initialized, such as a list object that has been created by :c:func:`PyList_New`,
but whose items have not been set to some non-\ ``NULL`` value yet.
.. toctree::
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/allocation.rst b/Doc/c-api/allocation.rst
index b64381bf39..e8f60bfcf4 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/allocation.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/allocation.rst
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ Allocating Objects on the Heap
==============================
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* _PyObject_New(PyTypeObject *type)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* _PyObject_New(PyTypeObject *type)
-.. cfunction:: PyVarObject* _PyObject_NewVar(PyTypeObject *type, Py_ssize_t size)
+.. c:function:: PyVarObject* _PyObject_NewVar(PyTypeObject *type, Py_ssize_t size)
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_Init(PyObject *op, PyTypeObject *type)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_Init(PyObject *op, PyTypeObject *type)
Initialize a newly-allocated object *op* with its type and initial
reference. Returns the initialized object. If *type* indicates that the
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ Allocating Objects on the Heap
affected.
-.. cfunction:: PyVarObject* PyObject_InitVar(PyVarObject *op, PyTypeObject *type, Py_ssize_t size)
+.. c:function:: PyVarObject* PyObject_InitVar(PyVarObject *op, PyTypeObject *type, Py_ssize_t size)
- This does everything :cfunc:`PyObject_Init` does, and also initializes the
+ This does everything :c:func:`PyObject_Init` does, and also initializes the
length information for a variable-size object.
-.. cfunction:: TYPE* PyObject_New(TYPE, PyTypeObject *type)
+.. c:function:: TYPE* PyObject_New(TYPE, PyTypeObject *type)
Allocate a new Python object using the C structure type *TYPE* and the
Python type object *type*. Fields not defined by the Python object header
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Allocating Objects on the Heap
the type object.
-.. cfunction:: TYPE* PyObject_NewVar(TYPE, PyTypeObject *type, Py_ssize_t size)
+.. c:function:: TYPE* PyObject_NewVar(TYPE, PyTypeObject *type, Py_ssize_t size)
Allocate a new Python object using the C structure type *TYPE* and the
Python type object *type*. Fields not defined by the Python object header
@@ -48,24 +48,24 @@ Allocating Objects on the Heap
improving the memory management efficiency.
-.. cfunction:: void PyObject_Del(PyObject *op)
+.. c:function:: void PyObject_Del(PyObject *op)
- Releases memory allocated to an object using :cfunc:`PyObject_New` or
- :cfunc:`PyObject_NewVar`. This is normally called from the
+ Releases memory allocated to an object using :c:func:`PyObject_New` or
+ :c:func:`PyObject_NewVar`. This is normally called from the
:attr:`tp_dealloc` handler specified in the object's type. The fields of
the object should not be accessed after this call as the memory is no
longer a valid Python object.
-.. cvar:: PyObject _Py_NoneStruct
+.. c:var:: PyObject _Py_NoneStruct
Object which is visible in Python as ``None``. This should only be accessed
- using the :cmacro:`Py_None` macro, which evaluates to a pointer to this
+ using the :c:macro:`Py_None` macro, which evaluates to a pointer to this
object.
.. seealso::
- :cfunc:`PyModule_Create`
+ :c:func:`PyModule_Create`
To allocate and create extension modules.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/arg.rst b/Doc/c-api/arg.rst
index 21cebe9086..d4dda7c693 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/arg.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/arg.rst
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ These functions are useful when creating your own extensions functions and
methods. Additional information and examples are available in
:ref:`extending-index`.
-The first three of these functions described, :cfunc:`PyArg_ParseTuple`,
-:cfunc:`PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords`, and :cfunc:`PyArg_Parse`, all use *format
+The first three of these functions described, :c:func:`PyArg_ParseTuple`,
+:c:func:`PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords`, and :c:func:`PyArg_Parse`, all use *format
strings* which are used to tell the function about the expected arguments. The
format strings use the same syntax for each of these functions.
@@ -35,23 +35,23 @@ You don't have to provide raw storage for the returned unicode or bytes
area. Also, you won't have to release any memory yourself, except with the
``es``, ``es#``, ``et`` and ``et#`` formats.
-However, when a :ctype:`Py_buffer` structure gets filled, the underlying
+However, when a :c:type:`Py_buffer` structure gets filled, the underlying
buffer is locked so that the caller can subsequently use the buffer even
-inside a :ctype:`Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS` block without the risk of mutable data
+inside a :c:type:`Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS` block without the risk of mutable data
being resized or destroyed. As a result, **you have to call**
-:cfunc:`PyBuffer_Release` after you have finished processing the data (or
+:c:func:`PyBuffer_Release` after you have finished processing the data (or
in any early abort case).
Unless otherwise stated, buffers are not NUL-terminated.
.. note::
For all ``#`` variants of formats (``s#``, ``y#``, etc.), the type of
- the length argument (int or :ctype:`Py_ssize_t`) is controlled by
- defining the macro :cmacro:`PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN` before including
+ the length argument (int or :c:type:`Py_ssize_t`) is controlled by
+ defining the macro :c:macro:`PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN` before including
:file:`Python.h`. If the macro was defined, length is a
- :ctype:`Py_ssize_t` rather than an :ctype:`int`. This behavior will change
- in a future Python version to only support :ctype:`Py_ssize_t` and
- drop :ctype:`int` support. It is best to always define :cmacro:`PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN`.
+ :c:type:`Py_ssize_t` rather than an :c:type:`int`. This behavior will change
+ in a future Python version to only support :c:type:`Py_ssize_t` and
+ drop :c:type:`int` support. It is best to always define :c:macro:`PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN`.
``s`` (:class:`str`) [const char \*]
@@ -66,17 +66,17 @@ Unless otherwise stated, buffers are not NUL-terminated.
.. note::
This format does not accept bytes-like objects. If you want to accept
filesystem paths and convert them to C character strings, it is
- preferable to use the ``O&`` format with :cfunc:`PyUnicode_FSConverter`
+ preferable to use the ``O&`` format with :c:func:`PyUnicode_FSConverter`
as *converter*.
``s*`` (:class:`str`, :class:`bytes`, :class:`bytearray` or buffer compatible object) [Py_buffer]
This format accepts Unicode objects as well as objects supporting the
buffer protocol.
- It fills a :ctype:`Py_buffer` structure provided by the caller.
+ It fills a :c:type:`Py_buffer` structure provided by the caller.
In this case the resulting C string may contain embedded NUL bytes.
Unicode objects are converted to C strings using ``'utf-8'`` encoding.
-``s#`` (:class:`str`, :class:`bytes` or read-only buffer compatible object) [const char \*, int or :ctype:`Py_ssize_t`]
+``s#`` (:class:`str`, :class:`bytes` or read-only buffer compatible object) [const char \*, int or :c:type:`Py_ssize_t`]
Like ``s*``, except that it doesn't accept mutable buffer-like objects
such as :class:`bytearray`. The result is stored into two C variables,
the first one a pointer to a C string, the second one its length.
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ Unless otherwise stated, buffers are not NUL-terminated.
``z*`` (:class:`str`, :class:`bytes`, :class:`bytearray`, buffer compatible object or ``None``) [Py_buffer]
Like ``s*``, but the Python object may also be ``None``, in which case the
- ``buf`` member of the :ctype:`Py_buffer` structure is set to *NULL*.
+ ``buf`` member of the :c:type:`Py_buffer` structure is set to *NULL*.
``z#`` (:class:`str`, :class:`bytes`, read-only buffer compatible object or ``None``) [const char \*, int]
Like ``s#``, but the Python object may also be ``None``, in which case the C
@@ -113,19 +113,21 @@ Unless otherwise stated, buffers are not NUL-terminated.
``S`` (:class:`bytes`) [PyBytesObject \*]
Requires that the Python object is a :class:`bytes` object, without
attempting any conversion. Raises :exc:`TypeError` if the object is not
- a bytes object. The C variable may also be declared as :ctype:`PyObject\*`.
+ a bytes object. The C variable may also be declared as :c:type:`PyObject\*`.
``Y`` (:class:`bytearray`) [PyByteArrayObject \*]
Requires that the Python object is a :class:`bytearray` object, without
attempting any conversion. Raises :exc:`TypeError` if the object is not
- a :class:`bytearray` object. The C variable may also be declared as :ctype:`PyObject\*`.
+ a :class:`bytearray` object. The C variable may also be declared as :c:type:`PyObject\*`.
``u`` (:class:`str`) [Py_UNICODE \*]
Convert a Python Unicode object to a C pointer to a NUL-terminated buffer of
- Unicode characters. You must pass the address of a :ctype:`Py_UNICODE`
+ Unicode characters. You must pass the address of a :c:type:`Py_UNICODE`
pointer variable, which will be filled with the pointer to an existing
- Unicode buffer. Please note that the width of a :ctype:`Py_UNICODE`
+ Unicode buffer. Please note that the width of a :c:type:`Py_UNICODE`
character depends on compilation options (it is either 16 or 32 bits).
+ The Python string must not contain embedded NUL characters; if it does,
+ a :exc:`TypeError` exception is raised.
.. note::
Since ``u`` doesn't give you back the length of the string, and it
@@ -138,55 +140,38 @@ Unless otherwise stated, buffers are not NUL-terminated.
``Z`` (:class:`str` or ``None``) [Py_UNICODE \*]
Like ``u``, but the Python object may also be ``None``, in which case the
- :ctype:`Py_UNICODE` pointer is set to *NULL*.
+ :c:type:`Py_UNICODE` pointer is set to *NULL*.
``Z#`` (:class:`str` or ``None``) [Py_UNICODE \*, int]
Like ``u#``, but the Python object may also be ``None``, in which case the
- :ctype:`Py_UNICODE` pointer is set to *NULL*.
+ :c:type:`Py_UNICODE` pointer is set to *NULL*.
``U`` (:class:`str`) [PyUnicodeObject \*]
Requires that the Python object is a Unicode object, without attempting
any conversion. Raises :exc:`TypeError` if the object is not a Unicode
- object. The C variable may also be declared as :ctype:`PyObject\*`.
-
-``t#`` (:class:`bytes`, :class:`bytearray` or read-only character buffer) [char \*, int]
- Like ``s#``, but accepts any object which implements the read-only buffer
- interface. The :ctype:`char\*` variable is set to point to the first byte of
- the buffer, and the :ctype:`int` is set to the length of the buffer. Only
- single-segment buffer objects are accepted; :exc:`TypeError` is raised for all
- others.
-
-``w`` (:class:`bytearray` or read-write character buffer) [char \*]
- Similar to ``y``, but accepts any object which implements the read-write buffer
- interface. The caller must determine the length of the buffer by other means,
- or use ``w#`` instead. Only single-segment buffer objects are accepted;
- :exc:`TypeError` is raised for all others.
+ object. The C variable may also be declared as :c:type:`PyObject\*`.
``w*`` (:class:`bytearray` or read-write byte-oriented buffer) [Py_buffer]
- This is to ``w`` what ``y*`` is to ``y``.
-
-``w#`` (:class:`bytearray` or read-write character buffer) [char \*, int]
- Like ``y#``, but accepts any object which implements the read-write buffer
- interface. The :ctype:`char \*` variable is set to point to the first byte
- of the buffer, and the :ctype:`int` is set to the length of the buffer.
- Only single-segment buffer objects are accepted; :exc:`TypeError` is raised
- for all others.
+ This format accepts any object which implements the read-write buffer
+ interface. It fills a :c:type:`Py_buffer` structure provided by the caller.
+ The buffer may contain embedded null bytes. The caller have to call
+ :c:func:`PyBuffer_Release` when it is done with the buffer.
``es`` (:class:`str`) [const char \*encoding, char \*\*buffer]
This variant on ``s`` is used for encoding Unicode into a character buffer.
It only works for encoded data without embedded NUL bytes.
This format requires two arguments. The first is only used as input, and
- must be a :ctype:`const char\*` which points to the name of an encoding as a
+ must be a :c:type:`const char\*` which points to the name of an encoding as a
NUL-terminated string, or *NULL*, in which case ``'utf-8'`` encoding is used.
An exception is raised if the named encoding is not known to Python. The
- second argument must be a :ctype:`char\*\*`; the value of the pointer it
+ second argument must be a :c:type:`char\*\*`; the value of the pointer it
references will be set to a buffer with the contents of the argument text.
The text will be encoded in the encoding specified by the first argument.
- :cfunc:`PyArg_ParseTuple` will allocate a buffer of the needed size, copy the
+ :c:func:`PyArg_ParseTuple` will allocate a buffer of the needed size, copy the
encoded data into this buffer and adjust *\*buffer* to reference the newly
- allocated storage. The caller is responsible for calling :cfunc:`PyMem_Free` to
+ allocated storage. The caller is responsible for calling :c:func:`PyMem_Free` to
free the allocated buffer after use.
``et`` (:class:`str`, :class:`bytes` or :class:`bytearray`) [const char \*encoding, char \*\*buffer]
@@ -200,10 +185,10 @@ Unless otherwise stated, buffers are not NUL-terminated.
characters.
It requires three arguments. The first is only used as input, and must be a
- :ctype:`const char\*` which points to the name of an encoding as a
+ :c:type:`const char\*` which points to the name of an encoding as a
NUL-terminated string, or *NULL*, in which case ``'utf-8'`` encoding is used.
An exception is raised if the named encoding is not known to Python. The
- second argument must be a :ctype:`char\*\*`; the value of the pointer it
+ second argument must be a :c:type:`char\*\*`; the value of the pointer it
references will be set to a buffer with the contents of the argument text.
The text will be encoded in the encoding specified by the first argument.
The third argument must be a pointer to an integer; the referenced integer
@@ -214,10 +199,10 @@ Unless otherwise stated, buffers are not NUL-terminated.
If *\*buffer* points a *NULL* pointer, the function will allocate a buffer of
the needed size, copy the encoded data into this buffer and set *\*buffer* to
reference the newly allocated storage. The caller is responsible for calling
- :cfunc:`PyMem_Free` to free the allocated buffer after usage.
+ :c:func:`PyMem_Free` to free the allocated buffer after usage.
If *\*buffer* points to a non-*NULL* pointer (an already allocated buffer),
- :cfunc:`PyArg_ParseTuple` will use this location as the buffer and interpret the
+ :c:func:`PyArg_ParseTuple` will use this location as the buffer and interpret the
initial value of *\*buffer_length* as the buffer size. It will then copy the
encoded data into the buffer and NUL-terminate it. If the buffer is not large
enough, a :exc:`ValueError` will be set.
@@ -235,62 +220,62 @@ Numbers
``b`` (:class:`int`) [unsigned char]
Convert a nonnegative Python integer to an unsigned tiny int, stored in a C
- :ctype:`unsigned char`.
+ :c:type:`unsigned char`.
``B`` (:class:`int`) [unsigned char]
Convert a Python integer to a tiny int without overflow checking, stored in a C
- :ctype:`unsigned char`.
+ :c:type:`unsigned char`.
``h`` (:class:`int`) [short int]
- Convert a Python integer to a C :ctype:`short int`.
+ Convert a Python integer to a C :c:type:`short int`.
``H`` (:class:`int`) [unsigned short int]
- Convert a Python integer to a C :ctype:`unsigned short int`, without overflow
+ Convert a Python integer to a C :c:type:`unsigned short int`, without overflow
checking.
``i`` (:class:`int`) [int]
- Convert a Python integer to a plain C :ctype:`int`.
+ Convert a Python integer to a plain C :c:type:`int`.
``I`` (:class:`int`) [unsigned int]
- Convert a Python integer to a C :ctype:`unsigned int`, without overflow
+ Convert a Python integer to a C :c:type:`unsigned int`, without overflow
checking.
``l`` (:class:`int`) [long int]
- Convert a Python integer to a C :ctype:`long int`.
+ Convert a Python integer to a C :c:type:`long int`.
``k`` (:class:`int`) [unsigned long]
- Convert a Python integer to a C :ctype:`unsigned long` without
+ Convert a Python integer to a C :c:type:`unsigned long` without
overflow checking.
``L`` (:class:`int`) [PY_LONG_LONG]
- Convert a Python integer to a C :ctype:`long long`. This format is only
- available on platforms that support :ctype:`long long` (or :ctype:`_int64` on
+ Convert a Python integer to a C :c:type:`long long`. This format is only
+ available on platforms that support :c:type:`long long` (or :c:type:`_int64` on
Windows).
``K`` (:class:`int`) [unsigned PY_LONG_LONG]
- Convert a Python integer to a C :ctype:`unsigned long long`
+ Convert a Python integer to a C :c:type:`unsigned long long`
without overflow checking. This format is only available on platforms that
- support :ctype:`unsigned long long` (or :ctype:`unsigned _int64` on Windows).
+ support :c:type:`unsigned long long` (or :c:type:`unsigned _int64` on Windows).
``n`` (:class:`int`) [Py_ssize_t]
- Convert a Python integer to a C :ctype:`Py_ssize_t`.
+ Convert a Python integer to a C :c:type:`Py_ssize_t`.
``c`` (:class:`bytes` of length 1) [char]
Convert a Python byte, represented as a :class:`bytes` object of length 1,
- to a C :ctype:`char`.
+ to a C :c:type:`char`.
``C`` (:class:`str` of length 1) [int]
Convert a Python character, represented as a :class:`str` object of
- length 1, to a C :ctype:`int`.
+ length 1, to a C :c:type:`int`.
``f`` (:class:`float`) [float]
- Convert a Python floating point number to a C :ctype:`float`.
+ Convert a Python floating point number to a C :c:type:`float`.
``d`` (:class:`float`) [double]
- Convert a Python floating point number to a C :ctype:`double`.
+ Convert a Python floating point number to a C :c:type:`double`.
``D`` (:class:`complex`) [Py_complex]
- Convert a Python complex number to a C :ctype:`Py_complex` structure.
+ Convert a Python complex number to a C :c:type:`Py_complex` structure.
Other objects
-------------
@@ -303,20 +288,20 @@ Other objects
``O!`` (object) [*typeobject*, PyObject \*]
Store a Python object in a C object pointer. This is similar to ``O``, but
takes two C arguments: the first is the address of a Python type object, the
- second is the address of the C variable (of type :ctype:`PyObject\*`) into which
+ second is the address of the C variable (of type :c:type:`PyObject\*`) into which
the object pointer is stored. If the Python object does not have the required
type, :exc:`TypeError` is raised.
``O&`` (object) [*converter*, *anything*]
Convert a Python object to a C variable through a *converter* function. This
takes two arguments: the first is a function, the second is the address of a C
- variable (of arbitrary type), converted to :ctype:`void \*`. The *converter*
+ variable (of arbitrary type), converted to :c:type:`void \*`. The *converter*
function in turn is called as follows::
status = converter(object, address);
where *object* is the Python object to be converted and *address* is the
- :ctype:`void\*` argument that was passed to the :cfunc:`PyArg_Parse\*` function.
+ :c:type:`void\*` argument that was passed to the :c:func:`PyArg_Parse\*` function.
The returned *status* should be ``1`` for a successful conversion and ``0`` if
the conversion has failed. When the conversion fails, the *converter* function
should raise an exception and leave the content of *address* unmodified.
@@ -348,13 +333,13 @@ inside nested parentheses. They are:
Indicates that the remaining arguments in the Python argument list are optional.
The C variables corresponding to optional arguments should be initialized to
their default value --- when an optional argument is not specified,
- :cfunc:`PyArg_ParseTuple` does not touch the contents of the corresponding C
+ :c:func:`PyArg_ParseTuple` does not touch the contents of the corresponding C
variable(s).
``:``
The list of format units ends here; the string after the colon is used as the
function name in error messages (the "associated value" of the exception that
- :cfunc:`PyArg_ParseTuple` raises).
+ :c:func:`PyArg_ParseTuple` raises).
``;``
The list of format units ends here; the string after the semicolon is used as
@@ -372,43 +357,52 @@ what is specified for the corresponding format unit in that case.
For the conversion to succeed, the *arg* object must match the format
and the format must be exhausted. On success, the
-:cfunc:`PyArg_Parse\*` functions return true, otherwise they return
+:c:func:`PyArg_Parse\*` functions return true, otherwise they return
false and raise an appropriate exception. When the
-:cfunc:`PyArg_Parse\*` functions fail due to conversion failure in one
+:c:func:`PyArg_Parse\*` functions fail due to conversion failure in one
of the format units, the variables at the addresses corresponding to that
and the following format units are left untouched.
API Functions
-------------
-.. cfunction:: int PyArg_ParseTuple(PyObject *args, const char *format, ...)
+.. c:function:: int PyArg_ParseTuple(PyObject *args, const char *format, ...)
Parse the parameters of a function that takes only positional parameters into
local variables. Returns true on success; on failure, it returns false and
raises the appropriate exception.
-.. cfunction:: int PyArg_VaParse(PyObject *args, const char *format, va_list vargs)
+.. c:function:: int PyArg_VaParse(PyObject *args, const char *format, va_list vargs)
- Identical to :cfunc:`PyArg_ParseTuple`, except that it accepts a va_list rather
+ Identical to :c:func:`PyArg_ParseTuple`, except that it accepts a va_list rather
than a variable number of arguments.
-.. cfunction:: int PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(PyObject *args, PyObject *kw, const char *format, char *keywords[], ...)
+.. c:function:: int PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(PyObject *args, PyObject *kw, const char *format, char *keywords[], ...)
Parse the parameters of a function that takes both positional and keyword
parameters into local variables. Returns true on success; on failure, it
returns false and raises the appropriate exception.
-.. cfunction:: int PyArg_VaParseTupleAndKeywords(PyObject *args, PyObject *kw, const char *format, char *keywords[], va_list vargs)
+.. c:function:: int PyArg_VaParseTupleAndKeywords(PyObject *args, PyObject *kw, const char *format, char *keywords[], va_list vargs)
- Identical to :cfunc:`PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords`, except that it accepts a
+ Identical to :c:func:`PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords`, except that it accepts a
va_list rather than a variable number of arguments.
+.. c:function:: int PyArg_ValidateKeywordArguments(PyObject *)
+
+ Ensure that the keys in the keywords argument dictionary are strings. This
+ is only needed if :c:func:`PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords` is not used, since the
+ latter already does this check.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.2
+
+
.. XXX deprecated, will be removed
-.. cfunction:: int PyArg_Parse(PyObject *args, const char *format, ...)
+.. c:function:: int PyArg_Parse(PyObject *args, const char *format, ...)
Function used to deconstruct the argument lists of "old-style" functions ---
these are functions which use the :const:`METH_OLDARGS` parameter parsing
@@ -418,7 +412,7 @@ API Functions
however, and may continue to be used for that purpose.
-.. cfunction:: int PyArg_UnpackTuple(PyObject *args, const char *name, Py_ssize_t min, Py_ssize_t max, ...)
+.. c:function:: int PyArg_UnpackTuple(PyObject *args, const char *name, Py_ssize_t min, Py_ssize_t max, ...)
A simpler form of parameter retrieval which does not use a format string to
specify the types of the arguments. Functions which use this method to retrieve
@@ -427,7 +421,7 @@ API Functions
*args*; it must actually be a tuple. The length of the tuple must be at least
*min* and no more than *max*; *min* and *max* may be equal. Additional
arguments must be passed to the function, each of which should be a pointer to a
- :ctype:`PyObject\*` variable; these will be filled in with the values from
+ :c:type:`PyObject\*` variable; these will be filled in with the values from
*args*; they will contain borrowed references. The variables which correspond
to optional parameters not given by *args* will not be filled in; these should
be initialized by the caller. This function returns true on success and false if
@@ -450,8 +444,8 @@ API Functions
return result;
}
- The call to :cfunc:`PyArg_UnpackTuple` in this example is entirely equivalent to
- this call to :cfunc:`PyArg_ParseTuple`::
+ The call to :c:func:`PyArg_UnpackTuple` in this example is entirely equivalent to
+ this call to :c:func:`PyArg_ParseTuple`::
PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O|O:ref", &object, &callback)
@@ -460,14 +454,14 @@ API Functions
Building values
---------------
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* Py_BuildValue(const char *format, ...)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* Py_BuildValue(const char *format, ...)
Create a new value based on a format string similar to those accepted by the
- :cfunc:`PyArg_Parse\*` family of functions and a sequence of values. Returns
+ :c:func:`PyArg_Parse\*` family of functions and a sequence of values. Returns
the value or *NULL* in the case of an error; an exception will be raised if
*NULL* is returned.
- :cfunc:`Py_BuildValue` does not always build a tuple. It builds a tuple only if
+ :c:func:`Py_BuildValue` does not always build a tuple. It builds a tuple only if
its format string contains two or more format units. If the format string is
empty, it returns ``None``; if it contains exactly one format unit, it returns
whatever object is described by that format unit. To force it to return a tuple
@@ -476,10 +470,10 @@ Building values
When memory buffers are passed as parameters to supply data to build objects, as
for the ``s`` and ``s#`` formats, the required data is copied. Buffers provided
by the caller are never referenced by the objects created by
- :cfunc:`Py_BuildValue`. In other words, if your code invokes :cfunc:`malloc`
- and passes the allocated memory to :cfunc:`Py_BuildValue`, your code is
- responsible for calling :cfunc:`free` for that memory once
- :cfunc:`Py_BuildValue` returns.
+ :c:func:`Py_BuildValue`. In other words, if your code invokes :c:func:`malloc`
+ and passes the allocated memory to :c:func:`Py_BuildValue`, your code is
+ responsible for calling :c:func:`free` for that memory once
+ :c:func:`Py_BuildValue` returns.
In the following description, the quoted form is the format unit; the entry in
(round) parentheses is the Python object type that the format unit will return;
@@ -522,72 +516,70 @@ Building values
and ``None`` is returned.
``U`` (:class:`str` or ``None``) [char \*]
- Convert a null-terminated C string to a Python unicode object. If the C string
- pointer is *NULL*, ``None`` is used.
+ Same as ``s``.
``U#`` (:class:`str` or ``None``) [char \*, int]
- Convert a C string and its length to a Python unicode object. If the C string
- pointer is *NULL*, the length is ignored and ``None`` is returned.
+ Same as ``s#``.
``i`` (:class:`int`) [int]
- Convert a plain C :ctype:`int` to a Python integer object.
+ Convert a plain C :c:type:`int` to a Python integer object.
``b`` (:class:`int`) [char]
- Convert a plain C :ctype:`char` to a Python integer object.
+ Convert a plain C :c:type:`char` to a Python integer object.
``h`` (:class:`int`) [short int]
- Convert a plain C :ctype:`short int` to a Python integer object.
+ Convert a plain C :c:type:`short int` to a Python integer object.
``l`` (:class:`int`) [long int]
- Convert a C :ctype:`long int` to a Python integer object.
+ Convert a C :c:type:`long int` to a Python integer object.
``B`` (:class:`int`) [unsigned char]
- Convert a C :ctype:`unsigned char` to a Python integer object.
+ Convert a C :c:type:`unsigned char` to a Python integer object.
``H`` (:class:`int`) [unsigned short int]
- Convert a C :ctype:`unsigned short int` to a Python integer object.
+ Convert a C :c:type:`unsigned short int` to a Python integer object.
``I`` (:class:`int`) [unsigned int]
- Convert a C :ctype:`unsigned int` to a Python integer object.
+ Convert a C :c:type:`unsigned int` to a Python integer object.
``k`` (:class:`int`) [unsigned long]
- Convert a C :ctype:`unsigned long` to a Python integer object.
+ Convert a C :c:type:`unsigned long` to a Python integer object.
``L`` (:class:`int`) [PY_LONG_LONG]
- Convert a C :ctype:`long long` to a Python integer object. Only available
- on platforms that support :ctype:`long long` (or :ctype:`_int64` on
+ Convert a C :c:type:`long long` to a Python integer object. Only available
+ on platforms that support :c:type:`long long` (or :c:type:`_int64` on
Windows).
``K`` (:class:`int`) [unsigned PY_LONG_LONG]
- Convert a C :ctype:`unsigned long long` to a Python integer object. Only
- available on platforms that support :ctype:`unsigned long long` (or
- :ctype:`unsigned _int64` on Windows).
+ Convert a C :c:type:`unsigned long long` to a Python integer object. Only
+ available on platforms that support :c:type:`unsigned long long` (or
+ :c:type:`unsigned _int64` on Windows).
``n`` (:class:`int`) [Py_ssize_t]
- Convert a C :ctype:`Py_ssize_t` to a Python integer.
+ Convert a C :c:type:`Py_ssize_t` to a Python integer.
``c`` (:class:`bytes` of length 1) [char]
- Convert a C :ctype:`int` representing a byte to a Python :class:`bytes` object of
+ Convert a C :c:type:`int` representing a byte to a Python :class:`bytes` object of
length 1.
``C`` (:class:`str` of length 1) [int]
- Convert a C :ctype:`int` representing a character to Python :class:`str`
+ Convert a C :c:type:`int` representing a character to Python :class:`str`
object of length 1.
``d`` (:class:`float`) [double]
- Convert a C :ctype:`double` to a Python floating point number.
+ Convert a C :c:type:`double` to a Python floating point number.
``f`` (:class:`float`) [float]
- Convert a C :ctype:`float` to a Python floating point number.
+ Convert a C :c:type:`float` to a Python floating point number.
``D`` (:class:`complex`) [Py_complex \*]
- Convert a C :ctype:`Py_complex` structure to a Python complex number.
+ Convert a C :c:type:`Py_complex` structure to a Python complex number.
``O`` (object) [PyObject \*]
Pass a Python object untouched (except for its reference count, which is
incremented by one). If the object passed in is a *NULL* pointer, it is assumed
that this was caused because the call producing the argument found an error and
- set an exception. Therefore, :cfunc:`Py_BuildValue` will return *NULL* but won't
+ set an exception. Therefore, :c:func:`Py_BuildValue` will return *NULL* but won't
raise an exception. If no exception has been raised yet, :exc:`SystemError` is
set.
@@ -601,7 +593,7 @@ Building values
``O&`` (object) [*converter*, *anything*]
Convert *anything* to a Python object through a *converter* function. The
- function is called with *anything* (which should be compatible with :ctype:`void
+ function is called with *anything* (which should be compatible with :c:type:`void
\*`) as its argument and should return a "new" Python object, or *NULL* if an
error occurred.
@@ -619,7 +611,7 @@ Building values
If there is an error in the format string, the :exc:`SystemError` exception is
set and *NULL* returned.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* Py_VaBuildValue(const char *format, va_list vargs)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* Py_VaBuildValue(const char *format, va_list vargs)
- Identical to :cfunc:`Py_BuildValue`, except that it accepts a va_list
+ Identical to :c:func:`Py_BuildValue`, except that it accepts a va_list
rather than a variable number of arguments.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/bool.rst b/Doc/c-api/bool.rst
index 4479bc69df..a9fb342f7c 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/bool.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/bool.rst
@@ -11,36 +11,36 @@ creation and deletion functions don't apply to booleans. The following macros
are available, however.
-.. cfunction:: int PyBool_Check(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: int PyBool_Check(PyObject *o)
- Return true if *o* is of type :cdata:`PyBool_Type`.
+ Return true if *o* is of type :c:data:`PyBool_Type`.
-.. cvar:: PyObject* Py_False
+.. c:var:: PyObject* Py_False
The Python ``False`` object. This object has no methods. It needs to be
treated just like any other object with respect to reference counts.
-.. cvar:: PyObject* Py_True
+.. c:var:: PyObject* Py_True
The Python ``True`` object. This object has no methods. It needs to be treated
just like any other object with respect to reference counts.
-.. cmacro:: Py_RETURN_FALSE
+.. c:macro:: Py_RETURN_FALSE
Return :const:`Py_False` from a function, properly incrementing its reference
count.
-.. cmacro:: Py_RETURN_TRUE
+.. c:macro:: Py_RETURN_TRUE
Return :const:`Py_True` from a function, properly incrementing its reference
count.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyBool_FromLong(long v)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyBool_FromLong(long v)
Return a new reference to :const:`Py_True` or :const:`Py_False` depending on the
truth value of *v*.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/buffer.rst b/Doc/c-api/buffer.rst
index 094f7f2239..5a34bc09ee 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/buffer.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/buffer.rst
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ selectively allow or reject exporting of read-write and read-only buffers.
There are two ways for a consumer of the buffer interface to acquire a buffer
over a target object:
-* call :cfunc:`PyObject_GetBuffer` with the right parameters;
+* call :c:func:`PyObject_GetBuffer` with the right parameters;
-* call :cfunc:`PyArg_ParseTuple` (or one of its siblings) with one of the
+* call :c:func:`PyArg_ParseTuple` (or one of its siblings) with one of the
``y*``, ``w*`` or ``s*`` :ref:`format codes <arg-parsing>`.
-In both cases, :cfunc:`PyBuffer_Release` must be called when the buffer
+In both cases, :c:func:`PyBuffer_Release` must be called when the buffer
isn't needed anymore. Failure to do so could lead to various issues such as
resource leaks.
@@ -73,55 +73,55 @@ operating system library, or it could be used to pass around structured data
in its native, in-memory format.
Contrary to most data types exposed by the Python interpreter, buffers
-are not :ctype:`PyObject` pointers but rather simple C structures. This
+are not :c:type:`PyObject` pointers but rather simple C structures. This
allows them to be created and copied very simply. When a generic wrapper
around a buffer is needed, a :ref:`memoryview <memoryview-objects>` object
can be created.
-.. ctype:: Py_buffer
+.. c:type:: Py_buffer
- .. cmember:: void *buf
+ .. c:member:: void *buf
A pointer to the start of the memory for the object.
- .. cmember:: Py_ssize_t len
+ .. c:member:: Py_ssize_t len
:noindex:
The total length of the memory in bytes.
- .. cmember:: int readonly
+ .. c:member:: int readonly
An indicator of whether the buffer is read only.
- .. cmember:: const char *format
+ .. c:member:: const char *format
:noindex:
A *NULL* terminated string in :mod:`struct` module style syntax giving
the contents of the elements available through the buffer. If this is
*NULL*, ``"B"`` (unsigned bytes) is assumed.
- .. cmember:: int ndim
+ .. c:member:: int ndim
The number of dimensions the memory represents as a multi-dimensional
- array. If it is 0, :cdata:`strides` and :cdata:`suboffsets` must be
+ array. If it is 0, :c:data:`strides` and :c:data:`suboffsets` must be
*NULL*.
- .. cmember:: Py_ssize_t *shape
+ .. c:member:: Py_ssize_t *shape
- An array of :ctype:`Py_ssize_t`\s the length of :cdata:`ndim` giving the
+ An array of :c:type:`Py_ssize_t`\s the length of :c:data:`ndim` giving the
shape of the memory as a multi-dimensional array. Note that
``((*shape)[0] * ... * (*shape)[ndims-1])*itemsize`` should be equal to
- :cdata:`len`.
+ :c:data:`len`.
- .. cmember:: Py_ssize_t *strides
+ .. c:member:: Py_ssize_t *strides
- An array of :ctype:`Py_ssize_t`\s the length of :cdata:`ndim` giving the
+ An array of :c:type:`Py_ssize_t`\s the length of :c:data:`ndim` giving the
number of bytes to skip to get to a new element in each dimension.
- .. cmember:: Py_ssize_t *suboffsets
+ .. c:member:: Py_ssize_t *suboffsets
- An array of :ctype:`Py_ssize_t`\s the length of :cdata:`ndim`. If these
+ An array of :c:type:`Py_ssize_t`\s the length of :c:data:`ndim`. If these
suboffset numbers are greater than or equal to 0, then the value stored
along the indicated dimension is a pointer and the suboffset value
dictates how many bytes to add to the pointer after de-referencing. A
@@ -146,16 +146,16 @@ can be created.
}
- .. cmember:: Py_ssize_t itemsize
+ .. c:member:: Py_ssize_t itemsize
This is a storage for the itemsize (in bytes) of each element of the
shared memory. It is technically un-necessary as it can be obtained
- using :cfunc:`PyBuffer_SizeFromFormat`, however an exporter may know
+ using :c:func:`PyBuffer_SizeFromFormat`, however an exporter may know
this information without parsing the format string and it is necessary
to know the itemsize for proper interpretation of striding. Therefore,
storing it is more convenient and faster.
- .. cmember:: void *internal
+ .. c:member:: void *internal
This is for use internally by the exporting object. For example, this
might be re-cast as an integer by the exporter and used to store flags
@@ -168,32 +168,32 @@ Buffer-related functions
========================
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_CheckBuffer(PyObject *obj)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_CheckBuffer(PyObject *obj)
Return 1 if *obj* supports the buffer interface otherwise 0. When 1 is
- returned, it doesn't guarantee that :cfunc:`PyObject_GetBuffer` will
+ returned, it doesn't guarantee that :c:func:`PyObject_GetBuffer` will
succeed.
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_GetBuffer(PyObject *obj, Py_buffer *view, int flags)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_GetBuffer(PyObject *obj, Py_buffer *view, int flags)
Export a view over some internal data from the target object *obj*.
*obj* must not be NULL, and *view* must point to an existing
- :ctype:`Py_buffer` structure allocated by the caller (most uses of
+ :c:type:`Py_buffer` structure allocated by the caller (most uses of
this function will simply declare a local variable of type
- :ctype:`Py_buffer`). The *flags* argument is a bit field indicating
+ :c:type:`Py_buffer`). The *flags* argument is a bit field indicating
what kind of buffer is requested. The buffer interface allows
for complicated memory layout possibilities; however, some callers
won't want to handle all the complexity and instead request a simple
- view of the target object (using :cmacro:`PyBUF_SIMPLE` for a read-only
- view and :cmacro:`PyBUF_WRITABLE` for a read-write view).
+ view of the target object (using :c:macro:`PyBUF_SIMPLE` for a read-only
+ view and :c:macro:`PyBUF_WRITABLE` for a read-write view).
Some exporters may not be able to share memory in every possible way and
may need to raise errors to signal to some consumers that something is
just not possible. These errors should be a :exc:`BufferError` unless
there is another error that is actually causing the problem. The
exporter can use flags information to simplify how much of the
- :cdata:`Py_buffer` structure is filled in with non-default values and/or
+ :c:data:`Py_buffer` structure is filled in with non-default values and/or
raise an error if the object can't support a simpler view of its memory.
On success, 0 is returned and the *view* structure is filled with useful
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ Buffer-related functions
The following are the possible values to the *flags* arguments.
- .. cmacro:: PyBUF_SIMPLE
+ .. c:macro:: PyBUF_SIMPLE
This is the default flag. The returned buffer exposes a read-only
memory area. The format of data is assumed to be raw unsigned bytes,
@@ -210,47 +210,45 @@ Buffer-related functions
constant. It never needs to be '|'d to the others. The exporter will
raise an error if it cannot provide such a contiguous buffer of bytes.
- .. cmacro:: PyBUF_WRITABLE
+ .. c:macro:: PyBUF_WRITABLE
- Like :cmacro:`PyBUF_SIMPLE`, but the returned buffer is writable. If
+ Like :c:macro:`PyBUF_SIMPLE`, but the returned buffer is writable. If
the exporter doesn't support writable buffers, an error is raised.
- .. cmacro:: PyBUF_STRIDES
+ .. c:macro:: PyBUF_STRIDES
- This implies :cmacro:`PyBUF_ND`. The returned buffer must provide
+ This implies :c:macro:`PyBUF_ND`. The returned buffer must provide
strides information (i.e. the strides cannot be NULL). This would be
used when the consumer can handle strided, discontiguous arrays.
Handling strides automatically assumes you can handle shape. The
exporter can raise an error if a strided representation of the data is
not possible (i.e. without the suboffsets).
- .. cmacro:: PyBUF_ND
+ .. c:macro:: PyBUF_ND
The returned buffer must provide shape information. The memory will be
assumed C-style contiguous (last dimension varies the fastest). The
exporter may raise an error if it cannot provide this kind of
contiguous buffer. If this is not given then shape will be *NULL*.
- .. cmacro:: PyBUF_C_CONTIGUOUS
-
- .. cmacro:: PyBUF_F_CONTIGUOUS
-
- .. cmacro:: PyBUF_ANY_CONTIGUOUS
+ .. c:macro:: PyBUF_C_CONTIGUOUS
+ PyBUF_F_CONTIGUOUS
+ PyBUF_ANY_CONTIGUOUS
These flags indicate that the contiguity returned buffer must be
respectively, C-contiguous (last dimension varies the fastest), Fortran
contiguous (first dimension varies the fastest) or either one. All of
- these flags imply :cmacro:`PyBUF_STRIDES` and guarantee that the
+ these flags imply :c:macro:`PyBUF_STRIDES` and guarantee that the
strides buffer info structure will be filled in correctly.
- .. cmacro:: PyBUF_INDIRECT
+ .. c:macro:: PyBUF_INDIRECT
This flag indicates the returned buffer must have suboffsets
information (which can be NULL if no suboffsets are needed). This can
be used when the consumer can handle indirect array referencing implied
- by these suboffsets. This implies :cmacro:`PyBUF_STRIDES`.
+ by these suboffsets. This implies :c:macro:`PyBUF_STRIDES`.
- .. cmacro:: PyBUF_FORMAT
+ .. c:macro:: PyBUF_FORMAT
The returned buffer must have true format information if this flag is
provided. This would be used when the consumer is going to be checking
@@ -259,68 +257,68 @@ Buffer-related functions
explicitly requested then the format must be returned as *NULL* (which
means ``'B'``, or unsigned bytes).
- .. cmacro:: PyBUF_STRIDED
+ .. c:macro:: PyBUF_STRIDED
This is equivalent to ``(PyBUF_STRIDES | PyBUF_WRITABLE)``.
- .. cmacro:: PyBUF_STRIDED_RO
+ .. c:macro:: PyBUF_STRIDED_RO
This is equivalent to ``(PyBUF_STRIDES)``.
- .. cmacro:: PyBUF_RECORDS
+ .. c:macro:: PyBUF_RECORDS
This is equivalent to ``(PyBUF_STRIDES | PyBUF_FORMAT |
PyBUF_WRITABLE)``.
- .. cmacro:: PyBUF_RECORDS_RO
+ .. c:macro:: PyBUF_RECORDS_RO
This is equivalent to ``(PyBUF_STRIDES | PyBUF_FORMAT)``.
- .. cmacro:: PyBUF_FULL
+ .. c:macro:: PyBUF_FULL
This is equivalent to ``(PyBUF_INDIRECT | PyBUF_FORMAT |
PyBUF_WRITABLE)``.
- .. cmacro:: PyBUF_FULL_RO
+ .. c:macro:: PyBUF_FULL_RO
This is equivalent to ``(PyBUF_INDIRECT | PyBUF_FORMAT)``.
- .. cmacro:: PyBUF_CONTIG
+ .. c:macro:: PyBUF_CONTIG
This is equivalent to ``(PyBUF_ND | PyBUF_WRITABLE)``.
- .. cmacro:: PyBUF_CONTIG_RO
+ .. c:macro:: PyBUF_CONTIG_RO
This is equivalent to ``(PyBUF_ND)``.
-.. cfunction:: void PyBuffer_Release(Py_buffer *view)
+.. c:function:: void PyBuffer_Release(Py_buffer *view)
Release the buffer *view*. This should be called when the buffer is no
longer being used as it may free memory from it.
-.. cfunction:: Py_ssize_t PyBuffer_SizeFromFormat(const char *)
+.. c:function:: Py_ssize_t PyBuffer_SizeFromFormat(const char *)
- Return the implied :cdata:`~Py_buffer.itemsize` from the struct-stype
- :cdata:`~Py_buffer.format`.
+ Return the implied :c:data:`~Py_buffer.itemsize` from the struct-stype
+ :c:data:`~Py_buffer.format`.
-.. cfunction:: int PyBuffer_IsContiguous(Py_buffer *view, char fortran)
+.. c:function:: int PyBuffer_IsContiguous(Py_buffer *view, char fortran)
Return 1 if the memory defined by the *view* is C-style (*fortran* is
``'C'``) or Fortran-style (*fortran* is ``'F'``) contiguous or either one
(*fortran* is ``'A'``). Return 0 otherwise.
-.. cfunction:: void PyBuffer_FillContiguousStrides(int ndim, Py_ssize_t *shape, Py_ssize_t *strides, Py_ssize_t itemsize, char fortran)
+.. c:function:: void PyBuffer_FillContiguousStrides(int ndim, Py_ssize_t *shape, Py_ssize_t *strides, Py_ssize_t itemsize, char fortran)
Fill the *strides* array with byte-strides of a contiguous (C-style if
*fortran* is ``'C'`` or Fortran-style if *fortran* is ``'F'`` array of the
given shape with the given number of bytes per element.
-.. cfunction:: int PyBuffer_FillInfo(Py_buffer *view, PyObject *obj, void *buf, Py_ssize_t len, int readonly, int infoflags)
+.. c:function:: int PyBuffer_FillInfo(Py_buffer *view, PyObject *obj, void *buf, Py_ssize_t len, int readonly, int infoflags)
Fill in a buffer-info structure, *view*, correctly for an exporter that can
only share a contiguous chunk of memory of "unsigned bytes" of the given
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/bytearray.rst b/Doc/c-api/bytearray.rst
index 5e11d8a571..95ded96eb6 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/bytearray.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/bytearray.rst
@@ -8,27 +8,27 @@ Byte Array Objects
.. index:: object: bytearray
-.. ctype:: PyByteArrayObject
+.. c:type:: PyByteArrayObject
- This subtype of :ctype:`PyObject` represents a Python bytearray object.
+ This subtype of :c:type:`PyObject` represents a Python bytearray object.
-.. cvar:: PyTypeObject PyByteArray_Type
+.. c:var:: PyTypeObject PyByteArray_Type
- This instance of :ctype:`PyTypeObject` represents the Python bytearray type;
+ This instance of :c:type:`PyTypeObject` represents the Python bytearray type;
it is the same object as :class:`bytearray` in the Python layer.
Type check macros
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-.. cfunction:: int PyByteArray_Check(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: int PyByteArray_Check(PyObject *o)
Return true if the object *o* is a bytearray object or an instance of a
subtype of the bytearray type.
-.. cfunction:: int PyByteArray_CheckExact(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: int PyByteArray_CheckExact(PyObject *o)
Return true if the object *o* is a bytearray object, but not an instance of a
subtype of the bytearray type.
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Type check macros
Direct API functions
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyByteArray_FromObject(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyByteArray_FromObject(PyObject *o)
Return a new bytearray object from any object, *o*, that implements the
buffer protocol.
@@ -45,29 +45,29 @@ Direct API functions
.. XXX expand about the buffer protocol, at least somewhere
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyByteArray_FromStringAndSize(const char *string, Py_ssize_t len)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyByteArray_FromStringAndSize(const char *string, Py_ssize_t len)
Create a new bytearray object from *string* and its length, *len*. On
failure, *NULL* is returned.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyByteArray_Concat(PyObject *a, PyObject *b)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyByteArray_Concat(PyObject *a, PyObject *b)
Concat bytearrays *a* and *b* and return a new bytearray with the result.
-.. cfunction:: Py_ssize_t PyByteArray_Size(PyObject *bytearray)
+.. c:function:: Py_ssize_t PyByteArray_Size(PyObject *bytearray)
Return the size of *bytearray* after checking for a *NULL* pointer.
-.. cfunction:: char* PyByteArray_AsString(PyObject *bytearray)
+.. c:function:: char* PyByteArray_AsString(PyObject *bytearray)
Return the contents of *bytearray* as a char array after checking for a
*NULL* pointer.
-.. cfunction:: int PyByteArray_Resize(PyObject *bytearray, Py_ssize_t len)
+.. c:function:: int PyByteArray_Resize(PyObject *bytearray, Py_ssize_t len)
Resize the internal buffer of *bytearray* to *len*.
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ Macros
These macros trade safety for speed and they don't check pointers.
-.. cfunction:: char* PyByteArray_AS_STRING(PyObject *bytearray)
+.. c:function:: char* PyByteArray_AS_STRING(PyObject *bytearray)
- Macro version of :cfunc:`PyByteArray_AsString`.
+ Macro version of :c:func:`PyByteArray_AsString`.
-.. cfunction:: Py_ssize_t PyByteArray_GET_SIZE(PyObject *bytearray)
+.. c:function:: Py_ssize_t PyByteArray_GET_SIZE(PyObject *bytearray)
- Macro version of :cfunc:`PyByteArray_Size`.
+ Macro version of :c:func:`PyByteArray_Size`.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/bytes.rst b/Doc/c-api/bytes.rst
index abd8744108..12ec80ca5e 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/bytes.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/bytes.rst
@@ -11,46 +11,46 @@ called with a non-bytes parameter.
.. index:: object: bytes
-.. ctype:: PyBytesObject
+.. c:type:: PyBytesObject
- This subtype of :ctype:`PyObject` represents a Python bytes object.
+ This subtype of :c:type:`PyObject` represents a Python bytes object.
-.. cvar:: PyTypeObject PyBytes_Type
+.. c:var:: PyTypeObject PyBytes_Type
- This instance of :ctype:`PyTypeObject` represents the Python bytes type; it
+ This instance of :c:type:`PyTypeObject` represents the Python bytes type; it
is the same object as :class:`bytes` in the Python layer.
-.. cfunction:: int PyBytes_Check(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: int PyBytes_Check(PyObject *o)
Return true if the object *o* is a bytes object or an instance of a subtype
of the bytes type.
-.. cfunction:: int PyBytes_CheckExact(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: int PyBytes_CheckExact(PyObject *o)
Return true if the object *o* is a bytes object, but not an instance of a
subtype of the bytes type.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyBytes_FromString(const char *v)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyBytes_FromString(const char *v)
Return a new bytes object with a copy of the string *v* as value on success,
and *NULL* on failure. The parameter *v* must not be *NULL*; it will not be
checked.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyBytes_FromStringAndSize(const char *v, Py_ssize_t len)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyBytes_FromStringAndSize(const char *v, Py_ssize_t len)
Return a new bytes object with a copy of the string *v* as value and length
*len* on success, and *NULL* on failure. If *v* is *NULL*, the contents of
the bytes object are uninitialized.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyBytes_FromFormat(const char *format, ...)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyBytes_FromFormat(const char *format, ...)
- Take a C :cfunc:`printf`\ -style *format* string and a variable number of
+ Take a C :c:func:`printf`\ -style *format* string and a variable number of
arguments, calculate the size of the resulting Python bytes object and return
a bytes object with the values formatted into it. The variable arguments
must be C types and must correspond exactly to the format characters in the
@@ -110,44 +110,44 @@ called with a non-bytes parameter.
copied as-is to the result string, and any extra arguments discarded.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyBytes_FromFormatV(const char *format, va_list vargs)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyBytes_FromFormatV(const char *format, va_list vargs)
- Identical to :func:`PyBytes_FromFormat` except that it takes exactly two
+ Identical to :c:func:`PyBytes_FromFormat` except that it takes exactly two
arguments.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyBytes_FromObject(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyBytes_FromObject(PyObject *o)
Return the bytes representation of object *o* that implements the buffer
protocol.
-.. cfunction:: Py_ssize_t PyBytes_Size(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: Py_ssize_t PyBytes_Size(PyObject *o)
Return the length of the bytes in bytes object *o*.
-.. cfunction:: Py_ssize_t PyBytes_GET_SIZE(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: Py_ssize_t PyBytes_GET_SIZE(PyObject *o)
- Macro form of :cfunc:`PyBytes_Size` but without error checking.
+ Macro form of :c:func:`PyBytes_Size` but without error checking.
-.. cfunction:: char* PyBytes_AsString(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: char* PyBytes_AsString(PyObject *o)
Return a NUL-terminated representation of the contents of *o*. The pointer
refers to the internal buffer of *o*, not a copy. The data must not be
modified in any way, unless the string was just created using
``PyBytes_FromStringAndSize(NULL, size)``. It must not be deallocated. If
- *o* is not a string object at all, :cfunc:`PyBytes_AsString` returns *NULL*
+ *o* is not a string object at all, :c:func:`PyBytes_AsString` returns *NULL*
and raises :exc:`TypeError`.
-.. cfunction:: char* PyBytes_AS_STRING(PyObject *string)
+.. c:function:: char* PyBytes_AS_STRING(PyObject *string)
- Macro form of :cfunc:`PyBytes_AsString` but without error checking.
+ Macro form of :c:func:`PyBytes_AsString` but without error checking.
-.. cfunction:: int PyBytes_AsStringAndSize(PyObject *obj, char **buffer, Py_ssize_t *length)
+.. c:function:: int PyBytes_AsStringAndSize(PyObject *obj, char **buffer, Py_ssize_t *length)
Return a NUL-terminated representation of the contents of the object *obj*
through the output variables *buffer* and *length*.
@@ -158,11 +158,11 @@ called with a non-bytes parameter.
The buffer refers to an internal string buffer of *obj*, not a copy. The data
must not be modified in any way, unless the string was just created using
``PyBytes_FromStringAndSize(NULL, size)``. It must not be deallocated. If
- *string* is not a string object at all, :cfunc:`PyBytes_AsStringAndSize`
+ *string* is not a string object at all, :c:func:`PyBytes_AsStringAndSize`
returns ``-1`` and raises :exc:`TypeError`.
-.. cfunction:: void PyBytes_Concat(PyObject **bytes, PyObject *newpart)
+.. c:function:: void PyBytes_Concat(PyObject **bytes, PyObject *newpart)
Create a new bytes object in *\*bytes* containing the contents of *newpart*
appended to *bytes*; the caller will own the new reference. The reference to
@@ -171,14 +171,14 @@ called with a non-bytes parameter.
of *\*bytes* will be set to *NULL*; the appropriate exception will be set.
-.. cfunction:: void PyBytes_ConcatAndDel(PyObject **bytes, PyObject *newpart)
+.. c:function:: void PyBytes_ConcatAndDel(PyObject **bytes, PyObject *newpart)
Create a new string object in *\*bytes* containing the contents of *newpart*
appended to *bytes*. This version decrements the reference count of
*newpart*.
-.. cfunction:: int _PyBytes_Resize(PyObject **bytes, Py_ssize_t newsize)
+.. c:function:: int _PyBytes_Resize(PyObject **bytes, Py_ssize_t newsize)
A way to resize a bytes object even though it is "immutable". Only use this
to build up a brand new bytes object; don't use this if the bytes may already
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/capsule.rst b/Doc/c-api/capsule.rst
index 29393146bd..6f6250f671 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/capsule.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/capsule.rst
@@ -10,33 +10,33 @@ Capsules
Refer to :ref:`using-capsules` for more information on using these objects.
-.. ctype:: PyCapsule
+.. c:type:: PyCapsule
- This subtype of :ctype:`PyObject` represents an opaque value, useful for C
- extension modules who need to pass an opaque value (as a :ctype:`void\*`
+ This subtype of :c:type:`PyObject` represents an opaque value, useful for C
+ extension modules who need to pass an opaque value (as a :c:type:`void\*`
pointer) through Python code to other C code. It is often used to make a C
function pointer defined in one module available to other modules, so the
regular import mechanism can be used to access C APIs defined in dynamically
loaded modules.
-.. ctype:: PyCapsule_Destructor
+.. c:type:: PyCapsule_Destructor
The type of a destructor callback for a capsule. Defined as::
typedef void (*PyCapsule_Destructor)(PyObject *);
- See :cfunc:`PyCapsule_New` for the semantics of PyCapsule_Destructor
+ See :c:func:`PyCapsule_New` for the semantics of PyCapsule_Destructor
callbacks.
-.. cfunction:: int PyCapsule_CheckExact(PyObject *p)
+.. c:function:: int PyCapsule_CheckExact(PyObject *p)
- Return true if its argument is a :ctype:`PyCapsule`.
+ Return true if its argument is a :c:type:`PyCapsule`.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyCapsule_New(void *pointer, const char *name, PyCapsule_Destructor destructor)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyCapsule_New(void *pointer, const char *name, PyCapsule_Destructor destructor)
- Create a :ctype:`PyCapsule` encapsulating the *pointer*. The *pointer*
+ Create a :c:type:`PyCapsule` encapsulating the *pointer*. The *pointer*
argument may not be *NULL*.
On failure, set an exception and return *NULL*.
@@ -50,91 +50,91 @@ Refer to :ref:`using-capsules` for more information on using these objects.
If this capsule will be stored as an attribute of a module, the *name* should
be specified as ``modulename.attributename``. This will enable other modules
- to import the capsule using :cfunc:`PyCapsule_Import`.
+ to import the capsule using :c:func:`PyCapsule_Import`.
-.. cfunction:: void* PyCapsule_GetPointer(PyObject *capsule, const char *name)
+.. c:function:: void* PyCapsule_GetPointer(PyObject *capsule, const char *name)
Retrieve the *pointer* stored in the capsule. On failure, set an exception
and return *NULL*.
The *name* parameter must compare exactly to the name stored in the capsule.
If the name stored in the capsule is *NULL*, the *name* passed in must also
- be *NULL*. Python uses the C function :cfunc:`strcmp` to compare capsule
+ be *NULL*. Python uses the C function :c:func:`strcmp` to compare capsule
names.
-.. cfunction:: PyCapsule_Destructor PyCapsule_GetDestructor(PyObject *capsule)
+.. c:function:: PyCapsule_Destructor PyCapsule_GetDestructor(PyObject *capsule)
Return the current destructor stored in the capsule. On failure, set an
exception and return *NULL*.
It is legal for a capsule to have a *NULL* destructor. This makes a *NULL*
- return code somewhat ambiguous; use :cfunc:`PyCapsule_IsValid` or
- :cfunc:`PyErr_Occurred` to disambiguate.
+ return code somewhat ambiguous; use :c:func:`PyCapsule_IsValid` or
+ :c:func:`PyErr_Occurred` to disambiguate.
-.. cfunction:: void* PyCapsule_GetContext(PyObject *capsule)
+.. c:function:: void* PyCapsule_GetContext(PyObject *capsule)
Return the current context stored in the capsule. On failure, set an
exception and return *NULL*.
It is legal for a capsule to have a *NULL* context. This makes a *NULL*
- return code somewhat ambiguous; use :cfunc:`PyCapsule_IsValid` or
- :cfunc:`PyErr_Occurred` to disambiguate.
+ return code somewhat ambiguous; use :c:func:`PyCapsule_IsValid` or
+ :c:func:`PyErr_Occurred` to disambiguate.
-.. cfunction:: const char* PyCapsule_GetName(PyObject *capsule)
+.. c:function:: const char* PyCapsule_GetName(PyObject *capsule)
Return the current name stored in the capsule. On failure, set an exception
and return *NULL*.
It is legal for a capsule to have a *NULL* name. This makes a *NULL* return
- code somewhat ambiguous; use :cfunc:`PyCapsule_IsValid` or
- :cfunc:`PyErr_Occurred` to disambiguate.
+ code somewhat ambiguous; use :c:func:`PyCapsule_IsValid` or
+ :c:func:`PyErr_Occurred` to disambiguate.
-.. cfunction:: void* PyCapsule_Import(const char *name, int no_block)
+.. c:function:: void* PyCapsule_Import(const char *name, int no_block)
Import a pointer to a C object from a capsule attribute in a module. The
*name* parameter should specify the full name to the attribute, as in
``module.attribute``. The *name* stored in the capsule must match this
string exactly. If *no_block* is true, import the module without blocking
- (using :cfunc:`PyImport_ImportModuleNoBlock`). If *no_block* is false,
- import the module conventionally (using :cfunc:`PyImport_ImportModule`).
+ (using :c:func:`PyImport_ImportModuleNoBlock`). If *no_block* is false,
+ import the module conventionally (using :c:func:`PyImport_ImportModule`).
Return the capsule's internal *pointer* on success. On failure, set an
- exception and return *NULL*. However, if :cfunc:`PyCapsule_Import` failed to
+ exception and return *NULL*. However, if :c:func:`PyCapsule_Import` failed to
import the module, and *no_block* was true, no exception is set.
-.. cfunction:: int PyCapsule_IsValid(PyObject *capsule, const char *name)
+.. c:function:: int PyCapsule_IsValid(PyObject *capsule, const char *name)
Determines whether or not *capsule* is a valid capsule. A valid capsule is
- non-*NULL*, passes :cfunc:`PyCapsule_CheckExact`, has a non-*NULL* pointer
+ non-*NULL*, passes :c:func:`PyCapsule_CheckExact`, has a non-*NULL* pointer
stored in it, and its internal name matches the *name* parameter. (See
- :cfunc:`PyCapsule_GetPointer` for information on how capsule names are
+ :c:func:`PyCapsule_GetPointer` for information on how capsule names are
compared.)
- In other words, if :cfunc:`PyCapsule_IsValid` returns a true value, calls to
- any of the accessors (any function starting with :cfunc:`PyCapsule_Get`) are
+ In other words, if :c:func:`PyCapsule_IsValid` returns a true value, calls to
+ any of the accessors (any function starting with :c:func:`PyCapsule_Get`) are
guaranteed to succeed.
Return a nonzero value if the object is valid and matches the name passed in.
Return 0 otherwise. This function will not fail.
-.. cfunction:: int PyCapsule_SetContext(PyObject *capsule, void *context)
+.. c:function:: int PyCapsule_SetContext(PyObject *capsule, void *context)
Set the context pointer inside *capsule* to *context*.
Return 0 on success. Return nonzero and set an exception on failure.
-.. cfunction:: int PyCapsule_SetDestructor(PyObject *capsule, PyCapsule_Destructor destructor)
+.. c:function:: int PyCapsule_SetDestructor(PyObject *capsule, PyCapsule_Destructor destructor)
Set the destructor inside *capsule* to *destructor*.
Return 0 on success. Return nonzero and set an exception on failure.
-.. cfunction:: int PyCapsule_SetName(PyObject *capsule, const char *name)
+.. c:function:: int PyCapsule_SetName(PyObject *capsule, const char *name)
Set the name inside *capsule* to *name*. If non-*NULL*, the name must
outlive the capsule. If the previous *name* stored in the capsule was not
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ Refer to :ref:`using-capsules` for more information on using these objects.
Return 0 on success. Return nonzero and set an exception on failure.
-.. cfunction:: int PyCapsule_SetPointer(PyObject *capsule, void *pointer)
+.. c:function:: int PyCapsule_SetPointer(PyObject *capsule, void *pointer)
Set the void pointer inside *capsule* to *pointer*. The pointer may not be
*NULL*.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/cell.rst b/Doc/c-api/cell.rst
index 3562ed9816..427259cc24 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/cell.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/cell.rst
@@ -15,39 +15,39 @@ generated byte-code; these are not automatically de-referenced when accessed.
Cell objects are not likely to be useful elsewhere.
-.. ctype:: PyCellObject
+.. c:type:: PyCellObject
The C structure used for cell objects.
-.. cvar:: PyTypeObject PyCell_Type
+.. c:var:: PyTypeObject PyCell_Type
The type object corresponding to cell objects.
-.. cfunction:: int PyCell_Check(ob)
+.. c:function:: int PyCell_Check(ob)
Return true if *ob* is a cell object; *ob* must not be *NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyCell_New(PyObject *ob)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyCell_New(PyObject *ob)
Create and return a new cell object containing the value *ob*. The parameter may
be *NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyCell_Get(PyObject *cell)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyCell_Get(PyObject *cell)
Return the contents of the cell *cell*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyCell_GET(PyObject *cell)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyCell_GET(PyObject *cell)
Return the contents of the cell *cell*, but without checking that *cell* is
non-*NULL* and a cell object.
-.. cfunction:: int PyCell_Set(PyObject *cell, PyObject *value)
+.. c:function:: int PyCell_Set(PyObject *cell, PyObject *value)
Set the contents of the cell object *cell* to *value*. This releases the
reference to any current content of the cell. *value* may be *NULL*. *cell*
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Cell objects are not likely to be useful elsewhere.
success, ``0`` will be returned.
-.. cfunction:: void PyCell_SET(PyObject *cell, PyObject *value)
+.. c:function:: void PyCell_SET(PyObject *cell, PyObject *value)
Sets the value of the cell object *cell* to *value*. No reference counts are
adjusted, and no checks are made for safety; *cell* must be non-*NULL* and must
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/cobject.rst b/Doc/c-api/cobject.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index ee65a9833c..0000000000
--- a/Doc/c-api/cobject.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-.. highlightlang:: c
-
-.. _cobjects:
-
-CObjects
---------
-
-.. index:: object: CObject
-
-
-.. warning::
-
- The CObject API is deprecated as of Python 3.1. Please switch to the new
- :ref:`capsules` API.
-
-.. ctype:: PyCObject
-
- This subtype of :ctype:`PyObject` represents an opaque value, useful for C
- extension modules who need to pass an opaque value (as a :ctype:`void\*`
- pointer) through Python code to other C code. It is often used to make a C
- function pointer defined in one module available to other modules, so the
- regular import mechanism can be used to access C APIs defined in dynamically
- loaded modules.
-
-
-.. cfunction:: int PyCObject_Check(PyObject *p)
-
- Return true if its argument is a :ctype:`PyCObject`.
-
-
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyCObject_FromVoidPtr(void* cobj, void (*destr)(void *))
-
- Create a :ctype:`PyCObject` from the ``void *`` *cobj*. The *destr* function
- will be called when the object is reclaimed, unless it is *NULL*.
-
-
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyCObject_FromVoidPtrAndDesc(void* cobj, void* desc, void (*destr)(void *, void *))
-
- Create a :ctype:`PyCObject` from the :ctype:`void \*` *cobj*. The *destr*
- function will be called when the object is reclaimed. The *desc* argument can
- be used to pass extra callback data for the destructor function.
-
-
-.. cfunction:: void* PyCObject_AsVoidPtr(PyObject* self)
-
- Return the object :ctype:`void \*` that the :ctype:`PyCObject` *self* was
- created with.
-
-
-.. cfunction:: void* PyCObject_GetDesc(PyObject* self)
-
- Return the description :ctype:`void \*` that the :ctype:`PyCObject` *self* was
- created with.
-
-
-.. cfunction:: int PyCObject_SetVoidPtr(PyObject* self, void* cobj)
-
- Set the void pointer inside *self* to *cobj*. The :ctype:`PyCObject` must not
- have an associated destructor. Return true on success, false on failure.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/code.rst b/Doc/c-api/code.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..52c42453b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Doc/c-api/code.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+.. highlightlang:: c
+
+.. _codeobjects:
+
+Code Objects
+------------
+
+.. sectionauthor:: Jeffrey Yasskin <jyasskin@gmail.com>
+
+
+.. index::
+ object: code
+
+Code objects are a low-level detail of the CPython implementation.
+Each one represents a chunk of executable code that hasn't yet been
+bound into a function.
+
+.. c:type:: PyCodeObject
+
+ The C structure of the objects used to describe code objects. The
+ fields of this type are subject to change at any time.
+
+
+.. c:var:: PyTypeObject PyCode_Type
+
+ This is an instance of :c:type:`PyTypeObject` representing the Python
+ :class:`code` type.
+
+
+.. c:function:: int PyCode_Check(PyObject *co)
+
+ Return true if *co* is a :class:`code` object
+
+.. c:function:: int PyCode_GetNumFree(PyObject *co)
+
+ Return the number of free variables in *co*.
+
+.. c:function:: PyCodeObject *PyCode_New(int argcount, int nlocals, int stacksize, int flags, PyObject *code, PyObject *consts, PyObject *names, PyObject *varnames, PyObject *freevars, PyObject *cellvars, PyObject *filename, PyObject *name, int firstlineno, PyObject *lnotab)
+
+ Return a new code object. If you need a dummy code object to
+ create a frame, use :c:func:`PyCode_NewEmpty` instead. Calling
+ :c:func:`PyCode_New` directly can bind you to a precise Python
+ version since the definition of the bytecode changes often.
+
+
+.. c:function:: int PyCode_NewEmpty(const char *filename, const char *funcname, int firstlineno)
+
+ Return a new empty code object with the specified filename,
+ function name, and first line number. It is illegal to
+ :func:`exec` or :func:`eval` the resulting code object.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/codec.rst b/Doc/c-api/codec.rst
index 2597d380af..8207ae044d 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/codec.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/codec.rst
@@ -3,19 +3,19 @@
Codec registry and support functions
====================================
-.. cfunction:: int PyCodec_Register(PyObject *search_function)
+.. c:function:: int PyCodec_Register(PyObject *search_function)
Register a new codec search function.
As side effect, this tries to load the :mod:`encodings` package, if not yet
done, to make sure that it is always first in the list of search functions.
-.. cfunction:: int PyCodec_KnownEncoding(const char *encoding)
+.. c:function:: int PyCodec_KnownEncoding(const char *encoding)
Return ``1`` or ``0`` depending on whether there is a registered codec for
the given *encoding*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyCodec_Encode(PyObject *object, const char *encoding, const char *errors)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyCodec_Encode(PyObject *object, const char *encoding, const char *errors)
Generic codec based encoding API.
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Codec registry and support functions
be *NULL* to use the default method defined for the codec. Raises a
:exc:`LookupError` if no encoder can be found.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyCodec_Decode(PyObject *object, const char *encoding, const char *errors)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyCodec_Decode(PyObject *object, const char *encoding, const char *errors)
Generic codec based decoding API.
@@ -42,27 +42,27 @@ lower-case characters, which makes encodings looked up through this mechanism
effectively case-insensitive. If no codec is found, a :exc:`KeyError` is set
and *NULL* returned.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyCodec_Encoder(const char *encoding)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyCodec_Encoder(const char *encoding)
Get an encoder function for the given *encoding*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyCodec_Decoder(const char *encoding)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyCodec_Decoder(const char *encoding)
Get a decoder function for the given *encoding*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyCodec_IncrementalEncoder(const char *encoding, const char *errors)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyCodec_IncrementalEncoder(const char *encoding, const char *errors)
Get an :class:`IncrementalEncoder` object for the given *encoding*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyCodec_IncrementalDecoder(const char *encoding, const char *errors)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyCodec_IncrementalDecoder(const char *encoding, const char *errors)
Get an :class:`IncrementalDecoder` object for the given *encoding*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyCodec_StreamReader(const char *encoding, PyObject *stream, const char *errors)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyCodec_StreamReader(const char *encoding, PyObject *stream, const char *errors)
Get a :class:`StreamReader` factory function for the given *encoding*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyCodec_StreamWriter(const char *encoding, PyObject *stream, const char *errors)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyCodec_StreamWriter(const char *encoding, PyObject *stream, const char *errors)
Get a :class:`StreamWriter` factory function for the given *encoding*.
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ and *NULL* returned.
Registry API for Unicode encoding error handlers
------------------------------------------------
-.. cfunction:: int PyCodec_RegisterError(const char *name, PyObject *error)
+.. c:function:: int PyCodec_RegisterError(const char *name, PyObject *error)
Register the error handling callback function *error* under the given *name*.
This callback function will be called by a codec when it encounters
@@ -89,29 +89,29 @@ Registry API for Unicode encoding error handlers
Return ``0`` on success, ``-1`` on error.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyCodec_LookupError(const char *name)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyCodec_LookupError(const char *name)
Lookup the error handling callback function registered under *name*. As a
special case *NULL* can be passed, in which case the error handling callback
for "strict" will be returned.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyCodec_StrictErrors(PyObject *exc)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyCodec_StrictErrors(PyObject *exc)
Raise *exc* as an exception.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyCodec_IgnoreErrors(PyObject *exc)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyCodec_IgnoreErrors(PyObject *exc)
Ignore the unicode error, skipping the faulty input.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyCodec_ReplaceErrors(PyObject *exc)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyCodec_ReplaceErrors(PyObject *exc)
Replace the unicode encode error with ``?`` or ``U+FFFD``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyCodec_XMLCharRefReplaceErrors(PyObject *exc)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyCodec_XMLCharRefReplaceErrors(PyObject *exc)
Replace the unicode encode error with XML character references.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyCodec_BackslashReplaceErrors(PyObject *exc)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyCodec_BackslashReplaceErrors(PyObject *exc)
Replace the unicode encode error with backslash escapes (``\x``, ``\u`` and
``\U``).
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/complex.rst b/Doc/c-api/complex.rst
index 0bcdf4d41a..43dfe56c28 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/complex.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/complex.rst
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ them as results do so *by value* rather than dereferencing them through
pointers. This is consistent throughout the API.
-.. ctype:: Py_complex
+.. c:type:: Py_complex
The C structure which corresponds to the value portion of a Python complex
number object. Most of the functions for dealing with complex number objects
@@ -34,39 +34,39 @@ pointers. This is consistent throughout the API.
} Py_complex;
-.. cfunction:: Py_complex _Py_c_sum(Py_complex left, Py_complex right)
+.. c:function:: Py_complex _Py_c_sum(Py_complex left, Py_complex right)
- Return the sum of two complex numbers, using the C :ctype:`Py_complex`
+ Return the sum of two complex numbers, using the C :c:type:`Py_complex`
representation.
-.. cfunction:: Py_complex _Py_c_diff(Py_complex left, Py_complex right)
+.. c:function:: Py_complex _Py_c_diff(Py_complex left, Py_complex right)
Return the difference between two complex numbers, using the C
- :ctype:`Py_complex` representation.
+ :c:type:`Py_complex` representation.
-.. cfunction:: Py_complex _Py_c_neg(Py_complex complex)
+.. c:function:: Py_complex _Py_c_neg(Py_complex complex)
Return the negation of the complex number *complex*, using the C
- :ctype:`Py_complex` representation.
+ :c:type:`Py_complex` representation.
-.. cfunction:: Py_complex _Py_c_prod(Py_complex left, Py_complex right)
+.. c:function:: Py_complex _Py_c_prod(Py_complex left, Py_complex right)
- Return the product of two complex numbers, using the C :ctype:`Py_complex`
+ Return the product of two complex numbers, using the C :c:type:`Py_complex`
representation.
-.. cfunction:: Py_complex _Py_c_quot(Py_complex dividend, Py_complex divisor)
+.. c:function:: Py_complex _Py_c_quot(Py_complex dividend, Py_complex divisor)
- Return the quotient of two complex numbers, using the C :ctype:`Py_complex`
+ Return the quotient of two complex numbers, using the C :c:type:`Py_complex`
representation.
-.. cfunction:: Py_complex _Py_c_pow(Py_complex num, Py_complex exp)
+.. c:function:: Py_complex _Py_c_pow(Py_complex num, Py_complex exp)
- Return the exponentiation of *num* by *exp*, using the C :ctype:`Py_complex`
+ Return the exponentiation of *num* by *exp*, using the C :c:type:`Py_complex`
representation.
@@ -74,52 +74,52 @@ Complex Numbers as Python Objects
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-.. ctype:: PyComplexObject
+.. c:type:: PyComplexObject
- This subtype of :ctype:`PyObject` represents a Python complex number object.
+ This subtype of :c:type:`PyObject` represents a Python complex number object.
-.. cvar:: PyTypeObject PyComplex_Type
+.. c:var:: PyTypeObject PyComplex_Type
- This instance of :ctype:`PyTypeObject` represents the Python complex number
+ This instance of :c:type:`PyTypeObject` represents the Python complex number
type. It is the same object as :class:`complex` in the Python layer.
-.. cfunction:: int PyComplex_Check(PyObject *p)
+.. c:function:: int PyComplex_Check(PyObject *p)
- Return true if its argument is a :ctype:`PyComplexObject` or a subtype of
- :ctype:`PyComplexObject`.
+ Return true if its argument is a :c:type:`PyComplexObject` or a subtype of
+ :c:type:`PyComplexObject`.
-.. cfunction:: int PyComplex_CheckExact(PyObject *p)
+.. c:function:: int PyComplex_CheckExact(PyObject *p)
- Return true if its argument is a :ctype:`PyComplexObject`, but not a subtype of
- :ctype:`PyComplexObject`.
+ Return true if its argument is a :c:type:`PyComplexObject`, but not a subtype of
+ :c:type:`PyComplexObject`.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyComplex_FromCComplex(Py_complex v)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyComplex_FromCComplex(Py_complex v)
- Create a new Python complex number object from a C :ctype:`Py_complex` value.
+ Create a new Python complex number object from a C :c:type:`Py_complex` value.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyComplex_FromDoubles(double real, double imag)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyComplex_FromDoubles(double real, double imag)
- Return a new :ctype:`PyComplexObject` object from *real* and *imag*.
+ Return a new :c:type:`PyComplexObject` object from *real* and *imag*.
-.. cfunction:: double PyComplex_RealAsDouble(PyObject *op)
+.. c:function:: double PyComplex_RealAsDouble(PyObject *op)
- Return the real part of *op* as a C :ctype:`double`.
+ Return the real part of *op* as a C :c:type:`double`.
-.. cfunction:: double PyComplex_ImagAsDouble(PyObject *op)
+.. c:function:: double PyComplex_ImagAsDouble(PyObject *op)
- Return the imaginary part of *op* as a C :ctype:`double`.
+ Return the imaginary part of *op* as a C :c:type:`double`.
-.. cfunction:: Py_complex PyComplex_AsCComplex(PyObject *op)
+.. c:function:: Py_complex PyComplex_AsCComplex(PyObject *op)
- Return the :ctype:`Py_complex` value of the complex number *op*.
+ Return the :c:type:`Py_complex` value of the complex number *op*.
If *op* is not a Python complex number object but has a :meth:`__complex__`
method, this method will first be called to convert *op* to a Python complex
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/concrete.rst b/Doc/c-api/concrete.rst
index d72859989f..65904ee49d 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/concrete.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/concrete.rst
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ The functions in this chapter are specific to certain Python object types.
Passing them an object of the wrong type is not a good idea; if you receive an
object from a Python program and you are not sure that it has the right type,
you must perform a type check first; for example, to check that an object is a
-dictionary, use :cfunc:`PyDict_Check`. The chapter is structured like the
+dictionary, use :c:func:`PyDict_Check`. The chapter is structured like the
"family tree" of Python object types.
.. warning::
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ Other Objects
memoryview.rst
weakref.rst
capsule.rst
- cobject.rst
cell.rst
gen.rst
datetime.rst
+ code.rst
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/conversion.rst b/Doc/c-api/conversion.rst
index ad3f2fa16b..dfc0a3aace 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/conversion.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/conversion.rst
@@ -8,20 +8,20 @@ String conversion and formatting
Functions for number conversion and formatted string output.
-.. cfunction:: int PyOS_snprintf(char *str, size_t size, const char *format, ...)
+.. c:function:: int PyOS_snprintf(char *str, size_t size, const char *format, ...)
Output not more than *size* bytes to *str* according to the format string
*format* and the extra arguments. See the Unix man page :manpage:`snprintf(2)`.
-.. cfunction:: int PyOS_vsnprintf(char *str, size_t size, const char *format, va_list va)
+.. c:function:: int PyOS_vsnprintf(char *str, size_t size, const char *format, va_list va)
Output not more than *size* bytes to *str* according to the format string
*format* and the variable argument list *va*. Unix man page
:manpage:`vsnprintf(2)`.
-:cfunc:`PyOS_snprintf` and :cfunc:`PyOS_vsnprintf` wrap the Standard C library
-functions :cfunc:`snprintf` and :cfunc:`vsnprintf`. Their purpose is to
+:c:func:`PyOS_snprintf` and :c:func:`PyOS_vsnprintf` wrap the Standard C library
+functions :c:func:`snprintf` and :c:func:`vsnprintf`. Their purpose is to
guarantee consistent behavior in corner cases, which the Standard C functions do
not.
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ never write more than *size* bytes (including the trailing ``'\0'``) into str.
Both functions require that ``str != NULL``, ``size > 0`` and ``format !=
NULL``.
-If the platform doesn't have :cfunc:`vsnprintf` and the buffer size needed to
+If the platform doesn't have :c:func:`vsnprintf` and the buffer size needed to
avoid truncation exceeds *size* by more than 512 bytes, Python aborts with a
*Py_FatalError*.
@@ -51,24 +51,9 @@ The return value (*rv*) for these functions should be interpreted as follows:
The following functions provide locale-independent string to number conversions.
-.. cfunction:: double PyOS_ascii_strtod(const char *nptr, char **endptr)
+.. c:function:: double PyOS_string_to_double(const char *s, char **endptr, PyObject *overflow_exception)
- Convert a string to a :ctype:`double`. This function behaves like the Standard C
- function :cfunc:`strtod` does in the C locale. It does this without changing the
- current locale, since that would not be thread-safe.
-
- :cfunc:`PyOS_ascii_strtod` should typically be used for reading configuration
- files or other non-user input that should be locale independent.
-
- See the Unix man page :manpage:`strtod(2)` for details.
-
- .. deprecated:: 3.1
- Use :cfunc:`PyOS_string_to_double` instead.
-
-
-.. cfunction:: double PyOS_string_to_double(const char *s, char **endptr, PyObject *overflow_exception)
-
- Convert a string ``s`` to a :ctype:`double`, raising a Python
+ Convert a string ``s`` to a :c:type:`double`, raising a Python
exception on failure. The set of accepted strings corresponds to
the set of strings accepted by Python's :func:`float` constructor,
except that ``s`` must not have leading or trailing whitespace.
@@ -100,23 +85,9 @@ The following functions provide locale-independent string to number conversions.
.. versionadded:: 3.1
-.. cfunction:: char* PyOS_ascii_formatd(char *buffer, size_t buf_len, const char *format, double d)
-
- Convert a :ctype:`double` to a string using the ``'.'`` as the decimal
- separator. *format* is a :cfunc:`printf`\ -style format string specifying the
- number format. Allowed conversion characters are ``'e'``, ``'E'``, ``'f'``,
- ``'F'``, ``'g'`` and ``'G'``.
-
- The return value is a pointer to *buffer* with the converted string or NULL if
- the conversion failed.
+.. c:function:: char* PyOS_double_to_string(double val, char format_code, int precision, int flags, int *ptype)
- .. deprecated:: 3.1
- Use :cfunc:`PyOS_double_to_string` instead.
-
-
-.. cfunction:: char* PyOS_double_to_string(double val, char format_code, int precision, int flags, int *ptype)
-
- Convert a :ctype:`double` *val* to a string using supplied
+ Convert a :c:type:`double` *val* to a string using supplied
*format_code*, *precision*, and *flags*.
*format_code* must be one of ``'e'``, ``'E'``, ``'f'``, ``'F'``,
@@ -134,7 +105,7 @@ The following functions provide locale-independent string to number conversions.
like an integer.
* *Py_DTSF_ALT* means to apply "alternate" formatting rules. See the
- documentation for the :cfunc:`PyOS_snprintf` ``'#'`` specifier for
+ documentation for the :c:func:`PyOS_snprintf` ``'#'`` specifier for
details.
If *ptype* is non-NULL, then the value it points to will be set to one of
@@ -143,28 +114,18 @@ The following functions provide locale-independent string to number conversions.
The return value is a pointer to *buffer* with the converted string or
*NULL* if the conversion failed. The caller is responsible for freeing the
- returned string by calling :cfunc:`PyMem_Free`.
+ returned string by calling :c:func:`PyMem_Free`.
.. versionadded:: 3.1
-.. cfunction:: double PyOS_ascii_atof(const char *nptr)
-
- Convert a string to a :ctype:`double` in a locale-independent way.
-
- See the Unix man page :manpage:`atof(2)` for details.
-
- .. deprecated:: 3.1
- Use :cfunc:`PyOS_string_to_double` instead.
-
-
-.. cfunction:: char* PyOS_stricmp(char *s1, char *s2)
+.. c:function:: char* PyOS_stricmp(char *s1, char *s2)
Case insensitive comparison of strings. The function works almost
- identically to :cfunc:`strcmp` except that it ignores the case.
+ identically to :c:func:`strcmp` except that it ignores the case.
-.. cfunction:: char* PyOS_strnicmp(char *s1, char *s2, Py_ssize_t size)
+.. c:function:: char* PyOS_strnicmp(char *s1, char *s2, Py_ssize_t size)
Case insensitive comparison of strings. The function works almost
- identically to :cfunc:`strncmp` except that it ignores the case.
+ identically to :c:func:`strncmp` except that it ignores the case.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/datetime.rst b/Doc/c-api/datetime.rst
index 6515babbde..fcd13954a3 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/datetime.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/datetime.rst
@@ -8,93 +8,93 @@ DateTime Objects
Various date and time objects are supplied by the :mod:`datetime` module.
Before using any of these functions, the header file :file:`datetime.h` must be
included in your source (note that this is not included by :file:`Python.h`),
-and the macro :cmacro:`PyDateTime_IMPORT` must be invoked, usually as part of
+and the macro :c:macro:`PyDateTime_IMPORT` must be invoked, usually as part of
the module initialisation function. The macro puts a pointer to a C structure
-into a static variable, :cdata:`PyDateTimeAPI`, that is used by the following
+into a static variable, :c:data:`PyDateTimeAPI`, that is used by the following
macros.
Type-check macros:
-.. cfunction:: int PyDate_Check(PyObject *ob)
+.. c:function:: int PyDate_Check(PyObject *ob)
- Return true if *ob* is of type :cdata:`PyDateTime_DateType` or a subtype of
- :cdata:`PyDateTime_DateType`. *ob* must not be *NULL*.
+ Return true if *ob* is of type :c:data:`PyDateTime_DateType` or a subtype of
+ :c:data:`PyDateTime_DateType`. *ob* must not be *NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: int PyDate_CheckExact(PyObject *ob)
+.. c:function:: int PyDate_CheckExact(PyObject *ob)
- Return true if *ob* is of type :cdata:`PyDateTime_DateType`. *ob* must not be
+ Return true if *ob* is of type :c:data:`PyDateTime_DateType`. *ob* must not be
*NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: int PyDateTime_Check(PyObject *ob)
+.. c:function:: int PyDateTime_Check(PyObject *ob)
- Return true if *ob* is of type :cdata:`PyDateTime_DateTimeType` or a subtype of
- :cdata:`PyDateTime_DateTimeType`. *ob* must not be *NULL*.
+ Return true if *ob* is of type :c:data:`PyDateTime_DateTimeType` or a subtype of
+ :c:data:`PyDateTime_DateTimeType`. *ob* must not be *NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: int PyDateTime_CheckExact(PyObject *ob)
+.. c:function:: int PyDateTime_CheckExact(PyObject *ob)
- Return true if *ob* is of type :cdata:`PyDateTime_DateTimeType`. *ob* must not
+ Return true if *ob* is of type :c:data:`PyDateTime_DateTimeType`. *ob* must not
be *NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: int PyTime_Check(PyObject *ob)
+.. c:function:: int PyTime_Check(PyObject *ob)
- Return true if *ob* is of type :cdata:`PyDateTime_TimeType` or a subtype of
- :cdata:`PyDateTime_TimeType`. *ob* must not be *NULL*.
+ Return true if *ob* is of type :c:data:`PyDateTime_TimeType` or a subtype of
+ :c:data:`PyDateTime_TimeType`. *ob* must not be *NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: int PyTime_CheckExact(PyObject *ob)
+.. c:function:: int PyTime_CheckExact(PyObject *ob)
- Return true if *ob* is of type :cdata:`PyDateTime_TimeType`. *ob* must not be
+ Return true if *ob* is of type :c:data:`PyDateTime_TimeType`. *ob* must not be
*NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: int PyDelta_Check(PyObject *ob)
+.. c:function:: int PyDelta_Check(PyObject *ob)
- Return true if *ob* is of type :cdata:`PyDateTime_DeltaType` or a subtype of
- :cdata:`PyDateTime_DeltaType`. *ob* must not be *NULL*.
+ Return true if *ob* is of type :c:data:`PyDateTime_DeltaType` or a subtype of
+ :c:data:`PyDateTime_DeltaType`. *ob* must not be *NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: int PyDelta_CheckExact(PyObject *ob)
+.. c:function:: int PyDelta_CheckExact(PyObject *ob)
- Return true if *ob* is of type :cdata:`PyDateTime_DeltaType`. *ob* must not be
+ Return true if *ob* is of type :c:data:`PyDateTime_DeltaType`. *ob* must not be
*NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: int PyTZInfo_Check(PyObject *ob)
+.. c:function:: int PyTZInfo_Check(PyObject *ob)
- Return true if *ob* is of type :cdata:`PyDateTime_TZInfoType` or a subtype of
- :cdata:`PyDateTime_TZInfoType`. *ob* must not be *NULL*.
+ Return true if *ob* is of type :c:data:`PyDateTime_TZInfoType` or a subtype of
+ :c:data:`PyDateTime_TZInfoType`. *ob* must not be *NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: int PyTZInfo_CheckExact(PyObject *ob)
+.. c:function:: int PyTZInfo_CheckExact(PyObject *ob)
- Return true if *ob* is of type :cdata:`PyDateTime_TZInfoType`. *ob* must not be
+ Return true if *ob* is of type :c:data:`PyDateTime_TZInfoType`. *ob* must not be
*NULL*.
Macros to create objects:
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyDate_FromDate(int year, int month, int day)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyDate_FromDate(int year, int month, int day)
Return a ``datetime.date`` object with the specified year, month and day.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyDateTime_FromDateAndTime(int year, int month, int day, int hour, int minute, int second, int usecond)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyDateTime_FromDateAndTime(int year, int month, int day, int hour, int minute, int second, int usecond)
Return a ``datetime.datetime`` object with the specified year, month, day, hour,
minute, second and microsecond.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyTime_FromTime(int hour, int minute, int second, int usecond)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyTime_FromTime(int hour, int minute, int second, int usecond)
Return a ``datetime.time`` object with the specified hour, minute, second and
microsecond.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyDelta_FromDSU(int days, int seconds, int useconds)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyDelta_FromDSU(int days, int seconds, int useconds)
Return a ``datetime.timedelta`` object representing the given number of days,
seconds and microseconds. Normalization is performed so that the resulting
@@ -103,82 +103,82 @@ Macros to create objects:
Macros to extract fields from date objects. The argument must be an instance of
-:cdata:`PyDateTime_Date`, including subclasses (such as
-:cdata:`PyDateTime_DateTime`). The argument must not be *NULL*, and the type is
+:c:data:`PyDateTime_Date`, including subclasses (such as
+:c:data:`PyDateTime_DateTime`). The argument must not be *NULL*, and the type is
not checked:
-.. cfunction:: int PyDateTime_GET_YEAR(PyDateTime_Date *o)
+.. c:function:: int PyDateTime_GET_YEAR(PyDateTime_Date *o)
Return the year, as a positive int.
-.. cfunction:: int PyDateTime_GET_MONTH(PyDateTime_Date *o)
+.. c:function:: int PyDateTime_GET_MONTH(PyDateTime_Date *o)
Return the month, as an int from 1 through 12.
-.. cfunction:: int PyDateTime_GET_DAY(PyDateTime_Date *o)
+.. c:function:: int PyDateTime_GET_DAY(PyDateTime_Date *o)
Return the day, as an int from 1 through 31.
Macros to extract fields from datetime objects. The argument must be an
-instance of :cdata:`PyDateTime_DateTime`, including subclasses. The argument
+instance of :c:data:`PyDateTime_DateTime`, including subclasses. The argument
must not be *NULL*, and the type is not checked:
-.. cfunction:: int PyDateTime_DATE_GET_HOUR(PyDateTime_DateTime *o)
+.. c:function:: int PyDateTime_DATE_GET_HOUR(PyDateTime_DateTime *o)
Return the hour, as an int from 0 through 23.
-.. cfunction:: int PyDateTime_DATE_GET_MINUTE(PyDateTime_DateTime *o)
+.. c:function:: int PyDateTime_DATE_GET_MINUTE(PyDateTime_DateTime *o)
Return the minute, as an int from 0 through 59.
-.. cfunction:: int PyDateTime_DATE_GET_SECOND(PyDateTime_DateTime *o)
+.. c:function:: int PyDateTime_DATE_GET_SECOND(PyDateTime_DateTime *o)
Return the second, as an int from 0 through 59.
-.. cfunction:: int PyDateTime_DATE_GET_MICROSECOND(PyDateTime_DateTime *o)
+.. c:function:: int PyDateTime_DATE_GET_MICROSECOND(PyDateTime_DateTime *o)
Return the microsecond, as an int from 0 through 999999.
Macros to extract fields from time objects. The argument must be an instance of
-:cdata:`PyDateTime_Time`, including subclasses. The argument must not be *NULL*,
+:c:data:`PyDateTime_Time`, including subclasses. The argument must not be *NULL*,
and the type is not checked:
-.. cfunction:: int PyDateTime_TIME_GET_HOUR(PyDateTime_Time *o)
+.. c:function:: int PyDateTime_TIME_GET_HOUR(PyDateTime_Time *o)
Return the hour, as an int from 0 through 23.
-.. cfunction:: int PyDateTime_TIME_GET_MINUTE(PyDateTime_Time *o)
+.. c:function:: int PyDateTime_TIME_GET_MINUTE(PyDateTime_Time *o)
Return the minute, as an int from 0 through 59.
-.. cfunction:: int PyDateTime_TIME_GET_SECOND(PyDateTime_Time *o)
+.. c:function:: int PyDateTime_TIME_GET_SECOND(PyDateTime_Time *o)
Return the second, as an int from 0 through 59.
-.. cfunction:: int PyDateTime_TIME_GET_MICROSECOND(PyDateTime_Time *o)
+.. c:function:: int PyDateTime_TIME_GET_MICROSECOND(PyDateTime_Time *o)
Return the microsecond, as an int from 0 through 999999.
Macros for the convenience of modules implementing the DB API:
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyDateTime_FromTimestamp(PyObject *args)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyDateTime_FromTimestamp(PyObject *args)
Create and return a new ``datetime.datetime`` object given an argument tuple
suitable for passing to ``datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp()``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyDate_FromTimestamp(PyObject *args)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyDate_FromTimestamp(PyObject *args)
Create and return a new ``datetime.date`` object given an argument tuple
suitable for passing to ``datetime.date.fromtimestamp()``.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/descriptor.rst b/Doc/c-api/descriptor.rst
index 5db257072a..c8f6fa5bcd 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/descriptor.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/descriptor.rst
@@ -10,31 +10,31 @@ found in the dictionary of type objects.
.. XXX document these!
-.. cvar:: PyTypeObject PyProperty_Type
+.. c:var:: PyTypeObject PyProperty_Type
The type object for the built-in descriptor types.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyDescr_NewGetSet(PyTypeObject *type, struct PyGetSetDef *getset)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyDescr_NewGetSet(PyTypeObject *type, struct PyGetSetDef *getset)
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyDescr_NewMember(PyTypeObject *type, struct PyMemberDef *meth)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyDescr_NewMember(PyTypeObject *type, struct PyMemberDef *meth)
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyDescr_NewMethod(PyTypeObject *type, struct PyMethodDef *meth)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyDescr_NewMethod(PyTypeObject *type, struct PyMethodDef *meth)
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyDescr_NewWrapper(PyTypeObject *type, struct wrapperbase *wrapper, void *wrapped)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyDescr_NewWrapper(PyTypeObject *type, struct wrapperbase *wrapper, void *wrapped)
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyDescr_NewClassMethod(PyTypeObject *type, PyMethodDef *method)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyDescr_NewClassMethod(PyTypeObject *type, PyMethodDef *method)
-.. cfunction:: int PyDescr_IsData(PyObject *descr)
+.. c:function:: int PyDescr_IsData(PyObject *descr)
Return true if the descriptor objects *descr* describes a data attribute, or
false if it describes a method. *descr* must be a descriptor object; there is
no error checking.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyWrapper_New(PyObject *, PyObject *)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyWrapper_New(PyObject *, PyObject *)
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/dict.rst b/Doc/c-api/dict.rst
index 5d355d1e61..6df84e075a 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/dict.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/dict.rst
@@ -8,125 +8,125 @@ Dictionary Objects
.. index:: object: dictionary
-.. ctype:: PyDictObject
+.. c:type:: PyDictObject
- This subtype of :ctype:`PyObject` represents a Python dictionary object.
+ This subtype of :c:type:`PyObject` represents a Python dictionary object.
-.. cvar:: PyTypeObject PyDict_Type
+.. c:var:: PyTypeObject PyDict_Type
- This instance of :ctype:`PyTypeObject` represents the Python dictionary
+ This instance of :c:type:`PyTypeObject` represents the Python dictionary
type. This is the same object as :class:`dict` in the Python layer.
-.. cfunction:: int PyDict_Check(PyObject *p)
+.. c:function:: int PyDict_Check(PyObject *p)
Return true if *p* is a dict object or an instance of a subtype of the dict
type.
-.. cfunction:: int PyDict_CheckExact(PyObject *p)
+.. c:function:: int PyDict_CheckExact(PyObject *p)
Return true if *p* is a dict object, but not an instance of a subtype of
the dict type.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyDict_New()
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyDict_New()
Return a new empty dictionary, or *NULL* on failure.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyDictProxy_New(PyObject *dict)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyDictProxy_New(PyObject *dict)
Return a proxy object for a mapping which enforces read-only behavior.
This is normally used to create a proxy to prevent modification of the
dictionary for non-dynamic class types.
-.. cfunction:: void PyDict_Clear(PyObject *p)
+.. c:function:: void PyDict_Clear(PyObject *p)
Empty an existing dictionary of all key-value pairs.
-.. cfunction:: int PyDict_Contains(PyObject *p, PyObject *key)
+.. c:function:: int PyDict_Contains(PyObject *p, PyObject *key)
Determine if dictionary *p* contains *key*. If an item in *p* is matches
*key*, return ``1``, otherwise return ``0``. On error, return ``-1``.
This is equivalent to the Python expression ``key in p``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyDict_Copy(PyObject *p)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyDict_Copy(PyObject *p)
Return a new dictionary that contains the same key-value pairs as *p*.
-.. cfunction:: int PyDict_SetItem(PyObject *p, PyObject *key, PyObject *val)
+.. c:function:: int PyDict_SetItem(PyObject *p, PyObject *key, PyObject *val)
Insert *value* into the dictionary *p* with a key of *key*. *key* must be
:term:`hashable`; if it isn't, :exc:`TypeError` will be raised. Return
``0`` on success or ``-1`` on failure.
-.. cfunction:: int PyDict_SetItemString(PyObject *p, const char *key, PyObject *val)
+.. c:function:: int PyDict_SetItemString(PyObject *p, const char *key, PyObject *val)
.. index:: single: PyUnicode_FromString()
Insert *value* into the dictionary *p* using *key* as a key. *key* should
- be a :ctype:`char\*`. The key object is created using
+ be a :c:type:`char\*`. The key object is created using
``PyUnicode_FromString(key)``. Return ``0`` on success or ``-1`` on
failure.
-.. cfunction:: int PyDict_DelItem(PyObject *p, PyObject *key)
+.. c:function:: int PyDict_DelItem(PyObject *p, PyObject *key)
Remove the entry in dictionary *p* with key *key*. *key* must be hashable;
if it isn't, :exc:`TypeError` is raised. Return ``0`` on success or ``-1``
on failure.
-.. cfunction:: int PyDict_DelItemString(PyObject *p, char *key)
+.. c:function:: int PyDict_DelItemString(PyObject *p, char *key)
Remove the entry in dictionary *p* which has a key specified by the string
*key*. Return ``0`` on success or ``-1`` on failure.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyDict_GetItem(PyObject *p, PyObject *key)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyDict_GetItem(PyObject *p, PyObject *key)
Return the object from dictionary *p* which has a key *key*. Return *NULL*
if the key *key* is not present, but *without* setting an exception.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyDict_GetItemWithError(PyObject *p, PyObject *key)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyDict_GetItemWithError(PyObject *p, PyObject *key)
- Variant of :cfunc:`PyDict_GetItem` that does not suppress
+ Variant of :c:func:`PyDict_GetItem` that does not suppress
exceptions. Return *NULL* **with** an exception set if an exception
occurred. Return *NULL* **without** an exception set if the key
wasn't present.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyDict_GetItemString(PyObject *p, const char *key)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyDict_GetItemString(PyObject *p, const char *key)
- This is the same as :cfunc:`PyDict_GetItem`, but *key* is specified as a
- :ctype:`char\*`, rather than a :ctype:`PyObject\*`.
+ This is the same as :c:func:`PyDict_GetItem`, but *key* is specified as a
+ :c:type:`char\*`, rather than a :c:type:`PyObject\*`.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyDict_Items(PyObject *p)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyDict_Items(PyObject *p)
- Return a :ctype:`PyListObject` containing all the items from the dictionary.
+ Return a :c:type:`PyListObject` containing all the items from the dictionary.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyDict_Keys(PyObject *p)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyDict_Keys(PyObject *p)
- Return a :ctype:`PyListObject` containing all the keys from the dictionary.
+ Return a :c:type:`PyListObject` containing all the keys from the dictionary.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyDict_Values(PyObject *p)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyDict_Values(PyObject *p)
- Return a :ctype:`PyListObject` containing all the values from the dictionary
+ Return a :c:type:`PyListObject` containing all the values from the dictionary
*p*.
-.. cfunction:: Py_ssize_t PyDict_Size(PyObject *p)
+.. c:function:: Py_ssize_t PyDict_Size(PyObject *p)
.. index:: builtin: len
@@ -134,14 +134,14 @@ Dictionary Objects
``len(p)`` on a dictionary.
-.. cfunction:: int PyDict_Next(PyObject *p, Py_ssize_t *ppos, PyObject **pkey, PyObject **pvalue)
+.. c:function:: int PyDict_Next(PyObject *p, Py_ssize_t *ppos, PyObject **pkey, PyObject **pvalue)
Iterate over all key-value pairs in the dictionary *p*. The
- :ctype:`Py_ssize_t` referred to by *ppos* must be initialized to ``0``
+ :c:type:`Py_ssize_t` referred to by *ppos* must be initialized to ``0``
prior to the first call to this function to start the iteration; the
function returns true for each pair in the dictionary, and false once all
pairs have been reported. The parameters *pkey* and *pvalue* should either
- point to :ctype:`PyObject\*` variables that will be filled in with each key
+ point to :c:type:`PyObject\*` variables that will be filled in with each key
and value, respectively, or may be *NULL*. Any references returned through
them are borrowed. *ppos* should not be altered during iteration. Its
value represents offsets within the internal dictionary structure, and
@@ -180,23 +180,23 @@ Dictionary Objects
}
-.. cfunction:: int PyDict_Merge(PyObject *a, PyObject *b, int override)
+.. c:function:: int PyDict_Merge(PyObject *a, PyObject *b, int override)
Iterate over mapping object *b* adding key-value pairs to dictionary *a*.
- *b* may be a dictionary, or any object supporting :func:`PyMapping_Keys`
- and :func:`PyObject_GetItem`. If *override* is true, existing pairs in *a*
+ *b* may be a dictionary, or any object supporting :c:func:`PyMapping_Keys`
+ and :c:func:`PyObject_GetItem`. If *override* is true, existing pairs in *a*
will be replaced if a matching key is found in *b*, otherwise pairs will
only be added if there is not a matching key in *a*. Return ``0`` on
success or ``-1`` if an exception was raised.
-.. cfunction:: int PyDict_Update(PyObject *a, PyObject *b)
+.. c:function:: int PyDict_Update(PyObject *a, PyObject *b)
This is the same as ``PyDict_Merge(a, b, 1)`` in C, or ``a.update(b)`` in
Python. Return ``0`` on success or ``-1`` if an exception was raised.
-.. cfunction:: int PyDict_MergeFromSeq2(PyObject *a, PyObject *seq2, int override)
+.. c:function:: int PyDict_MergeFromSeq2(PyObject *a, PyObject *seq2, int override)
Update or merge into dictionary *a*, from the key-value pairs in *seq2*.
*seq2* must be an iterable object producing iterable objects of length 2,
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/exceptions.rst b/Doc/c-api/exceptions.rst
index f465c5822c..4c946c1d6a 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/exceptions.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/exceptions.rst
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ Exception Handling
The functions described in this chapter will let you handle and raise Python
exceptions. It is important to understand some of the basics of Python
-exception handling. It works somewhat like the Unix :cdata:`errno` variable:
+exception handling. It works somewhat like the Unix :c:data:`errno` variable:
there is a global indicator (per thread) of the last error that occurred. Most
functions don't clear this on success, but will set it to indicate the cause of
the error on failure. Most functions also return an error indicator, usually
*NULL* if they are supposed to return a pointer, or ``-1`` if they return an
-integer (exception: the :cfunc:`PyArg_\*` functions return ``1`` for success and
+integer (exception: the :c:func:`PyArg_\*` functions return ``1`` for success and
``0`` for failure).
When a function must fail because some function it called failed, it generally
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ in various ways. There is a separate error indicator for each thread.
Either alphabetical or some kind of structure.
-.. cfunction:: void PyErr_PrintEx(int set_sys_last_vars)
+.. c:function:: void PyErr_PrintEx(int set_sys_last_vars)
Print a standard traceback to ``sys.stderr`` and clear the error indicator.
Call this function only when the error indicator is set. (Otherwise it will
@@ -46,35 +46,35 @@ in various ways. There is a separate error indicator for each thread.
type, value and traceback of the printed exception, respectively.
-.. cfunction:: void PyErr_Print()
+.. c:function:: void PyErr_Print()
Alias for ``PyErr_PrintEx(1)``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyErr_Occurred()
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_Occurred()
Test whether the error indicator is set. If set, return the exception *type*
- (the first argument to the last call to one of the :cfunc:`PyErr_Set\*`
- functions or to :cfunc:`PyErr_Restore`). If not set, return *NULL*. You do not
- own a reference to the return value, so you do not need to :cfunc:`Py_DECREF`
+ (the first argument to the last call to one of the :c:func:`PyErr_Set\*`
+ functions or to :c:func:`PyErr_Restore`). If not set, return *NULL*. You do not
+ own a reference to the return value, so you do not need to :c:func:`Py_DECREF`
it.
.. note::
Do not compare the return value to a specific exception; use
- :cfunc:`PyErr_ExceptionMatches` instead, shown below. (The comparison could
+ :c:func:`PyErr_ExceptionMatches` instead, shown below. (The comparison could
easily fail since the exception may be an instance instead of a class, in the
case of a class exception, or it may the a subclass of the expected exception.)
-.. cfunction:: int PyErr_ExceptionMatches(PyObject *exc)
+.. c:function:: int PyErr_ExceptionMatches(PyObject *exc)
Equivalent to ``PyErr_GivenExceptionMatches(PyErr_Occurred(), exc)``. This
should only be called when an exception is actually set; a memory access
violation will occur if no exception has been raised.
-.. cfunction:: int PyErr_GivenExceptionMatches(PyObject *given, PyObject *exc)
+.. c:function:: int PyErr_GivenExceptionMatches(PyObject *given, PyObject *exc)
Return true if the *given* exception matches the exception in *exc*. If
*exc* is a class object, this also returns true when *given* is an instance
@@ -82,22 +82,22 @@ in various ways. There is a separate error indicator for each thread.
recursively in subtuples) are searched for a match.
-.. cfunction:: void PyErr_NormalizeException(PyObject**exc, PyObject**val, PyObject**tb)
+.. c:function:: void PyErr_NormalizeException(PyObject**exc, PyObject**val, PyObject**tb)
- Under certain circumstances, the values returned by :cfunc:`PyErr_Fetch` below
+ Under certain circumstances, the values returned by :c:func:`PyErr_Fetch` below
can be "unnormalized", meaning that ``*exc`` is a class object but ``*val`` is
not an instance of the same class. This function can be used to instantiate
the class in that case. If the values are already normalized, nothing happens.
The delayed normalization is implemented to improve performance.
-.. cfunction:: void PyErr_Clear()
+.. c:function:: void PyErr_Clear()
Clear the error indicator. If the error indicator is not set, there is no
effect.
-.. cfunction:: void PyErr_Fetch(PyObject **ptype, PyObject **pvalue, PyObject **ptraceback)
+.. c:function:: void PyErr_Fetch(PyObject **ptype, PyObject **pvalue, PyObject **ptraceback)
Retrieve the error indicator into three variables whose addresses are passed.
If the error indicator is not set, set all three variables to *NULL*. If it is
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ in various ways. There is a separate error indicator for each thread.
by code that needs to save and restore the error indicator temporarily.
-.. cfunction:: void PyErr_Restore(PyObject *type, PyObject *value, PyObject *traceback)
+.. c:function:: void PyErr_Restore(PyObject *type, PyObject *value, PyObject *traceback)
Set the error indicator from the three objects. If the error indicator is
already set, it is cleared first. If the objects are *NULL*, the error
@@ -125,107 +125,129 @@ in various ways. There is a separate error indicator for each thread.
.. note::
This function is normally only used by code that needs to save and restore the
- error indicator temporarily; use :cfunc:`PyErr_Fetch` to save the current
+ error indicator temporarily; use :c:func:`PyErr_Fetch` to save the current
exception state.
-.. cfunction:: void PyErr_SetString(PyObject *type, const char *message)
+.. c:function:: void PyErr_SetString(PyObject *type, const char *message)
This is the most common way to set the error indicator. The first argument
specifies the exception type; it is normally one of the standard exceptions,
- e.g. :cdata:`PyExc_RuntimeError`. You need not increment its reference count.
- The second argument is an error message; it is converted to a string object.
+ e.g. :c:data:`PyExc_RuntimeError`. You need not increment its reference count.
+ The second argument is an error message; it is decoded from ``'utf-8``'.
-.. cfunction:: void PyErr_SetObject(PyObject *type, PyObject *value)
+.. c:function:: void PyErr_SetObject(PyObject *type, PyObject *value)
- This function is similar to :cfunc:`PyErr_SetString` but lets you specify an
+ This function is similar to :c:func:`PyErr_SetString` but lets you specify an
arbitrary Python object for the "value" of the exception.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyErr_Format(PyObject *exception, const char *format, ...)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_Format(PyObject *exception, const char *format, ...)
This function sets the error indicator and returns *NULL*. *exception*
should be a Python exception class. The *format* and subsequent
parameters help format the error message; they have the same meaning and
- values as in :cfunc:`PyUnicode_FromFormat`.
+ values as in :c:func:`PyUnicode_FromFormat`. *format* is an ASCII-encoded
+ string.
-.. cfunction:: void PyErr_SetNone(PyObject *type)
+.. c:function:: void PyErr_SetNone(PyObject *type)
This is a shorthand for ``PyErr_SetObject(type, Py_None)``.
-.. cfunction:: int PyErr_BadArgument()
+.. c:function:: int PyErr_BadArgument()
This is a shorthand for ``PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, message)``, where
*message* indicates that a built-in operation was invoked with an illegal
argument. It is mostly for internal use.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyErr_NoMemory()
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_NoMemory()
This is a shorthand for ``PyErr_SetNone(PyExc_MemoryError)``; it returns *NULL*
so an object allocation function can write ``return PyErr_NoMemory();`` when it
runs out of memory.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyErr_SetFromErrno(PyObject *type)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_SetFromErrno(PyObject *type)
.. index:: single: strerror()
This is a convenience function to raise an exception when a C library function
- has returned an error and set the C variable :cdata:`errno`. It constructs a
- tuple object whose first item is the integer :cdata:`errno` value and whose
- second item is the corresponding error message (gotten from :cfunc:`strerror`),
+ has returned an error and set the C variable :c:data:`errno`. It constructs a
+ tuple object whose first item is the integer :c:data:`errno` value and whose
+ second item is the corresponding error message (gotten from :c:func:`strerror`),
and then calls ``PyErr_SetObject(type, object)``. On Unix, when the
- :cdata:`errno` value is :const:`EINTR`, indicating an interrupted system call,
- this calls :cfunc:`PyErr_CheckSignals`, and if that set the error indicator,
+ :c:data:`errno` value is :const:`EINTR`, indicating an interrupted system call,
+ this calls :c:func:`PyErr_CheckSignals`, and if that set the error indicator,
leaves it set to that. The function always returns *NULL*, so a wrapper
function around a system call can write ``return PyErr_SetFromErrno(type);``
when the system call returns an error.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyErr_SetFromErrnoWithFilename(PyObject *type, const char *filename)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_SetFromErrnoWithFilename(PyObject *type, const char *filename)
- Similar to :cfunc:`PyErr_SetFromErrno`, with the additional behavior that if
+ Similar to :c:func:`PyErr_SetFromErrno`, with the additional behavior that if
*filename* is not *NULL*, it is passed to the constructor of *type* as a third
parameter. In the case of exceptions such as :exc:`IOError` and :exc:`OSError`,
this is used to define the :attr:`filename` attribute of the exception instance.
+ *filename* is decoded from the filesystem encoding
+ (:func:`sys.getfilesystemencoding`).
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyErr_SetFromWindowsErr(int ierr)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_SetFromWindowsErr(int ierr)
This is a convenience function to raise :exc:`WindowsError`. If called with
- *ierr* of :cdata:`0`, the error code returned by a call to :cfunc:`GetLastError`
- is used instead. It calls the Win32 function :cfunc:`FormatMessage` to retrieve
- the Windows description of error code given by *ierr* or :cfunc:`GetLastError`,
+ *ierr* of :c:data:`0`, the error code returned by a call to :c:func:`GetLastError`
+ is used instead. It calls the Win32 function :c:func:`FormatMessage` to retrieve
+ the Windows description of error code given by *ierr* or :c:func:`GetLastError`,
then it constructs a tuple object whose first item is the *ierr* value and whose
second item is the corresponding error message (gotten from
- :cfunc:`FormatMessage`), and then calls ``PyErr_SetObject(PyExc_WindowsError,
+ :c:func:`FormatMessage`), and then calls ``PyErr_SetObject(PyExc_WindowsError,
object)``. This function always returns *NULL*. Availability: Windows.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyErr_SetExcFromWindowsErr(PyObject *type, int ierr)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_SetExcFromWindowsErr(PyObject *type, int ierr)
- Similar to :cfunc:`PyErr_SetFromWindowsErr`, with an additional parameter
+ Similar to :c:func:`PyErr_SetFromWindowsErr`, with an additional parameter
specifying the exception type to be raised. Availability: Windows.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyErr_SetFromWindowsErrWithFilename(int ierr, const char *filename)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_SetFromWindowsErrWithFilename(int ierr, const char *filename)
- Similar to :cfunc:`PyErr_SetFromWindowsErr`, with the additional behavior that
+ Similar to :c:func:`PyErr_SetFromWindowsErr`, with the additional behavior that
if *filename* is not *NULL*, it is passed to the constructor of
- :exc:`WindowsError` as a third parameter. Availability: Windows.
+ :exc:`WindowsError` as a third parameter. *filename* is decoded from the
+ filesystem encoding (:func:`sys.getfilesystemencoding`). Availability:
+ Windows.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyErr_SetExcFromWindowsErrWithFilename(PyObject *type, int ierr, char *filename)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_SetExcFromWindowsErrWithFilename(PyObject *type, int ierr, char *filename)
- Similar to :cfunc:`PyErr_SetFromWindowsErrWithFilename`, with an additional
+ Similar to :c:func:`PyErr_SetFromWindowsErrWithFilename`, with an additional
parameter specifying the exception type to be raised. Availability: Windows.
-.. cfunction:: void PyErr_BadInternalCall()
+.. c:function:: void PyErr_SyntaxLocationEx(char *filename, int lineno, int col_offset)
+
+ Set file, line, and offset information for the current exception. If the
+ current exception is not a :exc:`SyntaxError`, then it sets additional
+ attributes, which make the exception printing subsystem think the exception
+ is a :exc:`SyntaxError`. *filename* is decoded from the filesystem encoding
+ (:func:`sys.getfilesystemencoding`).
+
+.. versionadded:: 3.2
+
+
+.. c:function:: void PyErr_SyntaxLocation(char *filename, int lineno)
+
+ Like :c:func:`PyErr_SyntaxLocationExc`, but the col_offset parameter is
+ omitted.
+
+
+.. c:function:: void PyErr_BadInternalCall()
This is a shorthand for ``PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SystemError, message)``,
where *message* indicates that an internal operation (e.g. a Python/C API
@@ -233,13 +255,13 @@ in various ways. There is a separate error indicator for each thread.
use.
-.. cfunction:: int PyErr_WarnEx(PyObject *category, char *message, int stacklevel)
+.. c:function:: int PyErr_WarnEx(PyObject *category, char *message, int stack_level)
Issue a warning message. The *category* argument is a warning category (see
- below) or *NULL*; the *message* argument is a message string. *stacklevel* is a
+ below) or *NULL*; the *message* argument is an UTF-8 encoded string. *stack_level* is a
positive number giving a number of stack frames; the warning will be issued from
- the currently executing line of code in that stack frame. A *stacklevel* of 1
- is the function calling :cfunc:`PyErr_WarnEx`, 2 is the function above that,
+ the currently executing line of code in that stack frame. A *stack_level* of 1
+ is the function calling :c:func:`PyErr_WarnEx`, 2 is the function above that,
and so forth.
This function normally prints a warning message to *sys.stderr*; however, it is
@@ -251,35 +273,45 @@ in various ways. There is a separate error indicator for each thread.
is raised. (It is not possible to determine whether a warning message is
actually printed, nor what the reason is for the exception; this is
intentional.) If an exception is raised, the caller should do its normal
- exception handling (for example, :cfunc:`Py_DECREF` owned references and return
+ exception handling (for example, :c:func:`Py_DECREF` owned references and return
an error value).
- Warning categories must be subclasses of :cdata:`Warning`; the default warning
- category is :cdata:`RuntimeWarning`. The standard Python warning categories are
+ Warning categories must be subclasses of :c:data:`Warning`; the default warning
+ category is :c:data:`RuntimeWarning`. The standard Python warning categories are
available as global variables whose names are ``PyExc_`` followed by the Python
- exception name. These have the type :ctype:`PyObject\*`; they are all class
- objects. Their names are :cdata:`PyExc_Warning`, :cdata:`PyExc_UserWarning`,
- :cdata:`PyExc_UnicodeWarning`, :cdata:`PyExc_DeprecationWarning`,
- :cdata:`PyExc_SyntaxWarning`, :cdata:`PyExc_RuntimeWarning`, and
- :cdata:`PyExc_FutureWarning`. :cdata:`PyExc_Warning` is a subclass of
- :cdata:`PyExc_Exception`; the other warning categories are subclasses of
- :cdata:`PyExc_Warning`.
+ exception name. These have the type :c:type:`PyObject\*`; they are all class
+ objects. Their names are :c:data:`PyExc_Warning`, :c:data:`PyExc_UserWarning`,
+ :c:data:`PyExc_UnicodeWarning`, :c:data:`PyExc_DeprecationWarning`,
+ :c:data:`PyExc_SyntaxWarning`, :c:data:`PyExc_RuntimeWarning`, and
+ :c:data:`PyExc_FutureWarning`. :c:data:`PyExc_Warning` is a subclass of
+ :c:data:`PyExc_Exception`; the other warning categories are subclasses of
+ :c:data:`PyExc_Warning`.
For information about warning control, see the documentation for the
:mod:`warnings` module and the :option:`-W` option in the command line
documentation. There is no C API for warning control.
-.. cfunction:: int PyErr_WarnExplicit(PyObject *category, const char *message, const char *filename, int lineno, const char *module, PyObject *registry)
+.. c:function:: int PyErr_WarnExplicit(PyObject *category, const char *message, const char *filename, int lineno, const char *module, PyObject *registry)
Issue a warning message with explicit control over all warning attributes. This
is a straightforward wrapper around the Python function
:func:`warnings.warn_explicit`, see there for more information. The *module*
and *registry* arguments may be set to *NULL* to get the default effect
- described there.
+ described there. *message* and *module* are UTF-8 encoded strings,
+ *filename* is decoded from the filesystem encoding
+ (:func:`sys.getfilesystemencoding`).
+
+
+.. c:function:: int PyErr_WarnFormat(PyObject *category, Py_ssize_t stack_level, const char *format, ...)
+ Function similar to :c:func:`PyErr_WarnEx`, but use
+ :c:func:`PyUnicode_FromFormat` to format the warning message. *format* is
+ an ASCII-encoded string.
-.. cfunction:: int PyErr_CheckSignals()
+ .. versionadded:: 3.2
+
+.. c:function:: int PyErr_CheckSignals()
.. index::
module: signal
@@ -296,21 +328,21 @@ in various ways. There is a separate error indicator for each thread.
cleared if it was previously set.
-.. cfunction:: void PyErr_SetInterrupt()
+.. c:function:: void PyErr_SetInterrupt()
.. index::
single: SIGINT
single: KeyboardInterrupt (built-in exception)
This function simulates the effect of a :const:`SIGINT` signal arriving --- the
- next time :cfunc:`PyErr_CheckSignals` is called, :exc:`KeyboardInterrupt` will
+ next time :c:func:`PyErr_CheckSignals` is called, :exc:`KeyboardInterrupt` will
be raised. It may be called without holding the interpreter lock.
.. % XXX This was described as obsolete, but is used in
.. % _thread.interrupt_main() (used from IDLE), so it's still needed.
-.. cfunction:: int PySignal_SetWakeupFd(int fd)
+.. c:function:: int PySignal_SetWakeupFd(int fd)
This utility function specifies a file descriptor to which a ``'\0'`` byte will
be written whenever a signal is received. It returns the previous such file
@@ -320,13 +352,13 @@ in various ways. There is a separate error indicator for each thread.
only be called from the main thread.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyErr_NewException(char *name, PyObject *base, PyObject *dict)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_NewException(char *name, PyObject *base, PyObject *dict)
This utility function creates and returns a new exception object. The *name*
argument must be the name of the new exception, a C string of the form
``module.class``. The *base* and *dict* arguments are normally *NULL*. This
creates a class object derived from :exc:`Exception` (accessible in C as
- :cdata:`PyExc_Exception`).
+ :c:data:`PyExc_Exception`).
The :attr:`__module__` attribute of the new class is set to the first part (up
to the last dot) of the *name* argument, and the class name is set to the last
@@ -335,7 +367,16 @@ in various ways. There is a separate error indicator for each thread.
argument can be used to specify a dictionary of class variables and methods.
-.. cfunction:: void PyErr_WriteUnraisable(PyObject *obj)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_NewExceptionWithDoc(char *name, char *doc, PyObject *base, PyObject *dict)
+
+ Same as :c:func:`PyErr_NewException`, except that the new exception class can
+ easily be given a docstring: If *doc* is non-*NULL*, it will be used as the
+ docstring for the exception class.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.2
+
+
+.. c:function:: void PyErr_WriteUnraisable(PyObject *obj)
This utility function prints a warning message to ``sys.stderr`` when an
exception has been set but it is impossible for the interpreter to actually
@@ -350,20 +391,20 @@ in various ways. There is a separate error indicator for each thread.
Exception Objects
=================
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyException_GetTraceback(PyObject *ex)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyException_GetTraceback(PyObject *ex)
Return the traceback associated with the exception as a new reference, as
accessible from Python through :attr:`__traceback__`. If there is no
traceback associated, this returns *NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: int PyException_SetTraceback(PyObject *ex, PyObject *tb)
+.. c:function:: int PyException_SetTraceback(PyObject *ex, PyObject *tb)
Set the traceback associated with the exception to *tb*. Use ``Py_None`` to
clear it.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyException_GetContext(PyObject *ex)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyException_GetContext(PyObject *ex)
Return the context (another exception instance during whose handling *ex* was
raised) associated with the exception as a new reference, as accessible from
@@ -371,14 +412,14 @@ Exception Objects
returns *NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: void PyException_SetContext(PyObject *ex, PyObject *ctx)
+.. c:function:: void PyException_SetContext(PyObject *ex, PyObject *ctx)
Set the context associated with the exception to *ctx*. Use *NULL* to clear
it. There is no type check to make sure that *ctx* is an exception instance.
This steals a reference to *ctx*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyException_GetCause(PyObject *ex)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyException_GetCause(PyObject *ex)
Return the cause (another exception instance set by ``raise ... from ...``)
associated with the exception as a new reference, as accessible from Python
@@ -386,7 +427,7 @@ Exception Objects
*NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: void PyException_SetCause(PyObject *ex, PyObject *ctx)
+.. c:function:: void PyException_SetCause(PyObject *ex, PyObject *ctx)
Set the cause associated with the exception to *ctx*. Use *NULL* to clear
it. There is no type check to make sure that *ctx* is an exception instance.
@@ -400,71 +441,73 @@ Unicode Exception Objects
The following functions are used to create and modify Unicode exceptions from C.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicodeDecodeError_Create(const char *encoding, const char *object, Py_ssize_t length, Py_ssize_t start, Py_ssize_t end, const char *reason)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicodeDecodeError_Create(const char *encoding, const char *object, Py_ssize_t length, Py_ssize_t start, Py_ssize_t end, const char *reason)
Create a :class:`UnicodeDecodeError` object with the attributes *encoding*,
- *object*, *length*, *start*, *end* and *reason*.
+ *object*, *length*, *start*, *end* and *reason*. *encoding* and *reason* are
+ UTF-8 encoded strings.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicodeEncodeError_Create(const char *encoding, const Py_UNICODE *object, Py_ssize_t length, Py_ssize_t start, Py_ssize_t end, const char *reason)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicodeEncodeError_Create(const char *encoding, const Py_UNICODE *object, Py_ssize_t length, Py_ssize_t start, Py_ssize_t end, const char *reason)
Create a :class:`UnicodeEncodeError` object with the attributes *encoding*,
- *object*, *length*, *start*, *end* and *reason*.
+ *object*, *length*, *start*, *end* and *reason*. *encoding* and *reason* are
+ UTF-8 encoded strings.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicodeTranslateError_Create(const Py_UNICODE *object, Py_ssize_t length, Py_ssize_t start, Py_ssize_t end, const char *reason)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicodeTranslateError_Create(const Py_UNICODE *object, Py_ssize_t length, Py_ssize_t start, Py_ssize_t end, const char *reason)
Create a :class:`UnicodeTranslateError` object with the attributes *object*,
- *length*, *start*, *end* and *reason*.
+ *length*, *start*, *end* and *reason*. *reason* is an UTF-8 encoded string.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicodeDecodeError_GetEncoding(PyObject *exc)
- PyObject* PyUnicodeEncodeError_GetEncoding(PyObject *exc)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicodeDecodeError_GetEncoding(PyObject *exc)
+ PyObject* PyUnicodeEncodeError_GetEncoding(PyObject *exc)
Return the *encoding* attribute of the given exception object.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicodeDecodeError_GetObject(PyObject *exc)
- PyObject* PyUnicodeEncodeError_GetObject(PyObject *exc)
- PyObject* PyUnicodeTranslateError_GetObject(PyObject *exc)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicodeDecodeError_GetObject(PyObject *exc)
+ PyObject* PyUnicodeEncodeError_GetObject(PyObject *exc)
+ PyObject* PyUnicodeTranslateError_GetObject(PyObject *exc)
Return the *object* attribute of the given exception object.
-.. cfunction:: int PyUnicodeDecodeError_GetStart(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t *start)
- int PyUnicodeEncodeError_GetStart(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t *start)
- int PyUnicodeTranslateError_GetStart(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t *start)
+.. c:function:: int PyUnicodeDecodeError_GetStart(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t *start)
+ int PyUnicodeEncodeError_GetStart(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t *start)
+ int PyUnicodeTranslateError_GetStart(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t *start)
Get the *start* attribute of the given exception object and place it into
*\*start*. *start* must not be *NULL*. Return ``0`` on success, ``-1`` on
failure.
-.. cfunction:: int PyUnicodeDecodeError_SetStart(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t start)
- int PyUnicodeEncodeError_SetStart(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t start)
- int PyUnicodeTranslateError_SetStart(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t start)
+.. c:function:: int PyUnicodeDecodeError_SetStart(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t start)
+ int PyUnicodeEncodeError_SetStart(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t start)
+ int PyUnicodeTranslateError_SetStart(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t start)
Set the *start* attribute of the given exception object to *start*. Return
``0`` on success, ``-1`` on failure.
-.. cfunction:: int PyUnicodeDecodeError_GetEnd(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t *end)
- int PyUnicodeEncodeError_GetEnd(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t *end)
- int PyUnicodeTranslateError_GetEnd(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t *end)
+.. c:function:: int PyUnicodeDecodeError_GetEnd(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t *end)
+ int PyUnicodeEncodeError_GetEnd(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t *end)
+ int PyUnicodeTranslateError_GetEnd(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t *end)
Get the *end* attribute of the given exception object and place it into
*\*end*. *end* must not be *NULL*. Return ``0`` on success, ``-1`` on
failure.
-.. cfunction:: int PyUnicodeDecodeError_SetEnd(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t end)
- int PyUnicodeEncodeError_SetEnd(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t end)
- int PyUnicodeTranslateError_SetEnd(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t end)
+.. c:function:: int PyUnicodeDecodeError_SetEnd(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t end)
+ int PyUnicodeEncodeError_SetEnd(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t end)
+ int PyUnicodeTranslateError_SetEnd(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t end)
Set the *end* attribute of the given exception object to *end*. Return ``0``
on success, ``-1`` on failure.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicodeDecodeError_GetReason(PyObject *exc)
- PyObject* PyUnicodeEncodeError_GetReason(PyObject *exc)
- PyObject* PyUnicodeTranslateError_GetReason(PyObject *exc)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicodeDecodeError_GetReason(PyObject *exc)
+ PyObject* PyUnicodeEncodeError_GetReason(PyObject *exc)
+ PyObject* PyUnicodeTranslateError_GetReason(PyObject *exc)
Return the *reason* attribute of the given exception object.
-.. cfunction:: int PyUnicodeDecodeError_SetReason(PyObject *exc, const char *reason)
- int PyUnicodeEncodeError_SetReason(PyObject *exc, const char *reason)
- int PyUnicodeTranslateError_SetReason(PyObject *exc, const char *reason)
+.. c:function:: int PyUnicodeDecodeError_SetReason(PyObject *exc, const char *reason)
+ int PyUnicodeEncodeError_SetReason(PyObject *exc, const char *reason)
+ int PyUnicodeTranslateError_SetReason(PyObject *exc, const char *reason)
Set the *reason* attribute of the given exception object to *reason*. Return
``0`` on success, ``-1`` on failure.
@@ -478,12 +521,12 @@ level, both in the core and in extension modules. They are needed if the
recursive code does not necessarily invoke Python code (which tracks its
recursion depth automatically).
-.. cfunction:: int Py_EnterRecursiveCall(char *where)
+.. c:function:: int Py_EnterRecursiveCall(char *where)
Marks a point where a recursive C-level call is about to be performed.
If :const:`USE_STACKCHECK` is defined, this function checks if the the OS
- stack overflowed using :cfunc:`PyOS_CheckStack`. In this is the case, it
+ stack overflowed using :c:func:`PyOS_CheckStack`. In this is the case, it
sets a :exc:`MemoryError` and returns a nonzero value.
The function then checks if the recursion limit is reached. If this is the
@@ -494,10 +537,39 @@ recursion depth automatically).
concatenated to the :exc:`RuntimeError` message caused by the recursion depth
limit.
-.. cfunction:: void Py_LeaveRecursiveCall()
+.. c:function:: void Py_LeaveRecursiveCall()
+
+ Ends a :c:func:`Py_EnterRecursiveCall`. Must be called once for each
+ *successful* invocation of :c:func:`Py_EnterRecursiveCall`.
+
+Properly implementing :attr:`tp_repr` for container types requires
+special recursion handling. In addition to protecting the stack,
+:attr:`tp_repr` also needs to track objects to prevent cycles. The
+following two functions facilitate this functionality. Effectively,
+these are the C equivalent to :func:`reprlib.recursive_repr`.
+
+.. c:function:: int Py_ReprEnter(PyObject *object)
+
+ Called at the beginning of the :attr:`tp_repr` implementation to
+ detect cycles.
+
+ If the object has already been processed, the function returns a
+ positive integer. In that case the :attr:`tp_repr` implementation
+ should return a string object indicating a cycle. As examples,
+ :class:`dict` objects return ``{...}`` and :class:`list` objects
+ return ``[...]``.
+
+ The function will return a negative integer if the recursion limit
+ is reached. In that case the :attr:`tp_repr` implementation should
+ typically return ``NULL``.
+
+ Otherwise, the function returns zero and the :attr:`tp_repr`
+ implementation can continue normally.
+
+.. c:function:: void Py_ReprLeave(PyObject *object)
- Ends a :cfunc:`Py_EnterRecursiveCall`. Must be called once for each
- *successful* invocation of :cfunc:`Py_EnterRecursiveCall`.
+ Ends a :c:func:`Py_ReprEnter`. Must be called once for each
+ invocation of :c:func:`Py_ReprEnter` that returns zero.
.. _standardexceptions:
@@ -507,68 +579,68 @@ Standard Exceptions
All standard Python exceptions are available as global variables whose names are
``PyExc_`` followed by the Python exception name. These have the type
-:ctype:`PyObject\*`; they are all class objects. For completeness, here are all
+:c:type:`PyObject\*`; they are all class objects. For completeness, here are all
the variables:
-+------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
-| C Name | Python Name | Notes |
-+====================================+============================+==========+
-| :cdata:`PyExc_BaseException` | :exc:`BaseException` | \(1) |
-+------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
-| :cdata:`PyExc_Exception` | :exc:`Exception` | \(1) |
-+------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
-| :cdata:`PyExc_ArithmeticError` | :exc:`ArithmeticError` | \(1) |
-+------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
-| :cdata:`PyExc_LookupError` | :exc:`LookupError` | \(1) |
-+------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
-| :cdata:`PyExc_AssertionError` | :exc:`AssertionError` | |
-+------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
-| :cdata:`PyExc_AttributeError` | :exc:`AttributeError` | |
-+------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
-| :cdata:`PyExc_EOFError` | :exc:`EOFError` | |
-+------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
-| :cdata:`PyExc_EnvironmentError` | :exc:`EnvironmentError` | \(1) |
-+------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
-| :cdata:`PyExc_FloatingPointError` | :exc:`FloatingPointError` | |
-+------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
-| :cdata:`PyExc_IOError` | :exc:`IOError` | |
-+------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
-| :cdata:`PyExc_ImportError` | :exc:`ImportError` | |
-+------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
-| :cdata:`PyExc_IndexError` | :exc:`IndexError` | |
-+------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
-| :cdata:`PyExc_KeyError` | :exc:`KeyError` | |
-+------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
-| :cdata:`PyExc_KeyboardInterrupt` | :exc:`KeyboardInterrupt` | |
-+------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
-| :cdata:`PyExc_MemoryError` | :exc:`MemoryError` | |
-+------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
-| :cdata:`PyExc_NameError` | :exc:`NameError` | |
-+------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
-| :cdata:`PyExc_NotImplementedError` | :exc:`NotImplementedError` | |
-+------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
-| :cdata:`PyExc_OSError` | :exc:`OSError` | |
-+------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
-| :cdata:`PyExc_OverflowError` | :exc:`OverflowError` | |
-+------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
-| :cdata:`PyExc_ReferenceError` | :exc:`ReferenceError` | \(2) |
-+------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
-| :cdata:`PyExc_RuntimeError` | :exc:`RuntimeError` | |
-+------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
-| :cdata:`PyExc_SyntaxError` | :exc:`SyntaxError` | |
-+------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
-| :cdata:`PyExc_SystemError` | :exc:`SystemError` | |
-+------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
-| :cdata:`PyExc_SystemExit` | :exc:`SystemExit` | |
-+------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
-| :cdata:`PyExc_TypeError` | :exc:`TypeError` | |
-+------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
-| :cdata:`PyExc_ValueError` | :exc:`ValueError` | |
-+------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
-| :cdata:`PyExc_WindowsError` | :exc:`WindowsError` | \(3) |
-+------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
-| :cdata:`PyExc_ZeroDivisionError` | :exc:`ZeroDivisionError` | |
-+------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
++-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
+| C Name | Python Name | Notes |
++=====================================+============================+==========+
+| :c:data:`PyExc_BaseException` | :exc:`BaseException` | \(1) |
++-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
+| :c:data:`PyExc_Exception` | :exc:`Exception` | \(1) |
++-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
+| :c:data:`PyExc_ArithmeticError` | :exc:`ArithmeticError` | \(1) |
++-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
+| :c:data:`PyExc_LookupError` | :exc:`LookupError` | \(1) |
++-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
+| :c:data:`PyExc_AssertionError` | :exc:`AssertionError` | |
++-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
+| :c:data:`PyExc_AttributeError` | :exc:`AttributeError` | |
++-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
+| :c:data:`PyExc_EOFError` | :exc:`EOFError` | |
++-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
+| :c:data:`PyExc_EnvironmentError` | :exc:`EnvironmentError` | \(1) |
++-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
+| :c:data:`PyExc_FloatingPointError` | :exc:`FloatingPointError` | |
++-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
+| :c:data:`PyExc_IOError` | :exc:`IOError` | |
++-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
+| :c:data:`PyExc_ImportError` | :exc:`ImportError` | |
++-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
+| :c:data:`PyExc_IndexError` | :exc:`IndexError` | |
++-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
+| :c:data:`PyExc_KeyError` | :exc:`KeyError` | |
++-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
+| :c:data:`PyExc_KeyboardInterrupt` | :exc:`KeyboardInterrupt` | |
++-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
+| :c:data:`PyExc_MemoryError` | :exc:`MemoryError` | |
++-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
+| :c:data:`PyExc_NameError` | :exc:`NameError` | |
++-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
+| :c:data:`PyExc_NotImplementedError` | :exc:`NotImplementedError` | |
++-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
+| :c:data:`PyExc_OSError` | :exc:`OSError` | |
++-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
+| :c:data:`PyExc_OverflowError` | :exc:`OverflowError` | |
++-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
+| :c:data:`PyExc_ReferenceError` | :exc:`ReferenceError` | \(2) |
++-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
+| :c:data:`PyExc_RuntimeError` | :exc:`RuntimeError` | |
++-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
+| :c:data:`PyExc_SyntaxError` | :exc:`SyntaxError` | |
++-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
+| :c:data:`PyExc_SystemError` | :exc:`SystemError` | |
++-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
+| :c:data:`PyExc_SystemExit` | :exc:`SystemExit` | |
++-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
+| :c:data:`PyExc_TypeError` | :exc:`TypeError` | |
++-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
+| :c:data:`PyExc_ValueError` | :exc:`ValueError` | |
++-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
+| :c:data:`PyExc_WindowsError` | :exc:`WindowsError` | \(3) |
++-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
+| :c:data:`PyExc_ZeroDivisionError` | :exc:`ZeroDivisionError` | |
++-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
.. index::
single: PyExc_BaseException
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/file.rst b/Doc/c-api/file.rst
index cc851e6be8..c5a4a594b2 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/file.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/file.rst
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ File Objects
.. index:: object: file
These APIs are a minimal emulation of the Python 2 C API for built-in file
-objects, which used to rely on the buffered I/O (:ctype:`FILE\*`) support
+objects, which used to rely on the buffered I/O (:c:type:`FILE\*`) support
from the C standard library. In Python 3, files and streams use the new
:mod:`io` module, which defines several layers over the low-level unbuffered
I/O of the operating system. The functions described below are
@@ -17,13 +17,14 @@ error reporting in the interpreter; third-party code is advised to access
the :mod:`io` APIs instead.
-.. cfunction:: PyFile_FromFd(int fd, char *name, char *mode, int buffering, char *encoding, char *errors, char *newline, int closefd)
+.. c:function:: PyFile_FromFd(int fd, char *name, char *mode, int buffering, char *encoding, char *errors, char *newline, int closefd)
Create a Python file object from the file descriptor of an already
opened file *fd*. The arguments *name*, *encoding*, *errors* and *newline*
can be *NULL* to use the defaults; *buffering* can be *-1* to use the
- default. Return *NULL* on failure. For a more comprehensive description of
- the arguments, please refer to the :func:`io.open` function documentation.
+ default. *name* is ignored and kept for backward compatibility. Return
+ *NULL* on failure. For a more comprehensive description of the arguments,
+ please refer to the :func:`io.open` function documentation.
.. warning::
@@ -31,17 +32,20 @@ the :mod:`io` APIs instead.
OS-level file descriptors can produce various issues (such as unexpected
ordering of data).
+ .. versionchanged:: 3.2
+ Ignore *name* attribute.
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_AsFileDescriptor(PyObject *p)
- Return the file descriptor associated with *p* as an :ctype:`int`. If the
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_AsFileDescriptor(PyObject *p)
+
+ Return the file descriptor associated with *p* as an :c:type:`int`. If the
object is an integer, its value is returned. If not, the
object's :meth:`fileno` method is called if it exists; the method must return
an integer, which is returned as the file descriptor value. Sets an
exception and returns ``-1`` on failure.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyFile_GetLine(PyObject *p, int n)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyFile_GetLine(PyObject *p, int n)
.. index:: single: EOFError (built-in exception)
@@ -55,7 +59,7 @@ the :mod:`io` APIs instead.
raised if the end of the file is reached immediately.
-.. cfunction:: int PyFile_WriteObject(PyObject *obj, PyObject *p, int flags)
+.. c:function:: int PyFile_WriteObject(PyObject *obj, PyObject *p, int flags)
.. index:: single: Py_PRINT_RAW
@@ -65,7 +69,7 @@ the :mod:`io` APIs instead.
appropriate exception will be set.
-.. cfunction:: int PyFile_WriteString(const char *s, PyObject *p)
+.. c:function:: int PyFile_WriteString(const char *s, PyObject *p)
Write string *s* to file object *p*. Return ``0`` on success or ``-1`` on
failure; the appropriate exception will be set.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/float.rst b/Doc/c-api/float.rst
index 93769aa1f4..757efd363d 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/float.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/float.rst
@@ -8,70 +8,70 @@ Floating Point Objects
.. index:: object: floating point
-.. ctype:: PyFloatObject
+.. c:type:: PyFloatObject
- This subtype of :ctype:`PyObject` represents a Python floating point object.
+ This subtype of :c:type:`PyObject` represents a Python floating point object.
-.. cvar:: PyTypeObject PyFloat_Type
+.. c:var:: PyTypeObject PyFloat_Type
- This instance of :ctype:`PyTypeObject` represents the Python floating point
+ This instance of :c:type:`PyTypeObject` represents the Python floating point
type. This is the same object as :class:`float` in the Python layer.
-.. cfunction:: int PyFloat_Check(PyObject *p)
+.. c:function:: int PyFloat_Check(PyObject *p)
- Return true if its argument is a :ctype:`PyFloatObject` or a subtype of
- :ctype:`PyFloatObject`.
+ Return true if its argument is a :c:type:`PyFloatObject` or a subtype of
+ :c:type:`PyFloatObject`.
-.. cfunction:: int PyFloat_CheckExact(PyObject *p)
+.. c:function:: int PyFloat_CheckExact(PyObject *p)
- Return true if its argument is a :ctype:`PyFloatObject`, but not a subtype of
- :ctype:`PyFloatObject`.
+ Return true if its argument is a :c:type:`PyFloatObject`, but not a subtype of
+ :c:type:`PyFloatObject`.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyFloat_FromString(PyObject *str)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyFloat_FromString(PyObject *str)
- Create a :ctype:`PyFloatObject` object based on the string value in *str*, or
+ Create a :c:type:`PyFloatObject` object based on the string value in *str*, or
*NULL* on failure.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyFloat_FromDouble(double v)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyFloat_FromDouble(double v)
- Create a :ctype:`PyFloatObject` object from *v*, or *NULL* on failure.
+ Create a :c:type:`PyFloatObject` object from *v*, or *NULL* on failure.
-.. cfunction:: double PyFloat_AsDouble(PyObject *pyfloat)
+.. c:function:: double PyFloat_AsDouble(PyObject *pyfloat)
- Return a C :ctype:`double` representation of the contents of *pyfloat*. If
+ Return a C :c:type:`double` representation of the contents of *pyfloat*. If
*pyfloat* is not a Python floating point object but has a :meth:`__float__`
method, this method will first be called to convert *pyfloat* into a float.
-.. cfunction:: double PyFloat_AS_DOUBLE(PyObject *pyfloat)
+.. c:function:: double PyFloat_AS_DOUBLE(PyObject *pyfloat)
- Return a C :ctype:`double` representation of the contents of *pyfloat*, but
+ Return a C :c:type:`double` representation of the contents of *pyfloat*, but
without error checking.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyFloat_GetInfo(void)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyFloat_GetInfo(void)
Return a structseq instance which contains information about the
precision, minimum and maximum values of a float. It's a thin wrapper
around the header file :file:`float.h`.
-.. cfunction:: double PyFloat_GetMax()
+.. c:function:: double PyFloat_GetMax()
- Return the maximum representable finite float *DBL_MAX* as C :ctype:`double`.
+ Return the maximum representable finite float *DBL_MAX* as C :c:type:`double`.
-.. cfunction:: double PyFloat_GetMin()
+.. c:function:: double PyFloat_GetMin()
- Return the minimum normalized positive float *DBL_MIN* as C :ctype:`double`.
+ Return the minimum normalized positive float *DBL_MIN* as C :c:type:`double`.
-.. cfunction:: int PyFloat_ClearFreeList()
+.. c:function:: int PyFloat_ClearFreeList()
Clear the float free list. Return the number of items that could not
be freed.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/function.rst b/Doc/c-api/function.rst
index 3512fe2206..31805fd0ad 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/function.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/function.rst
@@ -10,26 +10,26 @@ Function Objects
There are a few functions specific to Python functions.
-.. ctype:: PyFunctionObject
+.. c:type:: PyFunctionObject
The C structure used for functions.
-.. cvar:: PyTypeObject PyFunction_Type
+.. c:var:: PyTypeObject PyFunction_Type
.. index:: single: MethodType (in module types)
- This is an instance of :ctype:`PyTypeObject` and represents the Python function
+ This is an instance of :c:type:`PyTypeObject` and represents the Python function
type. It is exposed to Python programmers as ``types.FunctionType``.
-.. cfunction:: int PyFunction_Check(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: int PyFunction_Check(PyObject *o)
- Return true if *o* is a function object (has type :cdata:`PyFunction_Type`).
+ Return true if *o* is a function object (has type :c:data:`PyFunction_Type`).
The parameter must not be *NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyFunction_New(PyObject *code, PyObject *globals)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyFunction_New(PyObject *code, PyObject *globals)
Return a new function object associated with the code object *code*. *globals*
must be a dictionary with the global variables accessible to the function.
@@ -38,30 +38,30 @@ There are a few functions specific to Python functions.
object, the argument defaults and closure are set to *NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyFunction_GetCode(PyObject *op)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyFunction_GetCode(PyObject *op)
Return the code object associated with the function object *op*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyFunction_GetGlobals(PyObject *op)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyFunction_GetGlobals(PyObject *op)
Return the globals dictionary associated with the function object *op*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyFunction_GetModule(PyObject *op)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyFunction_GetModule(PyObject *op)
Return the *__module__* attribute of the function object *op*. This is normally
a string containing the module name, but can be set to any other object by
Python code.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyFunction_GetDefaults(PyObject *op)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyFunction_GetDefaults(PyObject *op)
Return the argument default values of the function object *op*. This can be a
tuple of arguments or *NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: int PyFunction_SetDefaults(PyObject *op, PyObject *defaults)
+.. c:function:: int PyFunction_SetDefaults(PyObject *op, PyObject *defaults)
Set the argument default values for the function object *op*. *defaults* must be
*Py_None* or a tuple.
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ There are a few functions specific to Python functions.
Raises :exc:`SystemError` and returns ``-1`` on failure.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyFunction_GetClosure(PyObject *op)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyFunction_GetClosure(PyObject *op)
Return the closure associated with the function object *op*. This can be *NULL*
or a tuple of cell objects.
-.. cfunction:: int PyFunction_SetClosure(PyObject *op, PyObject *closure)
+.. c:function:: int PyFunction_SetClosure(PyObject *op, PyObject *closure)
Set the closure associated with the function object *op*. *closure* must be
*Py_None* or a tuple of cell objects.
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ There are a few functions specific to Python functions.
Raises :exc:`SystemError` and returns ``-1`` on failure.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject *PyFunction_GetAnnotations(PyObject *op)
+.. c:function:: PyObject *PyFunction_GetAnnotations(PyObject *op)
Return the annotations of the function object *op*. This can be a
mutable dictionary or *NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: int PyFunction_SetAnnotations(PyObject *op, PyObject *annotations)
+.. c:function:: int PyFunction_SetAnnotations(PyObject *op, PyObject *annotations)
Set the annotations for the function object *op*. *annotations*
must be a dictionary or *Py_None*.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/gcsupport.rst b/Doc/c-api/gcsupport.rst
index 1a280c823a..3875ff2c65 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/gcsupport.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/gcsupport.rst
@@ -27,32 +27,32 @@ include the :const:`Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_GC` and provide an implementation of the
Constructors for container types must conform to two rules:
-#. The memory for the object must be allocated using :cfunc:`PyObject_GC_New`
- or :cfunc:`PyObject_GC_NewVar`.
+#. The memory for the object must be allocated using :c:func:`PyObject_GC_New`
+ or :c:func:`PyObject_GC_NewVar`.
#. Once all the fields which may contain references to other containers are
- initialized, it must call :cfunc:`PyObject_GC_Track`.
+ initialized, it must call :c:func:`PyObject_GC_Track`.
-.. cfunction:: TYPE* PyObject_GC_New(TYPE, PyTypeObject *type)
+.. c:function:: TYPE* PyObject_GC_New(TYPE, PyTypeObject *type)
- Analogous to :cfunc:`PyObject_New` but for container objects with the
+ Analogous to :c:func:`PyObject_New` but for container objects with the
:const:`Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_GC` flag set.
-.. cfunction:: TYPE* PyObject_GC_NewVar(TYPE, PyTypeObject *type, Py_ssize_t size)
+.. c:function:: TYPE* PyObject_GC_NewVar(TYPE, PyTypeObject *type, Py_ssize_t size)
- Analogous to :cfunc:`PyObject_NewVar` but for container objects with the
+ Analogous to :c:func:`PyObject_NewVar` but for container objects with the
:const:`Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_GC` flag set.
-.. cfunction:: TYPE* PyObject_GC_Resize(TYPE, PyVarObject *op, Py_ssize_t newsize)
+.. c:function:: TYPE* PyObject_GC_Resize(TYPE, PyVarObject *op, Py_ssize_t newsize)
- Resize an object allocated by :cfunc:`PyObject_NewVar`. Returns the
+ Resize an object allocated by :c:func:`PyObject_NewVar`. Returns the
resized object or *NULL* on failure.
-.. cfunction:: void PyObject_GC_Track(PyObject *op)
+.. c:function:: void PyObject_GC_Track(PyObject *op)
Adds the object *op* to the set of container objects tracked by the
collector. The collector can run at unexpected times so objects must be
@@ -61,44 +61,44 @@ Constructors for container types must conform to two rules:
end of the constructor.
-.. cfunction:: void _PyObject_GC_TRACK(PyObject *op)
+.. c:function:: void _PyObject_GC_TRACK(PyObject *op)
- A macro version of :cfunc:`PyObject_GC_Track`. It should not be used for
+ A macro version of :c:func:`PyObject_GC_Track`. It should not be used for
extension modules.
Similarly, the deallocator for the object must conform to a similar pair of
rules:
#. Before fields which refer to other containers are invalidated,
- :cfunc:`PyObject_GC_UnTrack` must be called.
+ :c:func:`PyObject_GC_UnTrack` must be called.
-#. The object's memory must be deallocated using :cfunc:`PyObject_GC_Del`.
+#. The object's memory must be deallocated using :c:func:`PyObject_GC_Del`.
-.. cfunction:: void PyObject_GC_Del(void *op)
+.. c:function:: void PyObject_GC_Del(void *op)
- Releases memory allocated to an object using :cfunc:`PyObject_GC_New` or
- :cfunc:`PyObject_GC_NewVar`.
+ Releases memory allocated to an object using :c:func:`PyObject_GC_New` or
+ :c:func:`PyObject_GC_NewVar`.
-.. cfunction:: void PyObject_GC_UnTrack(void *op)
+.. c:function:: void PyObject_GC_UnTrack(void *op)
Remove the object *op* from the set of container objects tracked by the
- collector. Note that :cfunc:`PyObject_GC_Track` can be called again on
+ collector. Note that :c:func:`PyObject_GC_Track` can be called again on
this object to add it back to the set of tracked objects. The deallocator
(:attr:`tp_dealloc` handler) should call this for the object before any of
the fields used by the :attr:`tp_traverse` handler become invalid.
-.. cfunction:: void _PyObject_GC_UNTRACK(PyObject *op)
+.. c:function:: void _PyObject_GC_UNTRACK(PyObject *op)
- A macro version of :cfunc:`PyObject_GC_UnTrack`. It should not be used for
+ A macro version of :c:func:`PyObject_GC_UnTrack`. It should not be used for
extension modules.
The :attr:`tp_traverse` handler accepts a function parameter of this type:
-.. ctype:: int (*visitproc)(PyObject *object, void *arg)
+.. c:type:: int (*visitproc)(PyObject *object, void *arg)
Type of the visitor function passed to the :attr:`tp_traverse` handler.
The function should be called with an object to traverse as *object* and
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ The :attr:`tp_traverse` handler accepts a function parameter of this type:
The :attr:`tp_traverse` handler must have the following type:
-.. ctype:: int (*traverseproc)(PyObject *self, visitproc visit, void *arg)
+.. c:type:: int (*traverseproc)(PyObject *self, visitproc visit, void *arg)
Traversal function for a container object. Implementations must call the
*visit* function for each object directly contained by *self*, with the
@@ -119,12 +119,12 @@ The :attr:`tp_traverse` handler must have the following type:
object argument. If *visit* returns a non-zero value that value should be
returned immediately.
-To simplify writing :attr:`tp_traverse` handlers, a :cfunc:`Py_VISIT` macro is
+To simplify writing :attr:`tp_traverse` handlers, a :c:func:`Py_VISIT` macro is
provided. In order to use this macro, the :attr:`tp_traverse` implementation
must name its arguments exactly *visit* and *arg*:
-.. cfunction:: void Py_VISIT(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: void Py_VISIT(PyObject *o)
Call the *visit* callback, with arguments *o* and *arg*. If *visit* returns
a non-zero value, then return it. Using this macro, :attr:`tp_traverse`
@@ -138,15 +138,15 @@ must name its arguments exactly *visit* and *arg*:
return 0;
}
-The :attr:`tp_clear` handler must be of the :ctype:`inquiry` type, or *NULL*
+The :attr:`tp_clear` handler must be of the :c:type:`inquiry` type, or *NULL*
if the object is immutable.
-.. ctype:: int (*inquiry)(PyObject *self)
+.. c:type:: int (*inquiry)(PyObject *self)
Drop references that may have created reference cycles. Immutable objects
do not have to define this method since they can never directly create
reference cycles. Note that the object must still be valid after calling
- this method (don't just call :cfunc:`Py_DECREF` on a reference). The
+ this method (don't just call :c:func:`Py_DECREF` on a reference). The
collector will call this method if it detects that this object is involved
in a reference cycle.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/gen.rst b/Doc/c-api/gen.rst
index 0d3789a25f..33cd27a5aa 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/gen.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/gen.rst
@@ -7,31 +7,31 @@ Generator Objects
Generator objects are what Python uses to implement generator iterators. They
are normally created by iterating over a function that yields values, rather
-than explicitly calling :cfunc:`PyGen_New`.
+than explicitly calling :c:func:`PyGen_New`.
-.. ctype:: PyGenObject
+.. c:type:: PyGenObject
The C structure used for generator objects.
-.. cvar:: PyTypeObject PyGen_Type
+.. c:var:: PyTypeObject PyGen_Type
The type object corresponding to generator objects
-.. cfunction:: int PyGen_Check(ob)
+.. c:function:: int PyGen_Check(ob)
Return true if *ob* is a generator object; *ob* must not be *NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: int PyGen_CheckExact(ob)
+.. c:function:: int PyGen_CheckExact(ob)
Return true if *ob*'s type is *PyGen_Type* is a generator object; *ob* must not
be *NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyGen_New(PyFrameObject *frame)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyGen_New(PyFrameObject *frame)
Create and return a new generator object based on the *frame* object. A
reference to *frame* is stolen by this function. The parameter must not be
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/import.rst b/Doc/c-api/import.rst
index ff79112edf..cf48363e10 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/import.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/import.rst
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ Importing Modules
=================
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyImport_ImportModule(const char *name)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyImport_ImportModule(const char *name)
.. index::
single: package variable; __all__
single: __all__ (package variable)
single: modules (in module sys)
- This is a simplified interface to :cfunc:`PyImport_ImportModuleEx` below,
+ This is a simplified interface to :c:func:`PyImport_ImportModuleEx` below,
leaving the *globals* and *locals* arguments set to *NULL* and *level* set
to 0. When the *name*
argument contains a dot (when it specifies a submodule of a package), the
@@ -28,18 +28,18 @@ Importing Modules
This function always uses absolute imports.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyImport_ImportModuleNoBlock(const char *name)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyImport_ImportModuleNoBlock(const char *name)
- This version of :cfunc:`PyImport_ImportModule` does not block. It's intended
+ This version of :c:func:`PyImport_ImportModule` does not block. It's intended
to be used in C functions that import other modules to execute a function.
The import may block if another thread holds the import lock. The function
- :cfunc:`PyImport_ImportModuleNoBlock` never blocks. It first tries to fetch
- the module from sys.modules and falls back to :cfunc:`PyImport_ImportModule`
+ :c:func:`PyImport_ImportModuleNoBlock` never blocks. It first tries to fetch
+ the module from sys.modules and falls back to :c:func:`PyImport_ImportModule`
unless the lock is held, in which case the function will raise an
:exc:`ImportError`.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyImport_ImportModuleEx(char *name, PyObject *globals, PyObject *locals, PyObject *fromlist)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyImport_ImportModuleEx(char *name, PyObject *globals, PyObject *locals, PyObject *fromlist)
.. index:: builtin: __import__
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ Importing Modules
was given.
Failing imports remove incomplete module objects, like with
- :cfunc:`PyImport_ImportModule`.
+ :c:func:`PyImport_ImportModule`.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyImport_ImportModuleLevel(char *name, PyObject *globals, PyObject *locals, PyObject *fromlist, int level)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyImport_ImportModuleLevel(char *name, PyObject *globals, PyObject *locals, PyObject *fromlist, int level)
Import a module. This is best described by referring to the built-in Python
function :func:`__import__`, as the standard :func:`__import__` function calls
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Importing Modules
top-level package, unless a non-empty *fromlist* was given.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyImport_Import(PyObject *name)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyImport_Import(PyObject *name)
This is a higher-level interface that calls the current "import hook
function" (with an explicit *level* of 0, meaning absolute import). It
@@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ Importing Modules
This function always uses absolute imports.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyImport_ReloadModule(PyObject *m)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyImport_ReloadModule(PyObject *m)
Reload a module. Return a new reference to the reloaded module, or *NULL* with
an exception set on failure (the module still exists in this case).
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyImport_AddModule(const char *name)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyImport_AddModule(const char *name)
Return the module object corresponding to a module name. The *name* argument
may be of the form ``package.module``. First check the modules dictionary if
@@ -96,12 +96,12 @@ Importing Modules
.. note::
This function does not load or import the module; if the module wasn't already
- loaded, you will get an empty module object. Use :cfunc:`PyImport_ImportModule`
+ loaded, you will get an empty module object. Use :c:func:`PyImport_ImportModule`
or one of its variants to import a module. Package structures implied by a
dotted name for *name* are not created if not already present.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyImport_ExecCodeModule(char *name, PyObject *co)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyImport_ExecCodeModule(char *name, PyObject *co)
.. index:: builtin: compile
@@ -110,32 +110,61 @@ Importing Modules
:func:`compile`, load the module. Return a new reference to the module object,
or *NULL* with an exception set if an error occurred. *name*
is removed from :attr:`sys.modules` in error cases, even if *name* was already
- in :attr:`sys.modules` on entry to :cfunc:`PyImport_ExecCodeModule`. Leaving
+ in :attr:`sys.modules` on entry to :c:func:`PyImport_ExecCodeModule`. Leaving
incompletely initialized modules in :attr:`sys.modules` is dangerous, as imports of
such modules have no way to know that the module object is an unknown (and
probably damaged with respect to the module author's intents) state.
+ The module's :attr:`__file__` attribute will be set to the code object's
+ :c:member:`co_filename`.
+
This function will reload the module if it was already imported. See
- :cfunc:`PyImport_ReloadModule` for the intended way to reload a module.
+ :c:func:`PyImport_ReloadModule` for the intended way to reload a module.
If *name* points to a dotted name of the form ``package.module``, any package
structures not already created will still not be created.
+ See also :c:func:`PyImport_ExecCodeModuleEx` and
+ :c:func:`PyImport_ExecCodeModuleWithPathnames`.
+
+
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyImport_ExecCodeModuleEx(char *name, PyObject *co, char *pathname)
+
+ Like :c:func:`PyImport_ExecCodeModule`, but the :attr:`__file__` attribute of
+ the module object is set to *pathname* if it is non-``NULL``.
+
+ See also :c:func:`PyImport_ExecCodeModuleWithPathnames`.
+
-.. cfunction:: long PyImport_GetMagicNumber()
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyImport_ExecCodeModuleWithPathnames(char *name, PyObject *co, char *pathname, char *cpathname)
+
+ Like :c:func:`PyImport_ExecCodeModuleEx`, but the :attr:`__cached__`
+ attribute of the module object is set to *cpathname* if it is
+ non-``NULL``. Of the three functions, this is the preferred one to use.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.2
+
+.. c:function:: long PyImport_GetMagicNumber()
Return the magic number for Python bytecode files (a.k.a. :file:`.pyc` and
:file:`.pyo` files). The magic number should be present in the first four bytes
of the bytecode file, in little-endian byte order.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyImport_GetModuleDict()
+.. c:function:: const char * PyImport_GetMagicTag()
+
+ Return the magic tag string for :pep:`3147` format Python bytecode file
+ names.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.2
+
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyImport_GetModuleDict()
Return the dictionary used for the module administration (a.k.a.
``sys.modules``). Note that this is a per-interpreter variable.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyImport_GetImporter(PyObject *path)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyImport_GetImporter(PyObject *path)
Return an importer object for a :data:`sys.path`/:attr:`pkg.__path__` item
*path*, possibly by fetching it from the :data:`sys.path_importer_cache`
@@ -146,41 +175,41 @@ Importing Modules
to the importer object.
-.. cfunction:: void _PyImport_Init()
+.. c:function:: void _PyImport_Init()
Initialize the import mechanism. For internal use only.
-.. cfunction:: void PyImport_Cleanup()
+.. c:function:: void PyImport_Cleanup()
Empty the module table. For internal use only.
-.. cfunction:: void _PyImport_Fini()
+.. c:function:: void _PyImport_Fini()
Finalize the import mechanism. For internal use only.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* _PyImport_FindExtension(char *, char *)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* _PyImport_FindExtension(char *, char *)
For internal use only.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* _PyImport_FixupExtension(char *, char *)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* _PyImport_FixupExtension(char *, char *)
For internal use only.
-.. cfunction:: int PyImport_ImportFrozenModule(char *name)
+.. c:function:: int PyImport_ImportFrozenModule(char *name)
Load a frozen module named *name*. Return ``1`` for success, ``0`` if the
module is not found, and ``-1`` with an exception set if the initialization
failed. To access the imported module on a successful load, use
- :cfunc:`PyImport_ImportModule`. (Note the misnomer --- this function would
+ :c:func:`PyImport_ImportModule`. (Note the misnomer --- this function would
reload the module if it was already imported.)
-.. ctype:: struct _frozen
+.. c:type:: struct _frozen
.. index:: single: freeze utility
@@ -196,30 +225,30 @@ Importing Modules
};
-.. cvar:: struct _frozen* PyImport_FrozenModules
+.. c:var:: struct _frozen* PyImport_FrozenModules
- This pointer is initialized to point to an array of :ctype:`struct _frozen`
+ This pointer is initialized to point to an array of :c:type:`struct _frozen`
records, terminated by one whose members are all *NULL* or zero. When a frozen
module is imported, it is searched in this table. Third-party code could play
tricks with this to provide a dynamically created collection of frozen modules.
-.. cfunction:: int PyImport_AppendInittab(const char *name, PyObject* (*initfunc)(void))
+.. c:function:: int PyImport_AppendInittab(const char *name, PyObject* (*initfunc)(void))
Add a single module to the existing table of built-in modules. This is a
- convenience wrapper around :cfunc:`PyImport_ExtendInittab`, returning ``-1`` if
+ convenience wrapper around :c:func:`PyImport_ExtendInittab`, returning ``-1`` if
the table could not be extended. The new module can be imported by the name
*name*, and uses the function *initfunc* as the initialization function called
on the first attempted import. This should be called before
- :cfunc:`Py_Initialize`.
+ :c:func:`Py_Initialize`.
-.. ctype:: struct _inittab
+.. c:type:: struct _inittab
Structure describing a single entry in the list of built-in modules. Each of
these structures gives the name and initialization function for a module built
into the interpreter. Programs which embed Python may use an array of these
- structures in conjunction with :cfunc:`PyImport_ExtendInittab` to provide
+ structures in conjunction with :c:func:`PyImport_ExtendInittab` to provide
additional built-in modules. The structure is defined in
:file:`Include/import.h` as::
@@ -229,11 +258,11 @@ Importing Modules
};
-.. cfunction:: int PyImport_ExtendInittab(struct _inittab *newtab)
+.. c:function:: int PyImport_ExtendInittab(struct _inittab *newtab)
Add a collection of modules to the table of built-in modules. The *newtab*
array must end with a sentinel entry which contains *NULL* for the :attr:`name`
field; failure to provide the sentinel value can result in a memory fault.
Returns ``0`` on success or ``-1`` if insufficient memory could be allocated to
extend the internal table. In the event of failure, no modules are added to the
- internal table. This should be called before :cfunc:`Py_Initialize`.
+ internal table. This should be called before :c:func:`Py_Initialize`.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/init.rst b/Doc/c-api/init.rst
index b2fa3ee6e1..1806867e5e 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/init.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/init.rst
@@ -12,13 +12,11 @@ Initializing and finalizing the interpreter
===========================================
-.. cfunction:: void Py_Initialize()
+.. c:function:: void Py_Initialize()
.. index::
single: Py_SetProgramName()
single: PyEval_InitThreads()
- single: PyEval_ReleaseLock()
- single: PyEval_AcquireLock()
single: modules (in module sys)
single: path (in module sys)
module: builtins
@@ -31,38 +29,37 @@ Initializing and finalizing the interpreter
Initialize the Python interpreter. In an application embedding Python, this
should be called before using any other Python/C API functions; with the
- exception of :cfunc:`Py_SetProgramName`, :cfunc:`PyEval_InitThreads`,
- :cfunc:`PyEval_ReleaseLock`, and :cfunc:`PyEval_AcquireLock`. This initializes
+ exception of :c:func:`Py_SetProgramName` and :c:func:`Py_SetPath`. This initializes
the table of loaded modules (``sys.modules``), and creates the fundamental
modules :mod:`builtins`, :mod:`__main__` and :mod:`sys`. It also initializes
the module search path (``sys.path``). It does not set ``sys.argv``; use
- :cfunc:`PySys_SetArgvEx` for that. This is a no-op when called for a second time
- (without calling :cfunc:`Py_Finalize` first). There is no return value; it is a
+ :c:func:`PySys_SetArgvEx` for that. This is a no-op when called for a second time
+ (without calling :c:func:`Py_Finalize` first). There is no return value; it is a
fatal error if the initialization fails.
-.. cfunction:: void Py_InitializeEx(int initsigs)
+.. c:function:: void Py_InitializeEx(int initsigs)
- This function works like :cfunc:`Py_Initialize` if *initsigs* is 1. If
+ This function works like :c:func:`Py_Initialize` if *initsigs* is 1. If
*initsigs* is 0, it skips initialization registration of signal handlers, which
might be useful when Python is embedded.
-.. cfunction:: int Py_IsInitialized()
+.. c:function:: int Py_IsInitialized()
Return true (nonzero) when the Python interpreter has been initialized, false
- (zero) if not. After :cfunc:`Py_Finalize` is called, this returns false until
- :cfunc:`Py_Initialize` is called again.
+ (zero) if not. After :c:func:`Py_Finalize` is called, this returns false until
+ :c:func:`Py_Initialize` is called again.
-.. cfunction:: void Py_Finalize()
+.. c:function:: void Py_Finalize()
- Undo all initializations made by :cfunc:`Py_Initialize` and subsequent use of
+ Undo all initializations made by :c:func:`Py_Initialize` and subsequent use of
Python/C API functions, and destroy all sub-interpreters (see
- :cfunc:`Py_NewInterpreter` below) that were created and not yet destroyed since
- the last call to :cfunc:`Py_Initialize`. Ideally, this frees all memory
+ :c:func:`Py_NewInterpreter` below) that were created and not yet destroyed since
+ the last call to :c:func:`Py_Initialize`. Ideally, this frees all memory
allocated by the Python interpreter. This is a no-op when called for a second
- time (without calling :cfunc:`Py_Initialize` again first). There is no return
+ time (without calling :c:func:`Py_Initialize` again first). There is no return
value; errors during finalization are ignored.
This function is provided for a number of reasons. An embedding application
@@ -81,26 +78,26 @@ Initializing and finalizing the interpreter
please report it). Memory tied up in circular references between objects is not
freed. Some memory allocated by extension modules may not be freed. Some
extensions may not work properly if their initialization routine is called more
- than once; this can happen if an application calls :cfunc:`Py_Initialize` and
- :cfunc:`Py_Finalize` more than once.
+ than once; this can happen if an application calls :c:func:`Py_Initialize` and
+ :c:func:`Py_Finalize` more than once.
Process-wide parameters
=======================
-.. cfunction:: void Py_SetProgramName(wchar_t *name)
+.. c:function:: void Py_SetProgramName(wchar_t *name)
.. index::
single: Py_Initialize()
single: main()
single: Py_GetPath()
- This function should be called before :cfunc:`Py_Initialize` is called for
+ This function should be called before :c:func:`Py_Initialize` is called for
the first time, if it is called at all. It tells the interpreter the value
- of the ``argv[0]`` argument to the :cfunc:`main` function of the program
+ of the ``argv[0]`` argument to the :c:func:`main` function of the program
(converted to wide characters).
- This is used by :cfunc:`Py_GetPath` and some other functions below to find
+ This is used by :c:func:`Py_GetPath` and some other functions below to find
the Python run-time libraries relative to the interpreter executable. The
default value is ``'python'``. The argument should point to a
zero-terminated wide character string in static storage whose contents will not
@@ -108,20 +105,20 @@ Process-wide parameters
interpreter will change the contents of this storage.
-.. cfunction:: wchar* Py_GetProgramName()
+.. c:function:: wchar* Py_GetProgramName()
.. index:: single: Py_SetProgramName()
- Return the program name set with :cfunc:`Py_SetProgramName`, or the default.
+ Return the program name set with :c:func:`Py_SetProgramName`, or the default.
The returned string points into static storage; the caller should not modify its
value.
-.. cfunction:: wchar_t* Py_GetPrefix()
+.. c:function:: wchar_t* Py_GetPrefix()
Return the *prefix* for installed platform-independent files. This is derived
through a number of complicated rules from the program name set with
- :cfunc:`Py_SetProgramName` and some environment variables; for example, if the
+ :c:func:`Py_SetProgramName` and some environment variables; for example, if the
program name is ``'/usr/local/bin/python'``, the prefix is ``'/usr/local'``. The
returned string points into static storage; the caller should not modify its
value. This corresponds to the :makevar:`prefix` variable in the top-level
@@ -130,11 +127,11 @@ Process-wide parameters
It is only useful on Unix. See also the next function.
-.. cfunction:: wchar_t* Py_GetExecPrefix()
+.. c:function:: wchar_t* Py_GetExecPrefix()
Return the *exec-prefix* for installed platform-*dependent* files. This is
derived through a number of complicated rules from the program name set with
- :cfunc:`Py_SetProgramName` and some environment variables; for example, if the
+ :c:func:`Py_SetProgramName` and some environment variables; for example, if the
program name is ``'/usr/local/bin/python'``, the exec-prefix is
``'/usr/local'``. The returned string points into static storage; the caller
should not modify its value. This corresponds to the :makevar:`exec_prefix`
@@ -165,7 +162,7 @@ Process-wide parameters
platform.
-.. cfunction:: wchar_t* Py_GetProgramFullPath()
+.. c:function:: wchar_t* Py_GetProgramFullPath()
.. index::
single: Py_SetProgramName()
@@ -173,19 +170,20 @@ Process-wide parameters
Return the full program name of the Python executable; this is computed as a
side-effect of deriving the default module search path from the program name
- (set by :cfunc:`Py_SetProgramName` above). The returned string points into
+ (set by :c:func:`Py_SetProgramName` above). The returned string points into
static storage; the caller should not modify its value. The value is available
to Python code as ``sys.executable``.
-.. cfunction:: wchar_t* Py_GetPath()
+.. c:function:: wchar_t* Py_GetPath()
.. index::
triple: module; search; path
single: path (in module sys)
+ single: Py_SetPath()
Return the default module search path; this is computed from the program name
- (set by :cfunc:`Py_SetProgramName` above) and some environment variables.
+ (set by :c:func:`Py_SetProgramName` above) and some environment variables.
The returned string consists of a series of directory names separated by a
platform dependent delimiter character. The delimiter character is ``':'``
on Unix and Mac OS X, ``';'`` on Windows. The returned string points into
@@ -197,7 +195,26 @@ Process-wide parameters
.. XXX should give the exact rules
-.. cfunction:: const char* Py_GetVersion()
+.. c:function:: void Py_SetPath(const wchar_t *)
+
+ .. index::
+ triple: module; search; path
+ single: path (in module sys)
+ single: Py_GetPath()
+
+ Set the default module search path. If this function is called before
+ :c:func:`Py_Initialize`, then :c:func:`Py_GetPath` won't attempt to compute a
+ default search path but uses the one provided instead. This is useful if
+ Python is embedded by an application that has full knowledge of the location
+ of all modules. The path components should be separated by semicolons.
+
+ This also causes :data:`sys.executable` to be set only to the raw program
+ name (see :c:func:`Py_SetProgramName`) and for :data:`sys.prefix` and
+ :data:`sys.exec_prefix` to be empty. It is up to the caller to modify these
+ if required after calling :c:func:`Py_Initialize`.
+
+
+.. c:function:: const char* Py_GetVersion()
Return the version of this Python interpreter. This is a string that looks
something like ::
@@ -212,7 +229,7 @@ Process-wide parameters
modify its value. The value is available to Python code as :data:`sys.version`.
-.. cfunction:: const char* Py_GetPlatform()
+.. c:function:: const char* Py_GetPlatform()
.. index:: single: platform (in module sys)
@@ -225,7 +242,7 @@ Process-wide parameters
to Python code as ``sys.platform``.
-.. cfunction:: const char* Py_GetCopyright()
+.. c:function:: const char* Py_GetCopyright()
Return the official copyright string for the current Python version, for example
@@ -237,7 +254,7 @@ Process-wide parameters
value. The value is available to Python code as ``sys.copyright``.
-.. cfunction:: const char* Py_GetCompiler()
+.. c:function:: const char* Py_GetCompiler()
Return an indication of the compiler used to build the current Python version,
in square brackets, for example::
@@ -251,7 +268,7 @@ Process-wide parameters
``sys.version``.
-.. cfunction:: const char* Py_GetBuildInfo()
+.. c:function:: const char* Py_GetBuildInfo()
Return information about the sequence number and build date and time of the
current Python interpreter instance, for example ::
@@ -265,7 +282,7 @@ Process-wide parameters
``sys.version``.
-.. cfunction:: void PySys_SetArgvEx(int argc, wchar_t **argv, int updatepath)
+.. c:function:: void PySys_SetArgvEx(int argc, wchar_t **argv, int updatepath)
.. index::
single: main()
@@ -273,12 +290,12 @@ Process-wide parameters
single: argv (in module sys)
Set :data:`sys.argv` based on *argc* and *argv*. These parameters are
- similar to those passed to the program's :cfunc:`main` function with the
+ similar to those passed to the program's :c:func:`main` function with the
difference that the first entry should refer to the script file to be
executed rather than the executable hosting the Python interpreter. If there
isn't a script that will be run, the first entry in *argv* can be an empty
string. If this function fails to initialize :data:`sys.argv`, a fatal
- condition is signalled using :cfunc:`Py_FatalError`.
+ condition is signalled using :c:func:`Py_FatalError`.
If *updatepath* is zero, this is all the function does. If *updatepath*
is non-zero, the function also modifies :data:`sys.path` according to the
@@ -300,7 +317,7 @@ Process-wide parameters
On versions before 3.1.3, you can achieve the same effect by manually
popping the first :data:`sys.path` element after having called
- :cfunc:`PySys_SetArgv`, for example using::
+ :c:func:`PySys_SetArgv`, for example using::
PyRun_SimpleString("import sys; sys.path.pop(0)\n");
@@ -310,12 +327,12 @@ Process-wide parameters
check w/ Guido.
-.. cfunction:: void PySys_SetArgv(int argc, wchar_t **argv)
+.. c:function:: void PySys_SetArgv(int argc, wchar_t **argv)
- This function works like :cfunc:`PySys_SetArgvEx` with *updatepath* set to 1.
+ This function works like :c:func:`PySys_SetArgvEx` with *updatepath* set to 1.
-.. cfunction:: void Py_SetPythonHome(wchar_t *home)
+.. c:function:: void Py_SetPythonHome(wchar_t *home)
Set the default "home" directory, that is, the location of the standard
Python libraries. See :envvar:`PYTHONHOME` for the meaning of the
@@ -327,10 +344,10 @@ Process-wide parameters
this storage.
-.. cfunction:: w_char* Py_GetPythonHome()
+.. c:function:: w_char* Py_GetPythonHome()
Return the default "home", that is, the value set by a previous call to
- :cfunc:`Py_SetPythonHome`, or the value of the :envvar:`PYTHONHOME`
+ :c:func:`Py_SetPythonHome`, or the value of the :envvar:`PYTHONHOME`
environment variable if it is set.
@@ -352,12 +369,12 @@ operations could cause problems in a multi-threaded program: for example, when
two threads simultaneously increment the reference count of the same object, the
reference count could end up being incremented only once instead of twice.
-.. index:: single: setcheckinterval() (in module sys)
+.. index:: single: setswitchinterval() (in module sys)
Therefore, the rule exists that only the thread that has acquired the
:term:`GIL` may operate on Python objects or call Python/C API functions.
In order to emulate concurrency of execution, the interpreter regularly
-tries to switch threads (see :func:`sys.setcheckinterval`). The lock is also
+tries to switch threads (see :func:`sys.setswitchinterval`). The lock is also
released around potentially blocking I/O operations like reading or writing
a file, so that other Python threads can run in the meantime.
@@ -366,9 +383,9 @@ a file, so that other Python threads can run in the meantime.
single: PyThreadState
The Python interpreter keeps some thread-specific bookkeeping information
-inside a data structure called :ctype:`PyThreadState`. There's also one
-global variable pointing to the current :ctype:`PyThreadState`: it can
-be retrieved using :cfunc:`PyThreadState_Get`.
+inside a data structure called :c:type:`PyThreadState`. There's also one
+global variable pointing to the current :c:type:`PyThreadState`: it can
+be retrieved using :c:func:`PyThreadState_Get`.
Releasing the GIL from extension code
-------------------------------------
@@ -392,8 +409,8 @@ This is so common that a pair of macros exists to simplify it::
single: Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
single: Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
-The :cmacro:`Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS` macro opens a new block and declares a
-hidden local variable; the :cmacro:`Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS` macro closes the
+The :c:macro:`Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS` macro opens a new block and declares a
+hidden local variable; the :c:macro:`Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS` macro closes the
block. These two macros are still available when Python is compiled without
thread support (they simply have an empty expansion).
@@ -443,7 +460,7 @@ storing their thread state pointer, before you can start using the Python/C
API. When you are done, you should reset the thread state pointer, release
the GIL, and finally free the thread state data structure.
-The :cfunc:`PyGILState_Ensure` and :cfunc:`PyGILState_Release` functions do
+The :c:func:`PyGILState_Ensure` and :c:func:`PyGILState_Release` functions do
all of the above automatically. The typical idiom for calling into Python
from a C thread is::
@@ -457,14 +474,14 @@ from a C thread is::
/* Release the thread. No Python API allowed beyond this point. */
PyGILState_Release(gstate);
-Note that the :cfunc:`PyGILState_\*` functions assume there is only one global
-interpreter (created automatically by :cfunc:`Py_Initialize`). Python
+Note that the :c:func:`PyGILState_\*` functions assume there is only one global
+interpreter (created automatically by :c:func:`Py_Initialize`). Python
supports the creation of additional interpreters (using
-:cfunc:`Py_NewInterpreter`), but mixing multiple interpreters and the
-:cfunc:`PyGILState_\*` API is unsupported.
+:c:func:`Py_NewInterpreter`), but mixing multiple interpreters and the
+:c:func:`PyGILState_\*` API is unsupported.
Another important thing to note about threads is their behaviour in the face
-of the C :cfunc:`fork` call. On most systems with :cfunc:`fork`, after a
+of the C :c:func:`fork` call. On most systems with :c:func:`fork`, after a
process forks only the thread that issued the fork will exist. That also
means any locks held by other threads will never be released. Python solves
this for :func:`os.fork` by acquiring the locks it uses internally before
@@ -472,12 +489,12 @@ the fork, and releasing them afterwards. In addition, it resets any
:ref:`lock-objects` in the child. When extending or embedding Python, there
is no way to inform Python of additional (non-Python) locks that need to be
acquired before or reset after a fork. OS facilities such as
-:cfunc:`pthread_atfork` would need to be used to accomplish the same thing.
-Additionally, when extending or embedding Python, calling :cfunc:`fork`
+:c:func:`pthread_atfork` would need to be used to accomplish the same thing.
+Additionally, when extending or embedding Python, calling :c:func:`fork`
directly rather than through :func:`os.fork` (and returning to or calling
into Python) may result in a deadlock by one of Python's internal locks
being held by a thread that is defunct after the fork.
-:cfunc:`PyOS_AfterFork` tries to reset the necessary locks, but is not
+:c:func:`PyOS_AfterFork` tries to reset the necessary locks, but is not
always able to.
@@ -487,7 +504,7 @@ High-level API
These are the most commonly used types and functions when writing C extension
code, or when embedding the Python interpreter:
-.. ctype:: PyInterpreterState
+.. c:type:: PyInterpreterState
This data structure represents the state shared by a number of cooperating
threads. Threads belonging to the same interpreter share their module
@@ -500,31 +517,30 @@ code, or when embedding the Python interpreter:
interpreter they belong.
-.. ctype:: PyThreadState
+.. c:type:: PyThreadState
This data structure represents the state of a single thread. The only public
- data member is :ctype:`PyInterpreterState \*`:attr:`interp`, which points to
+ data member is :c:type:`PyInterpreterState \*`:attr:`interp`, which points to
this thread's interpreter state.
-.. cfunction:: void PyEval_InitThreads()
+.. c:function:: void PyEval_InitThreads()
.. index::
- single: PyEval_ReleaseLock()
+ single: PyEval_AcquireThread()
single: PyEval_ReleaseThread()
single: PyEval_SaveThread()
single: PyEval_RestoreThread()
Initialize and acquire the global interpreter lock. It should be called in the
main thread before creating a second thread or engaging in any other thread
- operations such as :cfunc:`PyEval_ReleaseLock` or
- ``PyEval_ReleaseThread(tstate)``. It is not needed before calling
- :cfunc:`PyEval_SaveThread` or :cfunc:`PyEval_RestoreThread`.
+ operations such as ``PyEval_ReleaseThread(tstate)``. It is not needed before
+ calling :c:func:`PyEval_SaveThread` or :c:func:`PyEval_RestoreThread`.
- .. index:: single: Py_Initialize()
+ This is a no-op when called for a second time.
- This is a no-op when called for a second time. It is safe to call this function
- before calling :cfunc:`Py_Initialize`.
+ .. versionchanged:: 3.2
+ This function cannot be called before :c:func:`Py_Initialize()` anymore.
.. index:: module: _thread
@@ -537,7 +553,7 @@ code, or when embedding the Python interpreter:
when this function initializes the global interpreter lock, it also acquires
it. Before the Python :mod:`_thread` module creates a new thread, knowing
that either it has the lock or the lock hasn't been created yet, it calls
- :cfunc:`PyEval_InitThreads`. When this call returns, it is guaranteed that
+ :c:func:`PyEval_InitThreads`. When this call returns, it is guaranteed that
the lock has been created and that the calling thread has acquired it.
It is **not** safe to call this function when it is unknown which thread (if
@@ -546,15 +562,15 @@ code, or when embedding the Python interpreter:
This function is not available when thread support is disabled at compile time.
-.. cfunction:: int PyEval_ThreadsInitialized()
+.. c:function:: int PyEval_ThreadsInitialized()
- Returns a non-zero value if :cfunc:`PyEval_InitThreads` has been called. This
+ Returns a non-zero value if :c:func:`PyEval_InitThreads` has been called. This
function can be called without holding the GIL, and therefore can be used to
avoid calls to the locking API when running single-threaded. This function is
not available when thread support is disabled at compile time.
-.. cfunction:: PyThreadState* PyEval_SaveThread()
+.. c:function:: PyThreadState* PyEval_SaveThread()
Release the global interpreter lock (if it has been created and thread
support is enabled) and reset the thread state to *NULL*, returning the
@@ -563,7 +579,7 @@ code, or when embedding the Python interpreter:
when thread support is disabled at compile time.)
-.. cfunction:: void PyEval_RestoreThread(PyThreadState *tstate)
+.. c:function:: void PyEval_RestoreThread(PyThreadState *tstate)
Acquire the global interpreter lock (if it has been created and thread
support is enabled) and set the thread state to *tstate*, which must not be
@@ -572,23 +588,23 @@ code, or when embedding the Python interpreter:
when thread support is disabled at compile time.)
-.. cfunction:: PyThreadState* PyThreadState_Get()
+.. c:function:: PyThreadState* PyThreadState_Get()
Return the current thread state. The global interpreter lock must be held.
When the current thread state is *NULL*, this issues a fatal error (so that
the caller needn't check for *NULL*).
-.. cfunction:: PyThreadState* PyThreadState_Swap(PyThreadState *tstate)
+.. c:function:: PyThreadState* PyThreadState_Swap(PyThreadState *tstate)
Swap the current thread state with the thread state given by the argument
*tstate*, which may be *NULL*. The global interpreter lock must be held
and is not released.
-.. cfunction:: void PyEval_ReInitThreads()
+.. c:function:: void PyEval_ReInitThreads()
- This function is called from :cfunc:`PyOS_AfterFork` to ensure that newly
+ This function is called from :c:func:`PyOS_AfterFork` to ensure that newly
created child processes don't hold locks referring to threads which
are not running in the child process.
@@ -596,71 +612,71 @@ code, or when embedding the Python interpreter:
The following functions use thread-local storage, and are not compatible
with sub-interpreters:
-.. cfunction:: PyGILState_STATE PyGILState_Ensure()
+.. c:function:: PyGILState_STATE PyGILState_Ensure()
Ensure that the current thread is ready to call the Python C API regardless
of the current state of Python, or of the global interpreter lock. This may
be called as many times as desired by a thread as long as each call is
- matched with a call to :cfunc:`PyGILState_Release`. In general, other
- thread-related APIs may be used between :cfunc:`PyGILState_Ensure` and
- :cfunc:`PyGILState_Release` calls as long as the thread state is restored to
+ matched with a call to :c:func:`PyGILState_Release`. In general, other
+ thread-related APIs may be used between :c:func:`PyGILState_Ensure` and
+ :c:func:`PyGILState_Release` calls as long as the thread state is restored to
its previous state before the Release(). For example, normal usage of the
- :cmacro:`Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS` and :cmacro:`Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS` macros is
+ :c:macro:`Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS` and :c:macro:`Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS` macros is
acceptable.
The return value is an opaque "handle" to the thread state when
- :cfunc:`PyGILState_Ensure` was called, and must be passed to
- :cfunc:`PyGILState_Release` to ensure Python is left in the same state. Even
+ :c:func:`PyGILState_Ensure` was called, and must be passed to
+ :c:func:`PyGILState_Release` to ensure Python is left in the same state. Even
though recursive calls are allowed, these handles *cannot* be shared - each
- unique call to :cfunc:`PyGILState_Ensure` must save the handle for its call
- to :cfunc:`PyGILState_Release`.
+ unique call to :c:func:`PyGILState_Ensure` must save the handle for its call
+ to :c:func:`PyGILState_Release`.
When the function returns, the current thread will hold the GIL and be able
to call arbitrary Python code. Failure is a fatal error.
-.. cfunction:: void PyGILState_Release(PyGILState_STATE)
+.. c:function:: void PyGILState_Release(PyGILState_STATE)
Release any resources previously acquired. After this call, Python's state will
- be the same as it was prior to the corresponding :cfunc:`PyGILState_Ensure` call
+ be the same as it was prior to the corresponding :c:func:`PyGILState_Ensure` call
(but generally this state will be unknown to the caller, hence the use of the
GILState API).
- Every call to :cfunc:`PyGILState_Ensure` must be matched by a call to
- :cfunc:`PyGILState_Release` on the same thread.
+ Every call to :c:func:`PyGILState_Ensure` must be matched by a call to
+ :c:func:`PyGILState_Release` on the same thread.
The following macros are normally used without a trailing semicolon; look for
example usage in the Python source distribution.
-.. cmacro:: Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
+.. c:macro:: Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
This macro expands to ``{ PyThreadState *_save; _save = PyEval_SaveThread();``.
Note that it contains an opening brace; it must be matched with a following
- :cmacro:`Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS` macro. See above for further discussion of this
+ :c:macro:`Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS` macro. See above for further discussion of this
macro. It is a no-op when thread support is disabled at compile time.
-.. cmacro:: Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
+.. c:macro:: Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
This macro expands to ``PyEval_RestoreThread(_save); }``. Note that it contains
a closing brace; it must be matched with an earlier
- :cmacro:`Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS` macro. See above for further discussion of
+ :c:macro:`Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS` macro. See above for further discussion of
this macro. It is a no-op when thread support is disabled at compile time.
-.. cmacro:: Py_BLOCK_THREADS
+.. c:macro:: Py_BLOCK_THREADS
This macro expands to ``PyEval_RestoreThread(_save);``: it is equivalent to
- :cmacro:`Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS` without the closing brace. It is a no-op when
+ :c:macro:`Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS` without the closing brace. It is a no-op when
thread support is disabled at compile time.
-.. cmacro:: Py_UNBLOCK_THREADS
+.. c:macro:: Py_UNBLOCK_THREADS
This macro expands to ``_save = PyEval_SaveThread();``: it is equivalent to
- :cmacro:`Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS` without the opening brace and variable
+ :c:macro:`Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS` without the opening brace and variable
declaration. It is a no-op when thread support is disabled at compile time.
@@ -672,47 +688,47 @@ at compile time, and must be called only when the global interpreter lock has
been created.
-.. cfunction:: PyInterpreterState* PyInterpreterState_New()
+.. c:function:: PyInterpreterState* PyInterpreterState_New()
Create a new interpreter state object. The global interpreter lock need not
be held, but may be held if it is necessary to serialize calls to this
function.
-.. cfunction:: void PyInterpreterState_Clear(PyInterpreterState *interp)
+.. c:function:: void PyInterpreterState_Clear(PyInterpreterState *interp)
Reset all information in an interpreter state object. The global interpreter
lock must be held.
-.. cfunction:: void PyInterpreterState_Delete(PyInterpreterState *interp)
+.. c:function:: void PyInterpreterState_Delete(PyInterpreterState *interp)
Destroy an interpreter state object. The global interpreter lock need not be
held. The interpreter state must have been reset with a previous call to
- :cfunc:`PyInterpreterState_Clear`.
+ :c:func:`PyInterpreterState_Clear`.
-.. cfunction:: PyThreadState* PyThreadState_New(PyInterpreterState *interp)
+.. c:function:: PyThreadState* PyThreadState_New(PyInterpreterState *interp)
Create a new thread state object belonging to the given interpreter object.
The global interpreter lock need not be held, but may be held if it is
necessary to serialize calls to this function.
-.. cfunction:: void PyThreadState_Clear(PyThreadState *tstate)
+.. c:function:: void PyThreadState_Clear(PyThreadState *tstate)
Reset all information in a thread state object. The global interpreter lock
must be held.
-.. cfunction:: void PyThreadState_Delete(PyThreadState *tstate)
+.. c:function:: void PyThreadState_Delete(PyThreadState *tstate)
Destroy a thread state object. The global interpreter lock need not be held.
The thread state must have been reset with a previous call to
- :cfunc:`PyThreadState_Clear`.
+ :c:func:`PyThreadState_Clear`.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyThreadState_GetDict()
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyThreadState_GetDict()
Return a dictionary in which extensions can store thread-specific state
information. Each extension should use a unique key to use to store state in
@@ -721,7 +737,7 @@ been created.
the caller should assume no current thread state is available.
-.. cfunction:: int PyThreadState_SetAsyncExc(long id, PyObject *exc)
+.. c:function:: int PyThreadState_SetAsyncExc(long id, PyObject *exc)
Asynchronously raise an exception in a thread. The *id* argument is the thread
id of the target thread; *exc* is the exception object to be raised. This
@@ -732,18 +748,18 @@ been created.
exception (if any) for the thread is cleared. This raises no exceptions.
-.. cfunction:: void PyEval_AcquireThread(PyThreadState *tstate)
+.. c:function:: void PyEval_AcquireThread(PyThreadState *tstate)
Acquire the global interpreter lock and set the current thread state to
*tstate*, which should not be *NULL*. The lock must have been created earlier.
If this thread already has the lock, deadlock ensues.
- :cfunc:`PyEval_RestoreThread` is a higher-level function which is always
+ :c:func:`PyEval_RestoreThread` is a higher-level function which is always
available (even when thread support isn't enabled or when threads have
not been initialized).
-.. cfunction:: void PyEval_ReleaseThread(PyThreadState *tstate)
+.. c:function:: void PyEval_ReleaseThread(PyThreadState *tstate)
Reset the current thread state to *NULL* and release the global interpreter
lock. The lock must have been created earlier and must be held by the current
@@ -751,29 +767,29 @@ been created.
that it represents the current thread state --- if it isn't, a fatal error is
reported.
- :cfunc:`PyEval_SaveThread` is a higher-level function which is always
+ :c:func:`PyEval_SaveThread` is a higher-level function which is always
available (even when thread support isn't enabled or when threads have
not been initialized).
-.. cfunction:: void PyEval_AcquireLock()
+.. c:function:: void PyEval_AcquireLock()
Acquire the global interpreter lock. The lock must have been created earlier.
If this thread already has the lock, a deadlock ensues.
- .. warning::
- This function does not change the current thread state. Please use
- :cfunc:`PyEval_RestoreThread` or :cfunc:`PyEval_AcquireThread`
+ .. deprecated:: 3.2
+ This function does not update the current thread state. Please use
+ :c:func:`PyEval_RestoreThread` or :c:func:`PyEval_AcquireThread`
instead.
-.. cfunction:: void PyEval_ReleaseLock()
+.. c:function:: void PyEval_ReleaseLock()
Release the global interpreter lock. The lock must have been created earlier.
- .. warning::
- This function does not change the current thread state. Please use
- :cfunc:`PyEval_SaveThread` or :cfunc:`PyEval_ReleaseThread`
+ .. deprecated:: 3.2
+ This function does not update the current thread state. Please use
+ :c:func:`PyEval_SaveThread` or :c:func:`PyEval_ReleaseThread`
instead.
@@ -784,11 +800,11 @@ While in most uses, you will only embed a single Python interpreter, there
are cases where you need to create several independent interpreters in the
same process and perhaps even in the same thread. Sub-interpreters allow
you to do that. You can switch between sub-interpreters using the
-:cfunc:`PyThreadState_Swap` function. You can create and destroy them
+:c:func:`PyThreadState_Swap` function. You can create and destroy them
using the following functions:
-.. cfunction:: PyThreadState* Py_NewInterpreter()
+.. c:function:: PyThreadState* Py_NewInterpreter()
.. index::
module: builtins
@@ -830,13 +846,13 @@ using the following functions:
and filled with the contents of this copy; the extension's ``init`` function is
not called. Note that this is different from what happens when an extension is
imported after the interpreter has been completely re-initialized by calling
- :cfunc:`Py_Finalize` and :cfunc:`Py_Initialize`; in that case, the extension's
+ :c:func:`Py_Finalize` and :c:func:`Py_Initialize`; in that case, the extension's
``initmodule`` function *is* called again.
.. index:: single: close() (in module os)
-.. cfunction:: void Py_EndInterpreter(PyThreadState *tstate)
+.. c:function:: void Py_EndInterpreter(PyThreadState *tstate)
.. index:: single: Py_Finalize()
@@ -845,7 +861,7 @@ using the following functions:
states below. When the call returns, the current thread state is *NULL*. All
thread states associated with this interpreter are destroyed. (The global
interpreter lock must be held before calling this function and is still held
- when it returns.) :cfunc:`Py_Finalize` will destroy all sub-interpreters that
+ when it returns.) :c:func:`Py_Finalize` will destroy all sub-interpreters that
haven't been explicitly destroyed at that point.
@@ -866,11 +882,11 @@ instances or classes between sub-interpreters, since import operations executed
by such objects may affect the wrong (sub-)interpreter's dictionary of loaded
modules.
-Also note that combining this functionality with :cfunc:`PyGILState_\*` APIs
+Also note that combining this functionality with :c:func:`PyGILState_\*` APIs
is delicate, because these APIs assume a bijection between Python thread states
and OS-level threads, an assumption broken by the presence of sub-interpreters.
It is highly recommended that you don't switch sub-interpreters between a pair
-of matching :cfunc:`PyGILState_Ensure` and :cfunc:`PyGILState_Release` calls.
+of matching :c:func:`PyGILState_Ensure` and :c:func:`PyGILState_Release` calls.
Furthermore, extensions (such as :mod:`ctypes`) using these APIs to allow calling
of Python code from non-Python created threads will probably be broken when using
sub-interpreters.
@@ -892,7 +908,7 @@ a worker thread and the actual call than made at the earliest convenience by the
main thread where it has possession of the global interpreter lock and can
perform any Python API calls.
-.. cfunction:: int Py_AddPendingCall(int (*func)(void *), void *arg)
+.. c:function:: int Py_AddPendingCall(int (*func)(void *), void *arg)
.. index:: single: Py_AddPendingCall()
@@ -937,10 +953,10 @@ events reported to the trace function are the same as had been reported to the
Python-level trace functions in previous versions.
-.. ctype:: int (*Py_tracefunc)(PyObject *obj, PyFrameObject *frame, int what, PyObject *arg)
+.. c:type:: int (*Py_tracefunc)(PyObject *obj, PyFrameObject *frame, int what, PyObject *arg)
- The type of the trace function registered using :cfunc:`PyEval_SetProfile` and
- :cfunc:`PyEval_SetTrace`. The first parameter is the object passed to the
+ The type of the trace function registered using :c:func:`PyEval_SetProfile` and
+ :c:func:`PyEval_SetTrace`. The first parameter is the object passed to the
registration function as *obj*, *frame* is the frame object to which the event
pertains, *what* is one of the constants :const:`PyTrace_CALL`,
:const:`PyTrace_EXCEPTION`, :const:`PyTrace_LINE`, :const:`PyTrace_RETURN`,
@@ -968,18 +984,18 @@ Python-level trace functions in previous versions.
+------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
-.. cvar:: int PyTrace_CALL
+.. c:var:: int PyTrace_CALL
- The value of the *what* parameter to a :ctype:`Py_tracefunc` function when a new
+ The value of the *what* parameter to a :c:type:`Py_tracefunc` function when a new
call to a function or method is being reported, or a new entry into a generator.
Note that the creation of the iterator for a generator function is not reported
as there is no control transfer to the Python bytecode in the corresponding
frame.
-.. cvar:: int PyTrace_EXCEPTION
+.. c:var:: int PyTrace_EXCEPTION
- The value of the *what* parameter to a :ctype:`Py_tracefunc` function when an
+ The value of the *what* parameter to a :c:type:`Py_tracefunc` function when an
exception has been raised. The callback function is called with this value for
*what* when after any bytecode is processed after which the exception becomes
set within the frame being executed. The effect of this is that as exception
@@ -988,37 +1004,37 @@ Python-level trace functions in previous versions.
these events; they are not needed by the profiler.
-.. cvar:: int PyTrace_LINE
+.. c:var:: int PyTrace_LINE
The value passed as the *what* parameter to a trace function (but not a
profiling function) when a line-number event is being reported.
-.. cvar:: int PyTrace_RETURN
+.. c:var:: int PyTrace_RETURN
- The value for the *what* parameter to :ctype:`Py_tracefunc` functions when a
+ The value for the *what* parameter to :c:type:`Py_tracefunc` functions when a
call is returning without propagating an exception.
-.. cvar:: int PyTrace_C_CALL
+.. c:var:: int PyTrace_C_CALL
- The value for the *what* parameter to :ctype:`Py_tracefunc` functions when a C
+ The value for the *what* parameter to :c:type:`Py_tracefunc` functions when a C
function is about to be called.
-.. cvar:: int PyTrace_C_EXCEPTION
+.. c:var:: int PyTrace_C_EXCEPTION
- The value for the *what* parameter to :ctype:`Py_tracefunc` functions when a C
+ The value for the *what* parameter to :c:type:`Py_tracefunc` functions when a C
function has raised an exception.
-.. cvar:: int PyTrace_C_RETURN
+.. c:var:: int PyTrace_C_RETURN
- The value for the *what* parameter to :ctype:`Py_tracefunc` functions when a C
+ The value for the *what* parameter to :c:type:`Py_tracefunc` functions when a C
function has returned.
-.. cfunction:: void PyEval_SetProfile(Py_tracefunc func, PyObject *obj)
+.. c:function:: void PyEval_SetProfile(Py_tracefunc func, PyObject *obj)
Set the profiler function to *func*. The *obj* parameter is passed to the
function as its first parameter, and may be any Python object, or *NULL*. If
@@ -1028,13 +1044,13 @@ Python-level trace functions in previous versions.
events.
-.. cfunction:: void PyEval_SetTrace(Py_tracefunc func, PyObject *obj)
+.. c:function:: void PyEval_SetTrace(Py_tracefunc func, PyObject *obj)
Set the tracing function to *func*. This is similar to
- :cfunc:`PyEval_SetProfile`, except the tracing function does receive line-number
+ :c:func:`PyEval_SetProfile`, except the tracing function does receive line-number
events.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyEval_GetCallStats(PyObject *self)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyEval_GetCallStats(PyObject *self)
Return a tuple of function call counts. There are constants defined for the
positions within the tuple:
@@ -1086,25 +1102,25 @@ Advanced Debugger Support
These functions are only intended to be used by advanced debugging tools.
-.. cfunction:: PyInterpreterState* PyInterpreterState_Head()
+.. c:function:: PyInterpreterState* PyInterpreterState_Head()
Return the interpreter state object at the head of the list of all such objects.
-.. cfunction:: PyInterpreterState* PyInterpreterState_Next(PyInterpreterState *interp)
+.. c:function:: PyInterpreterState* PyInterpreterState_Next(PyInterpreterState *interp)
Return the next interpreter state object after *interp* from the list of all
such objects.
-.. cfunction:: PyThreadState * PyInterpreterState_ThreadHead(PyInterpreterState *interp)
+.. c:function:: PyThreadState * PyInterpreterState_ThreadHead(PyInterpreterState *interp)
- Return the a pointer to the first :ctype:`PyThreadState` object in the list of
+ Return the a pointer to the first :c:type:`PyThreadState` object in the list of
threads associated with the interpreter *interp*.
-.. cfunction:: PyThreadState* PyThreadState_Next(PyThreadState *tstate)
+.. c:function:: PyThreadState* PyThreadState_Next(PyThreadState *tstate)
Return the next thread state object after *tstate* from the list of all such
- objects belonging to the same :ctype:`PyInterpreterState` object.
+ objects belonging to the same :c:type:`PyInterpreterState` object.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/intro.rst b/Doc/c-api/intro.rst
index c008b5c93d..83b98f9b4c 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/intro.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/intro.rst
@@ -88,15 +88,15 @@ Objects, Types and Reference Counts
.. index:: object: type
Most Python/C API functions have one or more arguments as well as a return value
-of type :ctype:`PyObject\*`. This type is a pointer to an opaque data type
+of type :c:type:`PyObject\*`. This type is a pointer to an opaque data type
representing an arbitrary Python object. Since all Python object types are
treated the same way by the Python language in most situations (e.g.,
assignments, scope rules, and argument passing), it is only fitting that they
should be represented by a single C type. Almost all Python objects live on the
heap: you never declare an automatic or static variable of type
-:ctype:`PyObject`, only pointer variables of type :ctype:`PyObject\*` can be
+:c:type:`PyObject`, only pointer variables of type :c:type:`PyObject\*` can be
declared. The sole exception are the type objects; since these must never be
-deallocated, they are typically static :ctype:`PyTypeObject` objects.
+deallocated, they are typically static :c:type:`PyTypeObject` objects.
All Python objects (even Python integers) have a :dfn:`type` and a
:dfn:`reference count`. An object's type determines what kind of object it is
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ that.")
single: Py_DECREF()
Reference counts are always manipulated explicitly. The normal way is to use
-the macro :cfunc:`Py_INCREF` to increment an object's reference count by one,
-and :cfunc:`Py_DECREF` to decrement it by one. The :cfunc:`Py_DECREF` macro
+the macro :c:func:`Py_INCREF` to increment an object's reference count by one,
+and :c:func:`Py_DECREF` to decrement it by one. The :c:func:`Py_DECREF` macro
is considerably more complex than the incref one, since it must check whether
the reference count becomes zero and then cause the object's deallocator to be
called. The deallocator is a function pointer contained in the object's type
@@ -159,13 +159,13 @@ for a while without incrementing its reference count. Some other operation might
conceivably remove the object from the list, decrementing its reference count
and possible deallocating it. The real danger is that innocent-looking
operations may invoke arbitrary Python code which could do this; there is a code
-path which allows control to flow back to the user from a :cfunc:`Py_DECREF`, so
+path which allows control to flow back to the user from a :c:func:`Py_DECREF`, so
almost any operation is potentially dangerous.
A safe approach is to always use the generic operations (functions whose name
begins with ``PyObject_``, ``PyNumber_``, ``PySequence_`` or ``PyMapping_``).
These operations always increment the reference count of the object they return.
-This leaves the caller with the responsibility to call :cfunc:`Py_DECREF` when
+This leaves the caller with the responsibility to call :c:func:`Py_DECREF` when
they are done with the result; this soon becomes second nature.
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ to objects (objects are not owned: they are always shared). "Owning a
reference" means being responsible for calling Py_DECREF on it when the
reference is no longer needed. Ownership can also be transferred, meaning that
the code that receives ownership of the reference then becomes responsible for
-eventually decref'ing it by calling :cfunc:`Py_DECREF` or :cfunc:`Py_XDECREF`
+eventually decref'ing it by calling :c:func:`Py_DECREF` or :c:func:`Py_XDECREF`
when it's no longer needed---or passing on this responsibility (usually to its
caller). When a function passes ownership of a reference on to its caller, the
caller is said to receive a *new* reference. When no ownership is transferred,
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ responsible for it any longer.
single: PyTuple_SetItem()
Few functions steal references; the two notable exceptions are
-:cfunc:`PyList_SetItem` and :cfunc:`PyTuple_SetItem`, which steal a reference
+:c:func:`PyList_SetItem` and :c:func:`PyTuple_SetItem`, which steal a reference
to the item (but not to the tuple or list into which the item is put!). These
functions were designed to steal a reference because of a common idiom for
populating a tuple or list with newly created objects; for example, the code to
@@ -212,21 +212,21 @@ error handling for the moment; a better way to code this is shown below)::
PyTuple_SetItem(t, 1, PyLong_FromLong(2L));
PyTuple_SetItem(t, 2, PyString_FromString("three"));
-Here, :cfunc:`PyLong_FromLong` returns a new reference which is immediately
-stolen by :cfunc:`PyTuple_SetItem`. When you want to keep using an object
-although the reference to it will be stolen, use :cfunc:`Py_INCREF` to grab
+Here, :c:func:`PyLong_FromLong` returns a new reference which is immediately
+stolen by :c:func:`PyTuple_SetItem`. When you want to keep using an object
+although the reference to it will be stolen, use :c:func:`Py_INCREF` to grab
another reference before calling the reference-stealing function.
-Incidentally, :cfunc:`PyTuple_SetItem` is the *only* way to set tuple items;
-:cfunc:`PySequence_SetItem` and :cfunc:`PyObject_SetItem` refuse to do this
+Incidentally, :c:func:`PyTuple_SetItem` is the *only* way to set tuple items;
+:c:func:`PySequence_SetItem` and :c:func:`PyObject_SetItem` refuse to do this
since tuples are an immutable data type. You should only use
-:cfunc:`PyTuple_SetItem` for tuples that you are creating yourself.
+:c:func:`PyTuple_SetItem` for tuples that you are creating yourself.
-Equivalent code for populating a list can be written using :cfunc:`PyList_New`
-and :cfunc:`PyList_SetItem`.
+Equivalent code for populating a list can be written using :c:func:`PyList_New`
+and :c:func:`PyList_SetItem`.
However, in practice, you will rarely use these ways of creating and populating
-a tuple or list. There's a generic function, :cfunc:`Py_BuildValue`, that can
+a tuple or list. There's a generic function, :c:func:`Py_BuildValue`, that can
create most common objects from C values, directed by a :dfn:`format string`.
For example, the above two blocks of code could be replaced by the following
(which also takes care of the error checking)::
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ For example, the above two blocks of code could be replaced by the following
tuple = Py_BuildValue("(iis)", 1, 2, "three");
list = Py_BuildValue("[iis]", 1, 2, "three");
-It is much more common to use :cfunc:`PyObject_SetItem` and friends with items
+It is much more common to use :c:func:`PyObject_SetItem` and friends with items
whose references you are only borrowing, like arguments that were passed in to
the function you are writing. In that case, their behaviour regarding reference
counts is much saner, since you don't have to increment a reference count so you
@@ -270,15 +270,15 @@ for that reference, many functions that return a reference to an object give
you ownership of the reference. The reason is simple: in many cases, the
returned object is created on the fly, and the reference you get is the only
reference to the object. Therefore, the generic functions that return object
-references, like :cfunc:`PyObject_GetItem` and :cfunc:`PySequence_GetItem`,
+references, like :c:func:`PyObject_GetItem` and :c:func:`PySequence_GetItem`,
always return a new reference (the caller becomes the owner of the reference).
It is important to realize that whether you own a reference returned by a
function depends on which function you call only --- *the plumage* (the type of
the object passed as an argument to the function) *doesn't enter into it!*
-Thus, if you extract an item from a list using :cfunc:`PyList_GetItem`, you
+Thus, if you extract an item from a list using :c:func:`PyList_GetItem`, you
don't own the reference --- but if you obtain the same item from the same list
-using :cfunc:`PySequence_GetItem` (which happens to take exactly the same
+using :c:func:`PySequence_GetItem` (which happens to take exactly the same
arguments), you do own a reference to the returned object.
.. index::
@@ -286,8 +286,8 @@ arguments), you do own a reference to the returned object.
single: PySequence_GetItem()
Here is an example of how you could write a function that computes the sum of
-the items in a list of integers; once using :cfunc:`PyList_GetItem`, and once
-using :cfunc:`PySequence_GetItem`. ::
+the items in a list of integers; once using :c:func:`PyList_GetItem`, and once
+using :c:func:`PySequence_GetItem`. ::
long
sum_list(PyObject *list)
@@ -340,8 +340,8 @@ Types
-----
There are few other data types that play a significant role in the Python/C
-API; most are simple C types such as :ctype:`int`, :ctype:`long`,
-:ctype:`double` and :ctype:`char\*`. A few structure types are used to
+API; most are simple C types such as :c:type:`int`, :c:type:`long`,
+:c:type:`double` and :c:type:`char\*`. A few structure types are used to
describe static tables used to list the functions exported by a module or the
data attributes of a new object type, and another is used to describe the value
of a complex number. These will be discussed together with the functions that
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ indicator is either *NULL* or ``-1``, depending on the function's return type.
A few functions return a Boolean true/false result, with false indicating an
error. Very few functions return no explicit error indicator or have an
ambiguous return value, and require explicit testing for errors with
-:cfunc:`PyErr_Occurred`. These exceptions are always explicitly documented.
+:c:func:`PyErr_Occurred`. These exceptions are always explicitly documented.
.. index::
single: PyErr_SetString()
@@ -379,11 +379,11 @@ ambiguous return value, and require explicit testing for errors with
Exception state is maintained in per-thread storage (this is equivalent to
using global storage in an unthreaded application). A thread can be in one of
two states: an exception has occurred, or not. The function
-:cfunc:`PyErr_Occurred` can be used to check for this: it returns a borrowed
+:c:func:`PyErr_Occurred` can be used to check for this: it returns a borrowed
reference to the exception type object when an exception has occurred, and
*NULL* otherwise. There are a number of functions to set the exception state:
-:cfunc:`PyErr_SetString` is the most common (though not the most general)
-function to set the exception state, and :cfunc:`PyErr_Clear` clears the
+:c:func:`PyErr_SetString` is the most common (though not the most general)
+function to set the exception state, and :c:func:`PyErr_Clear` clears the
exception state.
The full exception state consists of three objects (all of which can be
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ and lose important information about the exact cause of the error.
.. index:: single: sum_sequence()
A simple example of detecting exceptions and passing them on is shown in the
-:cfunc:`sum_sequence` example above. It so happens that that example doesn't
+:c:func:`sum_sequence` example above. It so happens that that example doesn't
need to clean up any owned references when it detects an error. The following
example function shows some error cleanup. First, to remind you why you like
Python, we show the equivalent Python code::
@@ -486,10 +486,10 @@ Here is the corresponding C code, in all its glory::
single: Py_XDECREF()
This example represents an endorsed use of the ``goto`` statement in C!
-It illustrates the use of :cfunc:`PyErr_ExceptionMatches` and
-:cfunc:`PyErr_Clear` to handle specific exceptions, and the use of
-:cfunc:`Py_XDECREF` to dispose of owned references that may be *NULL* (note the
-``'X'`` in the name; :cfunc:`Py_DECREF` would crash when confronted with a
+It illustrates the use of :c:func:`PyErr_ExceptionMatches` and
+:c:func:`PyErr_Clear` to handle specific exceptions, and the use of
+:c:func:`Py_XDECREF` to dispose of owned references that may be *NULL* (note the
+``'X'`` in the name; :c:func:`Py_DECREF` would crash when confronted with a
*NULL* reference). It is important that the variables used to hold owned
references are initialized to *NULL* for this to work; likewise, the proposed
return value is initialized to ``-1`` (failure) and only set to success after
@@ -514,20 +514,20 @@ interpreter can only be used after the interpreter has been initialized.
triple: module; search; path
single: path (in module sys)
-The basic initialization function is :cfunc:`Py_Initialize`. This initializes
+The basic initialization function is :c:func:`Py_Initialize`. This initializes
the table of loaded modules, and creates the fundamental modules
:mod:`builtins`, :mod:`__main__`, and :mod:`sys`. It also
initializes the module search path (``sys.path``).
-.. index:: single: PySys_SetArgv()
+.. index:: single: PySys_SetArgvEx()
-:cfunc:`Py_Initialize` does not set the "script argument list" (``sys.argv``).
-If this variable is needed by Python code that will be executed later, it must
-be set explicitly with a call to ``PySys_SetArgv(argc, argv)`` subsequent to
-the call to :cfunc:`Py_Initialize`.
+:c:func:`Py_Initialize` does not set the "script argument list" (``sys.argv``).
+If this variable is needed by Python code that will be executed later, it must
+be set explicitly with a call to ``PySys_SetArgvEx(argc, argv, updatepath)``
+after the call to :c:func:`Py_Initialize`.
On most systems (in particular, on Unix and Windows, although the details are
-slightly different), :cfunc:`Py_Initialize` calculates the module search path
+slightly different), :c:func:`Py_Initialize` calculates the module search path
based upon its best guess for the location of the standard Python interpreter
executable, assuming that the Python library is found in a fixed location
relative to the Python interpreter executable. In particular, it looks for a
@@ -551,22 +551,22 @@ front of the standard path by setting :envvar:`PYTHONPATH`.
single: Py_GetProgramFullPath()
The embedding application can steer the search by calling
-``Py_SetProgramName(file)`` *before* calling :cfunc:`Py_Initialize`. Note that
+``Py_SetProgramName(file)`` *before* calling :c:func:`Py_Initialize`. Note that
:envvar:`PYTHONHOME` still overrides this and :envvar:`PYTHONPATH` is still
inserted in front of the standard path. An application that requires total
-control has to provide its own implementation of :cfunc:`Py_GetPath`,
-:cfunc:`Py_GetPrefix`, :cfunc:`Py_GetExecPrefix`, and
-:cfunc:`Py_GetProgramFullPath` (all defined in :file:`Modules/getpath.c`).
+control has to provide its own implementation of :c:func:`Py_GetPath`,
+:c:func:`Py_GetPrefix`, :c:func:`Py_GetExecPrefix`, and
+:c:func:`Py_GetProgramFullPath` (all defined in :file:`Modules/getpath.c`).
.. index:: single: Py_IsInitialized()
Sometimes, it is desirable to "uninitialize" Python. For instance, the
application may want to start over (make another call to
-:cfunc:`Py_Initialize`) or the application is simply done with its use of
+:c:func:`Py_Initialize`) or the application is simply done with its use of
Python and wants to free memory allocated by Python. This can be accomplished
-by calling :cfunc:`Py_Finalize`. The function :cfunc:`Py_IsInitialized` returns
+by calling :c:func:`Py_Finalize`. The function :c:func:`Py_IsInitialized` returns
true if Python is currently in the initialized state. More information about
-these functions is given in a later chapter. Notice that :cfunc:`Py_Finalize`
+these functions is given in a later chapter. Notice that :c:func:`Py_Finalize`
does *not* free all memory allocated by the Python interpreter, e.g. memory
allocated by extension modules currently cannot be released.
@@ -586,11 +586,11 @@ available that support tracing of reference counts, debugging the memory
allocator, or low-level profiling of the main interpreter loop. Only the most
frequently-used builds will be described in the remainder of this section.
-Compiling the interpreter with the :cmacro:`Py_DEBUG` macro defined produces
-what is generally meant by "a debug build" of Python. :cmacro:`Py_DEBUG` is
+Compiling the interpreter with the :c:macro:`Py_DEBUG` macro defined produces
+what is generally meant by "a debug build" of Python. :c:macro:`Py_DEBUG` is
enabled in the Unix build by adding :option:`--with-pydebug` to the
:file:`configure` command. It is also implied by the presence of the
-not-Python-specific :cmacro:`_DEBUG` macro. When :cmacro:`Py_DEBUG` is enabled
+not-Python-specific :c:macro:`_DEBUG` macro. When :c:macro:`Py_DEBUG` is enabled
in the Unix build, compiler optimization is disabled.
In addition to the reference count debugging described below, the following
@@ -619,11 +619,11 @@ extra checks are performed:
There may be additional checks not mentioned here.
-Defining :cmacro:`Py_TRACE_REFS` enables reference tracing. When defined, a
+Defining :c:macro:`Py_TRACE_REFS` enables reference tracing. When defined, a
circular doubly linked list of active objects is maintained by adding two extra
-fields to every :ctype:`PyObject`. Total allocations are tracked as well. Upon
+fields to every :c:type:`PyObject`. Total allocations are tracked as well. Upon
exit, all existing references are printed. (In interactive mode this happens
-after every statement run by the interpreter.) Implied by :cmacro:`Py_DEBUG`.
+after every statement run by the interpreter.) Implied by :c:macro:`Py_DEBUG`.
Please refer to :file:`Misc/SpecialBuilds.txt` in the Python source distribution
for more detailed information.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/iter.rst b/Doc/c-api/iter.rst
index ba7e9e3a18..3f0f554dad 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/iter.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/iter.rst
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ Iterator Protocol
There are only a couple of functions specifically for working with iterators.
-.. cfunction:: int PyIter_Check(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: int PyIter_Check(PyObject *o)
Return true if the object *o* supports the iterator protocol.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyIter_Next(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyIter_Next(PyObject *o)
Return the next value from the iteration *o*. If the object is an iterator,
this retrieves the next value from the iteration, and returns *NULL* with no
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/iterator.rst b/Doc/c-api/iterator.rst
index 86650800a4..82cb4eba8a 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/iterator.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/iterator.rst
@@ -12,37 +12,37 @@ the callable for each item in the sequence, and ending the iteration when the
sentinel value is returned.
-.. cvar:: PyTypeObject PySeqIter_Type
+.. c:var:: PyTypeObject PySeqIter_Type
- Type object for iterator objects returned by :cfunc:`PySeqIter_New` and the
+ Type object for iterator objects returned by :c:func:`PySeqIter_New` and the
one-argument form of the :func:`iter` built-in function for built-in sequence
types.
-.. cfunction:: int PySeqIter_Check(op)
+.. c:function:: int PySeqIter_Check(op)
- Return true if the type of *op* is :cdata:`PySeqIter_Type`.
+ Return true if the type of *op* is :c:data:`PySeqIter_Type`.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PySeqIter_New(PyObject *seq)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PySeqIter_New(PyObject *seq)
Return an iterator that works with a general sequence object, *seq*. The
iteration ends when the sequence raises :exc:`IndexError` for the subscripting
operation.
-.. cvar:: PyTypeObject PyCallIter_Type
+.. c:var:: PyTypeObject PyCallIter_Type
- Type object for iterator objects returned by :cfunc:`PyCallIter_New` and the
+ Type object for iterator objects returned by :c:func:`PyCallIter_New` and the
two-argument form of the :func:`iter` built-in function.
-.. cfunction:: int PyCallIter_Check(op)
+.. c:function:: int PyCallIter_Check(op)
- Return true if the type of *op* is :cdata:`PyCallIter_Type`.
+ Return true if the type of *op* is :c:data:`PyCallIter_Type`.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyCallIter_New(PyObject *callable, PyObject *sentinel)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyCallIter_New(PyObject *callable, PyObject *sentinel)
Return a new iterator. The first parameter, *callable*, can be any Python
callable object that can be called with no parameters; each call to it should
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/list.rst b/Doc/c-api/list.rst
index 4e3d500b69..feb9015b6d 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/list.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/list.rst
@@ -8,30 +8,30 @@ List Objects
.. index:: object: list
-.. ctype:: PyListObject
+.. c:type:: PyListObject
- This subtype of :ctype:`PyObject` represents a Python list object.
+ This subtype of :c:type:`PyObject` represents a Python list object.
-.. cvar:: PyTypeObject PyList_Type
+.. c:var:: PyTypeObject PyList_Type
- This instance of :ctype:`PyTypeObject` represents the Python list type.
+ This instance of :c:type:`PyTypeObject` represents the Python list type.
This is the same object as :class:`list` in the Python layer.
-.. cfunction:: int PyList_Check(PyObject *p)
+.. c:function:: int PyList_Check(PyObject *p)
Return true if *p* is a list object or an instance of a subtype of the list
type.
-.. cfunction:: int PyList_CheckExact(PyObject *p)
+.. c:function:: int PyList_CheckExact(PyObject *p)
Return true if *p* is a list object, but not an instance of a subtype of
the list type.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyList_New(Py_ssize_t len)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyList_New(Py_ssize_t len)
Return a new list of length *len* on success, or *NULL* on failure.
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ List Objects
If *len* is greater than zero, the returned list object's items are
set to ``NULL``. Thus you cannot use abstract API functions such as
- :cfunc:`PySequence_SetItem` or expose the object to Python code before
- setting all items to a real object with :cfunc:`PyList_SetItem`.
+ :c:func:`PySequence_SetItem` or expose the object to Python code before
+ setting all items to a real object with :c:func:`PyList_SetItem`.
-.. cfunction:: Py_ssize_t PyList_Size(PyObject *list)
+.. c:function:: Py_ssize_t PyList_Size(PyObject *list)
.. index:: builtin: len
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ List Objects
``len(list)`` on a list object.
-.. cfunction:: Py_ssize_t PyList_GET_SIZE(PyObject *list)
+.. c:function:: Py_ssize_t PyList_GET_SIZE(PyObject *list)
- Macro form of :cfunc:`PyList_Size` without error checking.
+ Macro form of :c:func:`PyList_Size` without error checking.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyList_GetItem(PyObject *list, Py_ssize_t index)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyList_GetItem(PyObject *list, Py_ssize_t index)
Return the object at position *index* in the list pointed to by *list*. The
position must be positive, indexing from the end of the list is not
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ List Objects
:exc:`IndexError` exception.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyList_GET_ITEM(PyObject *list, Py_ssize_t i)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyList_GET_ITEM(PyObject *list, Py_ssize_t i)
- Macro form of :cfunc:`PyList_GetItem` without error checking.
+ Macro form of :c:func:`PyList_GetItem` without error checking.
-.. cfunction:: int PyList_SetItem(PyObject *list, Py_ssize_t index, PyObject *item)
+.. c:function:: int PyList_SetItem(PyObject *list, Py_ssize_t index, PyObject *item)
Set the item at index *index* in list to *item*. Return ``0`` on success
or ``-1`` on failure.
@@ -80,34 +80,34 @@ List Objects
an item already in the list at the affected position.
-.. cfunction:: void PyList_SET_ITEM(PyObject *list, Py_ssize_t i, PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: void PyList_SET_ITEM(PyObject *list, Py_ssize_t i, PyObject *o)
- Macro form of :cfunc:`PyList_SetItem` without error checking. This is
+ Macro form of :c:func:`PyList_SetItem` without error checking. This is
normally only used to fill in new lists where there is no previous content.
.. note::
This macro "steals" a reference to *item*, and, unlike
- :cfunc:`PyList_SetItem`, does *not* discard a reference to any item that
+ :c:func:`PyList_SetItem`, does *not* discard a reference to any item that
is being replaced; any reference in *list* at position *i* will be
leaked.
-.. cfunction:: int PyList_Insert(PyObject *list, Py_ssize_t index, PyObject *item)
+.. c:function:: int PyList_Insert(PyObject *list, Py_ssize_t index, PyObject *item)
Insert the item *item* into list *list* in front of index *index*. Return
``0`` if successful; return ``-1`` and set an exception if unsuccessful.
Analogous to ``list.insert(index, item)``.
-.. cfunction:: int PyList_Append(PyObject *list, PyObject *item)
+.. c:function:: int PyList_Append(PyObject *list, PyObject *item)
Append the object *item* at the end of list *list*. Return ``0`` if
successful; return ``-1`` and set an exception if unsuccessful. Analogous
to ``list.append(item)``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyList_GetSlice(PyObject *list, Py_ssize_t low, Py_ssize_t high)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyList_GetSlice(PyObject *list, Py_ssize_t low, Py_ssize_t high)
Return a list of the objects in *list* containing the objects *between* *low*
and *high*. Return *NULL* and set an exception if unsuccessful. Analogous
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ List Objects
supported.
-.. cfunction:: int PyList_SetSlice(PyObject *list, Py_ssize_t low, Py_ssize_t high, PyObject *itemlist)
+.. c:function:: int PyList_SetSlice(PyObject *list, Py_ssize_t low, Py_ssize_t high, PyObject *itemlist)
Set the slice of *list* between *low* and *high* to the contents of
*itemlist*. Analogous to ``list[low:high] = itemlist``. The *itemlist* may
@@ -124,19 +124,19 @@ List Objects
slicing from Python, are not supported.
-.. cfunction:: int PyList_Sort(PyObject *list)
+.. c:function:: int PyList_Sort(PyObject *list)
Sort the items of *list* in place. Return ``0`` on success, ``-1`` on
failure. This is equivalent to ``list.sort()``.
-.. cfunction:: int PyList_Reverse(PyObject *list)
+.. c:function:: int PyList_Reverse(PyObject *list)
Reverse the items of *list* in place. Return ``0`` on success, ``-1`` on
failure. This is the equivalent of ``list.reverse()``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyList_AsTuple(PyObject *list)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyList_AsTuple(PyObject *list)
.. index:: builtin: tuple
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/long.rst b/Doc/c-api/long.rst
index 9f8e3c5f64..b2295e0fad 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/long.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/long.rst
@@ -10,32 +10,32 @@ Integer Objects
All integers are implemented as "long" integer objects of arbitrary size.
-.. ctype:: PyLongObject
+.. c:type:: PyLongObject
- This subtype of :ctype:`PyObject` represents a Python integer object.
+ This subtype of :c:type:`PyObject` represents a Python integer object.
-.. cvar:: PyTypeObject PyLong_Type
+.. c:var:: PyTypeObject PyLong_Type
- This instance of :ctype:`PyTypeObject` represents the Python integer type.
+ This instance of :c:type:`PyTypeObject` represents the Python integer type.
This is the same object as :class:`int` in the Python layer.
-.. cfunction:: int PyLong_Check(PyObject *p)
+.. c:function:: int PyLong_Check(PyObject *p)
- Return true if its argument is a :ctype:`PyLongObject` or a subtype of
- :ctype:`PyLongObject`.
+ Return true if its argument is a :c:type:`PyLongObject` or a subtype of
+ :c:type:`PyLongObject`.
-.. cfunction:: int PyLong_CheckExact(PyObject *p)
+.. c:function:: int PyLong_CheckExact(PyObject *p)
- Return true if its argument is a :ctype:`PyLongObject`, but not a subtype of
- :ctype:`PyLongObject`.
+ Return true if its argument is a :c:type:`PyLongObject`, but not a subtype of
+ :c:type:`PyLongObject`.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyLong_FromLong(long v)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyLong_FromLong(long v)
- Return a new :ctype:`PyLongObject` object from *v*, or *NULL* on failure.
+ Return a new :c:type:`PyLongObject` object from *v*, or *NULL* on failure.
The current implementation keeps an array of integer objects for all integers
between ``-5`` and ``256``, when you create an int in that range you actually
@@ -44,47 +44,47 @@ All integers are implemented as "long" integer objects of arbitrary size.
undefined. :-)
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyLong_FromUnsignedLong(unsigned long v)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyLong_FromUnsignedLong(unsigned long v)
- Return a new :ctype:`PyLongObject` object from a C :ctype:`unsigned long`, or
+ Return a new :c:type:`PyLongObject` object from a C :c:type:`unsigned long`, or
*NULL* on failure.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyLong_FromSsize_t(Py_ssize_t v)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyLong_FromSsize_t(Py_ssize_t v)
- Return a new :ctype:`PyLongObject` object from a C :ctype:`Py_ssize_t`, or
+ Return a new :c:type:`PyLongObject` object from a C :c:type:`Py_ssize_t`, or
*NULL* on failure.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyLong_FromSize_t(size_t v)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyLong_FromSize_t(size_t v)
- Return a new :ctype:`PyLongObject` object from a C :ctype:`size_t`, or
+ Return a new :c:type:`PyLongObject` object from a C :c:type:`size_t`, or
*NULL* on failure.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyLong_FromLongLong(PY_LONG_LONG v)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyLong_FromLongLong(PY_LONG_LONG v)
- Return a new :ctype:`PyLongObject` object from a C :ctype:`long long`, or *NULL*
+ Return a new :c:type:`PyLongObject` object from a C :c:type:`long long`, or *NULL*
on failure.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong(unsigned PY_LONG_LONG v)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong(unsigned PY_LONG_LONG v)
- Return a new :ctype:`PyLongObject` object from a C :ctype:`unsigned long long`,
+ Return a new :c:type:`PyLongObject` object from a C :c:type:`unsigned long long`,
or *NULL* on failure.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyLong_FromDouble(double v)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyLong_FromDouble(double v)
- Return a new :ctype:`PyLongObject` object from the integer part of *v*, or
+ Return a new :c:type:`PyLongObject` object from the integer part of *v*, or
*NULL* on failure.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyLong_FromString(char *str, char **pend, int base)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyLong_FromString(char *str, char **pend, int base)
- Return a new :ctype:`PyLongObject` based on the string value in *str*, which
+ Return a new :c:type:`PyLongObject` based on the string value in *str*, which
is interpreted according to the radix in *base*. If *pend* is non-*NULL*,
- ``*pend`` will point to the first character in *str* which follows the
+ *\*pend* will point to the first character in *str* which follows the
representation of the number. If *base* is ``0``, the radix will be
determined based on the leading characters of *str*: if *str* starts with
``'0x'`` or ``'0X'``, radix 16 will be used; if *str* starts with ``'0o'`` or
@@ -94,85 +94,101 @@ All integers are implemented as "long" integer objects of arbitrary size.
ignored. If there are no digits, :exc:`ValueError` will be raised.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyLong_FromUnicode(Py_UNICODE *u, Py_ssize_t length, int base)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyLong_FromUnicode(Py_UNICODE *u, Py_ssize_t length, int base)
Convert a sequence of Unicode digits to a Python integer value. The Unicode
- string is first encoded to a byte string using :cfunc:`PyUnicode_EncodeDecimal`
- and then converted using :cfunc:`PyLong_FromString`.
+ string is first encoded to a byte string using :c:func:`PyUnicode_EncodeDecimal`
+ and then converted using :c:func:`PyLong_FromString`.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyLong_FromVoidPtr(void *p)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyLong_FromVoidPtr(void *p)
Create a Python integer from the pointer *p*. The pointer value can be
- retrieved from the resulting value using :cfunc:`PyLong_AsVoidPtr`.
+ retrieved from the resulting value using :c:func:`PyLong_AsVoidPtr`.
.. XXX alias PyLong_AS_LONG (for now)
-.. cfunction:: long PyLong_AsLong(PyObject *pylong)
+.. c:function:: long PyLong_AsLong(PyObject *pylong)
.. index::
single: LONG_MAX
single: OverflowError (built-in exception)
- Return a C :ctype:`long` representation of the contents of *pylong*. If
+ Return a C :c:type:`long` representation of the contents of *pylong*. If
*pylong* is greater than :const:`LONG_MAX`, raise an :exc:`OverflowError`,
and return -1. Convert non-long objects automatically to long first,
and return -1 if that raises exceptions.
-.. cfunction:: long PyLong_AsLongAndOverflow(PyObject *pylong, int* overflow)
+.. c:function:: long PyLong_AsLongAndOverflow(PyObject *pylong, int *overflow)
- Return a C :ctype:`long` representation of the contents of *pylong*. If
- *pylong* is greater than :const:`LONG_MAX`, return -1 and
- set `*overflow` to 1 (for overflow) or -1 (for underflow).
- If an exception is set because of type errors, also return -1.
+ Return a C :c:type:`long` representation of the contents of
+ *pylong*. If *pylong* is greater than :const:`LONG_MAX` or less
+ than :const:`LONG_MIN`, set *\*overflow* to ``1`` or ``-1``,
+ respectively, and return ``-1``; otherwise, set *\*overflow* to
+ ``0``. If any other exception occurs (for example a TypeError or
+ MemoryError), then ``-1`` will be returned and *\*overflow* will
+ be ``0``.
-.. cfunction:: Py_ssize_t PyLong_AsSsize_t(PyObject *pylong)
+.. c:function:: PY_LONG_LONG PyLong_AsLongLongAndOverflow(PyObject *pylong, int *overflow)
+
+ Return a C :c:type:`long long` representation of the contents of
+ *pylong*. If *pylong* is greater than :const:`PY_LLONG_MAX` or less
+ than :const:`PY_LLONG_MIN`, set *\*overflow* to ``1`` or ``-1``,
+ respectively, and return ``-1``; otherwise, set *\*overflow* to
+ ``0``. If any other exception occurs (for example a TypeError or
+ MemoryError), then ``-1`` will be returned and *\*overflow* will
+ be ``0``.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.2
+
+
+.. c:function:: Py_ssize_t PyLong_AsSsize_t(PyObject *pylong)
.. index::
single: PY_SSIZE_T_MAX
single: OverflowError (built-in exception)
- Return a C :ctype:`Py_ssize_t` representation of the contents of *pylong*.
+ Return a C :c:type:`Py_ssize_t` representation of the contents of *pylong*.
If *pylong* is greater than :const:`PY_SSIZE_T_MAX`, an :exc:`OverflowError`
is raised and ``-1`` will be returned.
-.. cfunction:: unsigned long PyLong_AsUnsignedLong(PyObject *pylong)
+.. c:function:: unsigned long PyLong_AsUnsignedLong(PyObject *pylong)
.. index::
single: ULONG_MAX
single: OverflowError (built-in exception)
- Return a C :ctype:`unsigned long` representation of the contents of *pylong*.
+ Return a C :c:type:`unsigned long` representation of the contents of *pylong*.
If *pylong* is greater than :const:`ULONG_MAX`, an :exc:`OverflowError` is
raised.
-.. cfunction:: size_t PyLong_AsSize_t(PyObject *pylong)
+.. c:function:: size_t PyLong_AsSize_t(PyObject *pylong)
- Return a :ctype:`size_t` representation of the contents of *pylong*. If
- *pylong* is greater than the maximum value for a :ctype:`size_t`, an
+ Return a :c:type:`size_t` representation of the contents of *pylong*. If
+ *pylong* is greater than the maximum value for a :c:type:`size_t`, an
:exc:`OverflowError` is raised.
-.. cfunction:: PY_LONG_LONG PyLong_AsLongLong(PyObject *pylong)
+.. c:function:: PY_LONG_LONG PyLong_AsLongLong(PyObject *pylong)
.. index::
single: OverflowError (built-in exception)
- Return a C :ctype:`long long` from a Python integer. If *pylong*
- cannot be represented as a :ctype:`long long`, an
+ Return a C :c:type:`long long` from a Python integer. If *pylong*
+ cannot be represented as a :c:type:`long long`, an
:exc:`OverflowError` is raised and ``-1`` is returned.
-.. cfunction:: unsigned PY_LONG_LONG PyLong_AsUnsignedLongLong(PyObject *pylong)
+.. c:function:: unsigned PY_LONG_LONG PyLong_AsUnsignedLongLong(PyObject *pylong)
.. index::
single: OverflowError (built-in exception)
- Return a C :ctype:`unsigned long long` from a Python integer. If
- *pylong* cannot be represented as an :ctype:`unsigned long long`,
+ Return a C :c:type:`unsigned long long` from a Python integer. If
+ *pylong* cannot be represented as an :c:type:`unsigned long long`,
an :exc:`OverflowError` is raised and ``(unsigned long long)-1`` is
returned.
@@ -180,28 +196,28 @@ All integers are implemented as "long" integer objects of arbitrary size.
A negative *pylong* now raises :exc:`OverflowError`, not :exc:`TypeError`.
-.. cfunction:: unsigned long PyLong_AsUnsignedLongMask(PyObject *io)
+.. c:function:: unsigned long PyLong_AsUnsignedLongMask(PyObject *io)
- Return a C :ctype:`unsigned long` from a Python integer, without checking for
+ Return a C :c:type:`unsigned long` from a Python integer, without checking for
overflow.
-.. cfunction:: unsigned PY_LONG_LONG PyLong_AsUnsignedLongLongMask(PyObject *io)
+.. c:function:: unsigned PY_LONG_LONG PyLong_AsUnsignedLongLongMask(PyObject *io)
- Return a C :ctype:`unsigned long long` from a Python integer, without
+ Return a C :c:type:`unsigned long long` from a Python integer, without
checking for overflow.
-.. cfunction:: double PyLong_AsDouble(PyObject *pylong)
+.. c:function:: double PyLong_AsDouble(PyObject *pylong)
- Return a C :ctype:`double` representation of the contents of *pylong*. If
- *pylong* cannot be approximately represented as a :ctype:`double`, an
+ Return a C :c:type:`double` representation of the contents of *pylong*. If
+ *pylong* cannot be approximately represented as a :c:type:`double`, an
:exc:`OverflowError` exception is raised and ``-1.0`` will be returned.
-.. cfunction:: void* PyLong_AsVoidPtr(PyObject *pylong)
+.. c:function:: void* PyLong_AsVoidPtr(PyObject *pylong)
- Convert a Python integer *pylong* to a C :ctype:`void` pointer.
+ Convert a Python integer *pylong* to a C :c:type:`void` pointer.
If *pylong* cannot be converted, an :exc:`OverflowError` will be raised. This
- is only assured to produce a usable :ctype:`void` pointer for values created
- with :cfunc:`PyLong_FromVoidPtr`.
+ is only assured to produce a usable :c:type:`void` pointer for values created
+ with :c:func:`PyLong_FromVoidPtr`.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/mapping.rst b/Doc/c-api/mapping.rst
index 5b2de14783..0ef29616e5 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/mapping.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/mapping.rst
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ Mapping Protocol
================
-.. cfunction:: int PyMapping_Check(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: int PyMapping_Check(PyObject *o)
Return ``1`` if the object provides mapping protocol, and ``0`` otherwise. This
function always succeeds.
-.. cfunction:: Py_ssize_t PyMapping_Size(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: Py_ssize_t PyMapping_Size(PyObject *o)
Py_ssize_t PyMapping_Length(PyObject *o)
.. index:: builtin: len
@@ -22,58 +22,58 @@ Mapping Protocol
expression ``len(o)``.
-.. cfunction:: int PyMapping_DelItemString(PyObject *o, char *key)
+.. c:function:: int PyMapping_DelItemString(PyObject *o, char *key)
Remove the mapping for object *key* from the object *o*. Return ``-1`` on
failure. This is equivalent to the Python statement ``del o[key]``.
-.. cfunction:: int PyMapping_DelItem(PyObject *o, PyObject *key)
+.. c:function:: int PyMapping_DelItem(PyObject *o, PyObject *key)
Remove the mapping for object *key* from the object *o*. Return ``-1`` on
failure. This is equivalent to the Python statement ``del o[key]``.
-.. cfunction:: int PyMapping_HasKeyString(PyObject *o, char *key)
+.. c:function:: int PyMapping_HasKeyString(PyObject *o, char *key)
On success, return ``1`` if the mapping object has the key *key* and ``0``
otherwise. This is equivalent to the Python expression ``key in o``.
This function always succeeds.
-.. cfunction:: int PyMapping_HasKey(PyObject *o, PyObject *key)
+.. c:function:: int PyMapping_HasKey(PyObject *o, PyObject *key)
Return ``1`` if the mapping object has the key *key* and ``0`` otherwise. This
is equivalent to the Python expression ``key in o``. This function always
succeeds.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyMapping_Keys(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyMapping_Keys(PyObject *o)
On success, return a list of the keys in object *o*. On failure, return *NULL*.
This is equivalent to the Python expression ``list(o.keys())``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyMapping_Values(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyMapping_Values(PyObject *o)
On success, return a list of the values in object *o*. On failure, return
*NULL*. This is equivalent to the Python expression ``list(o.values())``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyMapping_Items(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyMapping_Items(PyObject *o)
On success, return a list of the items in object *o*, where each item is a tuple
containing a key-value pair. On failure, return *NULL*. This is equivalent to
the Python expression ``list(o.items())``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyMapping_GetItemString(PyObject *o, char *key)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyMapping_GetItemString(PyObject *o, char *key)
Return element of *o* corresponding to the object *key* or *NULL* on failure.
This is the equivalent of the Python expression ``o[key]``.
-.. cfunction:: int PyMapping_SetItemString(PyObject *o, char *key, PyObject *v)
+.. c:function:: int PyMapping_SetItemString(PyObject *o, char *key, PyObject *v)
Map the object *key* to the value *v* in object *o*. Returns ``-1`` on failure.
This is the equivalent of the Python statement ``o[key] = v``.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/marshal.rst b/Doc/c-api/marshal.rst
index 04b0b88e6f..da402a8086 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/marshal.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/marshal.rst
@@ -19,20 +19,20 @@ unmarshalling. Version 2 uses a binary format for floating point numbers.
*Py_MARSHAL_VERSION* indicates the current file format (currently 2).
-.. cfunction:: void PyMarshal_WriteLongToFile(long value, FILE *file, int version)
+.. c:function:: void PyMarshal_WriteLongToFile(long value, FILE *file, int version)
- Marshal a :ctype:`long` integer, *value*, to *file*. This will only write
+ Marshal a :c:type:`long` integer, *value*, to *file*. This will only write
the least-significant 32 bits of *value*; regardless of the size of the
- native :ctype:`long` type. *version* indicates the file format.
+ native :c:type:`long` type. *version* indicates the file format.
-.. cfunction:: void PyMarshal_WriteObjectToFile(PyObject *value, FILE *file, int version)
+.. c:function:: void PyMarshal_WriteObjectToFile(PyObject *value, FILE *file, int version)
Marshal a Python object, *value*, to *file*.
*version* indicates the file format.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyMarshal_WriteObjectToString(PyObject *value, int version)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyMarshal_WriteObjectToString(PyObject *value, int version)
Return a string object containing the marshalled representation of *value*.
*version* indicates the file format.
@@ -47,31 +47,31 @@ no error. What's the right way to tell? Should only non-negative values be
written using these routines?
-.. cfunction:: long PyMarshal_ReadLongFromFile(FILE *file)
+.. c:function:: long PyMarshal_ReadLongFromFile(FILE *file)
- Return a C :ctype:`long` from the data stream in a :ctype:`FILE\*` opened
+ Return a C :c:type:`long` from the data stream in a :c:type:`FILE\*` opened
for reading. Only a 32-bit value can be read in using this function,
- regardless of the native size of :ctype:`long`.
+ regardless of the native size of :c:type:`long`.
-.. cfunction:: int PyMarshal_ReadShortFromFile(FILE *file)
+.. c:function:: int PyMarshal_ReadShortFromFile(FILE *file)
- Return a C :ctype:`short` from the data stream in a :ctype:`FILE\*` opened
+ Return a C :c:type:`short` from the data stream in a :c:type:`FILE\*` opened
for reading. Only a 16-bit value can be read in using this function,
- regardless of the native size of :ctype:`short`.
+ regardless of the native size of :c:type:`short`.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyMarshal_ReadObjectFromFile(FILE *file)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyMarshal_ReadObjectFromFile(FILE *file)
- Return a Python object from the data stream in a :ctype:`FILE\*` opened for
+ Return a Python object from the data stream in a :c:type:`FILE\*` opened for
reading. On error, sets the appropriate exception (:exc:`EOFError` or
:exc:`TypeError`) and returns *NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyMarshal_ReadLastObjectFromFile(FILE *file)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyMarshal_ReadLastObjectFromFile(FILE *file)
- Return a Python object from the data stream in a :ctype:`FILE\*` opened for
- reading. Unlike :cfunc:`PyMarshal_ReadObjectFromFile`, this function
+ Return a Python object from the data stream in a :c:type:`FILE\*` opened for
+ reading. Unlike :c:func:`PyMarshal_ReadObjectFromFile`, this function
assumes that no further objects will be read from the file, allowing it to
aggressively load file data into memory so that the de-serialization can
operate from data in memory rather than reading a byte at a time from the
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ written using these routines?
(:exc:`EOFError` or :exc:`TypeError`) and returns *NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyMarshal_ReadObjectFromString(char *string, Py_ssize_t len)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyMarshal_ReadObjectFromString(char *string, Py_ssize_t len)
Return a Python object from the data stream in a character buffer
containing *len* bytes pointed to by *string*. On error, sets the
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/memory.rst b/Doc/c-api/memory.rst
index 81d7cd96cf..b80b3d53d9 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/memory.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/memory.rst
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ API functions listed in this document.
single: free()
To avoid memory corruption, extension writers should never try to operate on
-Python objects with the functions exported by the C library: :cfunc:`malloc`,
-:cfunc:`calloc`, :cfunc:`realloc` and :cfunc:`free`. This will result in mixed
+Python objects with the functions exported by the C library: :c:func:`malloc`,
+:c:func:`calloc`, :c:func:`realloc` and :c:func:`free`. This will result in mixed
calls between the C allocator and the Python memory manager with fatal
consequences, because they implement different algorithms and operate on
different heaps. However, one may safely allocate and release memory blocks
@@ -94,65 +94,65 @@ behavior when requesting zero bytes, are available for allocating and releasing
memory from the Python heap:
-.. cfunction:: void* PyMem_Malloc(size_t n)
+.. c:function:: void* PyMem_Malloc(size_t n)
- Allocates *n* bytes and returns a pointer of type :ctype:`void\*` to the
+ Allocates *n* bytes and returns a pointer of type :c:type:`void\*` to the
allocated memory, or *NULL* if the request fails. Requesting zero bytes returns
- a distinct non-*NULL* pointer if possible, as if :cfunc:`PyMem_Malloc(1)` had
+ a distinct non-*NULL* pointer if possible, as if :c:func:`PyMem_Malloc(1)` had
been called instead. The memory will not have been initialized in any way.
-.. cfunction:: void* PyMem_Realloc(void *p, size_t n)
+.. c:function:: void* PyMem_Realloc(void *p, size_t n)
Resizes the memory block pointed to by *p* to *n* bytes. The contents will be
unchanged to the minimum of the old and the new sizes. If *p* is *NULL*, the
- call is equivalent to :cfunc:`PyMem_Malloc(n)`; else if *n* is equal to zero,
+ call is equivalent to :c:func:`PyMem_Malloc(n)`; else if *n* is equal to zero,
the memory block is resized but is not freed, and the returned pointer is
non-*NULL*. Unless *p* is *NULL*, it must have been returned by a previous call
- to :cfunc:`PyMem_Malloc` or :cfunc:`PyMem_Realloc`. If the request fails,
- :cfunc:`PyMem_Realloc` returns *NULL* and *p* remains a valid pointer to the
+ to :c:func:`PyMem_Malloc` or :c:func:`PyMem_Realloc`. If the request fails,
+ :c:func:`PyMem_Realloc` returns *NULL* and *p* remains a valid pointer to the
previous memory area.
-.. cfunction:: void PyMem_Free(void *p)
+.. c:function:: void PyMem_Free(void *p)
Frees the memory block pointed to by *p*, which must have been returned by a
- previous call to :cfunc:`PyMem_Malloc` or :cfunc:`PyMem_Realloc`. Otherwise, or
- if :cfunc:`PyMem_Free(p)` has been called before, undefined behavior occurs. If
+ previous call to :c:func:`PyMem_Malloc` or :c:func:`PyMem_Realloc`. Otherwise, or
+ if :c:func:`PyMem_Free(p)` has been called before, undefined behavior occurs. If
*p* is *NULL*, no operation is performed.
The following type-oriented macros are provided for convenience. Note that
*TYPE* refers to any C type.
-.. cfunction:: TYPE* PyMem_New(TYPE, size_t n)
+.. c:function:: TYPE* PyMem_New(TYPE, size_t n)
- Same as :cfunc:`PyMem_Malloc`, but allocates ``(n * sizeof(TYPE))`` bytes of
- memory. Returns a pointer cast to :ctype:`TYPE\*`. The memory will not have
+ Same as :c:func:`PyMem_Malloc`, but allocates ``(n * sizeof(TYPE))`` bytes of
+ memory. Returns a pointer cast to :c:type:`TYPE\*`. The memory will not have
been initialized in any way.
-.. cfunction:: TYPE* PyMem_Resize(void *p, TYPE, size_t n)
+.. c:function:: TYPE* PyMem_Resize(void *p, TYPE, size_t n)
- Same as :cfunc:`PyMem_Realloc`, but the memory block is resized to ``(n *
- sizeof(TYPE))`` bytes. Returns a pointer cast to :ctype:`TYPE\*`. On return,
+ Same as :c:func:`PyMem_Realloc`, but the memory block is resized to ``(n *
+ sizeof(TYPE))`` bytes. Returns a pointer cast to :c:type:`TYPE\*`. On return,
*p* will be a pointer to the new memory area, or *NULL* in the event of
failure. This is a C preprocessor macro; p is always reassigned. Save
the original value of p to avoid losing memory when handling errors.
-.. cfunction:: void PyMem_Del(void *p)
+.. c:function:: void PyMem_Del(void *p)
- Same as :cfunc:`PyMem_Free`.
+ Same as :c:func:`PyMem_Free`.
In addition, the following macro sets are provided for calling the Python memory
allocator directly, without involving the C API functions listed above. However,
note that their use does not preserve binary compatibility across Python
versions and is therefore deprecated in extension modules.
-:cfunc:`PyMem_MALLOC`, :cfunc:`PyMem_REALLOC`, :cfunc:`PyMem_FREE`.
+:c:func:`PyMem_MALLOC`, :c:func:`PyMem_REALLOC`, :c:func:`PyMem_FREE`.
-:cfunc:`PyMem_NEW`, :cfunc:`PyMem_RESIZE`, :cfunc:`PyMem_DEL`.
+:c:func:`PyMem_NEW`, :c:func:`PyMem_RESIZE`, :c:func:`PyMem_DEL`.
.. _memoryexamples:
@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@ allocators operating on different heaps. ::
free(buf1); /* Fatal -- should be PyMem_Del() */
In addition to the functions aimed at handling raw memory blocks from the Python
-heap, objects in Python are allocated and released with :cfunc:`PyObject_New`,
-:cfunc:`PyObject_NewVar` and :cfunc:`PyObject_Del`.
+heap, objects in Python are allocated and released with :c:func:`PyObject_New`,
+:c:func:`PyObject_NewVar` and :c:func:`PyObject_Del`.
These will be explained in the next chapter on defining and implementing new
object types in C.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/memoryview.rst b/Doc/c-api/memoryview.rst
index 9003d3e26d..34ecd12189 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/memoryview.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/memoryview.rst
@@ -13,22 +13,22 @@ A :class:`memoryview` object exposes the C level :ref:`buffer interface
any other object.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject *PyMemoryView_FromObject(PyObject *obj)
+.. c:function:: PyObject *PyMemoryView_FromObject(PyObject *obj)
Create a memoryview object from an object that provides the buffer interface.
If *obj* supports writable buffer exports, the memoryview object will be
readable and writable, other it will be read-only.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject *PyMemoryView_FromBuffer(Py_buffer *view)
+.. c:function:: PyObject *PyMemoryView_FromBuffer(Py_buffer *view)
Create a memoryview object wrapping the given buffer structure *view*.
The memoryview object then owns the buffer represented by *view*, which
- means you shouldn't try to call :cfunc:`PyBuffer_Release` yourself: it
+ means you shouldn't try to call :c:func:`PyBuffer_Release` yourself: it
will be done on deallocation of the memoryview object.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject *PyMemoryView_GetContiguous(PyObject *obj, int buffertype, char order)
+.. c:function:: PyObject *PyMemoryView_GetContiguous(PyObject *obj, int buffertype, char order)
Create a memoryview object to a contiguous chunk of memory (in either
'C' or 'F'ortran *order*) from an object that defines the buffer
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ any other object.
new bytes object.
-.. cfunction:: int PyMemoryView_Check(PyObject *obj)
+.. c:function:: int PyMemoryView_Check(PyObject *obj)
Return true if the object *obj* is a memoryview object. It is not
currently allowed to create subclasses of :class:`memoryview`.
-.. cfunction:: Py_buffer *PyMemoryView_GET_BUFFER(PyObject *obj)
+.. c:function:: Py_buffer *PyMemoryView_GET_BUFFER(PyObject *obj)
Return a pointer to the buffer structure wrapped by the given
memoryview object. The object **must** be a memoryview instance;
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/method.rst b/Doc/c-api/method.rst
index d8b2ed89ee..27f9576332 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/method.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/method.rst
@@ -7,38 +7,38 @@ Instance Method Objects
.. index:: object: instancemethod
-An instance method is a wrapper for a :cdata:`PyCFunction` and the new way
-to bind a :cdata:`PyCFunction` to a class object. It replaces the former call
+An instance method is a wrapper for a :c:data:`PyCFunction` and the new way
+to bind a :c:data:`PyCFunction` to a class object. It replaces the former call
``PyMethod_New(func, NULL, class)``.
-.. cvar:: PyTypeObject PyInstanceMethod_Type
+.. c:var:: PyTypeObject PyInstanceMethod_Type
- This instance of :ctype:`PyTypeObject` represents the Python instance
+ This instance of :c:type:`PyTypeObject` represents the Python instance
method type. It is not exposed to Python programs.
-.. cfunction:: int PyInstanceMethod_Check(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: int PyInstanceMethod_Check(PyObject *o)
Return true if *o* is an instance method object (has type
- :cdata:`PyInstanceMethod_Type`). The parameter must not be *NULL*.
+ :c:data:`PyInstanceMethod_Type`). The parameter must not be *NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyInstanceMethod_New(PyObject *func)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyInstanceMethod_New(PyObject *func)
Return a new instance method object, with *func* being any callable object
*func* is is the function that will be called when the instance method is
called.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyInstanceMethod_Function(PyObject *im)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyInstanceMethod_Function(PyObject *im)
Return the function object associated with the instance method *im*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyInstanceMethod_GET_FUNCTION(PyObject *im)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyInstanceMethod_GET_FUNCTION(PyObject *im)
- Macro version of :cfunc:`PyInstanceMethod_Function` which avoids error checking.
+ Macro version of :c:func:`PyInstanceMethod_Function` which avoids error checking.
.. _method-objects:
@@ -53,48 +53,48 @@ an user-defined class. Unbound methods (methods bound to a class object) are
no longer available.
-.. cvar:: PyTypeObject PyMethod_Type
+.. c:var:: PyTypeObject PyMethod_Type
.. index:: single: MethodType (in module types)
- This instance of :ctype:`PyTypeObject` represents the Python method type. This
+ This instance of :c:type:`PyTypeObject` represents the Python method type. This
is exposed to Python programs as ``types.MethodType``.
-.. cfunction:: int PyMethod_Check(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: int PyMethod_Check(PyObject *o)
- Return true if *o* is a method object (has type :cdata:`PyMethod_Type`). The
+ Return true if *o* is a method object (has type :c:data:`PyMethod_Type`). The
parameter must not be *NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyMethod_New(PyObject *func, PyObject *self)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyMethod_New(PyObject *func, PyObject *self)
Return a new method object, with *func* being any callable object and *self*
the instance the method should be bound. *func* is is the function that will
be called when the method is called. *self* must not be *NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyMethod_Function(PyObject *meth)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyMethod_Function(PyObject *meth)
Return the function object associated with the method *meth*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyMethod_GET_FUNCTION(PyObject *meth)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyMethod_GET_FUNCTION(PyObject *meth)
- Macro version of :cfunc:`PyMethod_Function` which avoids error checking.
+ Macro version of :c:func:`PyMethod_Function` which avoids error checking.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyMethod_Self(PyObject *meth)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyMethod_Self(PyObject *meth)
Return the instance associated with the method *meth*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyMethod_GET_SELF(PyObject *meth)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyMethod_GET_SELF(PyObject *meth)
- Macro version of :cfunc:`PyMethod_Self` which avoids error checking.
+ Macro version of :c:func:`PyMethod_Self` which avoids error checking.
-.. cfunction:: int PyMethod_ClearFreeList()
+.. c:function:: int PyMethod_ClearFreeList()
Clear the free list. Return the total number of freed items.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/module.rst b/Doc/c-api/module.rst
index 12816c9fd8..ffd68e3084 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/module.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/module.rst
@@ -10,26 +10,26 @@ Module Objects
There are only a few functions special to module objects.
-.. cvar:: PyTypeObject PyModule_Type
+.. c:var:: PyTypeObject PyModule_Type
.. index:: single: ModuleType (in module types)
- This instance of :ctype:`PyTypeObject` represents the Python module type. This
+ This instance of :c:type:`PyTypeObject` represents the Python module type. This
is exposed to Python programs as ``types.ModuleType``.
-.. cfunction:: int PyModule_Check(PyObject *p)
+.. c:function:: int PyModule_Check(PyObject *p)
Return true if *p* is a module object, or a subtype of a module object.
-.. cfunction:: int PyModule_CheckExact(PyObject *p)
+.. c:function:: int PyModule_CheckExact(PyObject *p)
Return true if *p* is a module object, but not a subtype of
- :cdata:`PyModule_Type`.
+ :c:data:`PyModule_Type`.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyModule_New(const char *name)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyModule_New(const char *name)
.. index::
single: __name__ (module attribute)
@@ -41,18 +41,18 @@ There are only a few functions special to module objects.
the caller is responsible for providing a :attr:`__file__` attribute.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyModule_GetDict(PyObject *module)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyModule_GetDict(PyObject *module)
.. index:: single: __dict__ (module attribute)
Return the dictionary object that implements *module*'s namespace; this object
is the same as the :attr:`__dict__` attribute of the module object. This
function never fails. It is recommended extensions use other
- :cfunc:`PyModule_\*` and :cfunc:`PyObject_\*` functions rather than directly
+ :c:func:`PyModule_\*` and :c:func:`PyObject_\*` functions rather than directly
manipulate a module's :attr:`__dict__`.
-.. cfunction:: char* PyModule_GetName(PyObject *module)
+.. c:function:: char* PyModule_GetName(PyObject *module)
.. index::
single: __name__ (module attribute)
@@ -62,29 +62,42 @@ There are only a few functions special to module objects.
or if it is not a string, :exc:`SystemError` is raised and *NULL* is returned.
-.. cfunction:: char* PyModule_GetFilename(PyObject *module)
+.. c:function:: char* PyModule_GetFilename(PyObject *module)
+
+ Similar to :c:func:`PyModule_GetFilenameObject` but return the filename
+ encoded to 'utf-8'.
+
+ .. deprecated:: 3.2
+ :c:func:`PyModule_GetFilename` raises :c:type:`UnicodeEncodeError` on
+ unencodable filenames, use :c:func:`PyModule_GetFilenameObject` instead.
+
+
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyModule_GetFilenameObject(PyObject *module)
.. index::
single: __file__ (module attribute)
single: SystemError (built-in exception)
Return the name of the file from which *module* was loaded using *module*'s
- :attr:`__file__` attribute. If this is not defined, or if it is not a string,
- raise :exc:`SystemError` and return *NULL*.
+ :attr:`__file__` attribute. If this is not defined, or if it is not a
+ unicode string, raise :exc:`SystemError` and return *NULL*; otherwise return
+ a reference to a :c:type:`PyUnicodeObject`.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.2
-.. cfunction:: void* PyModule_GetState(PyObject *module)
+.. c:function:: void* PyModule_GetState(PyObject *module)
Return the "state" of the module, that is, a pointer to the block of memory
allocated at module creation time, or *NULL*. See
- :cmember:`PyModuleDef.m_size`.
+ :c:member:`PyModuleDef.m_size`.
-.. cfunction:: PyModuleDef* PyModule_GetDef(PyObject *module)
+.. c:function:: PyModuleDef* PyModule_GetDef(PyObject *module)
- Return a pointer to the :ctype:`PyModuleDef` struct from which the module was
+ Return a pointer to the :c:type:`PyModuleDef` struct from which the module was
created, or *NULL* if the module wasn't created with
- :cfunc:`PyModule_Create`.
+ :c:func:`PyModule_Create`.
Initializing C modules
@@ -92,14 +105,14 @@ Initializing C modules
These functions are usually used in the module initialization function.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyModule_Create(PyModuleDef *module)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyModule_Create(PyModuleDef *module)
Create a new module object, given the definition in *module*. This behaves
- like :cfunc:`PyModule_Create2` with *module_api_version* set to
+ like :c:func:`PyModule_Create2` with *module_api_version* set to
:const:`PYTHON_API_VERSION`.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyModule_Create2(PyModuleDef *module, int module_api_version)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyModule_Create2(PyModuleDef *module, int module_api_version)
Create a new module object, given the definition in *module*, assuming the
API version *module_api_version*. If that version does not match the version
@@ -107,89 +120,89 @@ These functions are usually used in the module initialization function.
.. note::
- Most uses of this function should be using :cfunc:`PyModule_Create`
+ Most uses of this function should be using :c:func:`PyModule_Create`
instead; only use this if you are sure you need it.
-.. ctype:: PyModuleDef
+.. c:type:: PyModuleDef
This struct holds all information that is needed to create a module object.
There is usually only one static variable of that type for each module, which
- is statically initialized and then passed to :cfunc:`PyModule_Create` in the
+ is statically initialized and then passed to :c:func:`PyModule_Create` in the
module initialization function.
- .. cmember:: PyModuleDef_Base m_base
+ .. c:member:: PyModuleDef_Base m_base
Always initialize this member to :const:`PyModuleDef_HEAD_INIT`.
- .. cmember:: char* m_name
+ .. c:member:: char* m_name
Name for the new module.
- .. cmember:: char* m_doc
+ .. c:member:: char* m_doc
Docstring for the module; usually a docstring variable created with
- :cfunc:`PyDoc_STRVAR` is used.
+ :c:func:`PyDoc_STRVAR` is used.
- .. cmember:: Py_ssize_t m_size
+ .. c:member:: Py_ssize_t m_size
If the module object needs additional memory, this should be set to the
number of bytes to allocate; a pointer to the block of memory can be
- retrieved with :cfunc:`PyModule_GetState`. If no memory is needed, set
+ retrieved with :c:func:`PyModule_GetState`. If no memory is needed, set
this to ``-1``.
This memory should be used, rather than static globals, to hold per-module
state, since it is then safe for use in multiple sub-interpreters. It is
- freed when the module object is deallocated, after the :cmember:`m_free`
+ freed when the module object is deallocated, after the :c:member:`m_free`
function has been called, if present.
- .. cmember:: PyMethodDef* m_methods
+ .. c:member:: PyMethodDef* m_methods
A pointer to a table of module-level functions, described by
- :ctype:`PyMethodDef` values. Can be *NULL* if no functions are present.
+ :c:type:`PyMethodDef` values. Can be *NULL* if no functions are present.
- .. cmember:: inquiry m_reload
+ .. c:member:: inquiry m_reload
Currently unused, should be *NULL*.
- .. cmember:: traverseproc m_traverse
+ .. c:member:: traverseproc m_traverse
A traversal function to call during GC traversal of the module object, or
*NULL* if not needed.
- .. cmember:: inquiry m_clear
+ .. c:member:: inquiry m_clear
A clear function to call during GC clearing of the module object, or
*NULL* if not needed.
- .. cmember:: freefunc m_free
+ .. c:member:: freefunc m_free
A function to call during deallocation of the module object, or *NULL* if
not needed.
-.. cfunction:: int PyModule_AddObject(PyObject *module, const char *name, PyObject *value)
+.. c:function:: int PyModule_AddObject(PyObject *module, const char *name, PyObject *value)
Add an object to *module* as *name*. This is a convenience function which can
be used from the module's initialization function. This steals a reference to
*value*. Return ``-1`` on error, ``0`` on success.
-.. cfunction:: int PyModule_AddIntConstant(PyObject *module, const char *name, long value)
+.. c:function:: int PyModule_AddIntConstant(PyObject *module, const char *name, long value)
Add an integer constant to *module* as *name*. This convenience function can be
used from the module's initialization function. Return ``-1`` on error, ``0`` on
success.
-.. cfunction:: int PyModule_AddStringConstant(PyObject *module, const char *name, const char *value)
+.. c:function:: int PyModule_AddStringConstant(PyObject *module, const char *name, const char *value)
Add a string constant to *module* as *name*. This convenience function can be
used from the module's initialization function. The string *value* must be
null-terminated. Return ``-1`` on error, ``0`` on success.
-.. cfunction:: int PyModule_AddIntMacro(PyObject *module, macro)
+.. c:function:: int PyModule_AddIntMacro(PyObject *module, macro)
Add an int constant to *module*. The name and the value are taken from
*macro*. For example ``PyModule_AddIntMacro(module, AF_INET)`` adds the int
@@ -197,6 +210,6 @@ These functions are usually used in the module initialization function.
Return ``-1`` on error, ``0`` on success.
-.. cfunction:: int PyModule_AddStringMacro(PyObject *module, macro)
+.. c:function:: int PyModule_AddStringMacro(PyObject *module, macro)
Add a string constant to *module*.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/none.rst b/Doc/c-api/none.rst
index 70e2c04bd0..b9ac26921d 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/none.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/none.rst
@@ -7,20 +7,20 @@ The None Object
.. index:: object: None
-Note that the :ctype:`PyTypeObject` for ``None`` is not directly exposed in the
+Note that the :c:type:`PyTypeObject` for ``None`` is not directly exposed in the
Python/C API. Since ``None`` is a singleton, testing for object identity (using
-``==`` in C) is sufficient. There is no :cfunc:`PyNone_Check` function for the
+``==`` in C) is sufficient. There is no :c:func:`PyNone_Check` function for the
same reason.
-.. cvar:: PyObject* Py_None
+.. c:var:: PyObject* Py_None
The Python ``None`` object, denoting lack of value. This object has no methods.
It needs to be treated just like any other object with respect to reference
counts.
-.. cmacro:: Py_RETURN_NONE
+.. c:macro:: Py_RETURN_NONE
- Properly handle returning :cdata:`Py_None` from within a C function (that is,
+ Properly handle returning :c:data:`Py_None` from within a C function (that is,
increment the reference count of None and return it.)
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/number.rst b/Doc/c-api/number.rst
index 57ef293ded..eda722d9e8 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/number.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/number.rst
@@ -6,37 +6,37 @@ Number Protocol
===============
-.. cfunction:: int PyNumber_Check(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: int PyNumber_Check(PyObject *o)
Returns ``1`` if the object *o* provides numeric protocols, and false otherwise.
This function always succeeds.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_Add(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyNumber_Add(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
Returns the result of adding *o1* and *o2*, or *NULL* on failure. This is the
equivalent of the Python expression ``o1 + o2``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_Subtract(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyNumber_Subtract(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
Returns the result of subtracting *o2* from *o1*, or *NULL* on failure. This is
the equivalent of the Python expression ``o1 - o2``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_Multiply(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyNumber_Multiply(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
Returns the result of multiplying *o1* and *o2*, or *NULL* on failure. This is
the equivalent of the Python expression ``o1 * o2``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_FloorDivide(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyNumber_FloorDivide(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
Return the floor of *o1* divided by *o2*, or *NULL* on failure. This is
equivalent to the "classic" division of integers.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_TrueDivide(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyNumber_TrueDivide(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
Return a reasonable approximation for the mathematical value of *o1* divided by
*o2*, or *NULL* on failure. The return value is "approximate" because binary
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ Number Protocol
passed two integers.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_Remainder(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyNumber_Remainder(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
Returns the remainder of dividing *o1* by *o2*, or *NULL* on failure. This is
the equivalent of the Python expression ``o1 % o2``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_Divmod(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyNumber_Divmod(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
.. index:: builtin: divmod
@@ -59,29 +59,29 @@ Number Protocol
the equivalent of the Python expression ``divmod(o1, o2)``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_Power(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2, PyObject *o3)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyNumber_Power(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2, PyObject *o3)
.. index:: builtin: pow
See the built-in function :func:`pow`. Returns *NULL* on failure. This is the
equivalent of the Python expression ``pow(o1, o2, o3)``, where *o3* is optional.
- If *o3* is to be ignored, pass :cdata:`Py_None` in its place (passing *NULL* for
+ If *o3* is to be ignored, pass :c:data:`Py_None` in its place (passing *NULL* for
*o3* would cause an illegal memory access).
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_Negative(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyNumber_Negative(PyObject *o)
Returns the negation of *o* on success, or *NULL* on failure. This is the
equivalent of the Python expression ``-o``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_Positive(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyNumber_Positive(PyObject *o)
Returns *o* on success, or *NULL* on failure. This is the equivalent of the
Python expression ``+o``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_Absolute(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyNumber_Absolute(PyObject *o)
.. index:: builtin: abs
@@ -89,71 +89,71 @@ Number Protocol
of the Python expression ``abs(o)``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_Invert(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyNumber_Invert(PyObject *o)
Returns the bitwise negation of *o* on success, or *NULL* on failure. This is
the equivalent of the Python expression ``~o``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_Lshift(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyNumber_Lshift(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
Returns the result of left shifting *o1* by *o2* on success, or *NULL* on
failure. This is the equivalent of the Python expression ``o1 << o2``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_Rshift(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyNumber_Rshift(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
Returns the result of right shifting *o1* by *o2* on success, or *NULL* on
failure. This is the equivalent of the Python expression ``o1 >> o2``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_And(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyNumber_And(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
Returns the "bitwise and" of *o1* and *o2* on success and *NULL* on failure.
This is the equivalent of the Python expression ``o1 & o2``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_Xor(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyNumber_Xor(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
Returns the "bitwise exclusive or" of *o1* by *o2* on success, or *NULL* on
failure. This is the equivalent of the Python expression ``o1 ^ o2``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_Or(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyNumber_Or(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
Returns the "bitwise or" of *o1* and *o2* on success, or *NULL* on failure.
This is the equivalent of the Python expression ``o1 | o2``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_InPlaceAdd(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyNumber_InPlaceAdd(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
Returns the result of adding *o1* and *o2*, or *NULL* on failure. The operation
is done *in-place* when *o1* supports it. This is the equivalent of the Python
statement ``o1 += o2``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_InPlaceSubtract(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyNumber_InPlaceSubtract(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
Returns the result of subtracting *o2* from *o1*, or *NULL* on failure. The
operation is done *in-place* when *o1* supports it. This is the equivalent of
the Python statement ``o1 -= o2``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_InPlaceMultiply(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyNumber_InPlaceMultiply(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
Returns the result of multiplying *o1* and *o2*, or *NULL* on failure. The
operation is done *in-place* when *o1* supports it. This is the equivalent of
the Python statement ``o1 *= o2``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_InPlaceFloorDivide(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyNumber_InPlaceFloorDivide(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
Returns the mathematical floor of dividing *o1* by *o2*, or *NULL* on failure.
The operation is done *in-place* when *o1* supports it. This is the equivalent
of the Python statement ``o1 //= o2``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_InPlaceTrueDivide(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyNumber_InPlaceTrueDivide(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
Return a reasonable approximation for the mathematical value of *o1* divided by
*o2*, or *NULL* on failure. The return value is "approximate" because binary
@@ -162,72 +162,60 @@ Number Protocol
passed two integers. The operation is done *in-place* when *o1* supports it.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_InPlaceRemainder(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyNumber_InPlaceRemainder(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
Returns the remainder of dividing *o1* by *o2*, or *NULL* on failure. The
operation is done *in-place* when *o1* supports it. This is the equivalent of
the Python statement ``o1 %= o2``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_InPlacePower(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2, PyObject *o3)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyNumber_InPlacePower(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2, PyObject *o3)
.. index:: builtin: pow
See the built-in function :func:`pow`. Returns *NULL* on failure. The operation
is done *in-place* when *o1* supports it. This is the equivalent of the Python
- statement ``o1 **= o2`` when o3 is :cdata:`Py_None`, or an in-place variant of
- ``pow(o1, o2, o3)`` otherwise. If *o3* is to be ignored, pass :cdata:`Py_None`
+ statement ``o1 **= o2`` when o3 is :c:data:`Py_None`, or an in-place variant of
+ ``pow(o1, o2, o3)`` otherwise. If *o3* is to be ignored, pass :c:data:`Py_None`
in its place (passing *NULL* for *o3* would cause an illegal memory access).
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_InPlaceLshift(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyNumber_InPlaceLshift(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
Returns the result of left shifting *o1* by *o2* on success, or *NULL* on
failure. The operation is done *in-place* when *o1* supports it. This is the
equivalent of the Python statement ``o1 <<= o2``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_InPlaceRshift(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyNumber_InPlaceRshift(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
Returns the result of right shifting *o1* by *o2* on success, or *NULL* on
failure. The operation is done *in-place* when *o1* supports it. This is the
equivalent of the Python statement ``o1 >>= o2``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_InPlaceAnd(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyNumber_InPlaceAnd(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
Returns the "bitwise and" of *o1* and *o2* on success and *NULL* on failure. The
operation is done *in-place* when *o1* supports it. This is the equivalent of
the Python statement ``o1 &= o2``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_InPlaceXor(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyNumber_InPlaceXor(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
Returns the "bitwise exclusive or" of *o1* by *o2* on success, or *NULL* on
failure. The operation is done *in-place* when *o1* supports it. This is the
equivalent of the Python statement ``o1 ^= o2``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_InPlaceOr(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyNumber_InPlaceOr(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
Returns the "bitwise or" of *o1* and *o2* on success, or *NULL* on failure. The
operation is done *in-place* when *o1* supports it. This is the equivalent of
the Python statement ``o1 |= o2``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_Int(PyObject *o)
-
- Returns the *o* converted to an integer object on success, or *NULL* on
- failure. This is the equivalent of the Python expression ``int(o)``.
-
- .. note::
-
- This function is defined in the transitional :file:`intobject.h`
- header file. It will be removed completely in Python 3.1. Use
- the :cfunc:`PyNumber_Long` function instead.
-
-
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_Long(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyNumber_Long(PyObject *o)
.. index:: builtin: int
@@ -235,7 +223,7 @@ Number Protocol
failure. This is the equivalent of the Python expression ``int(o)``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_Float(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyNumber_Float(PyObject *o)
.. index:: builtin: float
@@ -243,22 +231,22 @@ Number Protocol
This is the equivalent of the Python expression ``float(o)``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_Index(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyNumber_Index(PyObject *o)
Returns the *o* converted to a Python int on success or *NULL* with a
:exc:`TypeError` exception raised on failure.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_ToBase(PyObject *n, int base)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyNumber_ToBase(PyObject *n, int base)
Returns the integer *n* converted to *base* as a string with a base
marker of ``'0b'``, ``'0o'``, or ``'0x'`` if applicable. When
*base* is not 2, 8, 10, or 16, the format is ``'x#num'`` where x is the
base. If *n* is not an int object, it is converted with
- :cfunc:`PyNumber_Index` first.
+ :c:func:`PyNumber_Index` first.
-.. cfunction:: Py_ssize_t PyNumber_AsSsize_t(PyObject *o, PyObject *exc)
+.. c:function:: Py_ssize_t PyNumber_AsSsize_t(PyObject *o, PyObject *exc)
Returns *o* converted to a Py_ssize_t value if *o* can be interpreted as an
integer. If *o* can be converted to a Python int but the attempt to
@@ -269,7 +257,7 @@ Number Protocol
integer or *PY_SSIZE_T_MAX* for a positive integer.
-.. cfunction:: int PyIndex_Check(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: int PyIndex_Check(PyObject *o)
Returns True if *o* is an index integer (has the nb_index slot of the
tp_as_number structure filled in).
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/objbuffer.rst b/Doc/c-api/objbuffer.rst
index 728d38343f..e7f4fde002 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/objbuffer.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/objbuffer.rst
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ around the :ref:`new buffer protocol <bufferobjects>`, but they don't give
you control over the lifetime of the resources acquired when a buffer is
exported.
-Therefore, it is recommended that you call :cfunc:`PyObject_GetBuffer`
+Therefore, it is recommended that you call :c:func:`PyObject_GetBuffer`
(or the ``y*`` or ``w*`` :ref:`format codes <arg-parsing>` with the
-:cfunc:`PyArg_ParseTuple` family of functions) to get a buffer view over
-an object, and :cfunc:`PyBuffer_Release` when the buffer view can be released.
+:c:func:`PyArg_ParseTuple` family of functions) to get a buffer view over
+an object, and :c:func:`PyBuffer_Release` when the buffer view can be released.
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_AsCharBuffer(PyObject *obj, const char **buffer, Py_ssize_t *buffer_len)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_AsCharBuffer(PyObject *obj, const char **buffer, Py_ssize_t *buffer_len)
Returns a pointer to a read-only memory location usable as character-based
input. The *obj* argument must support the single-segment character buffer
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ an object, and :cfunc:`PyBuffer_Release` when the buffer view can be released.
:exc:`TypeError` on error.
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_AsReadBuffer(PyObject *obj, const void **buffer, Py_ssize_t *buffer_len)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_AsReadBuffer(PyObject *obj, const void **buffer, Py_ssize_t *buffer_len)
Returns a pointer to a read-only memory location containing arbitrary data.
The *obj* argument must support the single-segment readable buffer
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ an object, and :cfunc:`PyBuffer_Release` when the buffer view can be released.
:exc:`TypeError` on error.
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_CheckReadBuffer(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_CheckReadBuffer(PyObject *o)
Returns ``1`` if *o* supports the single-segment readable buffer interface.
Otherwise returns ``0``.
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_AsWriteBuffer(PyObject *obj, void **buffer, Py_ssize_t *buffer_len)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_AsWriteBuffer(PyObject *obj, void **buffer, Py_ssize_t *buffer_len)
Returns a pointer to a writable memory location. The *obj* argument must
support the single-segment, character buffer interface. On success,
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/object.rst b/Doc/c-api/object.rst
index fd3a6d2380..d0d45ad001 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/object.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/object.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Object Protocol
===============
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_Print(PyObject *o, FILE *fp, int flags)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_Print(PyObject *o, FILE *fp, int flags)
Print an object *o*, on file *fp*. Returns ``-1`` on error. The flags argument
is used to enable certain printing options. The only option currently supported
@@ -14,35 +14,35 @@ Object Protocol
instead of the :func:`repr`.
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_HasAttr(PyObject *o, PyObject *attr_name)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_HasAttr(PyObject *o, PyObject *attr_name)
Returns ``1`` if *o* has the attribute *attr_name*, and ``0`` otherwise. This
is equivalent to the Python expression ``hasattr(o, attr_name)``. This function
always succeeds.
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_HasAttrString(PyObject *o, const char *attr_name)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_HasAttrString(PyObject *o, const char *attr_name)
Returns ``1`` if *o* has the attribute *attr_name*, and ``0`` otherwise. This
is equivalent to the Python expression ``hasattr(o, attr_name)``. This function
always succeeds.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_GetAttr(PyObject *o, PyObject *attr_name)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_GetAttr(PyObject *o, PyObject *attr_name)
Retrieve an attribute named *attr_name* from object *o*. Returns the attribute
value on success, or *NULL* on failure. This is the equivalent of the Python
expression ``o.attr_name``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_GetAttrString(PyObject *o, const char *attr_name)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_GetAttrString(PyObject *o, const char *attr_name)
Retrieve an attribute named *attr_name* from object *o*. Returns the attribute
value on success, or *NULL* on failure. This is the equivalent of the Python
expression ``o.attr_name``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_GenericGetAttr(PyObject *o, PyObject *name)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_GenericGetAttr(PyObject *o, PyObject *name)
Generic attribute getter function that is meant to be put into a type
object's ``tp_getattro`` slot. It looks for a descriptor in the dictionary
@@ -52,21 +52,21 @@ Object Protocol
descriptors don't. Otherwise, an :exc:`AttributeError` is raised.
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_SetAttr(PyObject *o, PyObject *attr_name, PyObject *v)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_SetAttr(PyObject *o, PyObject *attr_name, PyObject *v)
Set the value of the attribute named *attr_name*, for object *o*, to the value
*v*. Returns ``-1`` on failure. This is the equivalent of the Python statement
``o.attr_name = v``.
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_SetAttrString(PyObject *o, const char *attr_name, PyObject *v)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_SetAttrString(PyObject *o, const char *attr_name, PyObject *v)
Set the value of the attribute named *attr_name*, for object *o*, to the value
*v*. Returns ``-1`` on failure. This is the equivalent of the Python statement
``o.attr_name = v``.
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_GenericSetAttr(PyObject *o, PyObject *name, PyObject *value)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_GenericSetAttr(PyObject *o, PyObject *name, PyObject *value)
Generic attribute setter function that is meant to be put into a type
object's ``tp_setattro`` slot. It looks for a data descriptor in the
@@ -76,19 +76,19 @@ Object Protocol
an :exc:`AttributeError` is raised and ``-1`` is returned.
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_DelAttr(PyObject *o, PyObject *attr_name)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_DelAttr(PyObject *o, PyObject *attr_name)
Delete attribute named *attr_name*, for object *o*. Returns ``-1`` on failure.
This is the equivalent of the Python statement ``del o.attr_name``.
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_DelAttrString(PyObject *o, const char *attr_name)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_DelAttrString(PyObject *o, const char *attr_name)
Delete attribute named *attr_name*, for object *o*. Returns ``-1`` on failure.
This is the equivalent of the Python statement ``del o.attr_name``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_RichCompare(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2, int opid)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_RichCompare(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2, int opid)
Compare the values of *o1* and *o2* using the operation specified by *opid*,
which must be one of :const:`Py_LT`, :const:`Py_LE`, :const:`Py_EQ`,
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ Object Protocol
to *opid*. Returns the value of the comparison on success, or *NULL* on failure.
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_RichCompareBool(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2, int opid)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_RichCompareBool(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2, int opid)
Compare the values of *o1* and *o2* using the operation specified by *opid*,
which must be one of :const:`Py_LT`, :const:`Py_LE`, :const:`Py_EQ`,
@@ -109,10 +109,10 @@ Object Protocol
*opid*.
.. note::
- If *o1* and *o2* are the same object, :cfunc:`PyObject_RichCompareBool`
+ If *o1* and *o2* are the same object, :c:func:`PyObject_RichCompareBool`
will always return ``1`` for :const:`Py_EQ` and ``0`` for :const:`Py_NE`.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_Repr(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_Repr(PyObject *o)
.. index:: builtin: repr
@@ -121,18 +121,18 @@ Object Protocol
Python expression ``repr(o)``. Called by the :func:`repr` built-in function.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_ASCII(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_ASCII(PyObject *o)
.. index:: builtin: ascii
- As :cfunc:`PyObject_Repr`, compute a string representation of object *o*, but
+ As :c:func:`PyObject_Repr`, compute a string representation of object *o*, but
escape the non-ASCII characters in the string returned by
- :cfunc:`PyObject_Repr` with ``\x``, ``\u`` or ``\U`` escapes. This generates
- a string similar to that returned by :cfunc:`PyObject_Repr` in Python 2.
+ :c:func:`PyObject_Repr` with ``\x``, ``\u`` or ``\U`` escapes. This generates
+ a string similar to that returned by :c:func:`PyObject_Repr` in Python 2.
Called by the :func:`ascii` built-in function.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_Str(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_Str(PyObject *o)
.. index:: builtin: str
@@ -141,20 +141,21 @@ Object Protocol
Python expression ``str(o)``. Called by the :func:`str` built-in function
and, therefore, by the :func:`print` function.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_Bytes(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_Bytes(PyObject *o)
.. index:: builtin: bytes
- Compute a bytes representation of object *o*. *NULL* is returned on failure
- and a bytes object on success. This is equivalent to the Python expression
- ``bytes(o)``.
+ Compute a bytes representation of object *o*. *NULL* is returned on
+ failure and a bytes object on success. This is equivalent to the Python
+ expression ``bytes(o)``, when *o* is not an integer. Unlike ``bytes(o)``,
+ a TypeError is raised when *o* is an integer instead of a zero-initialized
+ bytes object.
-
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_IsInstance(PyObject *inst, PyObject *cls)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_IsInstance(PyObject *inst, PyObject *cls)
Returns ``1`` if *inst* is an instance of the class *cls* or a subclass of
*cls*, or ``0`` if not. On error, returns ``-1`` and sets an exception. If
- *cls* is a type object rather than a class object, :cfunc:`PyObject_IsInstance`
+ *cls* is a type object rather than a class object, :c:func:`PyObject_IsInstance`
returns ``1`` if *inst* is of type *cls*. If *cls* is a tuple, the check will
be done against every entry in *cls*. The result will be ``1`` when at least one
of the checks returns ``1``, otherwise it will be ``0``. If *inst* is not a
@@ -170,13 +171,13 @@ of. If :class:`A` and :class:`B` are class objects, :class:`B` is a subclass of
:class:`A` if it inherits from :class:`A` either directly or indirectly. If
either is not a class object, a more general mechanism is used to determine the
class relationship of the two objects. When testing if *B* is a subclass of
-*A*, if *A* is *B*, :cfunc:`PyObject_IsSubclass` returns true. If *A* and *B*
+*A*, if *A* is *B*, :c:func:`PyObject_IsSubclass` returns true. If *A* and *B*
are different objects, *B*'s :attr:`__bases__` attribute is searched in a
depth-first fashion for *A* --- the presence of the :attr:`__bases__` attribute
is considered sufficient for this determination.
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_IsSubclass(PyObject *derived, PyObject *cls)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_IsSubclass(PyObject *derived, PyObject *cls)
Returns ``1`` if the class *derived* is identical to or derived from the class
*cls*, otherwise returns ``0``. In case of an error, returns ``-1``. If *cls*
@@ -186,13 +187,13 @@ is considered sufficient for this determination.
this function uses the generic algorithm described above.
-.. cfunction:: int PyCallable_Check(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: int PyCallable_Check(PyObject *o)
Determine if the object *o* is callable. Return ``1`` if the object is callable
and ``0`` otherwise. This function always succeeds.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_Call(PyObject *callable_object, PyObject *args, PyObject *kw)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_Call(PyObject *callable_object, PyObject *args, PyObject *kw)
Call a callable Python object *callable_object*, with arguments given by the
tuple *args*, and named arguments given by the dictionary *kw*. If no named
@@ -202,7 +203,7 @@ is considered sufficient for this determination.
``callable_object(*args, **kw)``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_CallObject(PyObject *callable_object, PyObject *args)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_CallObject(PyObject *callable_object, PyObject *args)
Call a callable Python object *callable_object*, with arguments given by the
tuple *args*. If no arguments are needed, then *args* may be *NULL*. Returns
@@ -210,54 +211,58 @@ is considered sufficient for this determination.
of the Python expression ``callable_object(*args)``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_CallFunction(PyObject *callable, char *format, ...)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_CallFunction(PyObject *callable, char *format, ...)
Call a callable Python object *callable*, with a variable number of C arguments.
- The C arguments are described using a :cfunc:`Py_BuildValue` style format
+ The C arguments are described using a :c:func:`Py_BuildValue` style format
string. The format may be *NULL*, indicating that no arguments are provided.
Returns the result of the call on success, or *NULL* on failure. This is the
equivalent of the Python expression ``callable(*args)``. Note that if you only
- pass :ctype:`PyObject \*` args, :cfunc:`PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs` is a
+ pass :c:type:`PyObject \*` args, :c:func:`PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs` is a
faster alternative.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_CallMethod(PyObject *o, char *method, char *format, ...)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_CallMethod(PyObject *o, char *method, char *format, ...)
Call the method named *method* of object *o* with a variable number of C
- arguments. The C arguments are described by a :cfunc:`Py_BuildValue` format
+ arguments. The C arguments are described by a :c:func:`Py_BuildValue` format
string that should produce a tuple. The format may be *NULL*, indicating that
no arguments are provided. Returns the result of the call on success, or *NULL*
on failure. This is the equivalent of the Python expression ``o.method(args)``.
- Note that if you only pass :ctype:`PyObject \*` args,
- :cfunc:`PyObject_CallMethodObjArgs` is a faster alternative.
+ Note that if you only pass :c:type:`PyObject \*` args,
+ :c:func:`PyObject_CallMethodObjArgs` is a faster alternative.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(PyObject *callable, ..., NULL)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(PyObject *callable, ..., NULL)
Call a callable Python object *callable*, with a variable number of
- :ctype:`PyObject\*` arguments. The arguments are provided as a variable number
+ :c:type:`PyObject\*` arguments. The arguments are provided as a variable number
of parameters followed by *NULL*. Returns the result of the call on success, or
*NULL* on failure.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_CallMethodObjArgs(PyObject *o, PyObject *name, ..., NULL)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_CallMethodObjArgs(PyObject *o, PyObject *name, ..., NULL)
Calls a method of the object *o*, where the name of the method is given as a
Python string object in *name*. It is called with a variable number of
- :ctype:`PyObject\*` arguments. The arguments are provided as a variable number
+ :c:type:`PyObject\*` arguments. The arguments are provided as a variable number
of parameters followed by *NULL*. Returns the result of the call on success, or
*NULL* on failure.
-.. cfunction:: long PyObject_Hash(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: Py_hash_t PyObject_Hash(PyObject *o)
.. index:: builtin: hash
Compute and return the hash value of an object *o*. On failure, return ``-1``.
This is the equivalent of the Python expression ``hash(o)``.
+ .. versionchanged:: 3.2
+ The return type is now Py_hash_t. This is a signed integer the same size
+ as Py_ssize_t.
+
-.. cfunction:: long PyObject_HashNotImplemented(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: Py_hash_t PyObject_HashNotImplemented(PyObject *o)
Set a :exc:`TypeError` indicating that ``type(o)`` is not hashable and return ``-1``.
This function receives special treatment when stored in a ``tp_hash`` slot,
@@ -265,21 +270,21 @@ is considered sufficient for this determination.
hashable.
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_IsTrue(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_IsTrue(PyObject *o)
Returns ``1`` if the object *o* is considered to be true, and ``0`` otherwise.
This is equivalent to the Python expression ``not not o``. On failure, return
``-1``.
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_Not(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_Not(PyObject *o)
Returns ``0`` if the object *o* is considered to be true, and ``1`` otherwise.
This is equivalent to the Python expression ``not o``. On failure, return
``-1``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_Type(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_Type(PyObject *o)
.. index:: builtin: type
@@ -288,17 +293,17 @@ is considered sufficient for this determination.
is equivalent to the Python expression ``type(o)``. This function increments the
reference count of the return value. There's really no reason to use this
function instead of the common expression ``o->ob_type``, which returns a
- pointer of type :ctype:`PyTypeObject\*`, except when the incremented reference
+ pointer of type :c:type:`PyTypeObject\*`, except when the incremented reference
count is needed.
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_TypeCheck(PyObject *o, PyTypeObject *type)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_TypeCheck(PyObject *o, PyTypeObject *type)
Return true if the object *o* is of type *type* or a subtype of *type*. Both
parameters must be non-*NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: Py_ssize_t PyObject_Length(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: Py_ssize_t PyObject_Length(PyObject *o)
Py_ssize_t PyObject_Size(PyObject *o)
.. index:: builtin: len
@@ -308,34 +313,34 @@ is considered sufficient for this determination.
returned. This is the equivalent to the Python expression ``len(o)``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_GetItem(PyObject *o, PyObject *key)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_GetItem(PyObject *o, PyObject *key)
Return element of *o* corresponding to the object *key* or *NULL* on failure.
This is the equivalent of the Python expression ``o[key]``.
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_SetItem(PyObject *o, PyObject *key, PyObject *v)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_SetItem(PyObject *o, PyObject *key, PyObject *v)
Map the object *key* to the value *v*. Returns ``-1`` on failure. This is the
equivalent of the Python statement ``o[key] = v``.
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_DelItem(PyObject *o, PyObject *key)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_DelItem(PyObject *o, PyObject *key)
Delete the mapping for *key* from *o*. Returns ``-1`` on failure. This is the
equivalent of the Python statement ``del o[key]``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_Dir(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_Dir(PyObject *o)
This is equivalent to the Python expression ``dir(o)``, returning a (possibly
empty) list of strings appropriate for the object argument, or *NULL* if there
was an error. If the argument is *NULL*, this is like the Python ``dir()``,
returning the names of the current locals; in this case, if no execution frame
- is active then *NULL* is returned but :cfunc:`PyErr_Occurred` will return false.
+ is active then *NULL* is returned but :c:func:`PyErr_Occurred` will return false.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_GetIter(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_GetIter(PyObject *o)
This is equivalent to the Python expression ``iter(o)``. It returns a new
iterator for the object argument, or the object itself if the object is already
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/refcounting.rst b/Doc/c-api/refcounting.rst
index c0f4ca12dc..4f512ecdbe 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/refcounting.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/refcounting.rst
@@ -11,22 +11,22 @@ The macros in this section are used for managing reference counts of Python
objects.
-.. cfunction:: void Py_INCREF(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: void Py_INCREF(PyObject *o)
Increment the reference count for object *o*. The object must not be *NULL*; if
- you aren't sure that it isn't *NULL*, use :cfunc:`Py_XINCREF`.
+ you aren't sure that it isn't *NULL*, use :c:func:`Py_XINCREF`.
-.. cfunction:: void Py_XINCREF(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: void Py_XINCREF(PyObject *o)
Increment the reference count for object *o*. The object may be *NULL*, in
which case the macro has no effect.
-.. cfunction:: void Py_DECREF(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: void Py_DECREF(PyObject *o)
Decrement the reference count for object *o*. The object must not be *NULL*; if
- you aren't sure that it isn't *NULL*, use :cfunc:`Py_XDECREF`. If the reference
+ you aren't sure that it isn't *NULL*, use :c:func:`Py_XDECREF`. If the reference
count reaches zero, the object's type's deallocation function (which must not be
*NULL*) is invoked.
@@ -36,25 +36,25 @@ objects.
when a class instance with a :meth:`__del__` method is deallocated). While
exceptions in such code are not propagated, the executed code has free access to
all Python global variables. This means that any object that is reachable from
- a global variable should be in a consistent state before :cfunc:`Py_DECREF` is
+ a global variable should be in a consistent state before :c:func:`Py_DECREF` is
invoked. For example, code to delete an object from a list should copy a
reference to the deleted object in a temporary variable, update the list data
- structure, and then call :cfunc:`Py_DECREF` for the temporary variable.
+ structure, and then call :c:func:`Py_DECREF` for the temporary variable.
-.. cfunction:: void Py_XDECREF(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: void Py_XDECREF(PyObject *o)
Decrement the reference count for object *o*. The object may be *NULL*, in
which case the macro has no effect; otherwise the effect is the same as for
- :cfunc:`Py_DECREF`, and the same warning applies.
+ :c:func:`Py_DECREF`, and the same warning applies.
-.. cfunction:: void Py_CLEAR(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: void Py_CLEAR(PyObject *o)
Decrement the reference count for object *o*. The object may be *NULL*, in
which case the macro has no effect; otherwise the effect is the same as for
- :cfunc:`Py_DECREF`, except that the argument is also set to *NULL*. The warning
- for :cfunc:`Py_DECREF` does not apply with respect to the object passed because
+ :c:func:`Py_DECREF`, except that the argument is also set to *NULL*. The warning
+ for :c:func:`Py_DECREF` does not apply with respect to the object passed because
the macro carefully uses a temporary variable and sets the argument to *NULL*
before decrementing its reference count.
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ objects.
The following functions are for runtime dynamic embedding of Python:
``Py_IncRef(PyObject *o)``, ``Py_DecRef(PyObject *o)``. They are
-simply exported function versions of :cfunc:`Py_XINCREF` and
-:cfunc:`Py_XDECREF`, respectively.
+simply exported function versions of :c:func:`Py_XINCREF` and
+:c:func:`Py_XDECREF`, respectively.
The following functions or macros are only for use within the interpreter core:
-:cfunc:`_Py_Dealloc`, :cfunc:`_Py_ForgetReference`, :cfunc:`_Py_NewReference`,
-as well as the global variable :cdata:`_Py_RefTotal`.
+:c:func:`_Py_Dealloc`, :c:func:`_Py_ForgetReference`, :c:func:`_Py_NewReference`,
+as well as the global variable :c:data:`_Py_RefTotal`.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/reflection.rst b/Doc/c-api/reflection.rst
index 4f46c7fae8..96893652f7 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/reflection.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/reflection.rst
@@ -5,40 +5,45 @@
Reflection
==========
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyEval_GetBuiltins()
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyEval_GetBuiltins()
Return a dictionary of the builtins in the current execution frame,
or the interpreter of the thread state if no frame is currently executing.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyEval_GetLocals()
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyEval_GetLocals()
Return a dictionary of the local variables in the current execution frame,
or *NULL* if no frame is currently executing.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyEval_GetGlobals()
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyEval_GetGlobals()
Return a dictionary of the global variables in the current execution frame,
or *NULL* if no frame is currently executing.
-.. cfunction:: PyFrameObject* PyEval_GetFrame()
+.. c:function:: PyFrameObject* PyEval_GetFrame()
Return the current thread state's frame, which is *NULL* if no frame is
currently executing.
-.. cfunction:: const char* PyEval_GetFuncName(PyObject *func)
+.. c:function:: int PyFrame_GetLineNumber(PyFrameObject *frame)
+
+ Return the line number that *frame* is currently executing.
+
+
+.. c:function:: const char* PyEval_GetFuncName(PyObject *func)
Return the name of *func* if it is a function, class or instance object, else the
name of *func*\s type.
-.. cfunction:: const char* PyEval_GetFuncDesc(PyObject *func)
+.. c:function:: const char* PyEval_GetFuncDesc(PyObject *func)
Return a description string, depending on the type of *func*.
Return values include "()" for functions and methods, " constructor",
" instance", and " object". Concatenated with the result of
- :cfunc:`PyEval_GetFuncName`, the result will be a description of
+ :c:func:`PyEval_GetFuncName`, the result will be a description of
*func*.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/sequence.rst b/Doc/c-api/sequence.rst
index d8631770fb..599074cddf 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/sequence.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/sequence.rst
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ Sequence Protocol
=================
-.. cfunction:: int PySequence_Check(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: int PySequence_Check(PyObject *o)
Return ``1`` if the object provides sequence protocol, and ``0`` otherwise.
This function always succeeds.
-.. cfunction:: Py_ssize_t PySequence_Size(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: Py_ssize_t PySequence_Size(PyObject *o)
Py_ssize_t PySequence_Length(PyObject *o)
.. index:: builtin: len
@@ -22,96 +22,96 @@ Sequence Protocol
Python expression ``len(o)``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PySequence_Concat(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PySequence_Concat(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
Return the concatenation of *o1* and *o2* on success, and *NULL* on failure.
This is the equivalent of the Python expression ``o1 + o2``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PySequence_Repeat(PyObject *o, Py_ssize_t count)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PySequence_Repeat(PyObject *o, Py_ssize_t count)
Return the result of repeating sequence object *o* *count* times, or *NULL* on
failure. This is the equivalent of the Python expression ``o * count``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PySequence_InPlaceConcat(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PySequence_InPlaceConcat(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
Return the concatenation of *o1* and *o2* on success, and *NULL* on failure.
The operation is done *in-place* when *o1* supports it. This is the equivalent
of the Python expression ``o1 += o2``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PySequence_InPlaceRepeat(PyObject *o, Py_ssize_t count)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PySequence_InPlaceRepeat(PyObject *o, Py_ssize_t count)
Return the result of repeating sequence object *o* *count* times, or *NULL* on
failure. The operation is done *in-place* when *o* supports it. This is the
equivalent of the Python expression ``o *= count``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PySequence_GetItem(PyObject *o, Py_ssize_t i)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PySequence_GetItem(PyObject *o, Py_ssize_t i)
Return the *i*\ th element of *o*, or *NULL* on failure. This is the equivalent of
the Python expression ``o[i]``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PySequence_GetSlice(PyObject *o, Py_ssize_t i1, Py_ssize_t i2)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PySequence_GetSlice(PyObject *o, Py_ssize_t i1, Py_ssize_t i2)
Return the slice of sequence object *o* between *i1* and *i2*, or *NULL* on
failure. This is the equivalent of the Python expression ``o[i1:i2]``.
-.. cfunction:: int PySequence_SetItem(PyObject *o, Py_ssize_t i, PyObject *v)
+.. c:function:: int PySequence_SetItem(PyObject *o, Py_ssize_t i, PyObject *v)
Assign object *v* to the *i*\ th element of *o*. Returns ``-1`` on failure. This
is the equivalent of the Python statement ``o[i] = v``. This function *does
not* steal a reference to *v*.
-.. cfunction:: int PySequence_DelItem(PyObject *o, Py_ssize_t i)
+.. c:function:: int PySequence_DelItem(PyObject *o, Py_ssize_t i)
Delete the *i*\ th element of object *o*. Returns ``-1`` on failure. This is the
equivalent of the Python statement ``del o[i]``.
-.. cfunction:: int PySequence_SetSlice(PyObject *o, Py_ssize_t i1, Py_ssize_t i2, PyObject *v)
+.. c:function:: int PySequence_SetSlice(PyObject *o, Py_ssize_t i1, Py_ssize_t i2, PyObject *v)
Assign the sequence object *v* to the slice in sequence object *o* from *i1* to
*i2*. This is the equivalent of the Python statement ``o[i1:i2] = v``.
-.. cfunction:: int PySequence_DelSlice(PyObject *o, Py_ssize_t i1, Py_ssize_t i2)
+.. c:function:: int PySequence_DelSlice(PyObject *o, Py_ssize_t i1, Py_ssize_t i2)
Delete the slice in sequence object *o* from *i1* to *i2*. Returns ``-1`` on
failure. This is the equivalent of the Python statement ``del o[i1:i2]``.
-.. cfunction:: Py_ssize_t PySequence_Count(PyObject *o, PyObject *value)
+.. c:function:: Py_ssize_t PySequence_Count(PyObject *o, PyObject *value)
Return the number of occurrences of *value* in *o*, that is, return the number
of keys for which ``o[key] == value``. On failure, return ``-1``. This is
equivalent to the Python expression ``o.count(value)``.
-.. cfunction:: int PySequence_Contains(PyObject *o, PyObject *value)
+.. c:function:: int PySequence_Contains(PyObject *o, PyObject *value)
Determine if *o* contains *value*. If an item in *o* is equal to *value*,
return ``1``, otherwise return ``0``. On error, return ``-1``. This is
equivalent to the Python expression ``value in o``.
-.. cfunction:: Py_ssize_t PySequence_Index(PyObject *o, PyObject *value)
+.. c:function:: Py_ssize_t PySequence_Index(PyObject *o, PyObject *value)
Return the first index *i* for which ``o[i] == value``. On error, return
``-1``. This is equivalent to the Python expression ``o.index(value)``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PySequence_List(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PySequence_List(PyObject *o)
Return a list object with the same contents as the arbitrary sequence *o*. The
returned list is guaranteed to be new.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PySequence_Tuple(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PySequence_Tuple(PyObject *o)
.. index:: builtin: tuple
@@ -121,42 +121,42 @@ Sequence Protocol
equivalent to the Python expression ``tuple(o)``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PySequence_Fast(PyObject *o, const char *m)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PySequence_Fast(PyObject *o, const char *m)
Returns the sequence *o* as a tuple, unless it is already a tuple or list, in
- which case *o* is returned. Use :cfunc:`PySequence_Fast_GET_ITEM` to access the
+ which case *o* is returned. Use :c:func:`PySequence_Fast_GET_ITEM` to access the
members of the result. Returns *NULL* on failure. If the object is not a
sequence, raises :exc:`TypeError` with *m* as the message text.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PySequence_Fast_GET_ITEM(PyObject *o, Py_ssize_t i)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PySequence_Fast_GET_ITEM(PyObject *o, Py_ssize_t i)
Return the *i*\ th element of *o*, assuming that *o* was returned by
- :cfunc:`PySequence_Fast`, *o* is not *NULL*, and that *i* is within bounds.
+ :c:func:`PySequence_Fast`, *o* is not *NULL*, and that *i* is within bounds.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject** PySequence_Fast_ITEMS(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: PyObject** PySequence_Fast_ITEMS(PyObject *o)
Return the underlying array of PyObject pointers. Assumes that *o* was returned
- by :cfunc:`PySequence_Fast` and *o* is not *NULL*.
+ by :c:func:`PySequence_Fast` and *o* is not *NULL*.
Note, if a list gets resized, the reallocation may relocate the items array.
So, only use the underlying array pointer in contexts where the sequence
cannot change.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PySequence_ITEM(PyObject *o, Py_ssize_t i)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PySequence_ITEM(PyObject *o, Py_ssize_t i)
Return the *i*\ th element of *o* or *NULL* on failure. Macro form of
- :cfunc:`PySequence_GetItem` but without checking that
- :cfunc:`PySequence_Check(o)` is true and without adjustment for negative
+ :c:func:`PySequence_GetItem` but without checking that
+ :c:func:`PySequence_Check(o)` is true and without adjustment for negative
indices.
-.. cfunction:: Py_ssize_t PySequence_Fast_GET_SIZE(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: Py_ssize_t PySequence_Fast_GET_SIZE(PyObject *o)
Returns the length of *o*, assuming that *o* was returned by
- :cfunc:`PySequence_Fast` and that *o* is not *NULL*. The size can also be
- gotten by calling :cfunc:`PySequence_Size` on *o*, but
- :cfunc:`PySequence_Fast_GET_SIZE` is faster because it can assume *o* is a list
+ :c:func:`PySequence_Fast` and that *o* is not *NULL*. The size can also be
+ gotten by calling :c:func:`PySequence_Size` on *o*, but
+ :c:func:`PySequence_Fast_GET_SIZE` is faster because it can assume *o* is a list
or tuple.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/set.rst b/Doc/c-api/set.rst
index 4348108421..66b47c4f71 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/set.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/set.rst
@@ -14,20 +14,20 @@ Set Objects
This section details the public API for :class:`set` and :class:`frozenset`
objects. Any functionality not listed below is best accessed using the either
-the abstract object protocol (including :cfunc:`PyObject_CallMethod`,
-:cfunc:`PyObject_RichCompareBool`, :cfunc:`PyObject_Hash`,
-:cfunc:`PyObject_Repr`, :cfunc:`PyObject_IsTrue`, :cfunc:`PyObject_Print`, and
-:cfunc:`PyObject_GetIter`) or the abstract number protocol (including
-:cfunc:`PyNumber_And`, :cfunc:`PyNumber_Subtract`, :cfunc:`PyNumber_Or`,
-:cfunc:`PyNumber_Xor`, :cfunc:`PyNumber_InPlaceAnd`,
-:cfunc:`PyNumber_InPlaceSubtract`, :cfunc:`PyNumber_InPlaceOr`, and
-:cfunc:`PyNumber_InPlaceXor`).
+the abstract object protocol (including :c:func:`PyObject_CallMethod`,
+:c:func:`PyObject_RichCompareBool`, :c:func:`PyObject_Hash`,
+:c:func:`PyObject_Repr`, :c:func:`PyObject_IsTrue`, :c:func:`PyObject_Print`, and
+:c:func:`PyObject_GetIter`) or the abstract number protocol (including
+:c:func:`PyNumber_And`, :c:func:`PyNumber_Subtract`, :c:func:`PyNumber_Or`,
+:c:func:`PyNumber_Xor`, :c:func:`PyNumber_InPlaceAnd`,
+:c:func:`PyNumber_InPlaceSubtract`, :c:func:`PyNumber_InPlaceOr`, and
+:c:func:`PyNumber_InPlaceXor`).
-.. ctype:: PySetObject
+.. c:type:: PySetObject
- This subtype of :ctype:`PyObject` is used to hold the internal data for both
- :class:`set` and :class:`frozenset` objects. It is like a :ctype:`PyDictObject`
+ This subtype of :c:type:`PyObject` is used to hold the internal data for both
+ :class:`set` and :class:`frozenset` objects. It is like a :c:type:`PyDictObject`
in that it is a fixed size for small sets (much like tuple storage) and will
point to a separate, variable sized block of memory for medium and large sized
sets (much like list storage). None of the fields of this structure should be
@@ -35,49 +35,49 @@ the abstract object protocol (including :cfunc:`PyObject_CallMethod`,
the documented API rather than by manipulating the values in the structure.
-.. cvar:: PyTypeObject PySet_Type
+.. c:var:: PyTypeObject PySet_Type
- This is an instance of :ctype:`PyTypeObject` representing the Python
+ This is an instance of :c:type:`PyTypeObject` representing the Python
:class:`set` type.
-.. cvar:: PyTypeObject PyFrozenSet_Type
+.. c:var:: PyTypeObject PyFrozenSet_Type
- This is an instance of :ctype:`PyTypeObject` representing the Python
+ This is an instance of :c:type:`PyTypeObject` representing the Python
:class:`frozenset` type.
The following type check macros work on pointers to any Python object. Likewise,
the constructor functions work with any iterable Python object.
-.. cfunction:: int PySet_Check(PyObject *p)
+.. c:function:: int PySet_Check(PyObject *p)
Return true if *p* is a :class:`set` object or an instance of a subtype.
-.. cfunction:: int PyFrozenSet_Check(PyObject *p)
+.. c:function:: int PyFrozenSet_Check(PyObject *p)
Return true if *p* is a :class:`frozenset` object or an instance of a
subtype.
-.. cfunction:: int PyAnySet_Check(PyObject *p)
+.. c:function:: int PyAnySet_Check(PyObject *p)
Return true if *p* is a :class:`set` object, a :class:`frozenset` object, or an
instance of a subtype.
-.. cfunction:: int PyAnySet_CheckExact(PyObject *p)
+.. c:function:: int PyAnySet_CheckExact(PyObject *p)
Return true if *p* is a :class:`set` object or a :class:`frozenset` object but
not an instance of a subtype.
-.. cfunction:: int PyFrozenSet_CheckExact(PyObject *p)
+.. c:function:: int PyFrozenSet_CheckExact(PyObject *p)
Return true if *p* is a :class:`frozenset` object but not an instance of a
subtype.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PySet_New(PyObject *iterable)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PySet_New(PyObject *iterable)
Return a new :class:`set` containing objects returned by the *iterable*. The
*iterable* may be *NULL* to create a new empty set. Return the new set on
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ the constructor functions work with any iterable Python object.
(``c=set(s)``).
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyFrozenSet_New(PyObject *iterable)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyFrozenSet_New(PyObject *iterable)
Return a new :class:`frozenset` containing objects returned by the *iterable*.
The *iterable* may be *NULL* to create a new empty frozenset. Return the new
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ The following functions and macros are available for instances of :class:`set`
or :class:`frozenset` or instances of their subtypes.
-.. cfunction:: Py_ssize_t PySet_Size(PyObject *anyset)
+.. c:function:: Py_ssize_t PySet_Size(PyObject *anyset)
.. index:: builtin: len
@@ -107,12 +107,12 @@ or :class:`frozenset` or instances of their subtypes.
:class:`set`, :class:`frozenset`, or an instance of a subtype.
-.. cfunction:: Py_ssize_t PySet_GET_SIZE(PyObject *anyset)
+.. c:function:: Py_ssize_t PySet_GET_SIZE(PyObject *anyset)
- Macro form of :cfunc:`PySet_Size` without error checking.
+ Macro form of :c:func:`PySet_Size` without error checking.
-.. cfunction:: int PySet_Contains(PyObject *anyset, PyObject *key)
+.. c:function:: int PySet_Contains(PyObject *anyset, PyObject *key)
Return 1 if found, 0 if not found, and -1 if an error is encountered. Unlike
the Python :meth:`__contains__` method, this function does not automatically
@@ -121,10 +121,10 @@ or :class:`frozenset` or instances of their subtypes.
:class:`set`, :class:`frozenset`, or an instance of a subtype.
-.. cfunction:: int PySet_Add(PyObject *set, PyObject *key)
+.. c:function:: int PySet_Add(PyObject *set, PyObject *key)
Add *key* to a :class:`set` instance. Also works with :class:`frozenset`
- instances (like :cfunc:`PyTuple_SetItem` it can be used to fill-in the values
+ instances (like :c:func:`PyTuple_SetItem` it can be used to fill-in the values
of brand new frozensets before they are exposed to other code). Return 0 on
success or -1 on failure. Raise a :exc:`TypeError` if the *key* is
unhashable. Raise a :exc:`MemoryError` if there is no room to grow. Raise a
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ The following functions are available for instances of :class:`set` or its
subtypes but not for instances of :class:`frozenset` or its subtypes.
-.. cfunction:: int PySet_Discard(PyObject *set, PyObject *key)
+.. c:function:: int PySet_Discard(PyObject *set, PyObject *key)
Return 1 if found and removed, 0 if not found (no action taken), and -1 if an
error is encountered. Does not raise :exc:`KeyError` for missing keys. Raise a
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ subtypes but not for instances of :class:`frozenset` or its subtypes.
instance of :class:`set` or its subtype.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PySet_Pop(PyObject *set)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PySet_Pop(PyObject *set)
Return a new reference to an arbitrary object in the *set*, and removes the
object from the *set*. Return *NULL* on failure. Raise :exc:`KeyError` if the
@@ -154,6 +154,6 @@ subtypes but not for instances of :class:`frozenset` or its subtypes.
:class:`set` or its subtype.
-.. cfunction:: int PySet_Clear(PyObject *set)
+.. c:function:: int PySet_Clear(PyObject *set)
Empty an existing set of all elements.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/slice.rst b/Doc/c-api/slice.rst
index f33cd533c2..e157df216c 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/slice.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/slice.rst
@@ -6,18 +6,18 @@ Slice Objects
-------------
-.. cvar:: PyTypeObject PySlice_Type
+.. c:var:: PyTypeObject PySlice_Type
The type object for slice objects. This is the same as :class:`slice` in the
Python layer.
-.. cfunction:: int PySlice_Check(PyObject *ob)
+.. c:function:: int PySlice_Check(PyObject *ob)
Return true if *ob* is a slice object; *ob* must not be *NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PySlice_New(PyObject *start, PyObject *stop, PyObject *step)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PySlice_New(PyObject *start, PyObject *stop, PyObject *step)
Return a new slice object with the given values. The *start*, *stop*, and
*step* parameters are used as the values of the slice object attributes of
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Slice Objects
the new object could not be allocated.
-.. cfunction:: int PySlice_GetIndices(PySliceObject *slice, Py_ssize_t length, Py_ssize_t *start, Py_ssize_t *stop, Py_ssize_t *step)
+.. c:function:: int PySlice_GetIndices(PyObject *slice, Py_ssize_t length, Py_ssize_t *start, Py_ssize_t *stop, Py_ssize_t *step)
Retrieve the start, stop and step indices from the slice object *slice*,
assuming a sequence of length *length*. Treats indices greater than
@@ -38,13 +38,21 @@ Slice Objects
You probably do not want to use this function.
+ .. versionchanged:: 3.2
+ The parameter type for the *slice* parameter was ``PySliceObject*``
+ before.
-.. cfunction:: int PySlice_GetIndicesEx(PySliceObject *slice, Py_ssize_t length, Py_ssize_t *start, Py_ssize_t *stop, Py_ssize_t *step, Py_ssize_t *slicelength)
- Usable replacement for :cfunc:`PySlice_GetIndices`. Retrieve the start,
+.. c:function:: int PySlice_GetIndicesEx(PyObject *slice, Py_ssize_t length, Py_ssize_t *start, Py_ssize_t *stop, Py_ssize_t *step, Py_ssize_t *slicelength)
+
+ Usable replacement for :c:func:`PySlice_GetIndices`. Retrieve the start,
stop, and step indices from the slice object *slice* assuming a sequence of
length *length*, and store the length of the slice in *slicelength*. Out
of bounds indices are clipped in a manner consistent with the handling of
normal slices.
Returns 0 on success and -1 on error with exception set.
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 3.2
+ The parameter type for the *slice* parameter was ``PySliceObject*``
+ before.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/structures.rst b/Doc/c-api/structures.rst
index dbacedf041..bb741fb099 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/structures.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/structures.rst
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ are used.
All Python objects ultimately share a small number of fields at the beginning
of the object's representation in memory. These are represented by the
-:ctype:`PyObject` and :ctype:`PyVarObject` types, which are defined, in turn,
+:c:type:`PyObject` and :c:type:`PyVarObject` types, which are defined, in turn,
by the expansions of some macros also used, whether directly or indirectly, in
the definition of all other Python objects.
-.. ctype:: PyObject
+.. c:type:: PyObject
All object types are extensions of this type. This is a type which
contains the information Python needs to treat a pointer to an object as an
@@ -26,88 +26,88 @@ the definition of all other Python objects.
macro.
-.. ctype:: PyVarObject
+.. c:type:: PyVarObject
- This is an extension of :ctype:`PyObject` that adds the :attr:`ob_size`
+ This is an extension of :c:type:`PyObject` that adds the :attr:`ob_size`
field. This is only used for objects that have some notion of *length*.
This type does not often appear in the Python/C API. It corresponds to the
fields defined by the expansion of the ``PyObject_VAR_HEAD`` macro.
-These macros are used in the definition of :ctype:`PyObject` and
-:ctype:`PyVarObject`:
+These macros are used in the definition of :c:type:`PyObject` and
+:c:type:`PyVarObject`:
.. XXX need to document PEP 3123 changes here
-.. cmacro:: PyObject_HEAD
+.. c:macro:: PyObject_HEAD
This is a macro which expands to the declarations of the fields of the
- :ctype:`PyObject` type; it is used when declaring new types which represent
+ :c:type:`PyObject` type; it is used when declaring new types which represent
objects without a varying length. The specific fields it expands to depend
- on the definition of :cmacro:`Py_TRACE_REFS`. By default, that macro is
- not defined, and :cmacro:`PyObject_HEAD` expands to::
+ on the definition of :c:macro:`Py_TRACE_REFS`. By default, that macro is
+ not defined, and :c:macro:`PyObject_HEAD` expands to::
Py_ssize_t ob_refcnt;
PyTypeObject *ob_type;
- When :cmacro:`Py_TRACE_REFS` is defined, it expands to::
+ When :c:macro:`Py_TRACE_REFS` is defined, it expands to::
PyObject *_ob_next, *_ob_prev;
Py_ssize_t ob_refcnt;
PyTypeObject *ob_type;
-.. cmacro:: PyObject_VAR_HEAD
+.. c:macro:: PyObject_VAR_HEAD
This is a macro which expands to the declarations of the fields of the
- :ctype:`PyVarObject` type; it is used when declaring new types which
+ :c:type:`PyVarObject` type; it is used when declaring new types which
represent objects with a length that varies from instance to instance.
This macro always expands to::
PyObject_HEAD
Py_ssize_t ob_size;
- Note that :cmacro:`PyObject_HEAD` is part of the expansion, and that its own
- expansion varies depending on the definition of :cmacro:`Py_TRACE_REFS`.
+ Note that :c:macro:`PyObject_HEAD` is part of the expansion, and that its own
+ expansion varies depending on the definition of :c:macro:`Py_TRACE_REFS`.
-.. cmacro:: PyObject_HEAD_INIT(type)
+.. c:macro:: PyObject_HEAD_INIT(type)
This is a macro which expands to initialization values for a new
- :ctype:`PyObject` type. This macro expands to::
+ :c:type:`PyObject` type. This macro expands to::
_PyObject_EXTRA_INIT
1, type,
-.. cmacro:: PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(type, size)
+.. c:macro:: PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(type, size)
This is a macro which expands to initialization values for a new
- :ctype:`PyVarObject` type, including the :attr:`ob_size` field.
+ :c:type:`PyVarObject` type, including the :attr:`ob_size` field.
This macro expands to::
_PyObject_EXTRA_INIT
1, type, size,
-.. ctype:: PyCFunction
+.. c:type:: PyCFunction
Type of the functions used to implement most Python callables in C.
- Functions of this type take two :ctype:`PyObject\*` parameters and return
+ Functions of this type take two :c:type:`PyObject\*` parameters and return
one such value. If the return value is *NULL*, an exception shall have
been set. If not *NULL*, the return value is interpreted as the return
value of the function as exposed in Python. The function must return a new
reference.
-.. ctype:: PyCFunctionWithKeywords
+.. c:type:: PyCFunctionWithKeywords
Type of the functions used to implement Python callables in C that take
- keyword arguments: they take three :ctype:`PyObject\*` parameters and return
- one such value. See :ctype:`PyCFunction` above for the meaning of the return
+ keyword arguments: they take three :c:type:`PyObject\*` parameters and return
+ one such value. See :c:type:`PyCFunction` above for the meaning of the return
value.
-.. ctype:: PyMethodDef
+.. c:type:: PyMethodDef
Structure used to describe a method of an extension type. This structure has
four fields:
@@ -128,10 +128,10 @@ These macros are used in the definition of :ctype:`PyObject` and
+------------------+-------------+-------------------------------+
The :attr:`ml_meth` is a C function pointer. The functions may be of different
-types, but they always return :ctype:`PyObject\*`. If the function is not of
-the :ctype:`PyCFunction`, the compiler will require a cast in the method table.
-Even though :ctype:`PyCFunction` defines the first parameter as
-:ctype:`PyObject\*`, it is common that the method implementation uses a the
+types, but they always return :c:type:`PyObject\*`. If the function is not of
+the :c:type:`PyCFunction`, the compiler will require a cast in the method table.
+Even though :c:type:`PyCFunction` defines the first parameter as
+:c:type:`PyObject\*`, it is common that the method implementation uses a the
specific C type of the *self* object.
The :attr:`ml_flags` field is a bitfield which can include the following flags.
@@ -145,27 +145,27 @@ convention flags can be combined with a binding flag.
.. data:: METH_VARARGS
This is the typical calling convention, where the methods have the type
- :ctype:`PyCFunction`. The function expects two :ctype:`PyObject\*` values.
+ :c:type:`PyCFunction`. The function expects two :c:type:`PyObject\*` values.
The first one is the *self* object for methods; for module functions, it is
the module object. The second parameter (often called *args*) is a tuple
object representing all arguments. This parameter is typically processed
- using :cfunc:`PyArg_ParseTuple` or :cfunc:`PyArg_UnpackTuple`.
+ using :c:func:`PyArg_ParseTuple` or :c:func:`PyArg_UnpackTuple`.
.. data:: METH_KEYWORDS
- Methods with these flags must be of type :ctype:`PyCFunctionWithKeywords`.
+ Methods with these flags must be of type :c:type:`PyCFunctionWithKeywords`.
The function expects three parameters: *self*, *args*, and a dictionary of
all the keyword arguments. The flag is typically combined with
:const:`METH_VARARGS`, and the parameters are typically processed using
- :cfunc:`PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords`.
+ :c:func:`PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords`.
.. data:: METH_NOARGS
Methods without parameters don't need to check whether arguments are given if
they are listed with the :const:`METH_NOARGS` flag. They need to be of type
- :ctype:`PyCFunction`. The first parameter is typically named *self* and will
+ :c:type:`PyCFunction`. The first parameter is typically named *self* and will
hold a reference to the module or object instance. In all cases the second
parameter will be *NULL*.
@@ -173,9 +173,9 @@ convention flags can be combined with a binding flag.
.. data:: METH_O
Methods with a single object argument can be listed with the :const:`METH_O`
- flag, instead of invoking :cfunc:`PyArg_ParseTuple` with a ``"O"`` argument.
- They have the type :ctype:`PyCFunction`, with the *self* parameter, and a
- :ctype:`PyObject\*` parameter representing the single argument.
+ flag, instead of invoking :c:func:`PyArg_ParseTuple` with a ``"O"`` argument.
+ They have the type :c:type:`PyCFunction`, with the *self* parameter, and a
+ :c:type:`PyObject\*` parameter representing the single argument.
These two constants are not used to indicate the calling convention but the
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ definition with the same method name.
than wrapper object calls.
-.. ctype:: PyMemberDef
+.. c:type:: PyMemberDef
Structure which describes an attribute of a type which corresponds to a C
struct member. Its fields are:
@@ -271,14 +271,14 @@ definition with the same method name.
T_PYSSIZET Py_ssize_t
=============== ==================
- :cmacro:`T_OBJECT` and :cmacro:`T_OBJECT_EX` differ in that
- :cmacro:`T_OBJECT` returns ``None`` if the member is *NULL* and
- :cmacro:`T_OBJECT_EX` raises an :exc:`AttributeError`. Try to use
- :cmacro:`T_OBJECT_EX` over :cmacro:`T_OBJECT` because :cmacro:`T_OBJECT_EX`
+ :c:macro:`T_OBJECT` and :c:macro:`T_OBJECT_EX` differ in that
+ :c:macro:`T_OBJECT` returns ``None`` if the member is *NULL* and
+ :c:macro:`T_OBJECT_EX` raises an :exc:`AttributeError`. Try to use
+ :c:macro:`T_OBJECT_EX` over :c:macro:`T_OBJECT` because :c:macro:`T_OBJECT_EX`
handles use of the :keyword:`del` statement on that attribute more correctly
- than :cmacro:`T_OBJECT`.
+ than :c:macro:`T_OBJECT`.
- :attr:`flags` can be 0 for write and read access or :cmacro:`READONLY` for
- read-only access. Using :cmacro:`T_STRING` for :attr:`type` implies
- :cmacro:`READONLY`. Only :cmacro:`T_OBJECT` and :cmacro:`T_OBJECT_EX`
+ :attr:`flags` can be 0 for write and read access or :c:macro:`READONLY` for
+ read-only access. Using :c:macro:`T_STRING` for :attr:`type` implies
+ :c:macro:`READONLY`. Only :c:macro:`T_OBJECT` and :c:macro:`T_OBJECT_EX`
members can be deleted. (They are set to *NULL*).
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/sys.rst b/Doc/c-api/sys.rst
index adadfe55da..252bd1ad06 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/sys.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/sys.rst
@@ -6,16 +6,16 @@ Operating System Utilities
==========================
-.. cfunction:: int Py_FdIsInteractive(FILE *fp, const char *filename)
+.. c:function:: int Py_FdIsInteractive(FILE *fp, const char *filename)
Return true (nonzero) if the standard I/O file *fp* with name *filename* is
deemed interactive. This is the case for files for which ``isatty(fileno(fp))``
- is true. If the global flag :cdata:`Py_InteractiveFlag` is true, this function
+ is true. If the global flag :c:data:`Py_InteractiveFlag` is true, this function
also returns true if the *filename* pointer is *NULL* or if the name is equal to
one of the strings ``'<stdin>'`` or ``'???'``.
-.. cfunction:: void PyOS_AfterFork()
+.. c:function:: void PyOS_AfterFork()
Function to update some internal state after a process fork; this should be
called in the new process if the Python interpreter will continue to be used.
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Operating System Utilities
to be called.
-.. cfunction:: int PyOS_CheckStack()
+.. c:function:: int PyOS_CheckStack()
Return true when the interpreter runs out of stack space. This is a reliable
check, but is only available when :const:`USE_STACKCHECK` is defined (currently
@@ -32,20 +32,20 @@ Operating System Utilities
own code.
-.. cfunction:: PyOS_sighandler_t PyOS_getsig(int i)
+.. c:function:: PyOS_sighandler_t PyOS_getsig(int i)
Return the current signal handler for signal *i*. This is a thin wrapper around
- either :cfunc:`sigaction` or :cfunc:`signal`. Do not call those functions
- directly! :ctype:`PyOS_sighandler_t` is a typedef alias for :ctype:`void
+ either :c:func:`sigaction` or :c:func:`signal`. Do not call those functions
+ directly! :c:type:`PyOS_sighandler_t` is a typedef alias for :c:type:`void
(\*)(int)`.
-.. cfunction:: PyOS_sighandler_t PyOS_setsig(int i, PyOS_sighandler_t h)
+.. c:function:: PyOS_sighandler_t PyOS_setsig(int i, PyOS_sighandler_t h)
Set the signal handler for signal *i* to be *h*; return the old signal handler.
- This is a thin wrapper around either :cfunc:`sigaction` or :cfunc:`signal`. Do
- not call those functions directly! :ctype:`PyOS_sighandler_t` is a typedef
- alias for :ctype:`void (\*)(int)`.
+ This is a thin wrapper around either :c:func:`sigaction` or :c:func:`signal`. Do
+ not call those functions directly! :c:type:`PyOS_sighandler_t` is a typedef
+ alias for :c:type:`void (\*)(int)`.
.. _systemfunctions:
@@ -56,38 +56,42 @@ These are utility functions that make functionality from the :mod:`sys` module
accessible to C code. They all work with the current interpreter thread's
:mod:`sys` module's dict, which is contained in the internal thread state structure.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject *PySys_GetObject(char *name)
+.. c:function:: PyObject *PySys_GetObject(char *name)
Return the object *name* from the :mod:`sys` module or *NULL* if it does
not exist, without setting an exception.
-.. cfunction:: FILE *PySys_GetFile(char *name, FILE *def)
+.. c:function:: FILE *PySys_GetFile(char *name, FILE *def)
- Return the :ctype:`FILE*` associated with the object *name* in the
+ Return the :c:type:`FILE*` associated with the object *name* in the
:mod:`sys` module, or *def* if *name* is not in the module or is not associated
- with a :ctype:`FILE*`.
+ with a :c:type:`FILE*`.
-.. cfunction:: int PySys_SetObject(char *name, PyObject *v)
+.. c:function:: int PySys_SetObject(char *name, PyObject *v)
Set *name* in the :mod:`sys` module to *v* unless *v* is *NULL*, in which
case *name* is deleted from the sys module. Returns ``0`` on success, ``-1``
on error.
-.. cfunction:: void PySys_ResetWarnOptions()
+.. c:function:: void PySys_ResetWarnOptions()
Reset :data:`sys.warnoptions` to an empty list.
-.. cfunction:: void PySys_AddWarnOption(wchar_t *s)
+.. c:function:: void PySys_AddWarnOption(wchar_t *s)
Append *s* to :data:`sys.warnoptions`.
-.. cfunction:: void PySys_SetPath(wchar_t *path)
+.. c:function:: void PySys_AddWarnOptionUnicode(PyObject *unicode)
+
+ Append *unicode* to :data:`sys.warnoptions`.
+
+.. c:function:: void PySys_SetPath(wchar_t *path)
Set :data:`sys.path` to a list object of paths found in *path* which should
be a list of paths separated with the platform's search path delimiter
(``:`` on Unix, ``;`` on Windows).
-.. cfunction:: void PySys_WriteStdout(const char *format, ...)
+.. c:function:: void PySys_WriteStdout(const char *format, ...)
Write the output string described by *format* to :data:`sys.stdout`. No
exceptions are raised, even if truncation occurs (see below).
@@ -103,9 +107,40 @@ accessible to C code. They all work with the current interpreter thread's
If a problem occurs, or :data:`sys.stdout` is unset, the formatted message
is written to the real (C level) *stdout*.
-.. cfunction:: void PySys_WriteStderr(const char *format, ...)
+.. c:function:: void PySys_WriteStderr(const char *format, ...)
+
+ As :c:func:`PySys_WriteStdout`, but write to :data:`sys.stderr` or *stderr*
+ instead.
+
+.. c:function:: void PySys_FormatStdout(const char *format, ...)
+
+ Function similar to PySys_WriteStdout() but format the message using
+ :c:func:`PyUnicode_FromFormatV` and don't truncate the message to an
+ arbitrary length.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.2
+
+.. c:function:: void PySys_FormatStderr(const char *format, ...)
+
+ As :c:func:`PySys_FormatStdout`, but write to :data:`sys.stderr` or *stderr*
+ instead.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.2
+
+.. c:function:: void PySys_AddXOption(const wchar_t *s)
+
+ Parse *s* as a set of :option:`-X` options and add them to the current
+ options mapping as returned by :c:func:`PySys_GetXOptions`.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.2
+
+.. c:function:: PyObject *PySys_GetXOptions()
+
+ Return the current dictionary of :option:`-X` options, similarly to
+ :data:`sys._xoptions`. On error, *NULL* is returned and an exception is
+ set.
- As above, but write to :data:`sys.stderr` or *stderr* instead.
+ .. versionadded:: 3.2
.. _processcontrol:
@@ -114,7 +149,7 @@ Process Control
===============
-.. cfunction:: void Py_FatalError(const char *message)
+.. c:function:: void Py_FatalError(const char *message)
.. index:: single: abort()
@@ -122,30 +157,30 @@ Process Control
This function should only be invoked when a condition is detected that would
make it dangerous to continue using the Python interpreter; e.g., when the
object administration appears to be corrupted. On Unix, the standard C library
- function :cfunc:`abort` is called which will attempt to produce a :file:`core`
+ function :c:func:`abort` is called which will attempt to produce a :file:`core`
file.
-.. cfunction:: void Py_Exit(int status)
+.. c:function:: void Py_Exit(int status)
.. index::
single: Py_Finalize()
single: exit()
- Exit the current process. This calls :cfunc:`Py_Finalize` and then calls the
+ Exit the current process. This calls :c:func:`Py_Finalize` and then calls the
standard C library function ``exit(status)``.
-.. cfunction:: int Py_AtExit(void (*func) ())
+.. c:function:: int Py_AtExit(void (*func) ())
.. index::
single: Py_Finalize()
single: cleanup functions
- Register a cleanup function to be called by :cfunc:`Py_Finalize`. The cleanup
+ Register a cleanup function to be called by :c:func:`Py_Finalize`. The cleanup
function will be called with no arguments and should return no value. At most
32 cleanup functions can be registered. When the registration is successful,
- :cfunc:`Py_AtExit` returns ``0``; on failure, it returns ``-1``. The cleanup
+ :c:func:`Py_AtExit` returns ``0``; on failure, it returns ``-1``. The cleanup
function registered last is called first. Each cleanup function will be called
at most once. Since Python's internal finalization will have completed before
the cleanup function, no Python APIs should be called by *func*.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/tuple.rst b/Doc/c-api/tuple.rst
index 612acc754e..3cbfe5bcaa 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/tuple.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/tuple.rst
@@ -8,70 +8,70 @@ Tuple Objects
.. index:: object: tuple
-.. ctype:: PyTupleObject
+.. c:type:: PyTupleObject
- This subtype of :ctype:`PyObject` represents a Python tuple object.
+ This subtype of :c:type:`PyObject` represents a Python tuple object.
-.. cvar:: PyTypeObject PyTuple_Type
+.. c:var:: PyTypeObject PyTuple_Type
- This instance of :ctype:`PyTypeObject` represents the Python tuple type; it
+ This instance of :c:type:`PyTypeObject` represents the Python tuple type; it
is the same object as :class:`tuple` in the Python layer.
-.. cfunction:: int PyTuple_Check(PyObject *p)
+.. c:function:: int PyTuple_Check(PyObject *p)
Return true if *p* is a tuple object or an instance of a subtype of the tuple
type.
-.. cfunction:: int PyTuple_CheckExact(PyObject *p)
+.. c:function:: int PyTuple_CheckExact(PyObject *p)
Return true if *p* is a tuple object, but not an instance of a subtype of the
tuple type.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyTuple_New(Py_ssize_t len)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyTuple_New(Py_ssize_t len)
Return a new tuple object of size *len*, or *NULL* on failure.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyTuple_Pack(Py_ssize_t n, ...)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyTuple_Pack(Py_ssize_t n, ...)
Return a new tuple object of size *n*, or *NULL* on failure. The tuple values
are initialized to the subsequent *n* C arguments pointing to Python objects.
``PyTuple_Pack(2, a, b)`` is equivalent to ``Py_BuildValue("(OO)", a, b)``.
-.. cfunction:: Py_ssize_t PyTuple_Size(PyObject *p)
+.. c:function:: Py_ssize_t PyTuple_Size(PyObject *p)
Take a pointer to a tuple object, and return the size of that tuple.
-.. cfunction:: Py_ssize_t PyTuple_GET_SIZE(PyObject *p)
+.. c:function:: Py_ssize_t PyTuple_GET_SIZE(PyObject *p)
Return the size of the tuple *p*, which must be non-*NULL* and point to a tuple;
no error checking is performed.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyTuple_GetItem(PyObject *p, Py_ssize_t pos)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyTuple_GetItem(PyObject *p, Py_ssize_t pos)
Return the object at position *pos* in the tuple pointed to by *p*. If *pos* is
out of bounds, return *NULL* and sets an :exc:`IndexError` exception.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyTuple_GET_ITEM(PyObject *p, Py_ssize_t pos)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyTuple_GET_ITEM(PyObject *p, Py_ssize_t pos)
- Like :cfunc:`PyTuple_GetItem`, but does no checking of its arguments.
+ Like :c:func:`PyTuple_GetItem`, but does no checking of its arguments.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyTuple_GetSlice(PyObject *p, Py_ssize_t low, Py_ssize_t high)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyTuple_GetSlice(PyObject *p, Py_ssize_t low, Py_ssize_t high)
Take a slice of the tuple pointed to by *p* from *low* to *high* and return it
as a new tuple.
-.. cfunction:: int PyTuple_SetItem(PyObject *p, Py_ssize_t pos, PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: int PyTuple_SetItem(PyObject *p, Py_ssize_t pos, PyObject *o)
Insert a reference to object *o* at position *pos* of the tuple pointed to by
*p*. Return ``0`` on success.
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ Tuple Objects
This function "steals" a reference to *o*.
-.. cfunction:: void PyTuple_SET_ITEM(PyObject *p, Py_ssize_t pos, PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: void PyTuple_SET_ITEM(PyObject *p, Py_ssize_t pos, PyObject *o)
- Like :cfunc:`PyTuple_SetItem`, but does no error checking, and should *only* be
+ Like :c:func:`PyTuple_SetItem`, but does no error checking, and should *only* be
used to fill in brand new tuples.
.. note::
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ Tuple Objects
This function "steals" a reference to *o*.
-.. cfunction:: int _PyTuple_Resize(PyObject **p, Py_ssize_t newsize)
+.. c:function:: int _PyTuple_Resize(PyObject **p, Py_ssize_t newsize)
Can be used to resize a tuple. *newsize* will be the new length of the tuple.
Because tuples are *supposed* to be immutable, this should only be used if there
@@ -105,6 +105,6 @@ Tuple Objects
raises :exc:`MemoryError` or :exc:`SystemError`.
-.. cfunction:: int PyTuple_ClearFreeList()
+.. c:function:: int PyTuple_ClearFreeList()
Clear the free list. Return the total number of freed items.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/type.rst b/Doc/c-api/type.rst
index d2a567656e..b3386eaa8b 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/type.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/type.rst
@@ -8,69 +8,77 @@ Type Objects
.. index:: object: type
-.. ctype:: PyTypeObject
+.. c:type:: PyTypeObject
The C structure of the objects used to describe built-in types.
-.. cvar:: PyObject* PyType_Type
+.. c:var:: PyObject* PyType_Type
This is the type object for type objects; it is the same object as
:class:`type` in the Python layer.
-.. cfunction:: int PyType_Check(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: int PyType_Check(PyObject *o)
Return true if the object *o* is a type object, including instances of types
derived from the standard type object. Return false in all other cases.
-.. cfunction:: int PyType_CheckExact(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: int PyType_CheckExact(PyObject *o)
Return true if the object *o* is a type object, but not a subtype of the
standard type object. Return false in all other cases.
-.. cfunction:: unsigned int PyType_ClearCache()
+.. c:function:: unsigned int PyType_ClearCache()
Clear the internal lookup cache. Return the current version tag.
+.. c:function:: long PyType_GetFlags(PyTypeObject* type)
-.. cfunction:: void PyType_Modified(PyTypeObject *type)
+ Return the :attr:`tp_flags` member of *type*. This function is primarily
+ meant for use with `Py_LIMITED_API`; the individual flag bits are
+ guaranteed to be stable across Python releases, but access to
+ :attr:`tp_flags` itself is not part of the limited API.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.2
+
+.. c:function:: void PyType_Modified(PyTypeObject *type)
Invalidate the internal lookup cache for the type and all of its
subtypes. This function must be called after any manual
modification of the attributes or base classes of the type.
-.. cfunction:: int PyType_HasFeature(PyObject *o, int feature)
+.. c:function:: int PyType_HasFeature(PyObject *o, int feature)
Return true if the type object *o* sets the feature *feature*. Type features
are denoted by single bit flags.
-.. cfunction:: int PyType_IS_GC(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: int PyType_IS_GC(PyObject *o)
Return true if the type object includes support for the cycle detector; this
tests the type flag :const:`Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_GC`.
-.. cfunction:: int PyType_IsSubtype(PyTypeObject *a, PyTypeObject *b)
+.. c:function:: int PyType_IsSubtype(PyTypeObject *a, PyTypeObject *b)
Return true if *a* is a subtype of *b*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyType_GenericAlloc(PyTypeObject *type, Py_ssize_t nitems)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyType_GenericAlloc(PyTypeObject *type, Py_ssize_t nitems)
XXX: Document.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyType_GenericNew(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyType_GenericNew(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
XXX: Document.
-.. cfunction:: int PyType_Ready(PyTypeObject *type)
+.. c:function:: int PyType_Ready(PyTypeObject *type)
Finalize a type object. This should be called on all type objects to finish
their initialization. This function is responsible for adding inherited slots
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/typeobj.rst b/Doc/c-api/typeobj.rst
index 7aa827af88..4a6335c869 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/typeobj.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/typeobj.rst
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ Type Objects
============
Perhaps one of the most important structures of the Python object system is the
-structure that defines a new type: the :ctype:`PyTypeObject` structure. Type
-objects can be handled using any of the :cfunc:`PyObject_\*` or
-:cfunc:`PyType_\*` functions, but do not offer much that's interesting to most
+structure that defines a new type: the :c:type:`PyTypeObject` structure. Type
+objects can be handled using any of the :c:func:`PyObject_\*` or
+:c:func:`PyType_\*` functions, but do not offer much that's interesting to most
Python applications. These objects are fundamental to how objects behave, so
they are very important to the interpreter itself and to any extension module
that implements new types.
@@ -25,21 +25,21 @@ intintargfunc, intobjargproc, intintobjargproc, objobjargproc, destructor,
freefunc, printfunc, getattrfunc, getattrofunc, setattrfunc, setattrofunc,
reprfunc, hashfunc
-The structure definition for :ctype:`PyTypeObject` can be found in
+The structure definition for :c:type:`PyTypeObject` can be found in
:file:`Include/object.h`. For convenience of reference, this repeats the
definition found there:
.. literalinclude:: ../includes/typestruct.h
-The type object structure extends the :ctype:`PyVarObject` structure. The
+The type object structure extends the :c:type:`PyVarObject` structure. The
:attr:`ob_size` field is used for dynamic types (created by :func:`type_new`,
-usually called from a class statement). Note that :cdata:`PyType_Type` (the
+usually called from a class statement). Note that :c:data:`PyType_Type` (the
metatype) initializes :attr:`tp_itemsize`, which means that its instances (i.e.
type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
-.. cmember:: PyObject* PyObject._ob_next
+.. c:member:: PyObject* PyObject._ob_next
PyObject* PyObject._ob_prev
These fields are only present when the macro ``Py_TRACE_REFS`` is defined.
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
These fields are not inherited by subtypes.
-.. cmember:: Py_ssize_t PyObject.ob_refcnt
+.. c:member:: Py_ssize_t PyObject.ob_refcnt
This is the type object's reference count, initialized to ``1`` by the
``PyObject_HEAD_INIT`` macro. Note that for statically allocated type objects,
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
This field is not inherited by subtypes.
-.. cmember:: PyTypeObject* PyObject.ob_type
+.. c:member:: PyTypeObject* PyObject.ob_type
This is the type's type, in other words its metatype. It is initialized by the
argument to the ``PyObject_HEAD_INIT`` macro, and its value should normally be
@@ -79,14 +79,14 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
Foo_Type.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
This should be done before any instances of the type are created.
- :cfunc:`PyType_Ready` checks if :attr:`ob_type` is *NULL*, and if so,
+ :c:func:`PyType_Ready` checks if :attr:`ob_type` is *NULL*, and if so,
initializes it to the :attr:`ob_type` field of the base class.
- :cfunc:`PyType_Ready` will not change this field if it is non-zero.
+ :c:func:`PyType_Ready` will not change this field if it is non-zero.
This field is inherited by subtypes.
-.. cmember:: Py_ssize_t PyVarObject.ob_size
+.. c:member:: Py_ssize_t PyVarObject.ob_size
For statically allocated type objects, this should be initialized to zero. For
dynamically allocated type objects, this field has a special internal meaning.
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
This field is not inherited by subtypes.
-.. cmember:: char* PyTypeObject.tp_name
+.. c:member:: char* PyTypeObject.tp_name
Pointer to a NUL-terminated string containing the name of the type. For types
that are accessible as module globals, the string should be the full module
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
This field is not inherited by subtypes.
-.. cmember:: Py_ssize_t PyTypeObject.tp_basicsize
+.. c:member:: Py_ssize_t PyTypeObject.tp_basicsize
Py_ssize_t PyTypeObject.tp_itemsize
These fields allow calculating the size in bytes of instances of the type.
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
field).
The basic size includes the fields in the instance declared by the macro
- :cmacro:`PyObject_HEAD` or :cmacro:`PyObject_VAR_HEAD` (whichever is used to
+ :c:macro:`PyObject_HEAD` or :c:macro:`PyObject_VAR_HEAD` (whichever is used to
declare the instance struct) and this in turn includes the :attr:`_ob_prev` and
:attr:`_ob_next` fields if they are present. This means that the only correct
way to get an initializer for the :attr:`tp_basicsize` is to use the
@@ -163,14 +163,14 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
alignment requirement for ``double``).
-.. cmember:: destructor PyTypeObject.tp_dealloc
+.. c:member:: destructor PyTypeObject.tp_dealloc
A pointer to the instance destructor function. This function must be defined
unless the type guarantees that its instances will never be deallocated (as is
the case for the singletons ``None`` and ``Ellipsis``).
- The destructor function is called by the :cfunc:`Py_DECREF` and
- :cfunc:`Py_XDECREF` macros when the new reference count is zero. At this point,
+ The destructor function is called by the :c:func:`Py_DECREF` and
+ :c:func:`Py_XDECREF` macros when the new reference count is zero. At this point,
the instance is still in existence, but there are no references to it. The
destructor function should free all references which the instance owns, free all
memory buffers owned by the instance (using the freeing function corresponding
@@ -179,15 +179,15 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
subtypable (doesn't have the :const:`Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE` flag bit set), it is
permissible to call the object deallocator directly instead of via
:attr:`tp_free`. The object deallocator should be the one used to allocate the
- instance; this is normally :cfunc:`PyObject_Del` if the instance was allocated
- using :cfunc:`PyObject_New` or :cfunc:`PyObject_VarNew`, or
- :cfunc:`PyObject_GC_Del` if the instance was allocated using
- :cfunc:`PyObject_GC_New` or :cfunc:`PyObject_GC_NewVar`.
+ instance; this is normally :c:func:`PyObject_Del` if the instance was allocated
+ using :c:func:`PyObject_New` or :c:func:`PyObject_VarNew`, or
+ :c:func:`PyObject_GC_Del` if the instance was allocated using
+ :c:func:`PyObject_GC_New` or :c:func:`PyObject_GC_NewVar`.
This field is inherited by subtypes.
-.. cmember:: printfunc PyTypeObject.tp_print
+.. c:member:: printfunc PyTypeObject.tp_print
An optional pointer to the instance print function.
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
*NULL*. A type should never implement :attr:`tp_print` in a way that produces
different output than :attr:`tp_repr` or :attr:`tp_str` would.
- The print function is called with the same signature as :cfunc:`PyObject_Print`:
+ The print function is called with the same signature as :c:func:`PyObject_Print`:
``int tp_print(PyObject *self, FILE *file, int flags)``. The *self* argument is
the instance to be printed. The *file* argument is the stdio file to which it
is to be printed. The *flags* argument is composed of flag bits. The only flag
@@ -216,47 +216,47 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
This field is inherited by subtypes.
-.. cmember:: getattrfunc PyTypeObject.tp_getattr
+.. c:member:: getattrfunc PyTypeObject.tp_getattr
An optional pointer to the get-attribute-string function.
This field is deprecated. When it is defined, it should point to a function
that acts the same as the :attr:`tp_getattro` function, but taking a C string
instead of a Python string object to give the attribute name. The signature is
- the same as for :cfunc:`PyObject_GetAttrString`.
+ the same as for :c:func:`PyObject_GetAttrString`.
This field is inherited by subtypes together with :attr:`tp_getattro`: a subtype
inherits both :attr:`tp_getattr` and :attr:`tp_getattro` from its base type when
the subtype's :attr:`tp_getattr` and :attr:`tp_getattro` are both *NULL*.
-.. cmember:: setattrfunc PyTypeObject.tp_setattr
+.. c:member:: setattrfunc PyTypeObject.tp_setattr
An optional pointer to the set-attribute-string function.
This field is deprecated. When it is defined, it should point to a function
that acts the same as the :attr:`tp_setattro` function, but taking a C string
instead of a Python string object to give the attribute name. The signature is
- the same as for :cfunc:`PyObject_SetAttrString`.
+ the same as for :c:func:`PyObject_SetAttrString`.
This field is inherited by subtypes together with :attr:`tp_setattro`: a subtype
inherits both :attr:`tp_setattr` and :attr:`tp_setattro` from its base type when
the subtype's :attr:`tp_setattr` and :attr:`tp_setattro` are both *NULL*.
-.. cmember:: void* PyTypeObject.tp_reserved
+.. c:member:: void* PyTypeObject.tp_reserved
Reserved slot, formerly known as tp_compare.
-.. cmember:: reprfunc PyTypeObject.tp_repr
+.. c:member:: reprfunc PyTypeObject.tp_repr
.. index:: builtin: repr
An optional pointer to a function that implements the built-in function
:func:`repr`.
- The signature is the same as for :cfunc:`PyObject_Repr`; it must return a string
+ The signature is the same as for :c:func:`PyObject_Repr`; it must return a string
or a Unicode object. Ideally, this function should return a string that, when
passed to :func:`eval`, given a suitable environment, returns an object with the
same value. If this is not feasible, it should return a string starting with
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
This field is inherited by subtypes.
-.. cmember:: PyNumberMethods* tp_as_number
+.. c:member:: PyNumberMethods* tp_as_number
Pointer to an additional structure that contains fields relevant only to
objects which implement the number protocol. These fields are documented in
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
inherited individually.
-.. cmember:: PySequenceMethods* tp_as_sequence
+.. c:member:: PySequenceMethods* tp_as_sequence
Pointer to an additional structure that contains fields relevant only to
objects which implement the sequence protocol. These fields are documented
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
are inherited individually.
-.. cmember:: PyMappingMethods* tp_as_mapping
+.. c:member:: PyMappingMethods* tp_as_mapping
Pointer to an additional structure that contains fields relevant only to
objects which implement the mapping protocol. These fields are documented in
@@ -299,25 +299,25 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
are inherited individually.
-.. cmember:: hashfunc PyTypeObject.tp_hash
+.. c:member:: hashfunc PyTypeObject.tp_hash
.. index:: builtin: hash
An optional pointer to a function that implements the built-in function
:func:`hash`.
- The signature is the same as for :cfunc:`PyObject_Hash`; it must return a C
- long. The value ``-1`` should not be returned as a normal return value; when an
- error occurs during the computation of the hash value, the function should set
- an exception and return ``-1``.
+ The signature is the same as for :c:func:`PyObject_Hash`; it must return a
+ value of the type Py_hash_t. The value ``-1`` should not be returned as a
+ normal return value; when an error occurs during the computation of the hash
+ value, the function should set an exception and return ``-1``.
- This field can be set explicitly to :cfunc:`PyObject_HashNotImplemented` to
+ This field can be set explicitly to :c:func:`PyObject_HashNotImplemented` to
block inheritance of the hash method from a parent type. This is interpreted
as the equivalent of ``__hash__ = None`` at the Python level, causing
``isinstance(o, collections.Hashable)`` to correctly return ``False``. Note
that the converse is also true - setting ``__hash__ = None`` on a class at
the Python level will result in the ``tp_hash`` slot being set to
- :cfunc:`PyObject_HashNotImplemented`.
+ :c:func:`PyObject_HashNotImplemented`.
When this field is not set, an attempt to take the hash of the
object raises :exc:`TypeError`.
@@ -328,39 +328,39 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
:attr:`tp_richcompare` and :attr:`tp_hash` are both *NULL*.
-.. cmember:: ternaryfunc PyTypeObject.tp_call
+.. c:member:: ternaryfunc PyTypeObject.tp_call
An optional pointer to a function that implements calling the object. This
should be *NULL* if the object is not callable. The signature is the same as
- for :cfunc:`PyObject_Call`.
+ for :c:func:`PyObject_Call`.
This field is inherited by subtypes.
-.. cmember:: reprfunc PyTypeObject.tp_str
+.. c:member:: reprfunc PyTypeObject.tp_str
An optional pointer to a function that implements the built-in operation
:func:`str`. (Note that :class:`str` is a type now, and :func:`str` calls the
- constructor for that type. This constructor calls :cfunc:`PyObject_Str` to do
- the actual work, and :cfunc:`PyObject_Str` will call this handler.)
+ constructor for that type. This constructor calls :c:func:`PyObject_Str` to do
+ the actual work, and :c:func:`PyObject_Str` will call this handler.)
- The signature is the same as for :cfunc:`PyObject_Str`; it must return a string
+ The signature is the same as for :c:func:`PyObject_Str`; it must return a string
or a Unicode object. This function should return a "friendly" string
representation of the object, as this is the representation that will be used,
among other things, by the :func:`print` function.
- When this field is not set, :cfunc:`PyObject_Repr` is called to return a string
+ When this field is not set, :c:func:`PyObject_Repr` is called to return a string
representation.
This field is inherited by subtypes.
-.. cmember:: getattrofunc PyTypeObject.tp_getattro
+.. c:member:: getattrofunc PyTypeObject.tp_getattro
An optional pointer to the get-attribute function.
- The signature is the same as for :cfunc:`PyObject_GetAttr`. It is usually
- convenient to set this field to :cfunc:`PyObject_GenericGetAttr`, which
+ The signature is the same as for :c:func:`PyObject_GetAttr`. It is usually
+ convenient to set this field to :c:func:`PyObject_GenericGetAttr`, which
implements the normal way of looking for object attributes.
This field is inherited by subtypes together with :attr:`tp_getattr`: a subtype
@@ -368,12 +368,12 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
the subtype's :attr:`tp_getattr` and :attr:`tp_getattro` are both *NULL*.
-.. cmember:: setattrofunc PyTypeObject.tp_setattro
+.. c:member:: setattrofunc PyTypeObject.tp_setattro
An optional pointer to the set-attribute function.
- The signature is the same as for :cfunc:`PyObject_SetAttr`. It is usually
- convenient to set this field to :cfunc:`PyObject_GenericSetAttr`, which
+ The signature is the same as for :c:func:`PyObject_SetAttr`. It is usually
+ convenient to set this field to :c:func:`PyObject_GenericSetAttr`, which
implements the normal way of setting object attributes.
This field is inherited by subtypes together with :attr:`tp_setattr`: a subtype
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
the subtype's :attr:`tp_setattr` and :attr:`tp_setattro` are both *NULL*.
-.. cmember:: PyBufferProcs* PyTypeObject.tp_as_buffer
+.. c:member:: PyBufferProcs* PyTypeObject.tp_as_buffer
Pointer to an additional structure that contains fields relevant only to objects
which implement the buffer interface. These fields are documented in
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
inherited individually.
-.. cmember:: long PyTypeObject.tp_flags
+.. c:member:: long PyTypeObject.tp_flags
This field is a bit mask of various flags. Some flags indicate variant
semantics for certain situations; others are used to indicate that certain
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
The following bit masks are currently defined; these can be ORed together using
the ``|`` operator to form the value of the :attr:`tp_flags` field. The macro
- :cfunc:`PyType_HasFeature` takes a type and a flags value, *tp* and *f*, and
+ :c:func:`PyType_HasFeature` takes a type and a flags value, *tp* and *f*, and
checks whether ``tp->tp_flags & f`` is non-zero.
@@ -438,20 +438,20 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
.. data:: Py_TPFLAGS_READY
This bit is set when the type object has been fully initialized by
- :cfunc:`PyType_Ready`.
+ :c:func:`PyType_Ready`.
.. data:: Py_TPFLAGS_READYING
- This bit is set while :cfunc:`PyType_Ready` is in the process of initializing
+ This bit is set while :c:func:`PyType_Ready` is in the process of initializing
the type object.
.. data:: Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_GC
This bit is set when the object supports garbage collection. If this bit
- is set, instances must be created using :cfunc:`PyObject_GC_New` and
- destroyed using :cfunc:`PyObject_GC_Del`. More information in section
+ is set, instances must be created using :c:func:`PyObject_GC_New` and
+ destroyed using :c:func:`PyObject_GC_Del`. More information in section
:ref:`supporting-cycle-detection`. This bit also implies that the
GC-related fields :attr:`tp_traverse` and :attr:`tp_clear` are present in
the type object.
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
:const:`Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_VERSION_TAG`.
-.. cmember:: char* PyTypeObject.tp_doc
+.. c:member:: char* PyTypeObject.tp_doc
An optional pointer to a NUL-terminated C string giving the docstring for this
type object. This is exposed as the :attr:`__doc__` attribute on the type and
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
This field is *not* inherited by subtypes.
-.. cmember:: traverseproc PyTypeObject.tp_traverse
+.. c:member:: traverseproc PyTypeObject.tp_traverse
An optional pointer to a traversal function for the garbage collector. This is
only used if the :const:`Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_GC` flag bit is set. More information
@@ -483,8 +483,8 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
The :attr:`tp_traverse` pointer is used by the garbage collector to detect
reference cycles. A typical implementation of a :attr:`tp_traverse` function
- simply calls :cfunc:`Py_VISIT` on each of the instance's members that are Python
- objects. For example, this is function :cfunc:`local_traverse` from the
+ simply calls :c:func:`Py_VISIT` on each of the instance's members that are Python
+ objects. For example, this is function :c:func:`local_traverse` from the
:mod:`_thread` extension module::
static int
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
return 0;
}
- Note that :cfunc:`Py_VISIT` is called only on those members that can participate
+ Note that :c:func:`Py_VISIT` is called only on those members that can participate
in reference cycles. Although there is also a ``self->key`` member, it can only
be *NULL* or a Python string and therefore cannot be part of a reference cycle.
@@ -504,8 +504,8 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
debugging aid you may want to visit it anyway just so the :mod:`gc` module's
:func:`get_referents` function will include it.
- Note that :cfunc:`Py_VISIT` requires the *visit* and *arg* parameters to
- :cfunc:`local_traverse` to have these specific names; don't name them just
+ Note that :c:func:`Py_VISIT` requires the *visit* and *arg* parameters to
+ :c:func:`local_traverse` to have these specific names; don't name them just
anything.
This field is inherited by subtypes together with :attr:`tp_clear` and the
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
the subtype.
-.. cmember:: inquiry PyTypeObject.tp_clear
+.. c:member:: inquiry PyTypeObject.tp_clear
An optional pointer to a clear function for the garbage collector. This is only
used if the :const:`Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_GC` flag bit is set.
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
return 0;
}
- The :cfunc:`Py_CLEAR` macro should be used, because clearing references is
+ The :c:func:`Py_CLEAR` macro should be used, because clearing references is
delicate: the reference to the contained object must not be decremented until
after the pointer to the contained object is set to *NULL*. This is because
decrementing the reference count may cause the contained object to become trash,
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
contained object). If it's possible for such code to reference *self* again,
it's important that the pointer to the contained object be *NULL* at that time,
so that *self* knows the contained object can no longer be used. The
- :cfunc:`Py_CLEAR` macro performs the operations in a safe order.
+ :c:func:`Py_CLEAR` macro performs the operations in a safe order.
Because the goal of :attr:`tp_clear` functions is to break reference cycles,
it's not necessary to clear contained objects like Python strings or Python
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
the subtype.
-.. cmember:: richcmpfunc PyTypeObject.tp_richcompare
+.. c:member:: richcmpfunc PyTypeObject.tp_richcompare
An optional pointer to the rich comparison function, whose signature is
``PyObject *tp_richcompare(PyObject *a, PyObject *b, int op)``.
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
*NULL*.
The following constants are defined to be used as the third argument for
- :attr:`tp_richcompare` and for :cfunc:`PyObject_RichCompare`:
+ :attr:`tp_richcompare` and for :c:func:`PyObject_RichCompare`:
+----------------+------------+
| Constant | Comparison |
@@ -610,13 +610,13 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
+----------------+------------+
-.. cmember:: long PyTypeObject.tp_weaklistoffset
+.. c:member:: long PyTypeObject.tp_weaklistoffset
If the instances of this type are weakly referenceable, this field is greater
than zero and contains the offset in the instance structure of the weak
reference list head (ignoring the GC header, if present); this offset is used by
- :cfunc:`PyObject_ClearWeakRefs` and the :cfunc:`PyWeakref_\*` functions. The
- instance structure needs to include a field of type :ctype:`PyObject\*` which is
+ :c:func:`PyObject_ClearWeakRefs` and the :c:func:`PyWeakref_\*` functions. The
+ instance structure needs to include a field of type :c:type:`PyObject\*` which is
initialized to *NULL*.
Do not confuse this field with :attr:`tp_weaklist`; that is the list head for
@@ -641,18 +641,18 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
:attr:`__weakref__`, the type inherits its :attr:`tp_weaklistoffset` from its
base type.
-.. cmember:: getiterfunc PyTypeObject.tp_iter
+.. c:member:: getiterfunc PyTypeObject.tp_iter
An optional pointer to a function that returns an iterator for the object. Its
presence normally signals that the instances of this type are iterable (although
sequences may be iterable without this function).
- This function has the same signature as :cfunc:`PyObject_GetIter`.
+ This function has the same signature as :c:func:`PyObject_GetIter`.
This field is inherited by subtypes.
-.. cmember:: iternextfunc PyTypeObject.tp_iternext
+.. c:member:: iternextfunc PyTypeObject.tp_iternext
An optional pointer to a function that returns the next item in an iterator.
When the iterator is exhausted, it must return *NULL*; a :exc:`StopIteration`
@@ -664,14 +664,14 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
function should return the iterator instance itself (not a new iterator
instance).
- This function has the same signature as :cfunc:`PyIter_Next`.
+ This function has the same signature as :c:func:`PyIter_Next`.
This field is inherited by subtypes.
-.. cmember:: struct PyMethodDef* PyTypeObject.tp_methods
+.. c:member:: struct PyMethodDef* PyTypeObject.tp_methods
- An optional pointer to a static *NULL*-terminated array of :ctype:`PyMethodDef`
+ An optional pointer to a static *NULL*-terminated array of :c:type:`PyMethodDef`
structures, declaring regular methods of this type.
For each entry in the array, an entry is added to the type's dictionary (see
@@ -681,9 +681,9 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
different mechanism).
-.. cmember:: struct PyMemberDef* PyTypeObject.tp_members
+.. c:member:: struct PyMemberDef* PyTypeObject.tp_members
- An optional pointer to a static *NULL*-terminated array of :ctype:`PyMemberDef`
+ An optional pointer to a static *NULL*-terminated array of :c:type:`PyMemberDef`
structures, declaring regular data members (fields or slots) of instances of
this type.
@@ -694,9 +694,9 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
different mechanism).
-.. cmember:: struct PyGetSetDef* PyTypeObject.tp_getset
+.. c:member:: struct PyGetSetDef* PyTypeObject.tp_getset
- An optional pointer to a static *NULL*-terminated array of :ctype:`PyGetSetDef`
+ An optional pointer to a static *NULL*-terminated array of :c:type:`PyGetSetDef`
structures, declaring computed attributes of instances of this type.
For each entry in the array, an entry is added to the type's dictionary (see
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
} PyGetSetDef;
-.. cmember:: PyTypeObject* PyTypeObject.tp_base
+.. c:member:: PyTypeObject* PyTypeObject.tp_base
An optional pointer to a base type from which type properties are inherited. At
this level, only single inheritance is supported; multiple inheritance require
@@ -732,13 +732,13 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
:class:`object`).
-.. cmember:: PyObject* PyTypeObject.tp_dict
+.. c:member:: PyObject* PyTypeObject.tp_dict
- The type's dictionary is stored here by :cfunc:`PyType_Ready`.
+ The type's dictionary is stored here by :c:func:`PyType_Ready`.
This field should normally be initialized to *NULL* before PyType_Ready is
called; it may also be initialized to a dictionary containing initial attributes
- for the type. Once :cfunc:`PyType_Ready` has initialized the type, extra
+ for the type. Once :c:func:`PyType_Ready` has initialized the type, extra
attributes for the type may be added to this dictionary only if they don't
correspond to overloaded operations (like :meth:`__add__`).
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
are inherited through a different mechanism).
-.. cmember:: descrgetfunc PyTypeObject.tp_descr_get
+.. c:member:: descrgetfunc PyTypeObject.tp_descr_get
An optional pointer to a "descriptor get" function.
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
This field is inherited by subtypes.
-.. cmember:: descrsetfunc PyTypeObject.tp_descr_set
+.. c:member:: descrsetfunc PyTypeObject.tp_descr_set
An optional pointer to a "descriptor set" function.
@@ -772,12 +772,12 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
.. XXX explain.
-.. cmember:: long PyTypeObject.tp_dictoffset
+.. c:member:: long PyTypeObject.tp_dictoffset
If the instances of this type have a dictionary containing instance variables,
this field is non-zero and contains the offset in the instances of the type of
the instance variable dictionary; this offset is used by
- :cfunc:`PyObject_GenericGetAttr`.
+ :c:func:`PyObject_GenericGetAttr`.
Do not confuse this field with :attr:`tp_dict`; that is the dictionary for
attributes of the type object itself.
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
taken from the type object, and :attr:`ob_size` is taken from the instance. The
absolute value is taken because ints use the sign of :attr:`ob_size` to
store the sign of the number. (There's never a need to do this calculation
- yourself; it is done for you by :cfunc:`_PyObject_GetDictPtr`.)
+ yourself; it is done for you by :c:func:`_PyObject_GetDictPtr`.)
This field is inherited by subtypes, but see the rules listed below. A subtype
may override this offset; this means that the subtype instances store the
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
added as a feature just like :attr:`__weakref__` though.)
-.. cmember:: initproc PyTypeObject.tp_init
+.. c:member:: initproc PyTypeObject.tp_init
An optional pointer to an instance initialization function.
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
This field is inherited by subtypes.
-.. cmember:: allocfunc PyTypeObject.tp_alloc
+.. c:member:: allocfunc PyTypeObject.tp_alloc
An optional pointer to an instance allocation function.
@@ -875,11 +875,11 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
This field is inherited by static subtypes, but not by dynamic subtypes
(subtypes created by a class statement); in the latter, this field is always set
- to :cfunc:`PyType_GenericAlloc`, to force a standard heap allocation strategy.
+ to :c:func:`PyType_GenericAlloc`, to force a standard heap allocation strategy.
That is also the recommended value for statically defined types.
-.. cmember:: newfunc PyTypeObject.tp_new
+.. c:member:: newfunc PyTypeObject.tp_new
An optional pointer to an instance creation function.
@@ -909,22 +909,22 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
whose :attr:`tp_base` is *NULL* or ``&PyBaseObject_Type``.
-.. cmember:: destructor PyTypeObject.tp_free
+.. c:member:: destructor PyTypeObject.tp_free
An optional pointer to an instance deallocation function. Its signature is
- :ctype:`freefunc`::
+ :c:type:`freefunc`::
void tp_free(void *)
- An initializer that is compatible with this signature is :cfunc:`PyObject_Free`.
+ An initializer that is compatible with this signature is :c:func:`PyObject_Free`.
This field is inherited by static subtypes, but not by dynamic subtypes
(subtypes created by a class statement); in the latter, this field is set to a
- deallocator suitable to match :cfunc:`PyType_GenericAlloc` and the value of the
+ deallocator suitable to match :c:func:`PyType_GenericAlloc` and the value of the
:const:`Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_GC` flag bit.
-.. cmember:: inquiry PyTypeObject.tp_is_gc
+.. c:member:: inquiry PyTypeObject.tp_is_gc
An optional pointer to a function called by the garbage collector.
@@ -939,13 +939,13 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
int tp_is_gc(PyObject *self)
(The only example of this are types themselves. The metatype,
- :cdata:`PyType_Type`, defines this function to distinguish between statically
+ :c:data:`PyType_Type`, defines this function to distinguish between statically
and dynamically allocated types.)
This field is inherited by subtypes.
-.. cmember:: PyObject* PyTypeObject.tp_bases
+.. c:member:: PyObject* PyTypeObject.tp_bases
Tuple of base types.
@@ -955,25 +955,25 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
This field is not inherited.
-.. cmember:: PyObject* PyTypeObject.tp_mro
+.. c:member:: PyObject* PyTypeObject.tp_mro
Tuple containing the expanded set of base types, starting with the type itself
and ending with :class:`object`, in Method Resolution Order.
- This field is not inherited; it is calculated fresh by :cfunc:`PyType_Ready`.
+ This field is not inherited; it is calculated fresh by :c:func:`PyType_Ready`.
-.. cmember:: PyObject* PyTypeObject.tp_cache
+.. c:member:: PyObject* PyTypeObject.tp_cache
Unused. Not inherited. Internal use only.
-.. cmember:: PyObject* PyTypeObject.tp_subclasses
+.. c:member:: PyObject* PyTypeObject.tp_subclasses
List of weak references to subclasses. Not inherited. Internal use only.
-.. cmember:: PyObject* PyTypeObject.tp_weaklist
+.. c:member:: PyObject* PyTypeObject.tp_weaklist
Weak reference list head, for weak references to this type object. Not
inherited. Internal use only.
@@ -984,22 +984,22 @@ documented here for completeness. None of these fields are inherited by
subtypes.
-.. cmember:: Py_ssize_t PyTypeObject.tp_allocs
+.. c:member:: Py_ssize_t PyTypeObject.tp_allocs
Number of allocations.
-.. cmember:: Py_ssize_t PyTypeObject.tp_frees
+.. c:member:: Py_ssize_t PyTypeObject.tp_frees
Number of frees.
-.. cmember:: Py_ssize_t PyTypeObject.tp_maxalloc
+.. c:member:: Py_ssize_t PyTypeObject.tp_maxalloc
Maximum simultaneously allocated objects.
-.. cmember:: PyTypeObject* PyTypeObject.tp_next
+.. c:member:: PyTypeObject* PyTypeObject.tp_next
Pointer to the next type object with a non-zero :attr:`tp_allocs` field.
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ Number Object Structures
.. sectionauthor:: Amaury Forgeot d'Arc
-.. ctype:: PyNumberMethods
+.. c:type:: PyNumberMethods
This structure holds pointers to the functions which an object uses to
implement the number protocol. Each function is used by the function of
@@ -1081,8 +1081,8 @@ Number Object Structures
.. note::
- The :cdata:`nb_reserved` field should always be ``NULL``. It
- was previously called :cdata:`nb_long`, and was renamed in
+ The :c:data:`nb_reserved` field should always be ``NULL``. It
+ was previously called :c:data:`nb_long`, and was renamed in
Python 3.0.1.
@@ -1094,26 +1094,26 @@ Mapping Object Structures
.. sectionauthor:: Amaury Forgeot d'Arc
-.. ctype:: PyMappingMethods
+.. c:type:: PyMappingMethods
This structure holds pointers to the functions which an object uses to
implement the mapping protocol. It has three members:
-.. cmember:: lenfunc PyMappingMethods.mp_length
+.. c:member:: lenfunc PyMappingMethods.mp_length
- This function is used by :cfunc:`PyMapping_Length` and
- :cfunc:`PyObject_Size`, and has the same signature. This slot may be set to
+ This function is used by :c:func:`PyMapping_Length` and
+ :c:func:`PyObject_Size`, and has the same signature. This slot may be set to
*NULL* if the object has no defined length.
-.. cmember:: binaryfunc PyMappingMethods.mp_subscript
+.. c:member:: binaryfunc PyMappingMethods.mp_subscript
- This function is used by :cfunc:`PyObject_GetItem` and has the same
- signature. This slot must be filled for the :cfunc:`PyMapping_Check`
+ This function is used by :c:func:`PyObject_GetItem` and has the same
+ signature. This slot must be filled for the :c:func:`PyMapping_Check`
function to return ``1``, it can be *NULL* otherwise.
-.. cmember:: objobjargproc PyMappingMethods.mp_ass_subscript
+.. c:member:: objobjargproc PyMappingMethods.mp_ass_subscript
- This function is used by :cfunc:`PyObject_SetItem` and has the same
+ This function is used by :c:func:`PyObject_SetItem` and has the same
signature. If this slot is *NULL*, the object does not support item
assignment.
@@ -1126,32 +1126,32 @@ Sequence Object Structures
.. sectionauthor:: Amaury Forgeot d'Arc
-.. ctype:: PySequenceMethods
+.. c:type:: PySequenceMethods
This structure holds pointers to the functions which an object uses to
implement the sequence protocol.
-.. cmember:: lenfunc PySequenceMethods.sq_length
+.. c:member:: lenfunc PySequenceMethods.sq_length
- This function is used by :cfunc:`PySequence_Size` and :cfunc:`PyObject_Size`,
+ This function is used by :c:func:`PySequence_Size` and :c:func:`PyObject_Size`,
and has the same signature.
-.. cmember:: binaryfunc PySequenceMethods.sq_concat
+.. c:member:: binaryfunc PySequenceMethods.sq_concat
- This function is used by :cfunc:`PySequence_Concat` and has the same
+ This function is used by :c:func:`PySequence_Concat` and has the same
signature. It is also used by the ``+`` operator, after trying the numeric
addition via the :attr:`tp_as_number.nb_add` slot.
-.. cmember:: ssizeargfunc PySequenceMethods.sq_repeat
+.. c:member:: ssizeargfunc PySequenceMethods.sq_repeat
- This function is used by :cfunc:`PySequence_Repeat` and has the same
+ This function is used by :c:func:`PySequence_Repeat` and has the same
signature. It is also used by the ``*`` operator, after trying numeric
multiplication via the :attr:`tp_as_number.nb_mul` slot.
-.. cmember:: ssizeargfunc PySequenceMethods.sq_item
+.. c:member:: ssizeargfunc PySequenceMethods.sq_item
- This function is used by :cfunc:`PySequence_GetItem` and has the same
- signature. This slot must be filled for the :cfunc:`PySequence_Check`
+ This function is used by :c:func:`PySequence_GetItem` and has the same
+ signature. This slot must be filled for the :c:func:`PySequence_Check`
function to return ``1``, it can be *NULL* otherwise.
Negative indexes are handled as follows: if the :attr:`sq_length` slot is
@@ -1159,27 +1159,27 @@ Sequence Object Structures
index which is passed to :attr:`sq_item`. If :attr:`sq_length` is *NULL*,
the index is passed as is to the function.
-.. cmember:: ssizeobjargproc PySequenceMethods.sq_ass_item
+.. c:member:: ssizeobjargproc PySequenceMethods.sq_ass_item
- This function is used by :cfunc:`PySequence_SetItem` and has the same
+ This function is used by :c:func:`PySequence_SetItem` and has the same
signature. This slot may be left to *NULL* if the object does not support
item assignment.
-.. cmember:: objobjproc PySequenceMethods.sq_contains
+.. c:member:: objobjproc PySequenceMethods.sq_contains
- This function may be used by :cfunc:`PySequence_Contains` and has the same
+ This function may be used by :c:func:`PySequence_Contains` and has the same
signature. This slot may be left to *NULL*, in this case
- :cfunc:`PySequence_Contains` simply traverses the sequence until it finds a
+ :c:func:`PySequence_Contains` simply traverses the sequence until it finds a
match.
-.. cmember:: binaryfunc PySequenceMethods.sq_inplace_concat
+.. c:member:: binaryfunc PySequenceMethods.sq_inplace_concat
- This function is used by :cfunc:`PySequence_InPlaceConcat` and has the same
+ This function is used by :c:func:`PySequence_InPlaceConcat` and has the same
signature. It should modify its first operand, and return it.
-.. cmember:: ssizeargfunc PySequenceMethods.sq_inplace_repeat
+.. c:member:: ssizeargfunc PySequenceMethods.sq_inplace_repeat
- This function is used by :cfunc:`PySequence_InPlaceRepeat` and has the same
+ This function is used by :c:func:`PySequence_InPlaceRepeat` and has the same
signature. It should modify its first operand, and return it.
.. XXX need to explain precedence between mapping and sequence
@@ -1199,40 +1199,40 @@ The :ref:`buffer interface <bufferobjects>` exports a model where an object can
data.
If an object does not export the buffer interface, then its :attr:`tp_as_buffer`
-member in the :ctype:`PyTypeObject` structure should be *NULL*. Otherwise, the
-:attr:`tp_as_buffer` will point to a :ctype:`PyBufferProcs` structure.
+member in the :c:type:`PyTypeObject` structure should be *NULL*. Otherwise, the
+:attr:`tp_as_buffer` will point to a :c:type:`PyBufferProcs` structure.
-.. ctype:: PyBufferProcs
+.. c:type:: PyBufferProcs
Structure used to hold the function pointers which define an implementation of
the buffer protocol.
- .. cmember:: getbufferproc bf_getbuffer
+ .. c:member:: getbufferproc bf_getbuffer
- This should fill a :ctype:`Py_buffer` with the necessary data for
+ This should fill a :c:type:`Py_buffer` with the necessary data for
exporting the type. The signature of :data:`getbufferproc` is ``int
(PyObject *obj, Py_buffer *view, int flags)``. *obj* is the object to
- export, *view* is the :ctype:`Py_buffer` struct to fill, and *flags* gives
+ export, *view* is the :c:type:`Py_buffer` struct to fill, and *flags* gives
the conditions the caller wants the memory under. (See
- :cfunc:`PyObject_GetBuffer` for all flags.) :cmember:`bf_getbuffer` is
+ :c:func:`PyObject_GetBuffer` for all flags.) :c:member:`bf_getbuffer` is
responsible for filling *view* with the appropriate information.
- (:cfunc:`PyBuffer_FillView` can be used in simple cases.) See
- :ctype:`Py_buffer`\s docs for what needs to be filled in.
+ (:c:func:`PyBuffer_FillView` can be used in simple cases.) See
+ :c:type:`Py_buffer`\s docs for what needs to be filled in.
- .. cmember:: releasebufferproc bf_releasebuffer
+ .. c:member:: releasebufferproc bf_releasebuffer
This should release the resources of the buffer. The signature of
- :cdata:`releasebufferproc` is ``void (PyObject *obj, Py_buffer *view)``.
- If the :cdata:`bf_releasebuffer` function is not provided (i.e. it is
+ :c:data:`releasebufferproc` is ``void (PyObject *obj, Py_buffer *view)``.
+ If the :c:data:`bf_releasebuffer` function is not provided (i.e. it is
*NULL*), then it does not ever need to be called.
The exporter of the buffer interface must make sure that any memory
- pointed to in the :ctype:`Py_buffer` structure remains valid until
+ pointed to in the :c:type:`Py_buffer` structure remains valid until
releasebuffer is called. Exporters will need to define a
- :cdata:`bf_releasebuffer` function if they can re-allocate their memory,
+ :c:data:`bf_releasebuffer` function if they can re-allocate their memory,
strides, shape, suboffsets, or format variables which they might share
through the struct bufferinfo.
- See :cfunc:`PyBuffer_Release`.
+ See :c:func:`PyBuffer_Release`.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/unicode.rst b/Doc/c-api/unicode.rst
index a91f258e58..f48eb73bfd 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/unicode.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/unicode.rst
@@ -17,75 +17,75 @@ These are the basic Unicode object types used for the Unicode implementation in
Python:
-.. ctype:: Py_UNICODE
+.. c:type:: Py_UNICODE
This type represents the storage type which is used by Python internally as
basis for holding Unicode ordinals. Python's default builds use a 16-bit type
- for :ctype:`Py_UNICODE` and store Unicode values internally as UCS2. It is also
+ for :c:type:`Py_UNICODE` and store Unicode values internally as UCS2. It is also
possible to build a UCS4 version of Python (most recent Linux distributions come
with UCS4 builds of Python). These builds then use a 32-bit type for
- :ctype:`Py_UNICODE` and store Unicode data internally as UCS4. On platforms
- where :ctype:`wchar_t` is available and compatible with the chosen Python
- Unicode build variant, :ctype:`Py_UNICODE` is a typedef alias for
- :ctype:`wchar_t` to enhance native platform compatibility. On all other
- platforms, :ctype:`Py_UNICODE` is a typedef alias for either :ctype:`unsigned
- short` (UCS2) or :ctype:`unsigned long` (UCS4).
+ :c:type:`Py_UNICODE` and store Unicode data internally as UCS4. On platforms
+ where :c:type:`wchar_t` is available and compatible with the chosen Python
+ Unicode build variant, :c:type:`Py_UNICODE` is a typedef alias for
+ :c:type:`wchar_t` to enhance native platform compatibility. On all other
+ platforms, :c:type:`Py_UNICODE` is a typedef alias for either :c:type:`unsigned
+ short` (UCS2) or :c:type:`unsigned long` (UCS4).
Note that UCS2 and UCS4 Python builds are not binary compatible. Please keep
this in mind when writing extensions or interfaces.
-.. ctype:: PyUnicodeObject
+.. c:type:: PyUnicodeObject
- This subtype of :ctype:`PyObject` represents a Python Unicode object.
+ This subtype of :c:type:`PyObject` represents a Python Unicode object.
-.. cvar:: PyTypeObject PyUnicode_Type
+.. c:var:: PyTypeObject PyUnicode_Type
- This instance of :ctype:`PyTypeObject` represents the Python Unicode type. It
+ This instance of :c:type:`PyTypeObject` represents the Python Unicode type. It
is exposed to Python code as ``str``.
The following APIs are really C macros and can be used to do fast checks and to
access internal read-only data of Unicode objects:
-.. cfunction:: int PyUnicode_Check(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: int PyUnicode_Check(PyObject *o)
Return true if the object *o* is a Unicode object or an instance of a Unicode
subtype.
-.. cfunction:: int PyUnicode_CheckExact(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: int PyUnicode_CheckExact(PyObject *o)
Return true if the object *o* is a Unicode object, but not an instance of a
subtype.
-.. cfunction:: Py_ssize_t PyUnicode_GET_SIZE(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: Py_ssize_t PyUnicode_GET_SIZE(PyObject *o)
- Return the size of the object. *o* has to be a :ctype:`PyUnicodeObject` (not
+ Return the size of the object. *o* has to be a :c:type:`PyUnicodeObject` (not
checked).
-.. cfunction:: Py_ssize_t PyUnicode_GET_DATA_SIZE(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: Py_ssize_t PyUnicode_GET_DATA_SIZE(PyObject *o)
Return the size of the object's internal buffer in bytes. *o* has to be a
- :ctype:`PyUnicodeObject` (not checked).
+ :c:type:`PyUnicodeObject` (not checked).
-.. cfunction:: Py_UNICODE* PyUnicode_AS_UNICODE(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: Py_UNICODE* PyUnicode_AS_UNICODE(PyObject *o)
- Return a pointer to the internal :ctype:`Py_UNICODE` buffer of the object. *o*
- has to be a :ctype:`PyUnicodeObject` (not checked).
+ Return a pointer to the internal :c:type:`Py_UNICODE` buffer of the object. *o*
+ has to be a :c:type:`PyUnicodeObject` (not checked).
-.. cfunction:: const char* PyUnicode_AS_DATA(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: const char* PyUnicode_AS_DATA(PyObject *o)
Return a pointer to the internal buffer of the object. *o* has to be a
- :ctype:`PyUnicodeObject` (not checked).
+ :c:type:`PyUnicodeObject` (not checked).
-.. cfunction:: int PyUnicode_ClearFreeList()
+.. c:function:: int PyUnicode_ClearFreeList()
Clear the free list. Return the total number of freed items.
@@ -98,57 +98,57 @@ are available through these macros which are mapped to C functions depending on
the Python configuration.
-.. cfunction:: int Py_UNICODE_ISSPACE(Py_UNICODE ch)
+.. c:function:: int Py_UNICODE_ISSPACE(Py_UNICODE ch)
Return 1 or 0 depending on whether *ch* is a whitespace character.
-.. cfunction:: int Py_UNICODE_ISLOWER(Py_UNICODE ch)
+.. c:function:: int Py_UNICODE_ISLOWER(Py_UNICODE ch)
Return 1 or 0 depending on whether *ch* is a lowercase character.
-.. cfunction:: int Py_UNICODE_ISUPPER(Py_UNICODE ch)
+.. c:function:: int Py_UNICODE_ISUPPER(Py_UNICODE ch)
Return 1 or 0 depending on whether *ch* is an uppercase character.
-.. cfunction:: int Py_UNICODE_ISTITLE(Py_UNICODE ch)
+.. c:function:: int Py_UNICODE_ISTITLE(Py_UNICODE ch)
Return 1 or 0 depending on whether *ch* is a titlecase character.
-.. cfunction:: int Py_UNICODE_ISLINEBREAK(Py_UNICODE ch)
+.. c:function:: int Py_UNICODE_ISLINEBREAK(Py_UNICODE ch)
Return 1 or 0 depending on whether *ch* is a linebreak character.
-.. cfunction:: int Py_UNICODE_ISDECIMAL(Py_UNICODE ch)
+.. c:function:: int Py_UNICODE_ISDECIMAL(Py_UNICODE ch)
Return 1 or 0 depending on whether *ch* is a decimal character.
-.. cfunction:: int Py_UNICODE_ISDIGIT(Py_UNICODE ch)
+.. c:function:: int Py_UNICODE_ISDIGIT(Py_UNICODE ch)
Return 1 or 0 depending on whether *ch* is a digit character.
-.. cfunction:: int Py_UNICODE_ISNUMERIC(Py_UNICODE ch)
+.. c:function:: int Py_UNICODE_ISNUMERIC(Py_UNICODE ch)
Return 1 or 0 depending on whether *ch* is a numeric character.
-.. cfunction:: int Py_UNICODE_ISALPHA(Py_UNICODE ch)
+.. c:function:: int Py_UNICODE_ISALPHA(Py_UNICODE ch)
Return 1 or 0 depending on whether *ch* is an alphabetic character.
-.. cfunction:: int Py_UNICODE_ISALNUM(Py_UNICODE ch)
+.. c:function:: int Py_UNICODE_ISALNUM(Py_UNICODE ch)
Return 1 or 0 depending on whether *ch* is an alphanumeric character.
-.. cfunction:: int Py_UNICODE_ISPRINTABLE(Py_UNICODE ch)
+.. c:function:: int Py_UNICODE_ISPRINTABLE(Py_UNICODE ch)
Return 1 or 0 depending on whether *ch* is a printable character.
Nonprintable characters are those characters defined in the Unicode character
@@ -162,34 +162,34 @@ the Python configuration.
These APIs can be used for fast direct character conversions:
-.. cfunction:: Py_UNICODE Py_UNICODE_TOLOWER(Py_UNICODE ch)
+.. c:function:: Py_UNICODE Py_UNICODE_TOLOWER(Py_UNICODE ch)
Return the character *ch* converted to lower case.
-.. cfunction:: Py_UNICODE Py_UNICODE_TOUPPER(Py_UNICODE ch)
+.. c:function:: Py_UNICODE Py_UNICODE_TOUPPER(Py_UNICODE ch)
Return the character *ch* converted to upper case.
-.. cfunction:: Py_UNICODE Py_UNICODE_TOTITLE(Py_UNICODE ch)
+.. c:function:: Py_UNICODE Py_UNICODE_TOTITLE(Py_UNICODE ch)
Return the character *ch* converted to title case.
-.. cfunction:: int Py_UNICODE_TODECIMAL(Py_UNICODE ch)
+.. c:function:: int Py_UNICODE_TODECIMAL(Py_UNICODE ch)
Return the character *ch* converted to a decimal positive integer. Return
``-1`` if this is not possible. This macro does not raise exceptions.
-.. cfunction:: int Py_UNICODE_TODIGIT(Py_UNICODE ch)
+.. c:function:: int Py_UNICODE_TODIGIT(Py_UNICODE ch)
Return the character *ch* converted to a single digit integer. Return ``-1`` if
this is not possible. This macro does not raise exceptions.
-.. cfunction:: double Py_UNICODE_TONUMERIC(Py_UNICODE ch)
+.. c:function:: double Py_UNICODE_TONUMERIC(Py_UNICODE ch)
Return the character *ch* converted to a double. Return ``-1.0`` if this is not
possible. This macro does not raise exceptions.
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ To create Unicode objects and access their basic sequence properties, use these
APIs:
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_FromUnicode(const Py_UNICODE *u, Py_ssize_t size)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_FromUnicode(const Py_UNICODE *u, Py_ssize_t size)
Create a Unicode object from the Py_UNICODE buffer *u* of the given size. *u*
may be *NULL* which causes the contents to be undefined. It is the user's
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ APIs:
is *NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_FromStringAndSize(const char *u, Py_ssize_t size)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_FromStringAndSize(const char *u, Py_ssize_t size)
Create a Unicode object from the char buffer *u*. The bytes will be interpreted
as being UTF-8 encoded. *u* may also be *NULL* which
@@ -222,23 +222,26 @@ APIs:
the resulting Unicode object is only allowed when *u* is *NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject *PyUnicode_FromString(const char *u)
+.. c:function:: PyObject *PyUnicode_FromString(const char *u)
Create a Unicode object from an UTF-8 encoded null-terminated char buffer
*u*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_FromFormat(const char *format, ...)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_FromFormat(const char *format, ...)
- Take a C :cfunc:`printf`\ -style *format* string and a variable number of
+ Take a C :c:func:`printf`\ -style *format* string and a variable number of
arguments, calculate the size of the resulting Python unicode string and return
a string with the values formatted into it. The variable arguments must be C
types and must correspond exactly to the format characters in the *format*
- string. The following format characters are allowed:
+ ASCII-encoded string. The following format characters are allowed:
+ .. % This should be exactly the same as the table in PyErr_Format.
.. % The descriptions for %zd and %zu are wrong, but the truth is complicated
.. % because not all compilers support the %z width modifier -- we fake it
.. % when necessary via interpolating PY_FORMAT_SIZE_T.
+ .. % Similar comments apply to the %ll width modifier and
+ .. % PY_FORMAT_LONG_LONG.
+-------------------+---------------------+--------------------------------+
| Format Characters | Type | Comment |
@@ -260,6 +263,12 @@ APIs:
| :attr:`%lu` | unsigned long | Exactly equivalent to |
| | | ``printf("%lu")``. |
+-------------------+---------------------+--------------------------------+
+ | :attr:`%lld` | long long | Exactly equivalent to |
+ | | | ``printf("%lld")``. |
+ +-------------------+---------------------+--------------------------------+
+ | :attr:`%llu` | unsigned long long | Exactly equivalent to |
+ | | | ``printf("%llu")``. |
+ +-------------------+---------------------+--------------------------------+
| :attr:`%zd` | Py_ssize_t | Exactly equivalent to |
| | | ``printf("%zd")``. |
+-------------------+---------------------+--------------------------------+
@@ -296,34 +305,59 @@ APIs:
| | | *NULL*). |
+-------------------+---------------------+--------------------------------+
| :attr:`%S` | PyObject\* | The result of calling |
- | | | :func:`PyObject_Str`. |
+ | | | :c:func:`PyObject_Str`. |
+-------------------+---------------------+--------------------------------+
| :attr:`%R` | PyObject\* | The result of calling |
- | | | :func:`PyObject_Repr`. |
+ | | | :c:func:`PyObject_Repr`. |
+-------------------+---------------------+--------------------------------+
An unrecognized format character causes all the rest of the format string to be
copied as-is to the result string, and any extra arguments discarded.
+ .. note::
+
+ The `"%lld"` and `"%llu"` format specifiers are only available
+ when :const:`HAVE_LONG_LONG` is defined.
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 3.2
+ Support for ``"%lld"`` and ``"%llu"`` added.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_FromFormatV(const char *format, va_list vargs)
- Identical to :func:`PyUnicode_FromFormat` except that it takes exactly two
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_FromFormatV(const char *format, va_list vargs)
+
+ Identical to :c:func:`PyUnicode_FromFormat` except that it takes exactly two
arguments.
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_TransformDecimalToASCII(Py_UNICODE *s, Py_ssize_t size)
+
+ Create a Unicode object by replacing all decimal digits in
+ :c:type:`Py_UNICODE` buffer of the given *size* by ASCII digits 0--9
+ according to their decimal value. Return *NULL* if an exception
+ occurs.
-.. cfunction:: Py_UNICODE* PyUnicode_AsUnicode(PyObject *unicode)
- Return a read-only pointer to the Unicode object's internal :ctype:`Py_UNICODE`
+.. c:function:: Py_UNICODE* PyUnicode_AsUnicode(PyObject *unicode)
+
+ Return a read-only pointer to the Unicode object's internal :c:type:`Py_UNICODE`
buffer, *NULL* if *unicode* is not a Unicode object.
-.. cfunction:: Py_ssize_t PyUnicode_GetSize(PyObject *unicode)
+.. c:function:: Py_UNICODE* PyUnicode_AsUnicodeCopy(PyObject *unicode)
+
+ Create a copy of a Unicode string ending with a nul character. Return *NULL*
+ and raise a :exc:`MemoryError` exception on memory allocation failure,
+ otherwise return a new allocated buffer (use :c:func:`PyMem_Free` to free the
+ buffer).
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.2
+
+
+.. c:function:: Py_ssize_t PyUnicode_GetSize(PyObject *unicode)
Return the length of the Unicode object.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_FromEncodedObject(PyObject *obj, const char *encoding, const char *errors)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_FromEncodedObject(PyObject *obj, const char *encoding, const char *errors)
Coerce an encoded object *obj* to an Unicode object and return a reference with
incremented refcount.
@@ -340,77 +374,125 @@ APIs:
decref'ing the returned objects.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_FromObject(PyObject *obj)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_FromObject(PyObject *obj)
Shortcut for ``PyUnicode_FromEncodedObject(obj, NULL, "strict")`` which is used
throughout the interpreter whenever coercion to Unicode is needed.
-If the platform supports :ctype:`wchar_t` and provides a header file wchar.h,
+If the platform supports :c:type:`wchar_t` and provides a header file wchar.h,
Python can interface directly to this type using the following functions.
-Support is optimized if Python's own :ctype:`Py_UNICODE` type is identical to
-the system's :ctype:`wchar_t`.
+Support is optimized if Python's own :c:type:`Py_UNICODE` type is identical to
+the system's :c:type:`wchar_t`.
File System Encoding
""""""""""""""""""""
To encode and decode file names and other environment strings,
-:cdata:`Py_FileSystemEncoding` should be used as the encoding, and
+:c:data:`Py_FileSystemEncoding` should be used as the encoding, and
``"surrogateescape"`` should be used as the error handler (:pep:`383`). To
encode file names during argument parsing, the ``"O&"`` converter should be
-used, passing :cfunc:`PyUnicode_FSConverter` as the conversion function:
+used, passing :c:func:`PyUnicode_FSConverter` as the conversion function:
-.. cfunction:: int PyUnicode_FSConverter(PyObject* obj, void* result)
+.. c:function:: int PyUnicode_FSConverter(PyObject* obj, void* result)
- Convert *obj* into *result*, using :cdata:`Py_FileSystemDefaultEncoding`,
- and the ``"surrogateescape"`` error handler. *result* must be a
- ``PyObject*``, return a :func:`bytes` object which must be released if it
- is no longer used.
+ ParseTuple converter: encode :class:`str` objects to :class:`bytes` using
+ :c:func:`PyUnicode_EncodeFSDefault`; :class:`bytes` objects are output as-is.
+ *result* must be a :c:type:`PyBytesObject*` which must be released when it is
+ no longer used.
.. versionadded:: 3.1
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_DecodeFSDefaultAndSize(const char *s, Py_ssize_t size)
+To decode file names during argument parsing, the ``"O&"`` converter should be
+used, passing :c:func:`PyUnicode_FSDecoder` as the conversion function:
+
+.. c:function:: int PyUnicode_FSDecoder(PyObject* obj, void* result)
+
+ ParseTuple converter: decode :class:`bytes` objects to :class:`str` using
+ :c:func:`PyUnicode_DecodeFSDefaultAndSize`; :class:`str` objects are output
+ as-is. *result* must be a :c:type:`PyUnicodeObject*` which must be released
+ when it is no longer used.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.2
+
+
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_DecodeFSDefaultAndSize(const char *s, Py_ssize_t size)
- Decode a null-terminated string using :cdata:`Py_FileSystemDefaultEncoding`
- and the ``"surrogateescape"`` error handler.
+ Decode a string using :c:data:`Py_FileSystemDefaultEncoding` and the
+ ``'surrogateescape'`` error handler, or ``'strict'`` on Windows.
- If :cdata:`Py_FileSystemDefaultEncoding` is not set, fall back to UTF-8.
+ If :c:data:`Py_FileSystemDefaultEncoding` is not set, fall back to the
+ locale encoding.
- Use :func:`PyUnicode_DecodeFSDefaultAndSize` if you know the string length.
+ .. versionchanged:: 3.2
+ Use ``'strict'`` error handler on Windows.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_DecodeFSDefault(const char *s)
- Decode a string using :cdata:`Py_FileSystemDefaultEncoding` and
- the ``"surrogateescape"`` error handler.
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_DecodeFSDefault(const char *s)
- If :cdata:`Py_FileSystemDefaultEncoding` is not set, fall back to UTF-8.
+ Decode a null-terminated string using :c:data:`Py_FileSystemDefaultEncoding`
+ and the ``'surrogateescape'`` error handler, or ``'strict'`` on Windows.
+
+ If :c:data:`Py_FileSystemDefaultEncoding` is not set, fall back to the
+ locale encoding.
+
+ Use :c:func:`PyUnicode_DecodeFSDefaultAndSize` if you know the string length.
+
+ .. versionchanged:: 3.2
+ Use ``'strict'`` error handler on Windows.
+
+
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_EncodeFSDefault(PyObject *unicode)
+
+ Encode a Unicode object to :c:data:`Py_FileSystemDefaultEncoding` with the
+ ``'surrogateescape'`` error handler, or ``'strict'`` on Windows, and return
+ :class:`bytes`.
+
+ If :c:data:`Py_FileSystemDefaultEncoding` is not set, fall back to the
+ locale encoding.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.2
wchar_t Support
"""""""""""""""
-:ctype:`wchar_t` support for platforms which support it:
+:c:type:`wchar_t` support for platforms which support it:
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_FromWideChar(const wchar_t *w, Py_ssize_t size)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_FromWideChar(const wchar_t *w, Py_ssize_t size)
- Create a Unicode object from the :ctype:`wchar_t` buffer *w* of the given *size*.
+ Create a Unicode object from the :c:type:`wchar_t` buffer *w* of the given *size*.
Passing -1 as the *size* indicates that the function must itself compute the length,
using wcslen.
Return *NULL* on failure.
-.. cfunction:: Py_ssize_t PyUnicode_AsWideChar(PyUnicodeObject *unicode, wchar_t *w, Py_ssize_t size)
+.. c:function:: Py_ssize_t PyUnicode_AsWideChar(PyUnicodeObject *unicode, wchar_t *w, Py_ssize_t size)
- Copy the Unicode object contents into the :ctype:`wchar_t` buffer *w*. At most
- *size* :ctype:`wchar_t` characters are copied (excluding a possibly trailing
- 0-termination character). Return the number of :ctype:`wchar_t` characters
- copied or -1 in case of an error. Note that the resulting :ctype:`wchar_t`
+ Copy the Unicode object contents into the :c:type:`wchar_t` buffer *w*. At most
+ *size* :c:type:`wchar_t` characters are copied (excluding a possibly trailing
+ 0-termination character). Return the number of :c:type:`wchar_t` characters
+ copied or -1 in case of an error. Note that the resulting :c:type:`wchar_t`
string may or may not be 0-terminated. It is the responsibility of the caller
- to make sure that the :ctype:`wchar_t` string is 0-terminated in case this is
+ to make sure that the :c:type:`wchar_t` string is 0-terminated in case this is
required by the application.
+.. c:function:: wchar_t* PyUnicode_AsWideCharString(PyObject *unicode, Py_ssize_t *size)
+
+ Convert the Unicode object to a wide character string. The output string
+ always ends with a nul character. If *size* is not *NULL*, write the number
+ of wide characters (excluding the trailing 0-termination character) into
+ *\*size*.
+
+ Returns a buffer allocated by :c:func:`PyMem_Alloc` (use :c:func:`PyMem_Free`
+ to free it) on success. On error, returns *NULL*, *\*size* is undefined and
+ raises a :exc:`MemoryError`.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.2
+
+
.. _builtincodecs:
Built-in Codecs
@@ -425,8 +507,8 @@ constructor.
Setting encoding to *NULL* causes the default encoding to be used
which is ASCII. The file system calls should use
-:cfunc:`PyUnicode_FSConverter` for encoding file names. This uses the
-variable :cdata:`Py_FileSystemDefaultEncoding` internally. This
+:c:func:`PyUnicode_FSConverter` for encoding file names. This uses the
+variable :c:data:`Py_FileSystemDefaultEncoding` internally. This
variable should be treated as read-only: on some systems, it will be a
pointer to a static string, on others, it will change at run-time
(such as when the application invokes setlocale).
@@ -445,7 +527,7 @@ Generic Codecs
These are the generic codec APIs:
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_Decode(const char *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *encoding, const char *errors)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_Decode(const char *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *encoding, const char *errors)
Create a Unicode object by decoding *size* bytes of the encoded string *s*.
*encoding* and *errors* have the same meaning as the parameters of the same name
@@ -454,16 +536,16 @@ These are the generic codec APIs:
the codec.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_Encode(const Py_UNICODE *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *encoding, const char *errors)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_Encode(const Py_UNICODE *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *encoding, const char *errors)
- Encode the :ctype:`Py_UNICODE` buffer *s* of the given *size* and return a Python
+ Encode the :c:type:`Py_UNICODE` buffer *s* of the given *size* and return a Python
bytes object. *encoding* and *errors* have the same meaning as the
parameters of the same name in the Unicode :meth:`encode` method. The codec
to be used is looked up using the Python codec registry. Return *NULL* if an
exception was raised by the codec.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_AsEncodedString(PyObject *unicode, const char *encoding, const char *errors)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_AsEncodedString(PyObject *unicode, const char *encoding, const char *errors)
Encode a Unicode object and return the result as Python bytes object.
*encoding* and *errors* have the same meaning as the parameters of the same
@@ -478,28 +560,28 @@ UTF-8 Codecs
These are the UTF-8 codec APIs:
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_DecodeUTF8(const char *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_DecodeUTF8(const char *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors)
Create a Unicode object by decoding *size* bytes of the UTF-8 encoded string
*s*. Return *NULL* if an exception was raised by the codec.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_DecodeUTF8Stateful(const char *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors, Py_ssize_t *consumed)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_DecodeUTF8Stateful(const char *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors, Py_ssize_t *consumed)
- If *consumed* is *NULL*, behave like :cfunc:`PyUnicode_DecodeUTF8`. If
+ If *consumed* is *NULL*, behave like :c:func:`PyUnicode_DecodeUTF8`. If
*consumed* is not *NULL*, trailing incomplete UTF-8 byte sequences will not be
treated as an error. Those bytes will not be decoded and the number of bytes
that have been decoded will be stored in *consumed*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_EncodeUTF8(const Py_UNICODE *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_EncodeUTF8(const Py_UNICODE *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors)
- Encode the :ctype:`Py_UNICODE` buffer *s* of the given *size* using UTF-8 and
+ Encode the :c:type:`Py_UNICODE` buffer *s* of the given *size* using UTF-8 and
return a Python bytes object. Return *NULL* if an exception was raised by
the codec.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_AsUTF8String(PyObject *unicode)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_AsUTF8String(PyObject *unicode)
Encode a Unicode object using UTF-8 and return the result as Python bytes
object. Error handling is "strict". Return *NULL* if an exception was
@@ -512,7 +594,7 @@ UTF-32 Codecs
These are the UTF-32 codec APIs:
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_DecodeUTF32(const char *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors, int *byteorder)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_DecodeUTF32(const char *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors, int *byteorder)
Decode *size* bytes from a UTF-32 encoded buffer string and return the
corresponding Unicode object. *errors* (if non-*NULL*) defines the error
@@ -540,16 +622,16 @@ These are the UTF-32 codec APIs:
Return *NULL* if an exception was raised by the codec.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_DecodeUTF32Stateful(const char *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors, int *byteorder, Py_ssize_t *consumed)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_DecodeUTF32Stateful(const char *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors, int *byteorder, Py_ssize_t *consumed)
- If *consumed* is *NULL*, behave like :cfunc:`PyUnicode_DecodeUTF32`. If
- *consumed* is not *NULL*, :cfunc:`PyUnicode_DecodeUTF32Stateful` will not treat
+ If *consumed* is *NULL*, behave like :c:func:`PyUnicode_DecodeUTF32`. If
+ *consumed* is not *NULL*, :c:func:`PyUnicode_DecodeUTF32Stateful` will not treat
trailing incomplete UTF-32 byte sequences (such as a number of bytes not divisible
by four) as an error. Those bytes will not be decoded and the number of bytes
that have been decoded will be stored in *consumed*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_EncodeUTF32(const Py_UNICODE *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors, int byteorder)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_EncodeUTF32(const Py_UNICODE *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors, int byteorder)
Return a Python bytes object holding the UTF-32 encoded value of the Unicode
data in *s*. Output is written according to the following byte order::
@@ -567,7 +649,7 @@ These are the UTF-32 codec APIs:
Return *NULL* if an exception was raised by the codec.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_AsUTF32String(PyObject *unicode)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_AsUTF32String(PyObject *unicode)
Return a Python byte string using the UTF-32 encoding in native byte
order. The string always starts with a BOM mark. Error handling is "strict".
@@ -580,7 +662,7 @@ UTF-16 Codecs
These are the UTF-16 codec APIs:
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_DecodeUTF16(const char *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors, int *byteorder)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_DecodeUTF16(const char *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors, int *byteorder)
Decode *size* bytes from a UTF-16 encoded buffer string and return the
corresponding Unicode object. *errors* (if non-*NULL*) defines the error
@@ -607,16 +689,16 @@ These are the UTF-16 codec APIs:
Return *NULL* if an exception was raised by the codec.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_DecodeUTF16Stateful(const char *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors, int *byteorder, Py_ssize_t *consumed)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_DecodeUTF16Stateful(const char *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors, int *byteorder, Py_ssize_t *consumed)
- If *consumed* is *NULL*, behave like :cfunc:`PyUnicode_DecodeUTF16`. If
- *consumed* is not *NULL*, :cfunc:`PyUnicode_DecodeUTF16Stateful` will not treat
+ If *consumed* is *NULL*, behave like :c:func:`PyUnicode_DecodeUTF16`. If
+ *consumed* is not *NULL*, :c:func:`PyUnicode_DecodeUTF16Stateful` will not treat
trailing incomplete UTF-16 byte sequences (such as an odd number of bytes or a
split surrogate pair) as an error. Those bytes will not be decoded and the
number of bytes that have been decoded will be stored in *consumed*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_EncodeUTF16(const Py_UNICODE *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors, int byteorder)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_EncodeUTF16(const Py_UNICODE *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors, int byteorder)
Return a Python bytes object holding the UTF-16 encoded value of the Unicode
data in *s*. Output is written according to the following byte order::
@@ -628,14 +710,14 @@ These are the UTF-16 codec APIs:
If byteorder is ``0``, the output string will always start with the Unicode BOM
mark (U+FEFF). In the other two modes, no BOM mark is prepended.
- If *Py_UNICODE_WIDE* is defined, a single :ctype:`Py_UNICODE` value may get
- represented as a surrogate pair. If it is not defined, each :ctype:`Py_UNICODE`
+ If *Py_UNICODE_WIDE* is defined, a single :c:type:`Py_UNICODE` value may get
+ represented as a surrogate pair. If it is not defined, each :c:type:`Py_UNICODE`
values is interpreted as an UCS-2 character.
Return *NULL* if an exception was raised by the codec.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_AsUTF16String(PyObject *unicode)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_AsUTF16String(PyObject *unicode)
Return a Python byte string using the UTF-16 encoding in native byte
order. The string always starts with a BOM mark. Error handling is "strict".
@@ -648,23 +730,23 @@ UTF-7 Codecs
These are the UTF-7 codec APIs:
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_DecodeUTF7(const char *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_DecodeUTF7(const char *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors)
Create a Unicode object by decoding *size* bytes of the UTF-7 encoded string
*s*. Return *NULL* if an exception was raised by the codec.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_DecodeUTF7Stateful(const char *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors, Py_ssize_t *consumed)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_DecodeUTF7Stateful(const char *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors, Py_ssize_t *consumed)
- If *consumed* is *NULL*, behave like :cfunc:`PyUnicode_DecodeUTF7`. If
+ If *consumed* is *NULL*, behave like :c:func:`PyUnicode_DecodeUTF7`. If
*consumed* is not *NULL*, trailing incomplete UTF-7 base-64 sections will not
be treated as an error. Those bytes will not be decoded and the number of
bytes that have been decoded will be stored in *consumed*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_EncodeUTF7(const Py_UNICODE *s, Py_ssize_t size, int base64SetO, int base64WhiteSpace, const char *errors)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_EncodeUTF7(const Py_UNICODE *s, Py_ssize_t size, int base64SetO, int base64WhiteSpace, const char *errors)
- Encode the :ctype:`Py_UNICODE` buffer of the given size using UTF-7 and
+ Encode the :c:type:`Py_UNICODE` buffer of the given size using UTF-7 and
return a Python bytes object. Return *NULL* if an exception was raised by
the codec.
@@ -680,20 +762,20 @@ Unicode-Escape Codecs
These are the "Unicode Escape" codec APIs:
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_DecodeUnicodeEscape(const char *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_DecodeUnicodeEscape(const char *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors)
Create a Unicode object by decoding *size* bytes of the Unicode-Escape encoded
string *s*. Return *NULL* if an exception was raised by the codec.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_EncodeUnicodeEscape(const Py_UNICODE *s, Py_ssize_t size)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_EncodeUnicodeEscape(const Py_UNICODE *s, Py_ssize_t size)
- Encode the :ctype:`Py_UNICODE` buffer of the given size using Unicode-Escape and
+ Encode the :c:type:`Py_UNICODE` buffer of the given *size* using Unicode-Escape and
return a Python string object. Return *NULL* if an exception was raised by the
codec.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_AsUnicodeEscapeString(PyObject *unicode)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_AsUnicodeEscapeString(PyObject *unicode)
Encode a Unicode object using Unicode-Escape and return the result as Python
string object. Error handling is "strict". Return *NULL* if an exception was
@@ -706,20 +788,20 @@ Raw-Unicode-Escape Codecs
These are the "Raw Unicode Escape" codec APIs:
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_DecodeRawUnicodeEscape(const char *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_DecodeRawUnicodeEscape(const char *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors)
Create a Unicode object by decoding *size* bytes of the Raw-Unicode-Escape
encoded string *s*. Return *NULL* if an exception was raised by the codec.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_EncodeRawUnicodeEscape(const Py_UNICODE *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_EncodeRawUnicodeEscape(const Py_UNICODE *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors)
- Encode the :ctype:`Py_UNICODE` buffer of the given *size* using Raw-Unicode-Escape
+ Encode the :c:type:`Py_UNICODE` buffer of the given *size* using Raw-Unicode-Escape
and return a Python string object. Return *NULL* if an exception was raised by
the codec.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_AsRawUnicodeEscapeString(PyObject *unicode)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_AsRawUnicodeEscapeString(PyObject *unicode)
Encode a Unicode object using Raw-Unicode-Escape and return the result as
Python string object. Error handling is "strict". Return *NULL* if an exception
@@ -733,20 +815,20 @@ These are the Latin-1 codec APIs: Latin-1 corresponds to the first 256 Unicode
ordinals and only these are accepted by the codecs during encoding.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_DecodeLatin1(const char *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_DecodeLatin1(const char *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors)
Create a Unicode object by decoding *size* bytes of the Latin-1 encoded string
*s*. Return *NULL* if an exception was raised by the codec.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_EncodeLatin1(const Py_UNICODE *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_EncodeLatin1(const Py_UNICODE *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors)
- Encode the :ctype:`Py_UNICODE` buffer of the given *size* using Latin-1 and
+ Encode the :c:type:`Py_UNICODE` buffer of the given *size* using Latin-1 and
return a Python bytes object. Return *NULL* if an exception was raised by
the codec.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_AsLatin1String(PyObject *unicode)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_AsLatin1String(PyObject *unicode)
Encode a Unicode object using Latin-1 and return the result as Python bytes
object. Error handling is "strict". Return *NULL* if an exception was
@@ -760,20 +842,20 @@ These are the ASCII codec APIs. Only 7-bit ASCII data is accepted. All other
codes generate errors.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_DecodeASCII(const char *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_DecodeASCII(const char *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors)
Create a Unicode object by decoding *size* bytes of the ASCII encoded string
*s*. Return *NULL* if an exception was raised by the codec.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_EncodeASCII(const Py_UNICODE *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_EncodeASCII(const Py_UNICODE *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors)
- Encode the :ctype:`Py_UNICODE` buffer of the given *size* using ASCII and
+ Encode the :c:type:`Py_UNICODE` buffer of the given *size* using ASCII and
return a Python bytes object. Return *NULL* if an exception was raised by
the codec.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_AsASCIIString(PyObject *unicode)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_AsASCIIString(PyObject *unicode)
Encode a Unicode object using ASCII and return the result as Python bytes
object. Error handling is "strict". Return *NULL* if an exception was
@@ -806,7 +888,7 @@ characters to different code points.
These are the mapping codec APIs:
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_DecodeCharmap(const char *s, Py_ssize_t size, PyObject *mapping, const char *errors)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_DecodeCharmap(const char *s, Py_ssize_t size, PyObject *mapping, const char *errors)
Create a Unicode object by decoding *size* bytes of the encoded string *s* using
the given *mapping* object. Return *NULL* if an exception was raised by the
@@ -816,14 +898,14 @@ These are the mapping codec APIs:
treated as "undefined mapping".
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_EncodeCharmap(const Py_UNICODE *s, Py_ssize_t size, PyObject *mapping, const char *errors)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_EncodeCharmap(const Py_UNICODE *s, Py_ssize_t size, PyObject *mapping, const char *errors)
- Encode the :ctype:`Py_UNICODE` buffer of the given *size* using the given
+ Encode the :c:type:`Py_UNICODE` buffer of the given *size* using the given
*mapping* object and return a Python string object. Return *NULL* if an
exception was raised by the codec.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_AsCharmapString(PyObject *unicode, PyObject *mapping)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_AsCharmapString(PyObject *unicode, PyObject *mapping)
Encode a Unicode object using the given *mapping* object and return the result
as Python string object. Error handling is "strict". Return *NULL* if an
@@ -832,9 +914,9 @@ These are the mapping codec APIs:
The following codec API is special in that maps Unicode to Unicode.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_TranslateCharmap(const Py_UNICODE *s, Py_ssize_t size, PyObject *table, const char *errors)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_TranslateCharmap(const Py_UNICODE *s, Py_ssize_t size, PyObject *table, const char *errors)
- Translate a :ctype:`Py_UNICODE` buffer of the given *size* by applying a
+ Translate a :c:type:`Py_UNICODE` buffer of the given *size* by applying a
character mapping *table* to it and return the resulting Unicode object. Return
*NULL* when an exception was raised by the codec.
@@ -846,6 +928,7 @@ The following codec API is special in that maps Unicode to Unicode.
:exc:`LookupError`) are left untouched and are copied as-is.
+
MBCS codecs for Windows
"""""""""""""""""""""""
@@ -854,29 +937,28 @@ use the Win32 MBCS converters to implement the conversions. Note that MBCS (or
DBCS) is a class of encodings, not just one. The target encoding is defined by
the user settings on the machine running the codec.
-
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_DecodeMBCS(const char *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_DecodeMBCS(const char *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors)
Create a Unicode object by decoding *size* bytes of the MBCS encoded string *s*.
Return *NULL* if an exception was raised by the codec.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_DecodeMBCSStateful(const char *s, int size, const char *errors, int *consumed)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_DecodeMBCSStateful(const char *s, int size, const char *errors, int *consumed)
- If *consumed* is *NULL*, behave like :cfunc:`PyUnicode_DecodeMBCS`. If
- *consumed* is not *NULL*, :cfunc:`PyUnicode_DecodeMBCSStateful` will not decode
+ If *consumed* is *NULL*, behave like :c:func:`PyUnicode_DecodeMBCS`. If
+ *consumed* is not *NULL*, :c:func:`PyUnicode_DecodeMBCSStateful` will not decode
trailing lead byte and the number of bytes that have been decoded will be stored
in *consumed*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_EncodeMBCS(const Py_UNICODE *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_EncodeMBCS(const Py_UNICODE *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *errors)
- Encode the :ctype:`Py_UNICODE` buffer of the given *size* using MBCS and return
+ Encode the :c:type:`Py_UNICODE` buffer of the given *size* using MBCS and return
a Python bytes object. Return *NULL* if an exception was raised by the
codec.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_AsMBCSString(PyObject *unicode)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_AsMBCSString(PyObject *unicode)
Encode a Unicode object using MBCS and return the result as Python bytes
object. Error handling is "strict". Return *NULL* if an exception was
@@ -899,12 +981,12 @@ integers as appropriate.
They all return *NULL* or ``-1`` if an exception occurs.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_Concat(PyObject *left, PyObject *right)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_Concat(PyObject *left, PyObject *right)
Concat two strings giving a new Unicode string.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_Split(PyObject *s, PyObject *sep, Py_ssize_t maxsplit)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_Split(PyObject *s, PyObject *sep, Py_ssize_t maxsplit)
Split a string giving a list of Unicode strings. If *sep* is *NULL*, splitting
will be done at all whitespace substrings. Otherwise, splits occur at the given
@@ -912,14 +994,14 @@ They all return *NULL* or ``-1`` if an exception occurs.
set. Separators are not included in the resulting list.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_Splitlines(PyObject *s, int keepend)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_Splitlines(PyObject *s, int keepend)
Split a Unicode string at line breaks, returning a list of Unicode strings.
CRLF is considered to be one line break. If *keepend* is 0, the Line break
characters are not included in the resulting strings.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_Translate(PyObject *str, PyObject *table, const char *errors)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_Translate(PyObject *str, PyObject *table, const char *errors)
Translate a string by applying a character mapping table to it and return the
resulting Unicode object.
@@ -935,20 +1017,20 @@ They all return *NULL* or ``-1`` if an exception occurs.
use the default error handling.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_Join(PyObject *separator, PyObject *seq)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_Join(PyObject *separator, PyObject *seq)
Join a sequence of strings using the given *separator* and return the resulting
Unicode string.
-.. cfunction:: int PyUnicode_Tailmatch(PyObject *str, PyObject *substr, Py_ssize_t start, Py_ssize_t end, int direction)
+.. c:function:: int PyUnicode_Tailmatch(PyObject *str, PyObject *substr, Py_ssize_t start, Py_ssize_t end, int direction)
Return 1 if *substr* matches ``str[start:end]`` at the given tail end
(*direction* == -1 means to do a prefix match, *direction* == 1 a suffix match),
0 otherwise. Return ``-1`` if an error occurred.
-.. cfunction:: Py_ssize_t PyUnicode_Find(PyObject *str, PyObject *substr, Py_ssize_t start, Py_ssize_t end, int direction)
+.. c:function:: Py_ssize_t PyUnicode_Find(PyObject *str, PyObject *substr, Py_ssize_t start, Py_ssize_t end, int direction)
Return the first position of *substr* in ``str[start:end]`` using the given
*direction* (*direction* == 1 means to do a forward search, *direction* == -1 a
@@ -957,32 +1039,34 @@ They all return *NULL* or ``-1`` if an exception occurs.
occurred and an exception has been set.
-.. cfunction:: Py_ssize_t PyUnicode_Count(PyObject *str, PyObject *substr, Py_ssize_t start, Py_ssize_t end)
+.. c:function:: Py_ssize_t PyUnicode_Count(PyObject *str, PyObject *substr, Py_ssize_t start, Py_ssize_t end)
Return the number of non-overlapping occurrences of *substr* in
``str[start:end]``. Return ``-1`` if an error occurred.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_Replace(PyObject *str, PyObject *substr, PyObject *replstr, Py_ssize_t maxcount)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_Replace(PyObject *str, PyObject *substr, PyObject *replstr, Py_ssize_t maxcount)
Replace at most *maxcount* occurrences of *substr* in *str* with *replstr* and
return the resulting Unicode object. *maxcount* == -1 means replace all
occurrences.
-.. cfunction:: int PyUnicode_Compare(PyObject *left, PyObject *right)
+.. c:function:: int PyUnicode_Compare(PyObject *left, PyObject *right)
Compare two strings and return -1, 0, 1 for less than, equal, and greater than,
respectively.
-.. cfunction:: int PyUnicode_CompareWithASCIIString(PyObject *uni, char *string)
+.. c:function:: int PyUnicode_CompareWithASCIIString(PyObject *uni, char *string)
Compare a unicode object, *uni*, with *string* and return -1, 0, 1 for less
- than, equal, and greater than, respectively.
+ than, equal, and greater than, respectively. It is best to pass only
+ ASCII-encoded strings, but the function interprets the input string as
+ ISO-8859-1 if it contains non-ASCII characters".
-.. cfunction:: int PyUnicode_RichCompare(PyObject *left, PyObject *right, int op)
+.. c:function:: int PyUnicode_RichCompare(PyObject *left, PyObject *right, int op)
Rich compare two unicode strings and return one of the following:
@@ -998,13 +1082,13 @@ They all return *NULL* or ``-1`` if an exception occurs.
:const:`Py_NE`, :const:`Py_LT`, and :const:`Py_LE`.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_Format(PyObject *format, PyObject *args)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_Format(PyObject *format, PyObject *args)
Return a new string object from *format* and *args*; this is analogous to
``format % args``. The *args* argument must be a tuple.
-.. cfunction:: int PyUnicode_Contains(PyObject *container, PyObject *element)
+.. c:function:: int PyUnicode_Contains(PyObject *container, PyObject *element)
Check whether *element* is contained in *container* and return true or false
accordingly.
@@ -1013,7 +1097,7 @@ They all return *NULL* or ``-1`` if an exception occurs.
there was an error.
-.. cfunction:: void PyUnicode_InternInPlace(PyObject **string)
+.. c:function:: void PyUnicode_InternInPlace(PyObject **string)
Intern the argument *\*string* in place. The argument must be the address of a
pointer variable pointing to a Python unicode string object. If there is an
@@ -1026,10 +1110,10 @@ They all return *NULL* or ``-1`` if an exception occurs.
if and only if you owned it before the call.)
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyUnicode_InternFromString(const char *v)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_InternFromString(const char *v)
- A combination of :cfunc:`PyUnicode_FromString` and
- :cfunc:`PyUnicode_InternInPlace`, returning either a new unicode string object
+ A combination of :c:func:`PyUnicode_FromString` and
+ :c:func:`PyUnicode_InternInPlace`, returning either a new unicode string object
that has been interned, or a new ("owned") reference to an earlier interned
string object with the same value.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/veryhigh.rst b/Doc/c-api/veryhigh.rst
index 66789a963d..26e07160c1 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/veryhigh.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/veryhigh.rst
@@ -16,21 +16,21 @@ parameter. The available start symbols are :const:`Py_eval_input`,
:const:`Py_file_input`, and :const:`Py_single_input`. These are described
following the functions which accept them as parameters.
-Note also that several of these functions take :ctype:`FILE\*` parameters. One
-particular issue which needs to be handled carefully is that the :ctype:`FILE`
+Note also that several of these functions take :c:type:`FILE\*` parameters. One
+particular issue which needs to be handled carefully is that the :c:type:`FILE`
structure for different C libraries can be different and incompatible. Under
Windows (at least), it is possible for dynamically linked extensions to actually
-use different libraries, so care should be taken that :ctype:`FILE\*` parameters
+use different libraries, so care should be taken that :c:type:`FILE\*` parameters
are only passed to these functions if it is certain that they were created by
the same library that the Python runtime is using.
-.. cfunction:: int Py_Main(int argc, wchar_t **argv)
+.. c:function:: int Py_Main(int argc, wchar_t **argv)
The main program for the standard interpreter. This is made
available for programs which embed Python. The *argc* and *argv*
parameters should be prepared exactly as those which are passed to
- a C program's :cfunc:`main` function (converted to wchar_t
+ a C program's :c:func:`main` function (converted to wchar_t
according to the user's locale). It is important to note that the
argument list may be modified (but the contents of the strings
pointed to by the argument list are not). The return value will be
@@ -43,40 +43,41 @@ the same library that the Python runtime is using.
``Py_InspectFlag`` is not set.
-.. cfunction:: int PyRun_AnyFile(FILE *fp, const char *filename)
+.. c:function:: int PyRun_AnyFile(FILE *fp, const char *filename)
- This is a simplified interface to :cfunc:`PyRun_AnyFileExFlags` below, leaving
+ This is a simplified interface to :c:func:`PyRun_AnyFileExFlags` below, leaving
*closeit* set to ``0`` and *flags* set to *NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: int PyRun_AnyFileFlags(FILE *fp, const char *filename, PyCompilerFlags *flags)
+.. c:function:: int PyRun_AnyFileFlags(FILE *fp, const char *filename, PyCompilerFlags *flags)
- This is a simplified interface to :cfunc:`PyRun_AnyFileExFlags` below, leaving
+ This is a simplified interface to :c:func:`PyRun_AnyFileExFlags` below, leaving
the *closeit* argument set to ``0``.
-.. cfunction:: int PyRun_AnyFileEx(FILE *fp, const char *filename, int closeit)
+.. c:function:: int PyRun_AnyFileEx(FILE *fp, const char *filename, int closeit)
- This is a simplified interface to :cfunc:`PyRun_AnyFileExFlags` below, leaving
+ This is a simplified interface to :c:func:`PyRun_AnyFileExFlags` below, leaving
the *flags* argument set to *NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: int PyRun_AnyFileExFlags(FILE *fp, const char *filename, int closeit, PyCompilerFlags *flags)
+.. c:function:: int PyRun_AnyFileExFlags(FILE *fp, const char *filename, int closeit, PyCompilerFlags *flags)
If *fp* refers to a file associated with an interactive device (console or
terminal input or Unix pseudo-terminal), return the value of
- :cfunc:`PyRun_InteractiveLoop`, otherwise return the result of
- :cfunc:`PyRun_SimpleFile`. If *filename* is *NULL*, this function uses
- ``"???"`` as the filename.
+ :c:func:`PyRun_InteractiveLoop`, otherwise return the result of
+ :c:func:`PyRun_SimpleFile`. *filename* is decoded from the filesystem
+ encoding (:func:`sys.getfilesystemencoding`). If *filename* is *NULL*, this
+ function uses ``"???"`` as the filename.
-.. cfunction:: int PyRun_SimpleString(const char *command)
+.. c:function:: int PyRun_SimpleString(const char *command)
- This is a simplified interface to :cfunc:`PyRun_SimpleStringFlags` below,
+ This is a simplified interface to :c:func:`PyRun_SimpleStringFlags` below,
leaving the *PyCompilerFlags\** argument set to NULL.
-.. cfunction:: int PyRun_SimpleStringFlags(const char *command, PyCompilerFlags *flags)
+.. c:function:: int PyRun_SimpleStringFlags(const char *command, PyCompilerFlags *flags)
Executes the Python source code from *command* in the :mod:`__main__` module
according to the *flags* argument. If :mod:`__main__` does not already exist, it
@@ -89,103 +90,109 @@ the same library that the Python runtime is using.
``Py_InspectFlag`` is not set.
-.. cfunction:: int PyRun_SimpleFile(FILE *fp, const char *filename)
+.. c:function:: int PyRun_SimpleFile(FILE *fp, const char *filename)
- This is a simplified interface to :cfunc:`PyRun_SimpleFileExFlags` below,
+ This is a simplified interface to :c:func:`PyRun_SimpleFileExFlags` below,
leaving *closeit* set to ``0`` and *flags* set to *NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: int PyRun_SimpleFileFlags(FILE *fp, const char *filename, PyCompilerFlags *flags)
+.. c:function:: int PyRun_SimpleFileFlags(FILE *fp, const char *filename, PyCompilerFlags *flags)
- This is a simplified interface to :cfunc:`PyRun_SimpleFileExFlags` below,
+ This is a simplified interface to :c:func:`PyRun_SimpleFileExFlags` below,
leaving *closeit* set to ``0``.
-.. cfunction:: int PyRun_SimpleFileEx(FILE *fp, const char *filename, int closeit)
+.. c:function:: int PyRun_SimpleFileEx(FILE *fp, const char *filename, int closeit)
- This is a simplified interface to :cfunc:`PyRun_SimpleFileExFlags` below,
+ This is a simplified interface to :c:func:`PyRun_SimpleFileExFlags` below,
leaving *flags* set to *NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: int PyRun_SimpleFileExFlags(FILE *fp, const char *filename, int closeit, PyCompilerFlags *flags)
+.. c:function:: int PyRun_SimpleFileExFlags(FILE *fp, const char *filename, int closeit, PyCompilerFlags *flags)
- Similar to :cfunc:`PyRun_SimpleStringFlags`, but the Python source code is read
- from *fp* instead of an in-memory string. *filename* should be the name of the
- file. If *closeit* is true, the file is closed before PyRun_SimpleFileExFlags
- returns.
+ Similar to :c:func:`PyRun_SimpleStringFlags`, but the Python source code is read
+ from *fp* instead of an in-memory string. *filename* should be the name of
+ the file, it is decoded from the filesystem encoding
+ (:func:`sys.getfilesystemencoding`). If *closeit* is true, the file is
+ closed before PyRun_SimpleFileExFlags returns.
-.. cfunction:: int PyRun_InteractiveOne(FILE *fp, const char *filename)
+.. c:function:: int PyRun_InteractiveOne(FILE *fp, const char *filename)
- This is a simplified interface to :cfunc:`PyRun_InteractiveOneFlags` below,
+ This is a simplified interface to :c:func:`PyRun_InteractiveOneFlags` below,
leaving *flags* set to *NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: int PyRun_InteractiveOneFlags(FILE *fp, const char *filename, PyCompilerFlags *flags)
+.. c:function:: int PyRun_InteractiveOneFlags(FILE *fp, const char *filename, PyCompilerFlags *flags)
Read and execute a single statement from a file associated with an
interactive device according to the *flags* argument. The user will be
- prompted using ``sys.ps1`` and ``sys.ps2``. Returns ``0`` when the input was
+ prompted using ``sys.ps1`` and ``sys.ps2``. *filename* is decoded from the
+ filesystem encoding (:func:`sys.getfilesystemencoding`).
+
+ Returns ``0`` when the input was
executed successfully, ``-1`` if there was an exception, or an error code
from the :file:`errcode.h` include file distributed as part of Python if
there was a parse error. (Note that :file:`errcode.h` is not included by
:file:`Python.h`, so must be included specifically if needed.)
-.. cfunction:: int PyRun_InteractiveLoop(FILE *fp, const char *filename)
+.. c:function:: int PyRun_InteractiveLoop(FILE *fp, const char *filename)
- This is a simplified interface to :cfunc:`PyRun_InteractiveLoopFlags` below,
+ This is a simplified interface to :c:func:`PyRun_InteractiveLoopFlags` below,
leaving *flags* set to *NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: int PyRun_InteractiveLoopFlags(FILE *fp, const char *filename, PyCompilerFlags *flags)
+.. c:function:: int PyRun_InteractiveLoopFlags(FILE *fp, const char *filename, PyCompilerFlags *flags)
Read and execute statements from a file associated with an interactive device
until EOF is reached. The user will be prompted using ``sys.ps1`` and
- ``sys.ps2``. Returns ``0`` at EOF.
+ ``sys.ps2``. *filename* is decoded from the filesystem encoding
+ (:func:`sys.getfilesystemencoding`). Returns ``0`` at EOF.
-.. cfunction:: struct _node* PyParser_SimpleParseString(const char *str, int start)
+.. c:function:: struct _node* PyParser_SimpleParseString(const char *str, int start)
This is a simplified interface to
- :cfunc:`PyParser_SimpleParseStringFlagsFilename` below, leaving *filename* set
+ :c:func:`PyParser_SimpleParseStringFlagsFilename` below, leaving *filename* set
to *NULL* and *flags* set to ``0``.
-.. cfunction:: struct _node* PyParser_SimpleParseStringFlags( const char *str, int start, int flags)
+.. c:function:: struct _node* PyParser_SimpleParseStringFlags( const char *str, int start, int flags)
This is a simplified interface to
- :cfunc:`PyParser_SimpleParseStringFlagsFilename` below, leaving *filename* set
+ :c:func:`PyParser_SimpleParseStringFlagsFilename` below, leaving *filename* set
to *NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: struct _node* PyParser_SimpleParseStringFlagsFilename( const char *str, const char *filename, int start, int flags)
+.. c:function:: struct _node* PyParser_SimpleParseStringFlagsFilename( const char *str, const char *filename, int start, int flags)
Parse Python source code from *str* using the start token *start* according to
the *flags* argument. The result can be used to create a code object which can
be evaluated efficiently. This is useful if a code fragment must be evaluated
- many times.
+ many times. *filename* is decoded from the filesystem encoding
+ (:func:`sys.getfilesystemencoding`).
-.. cfunction:: struct _node* PyParser_SimpleParseFile(FILE *fp, const char *filename, int start)
+.. c:function:: struct _node* PyParser_SimpleParseFile(FILE *fp, const char *filename, int start)
- This is a simplified interface to :cfunc:`PyParser_SimpleParseFileFlags` below,
+ This is a simplified interface to :c:func:`PyParser_SimpleParseFileFlags` below,
leaving *flags* set to ``0``
-.. cfunction:: struct _node* PyParser_SimpleParseFileFlags(FILE *fp, const char *filename, int start, int flags)
+.. c:function:: struct _node* PyParser_SimpleParseFileFlags(FILE *fp, const char *filename, int start, int flags)
- Similar to :cfunc:`PyParser_SimpleParseStringFlagsFilename`, but the Python
+ Similar to :c:func:`PyParser_SimpleParseStringFlagsFilename`, but the Python
source code is read from *fp* instead of an in-memory string.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyRun_String(const char *str, int start, PyObject *globals, PyObject *locals)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyRun_String(const char *str, int start, PyObject *globals, PyObject *locals)
- This is a simplified interface to :cfunc:`PyRun_StringFlags` below, leaving
+ This is a simplified interface to :c:func:`PyRun_StringFlags` below, leaving
*flags* set to *NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyRun_StringFlags(const char *str, int start, PyObject *globals, PyObject *locals, PyCompilerFlags *flags)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyRun_StringFlags(const char *str, int start, PyObject *globals, PyObject *locals, PyCompilerFlags *flags)
Execute Python source code from *str* in the context specified by the
dictionaries *globals* and *locals* with the compiler flags specified by
@@ -196,57 +203,73 @@ the same library that the Python runtime is using.
exception was raised.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyRun_File(FILE *fp, const char *filename, int start, PyObject *globals, PyObject *locals)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyRun_File(FILE *fp, const char *filename, int start, PyObject *globals, PyObject *locals)
- This is a simplified interface to :cfunc:`PyRun_FileExFlags` below, leaving
+ This is a simplified interface to :c:func:`PyRun_FileExFlags` below, leaving
*closeit* set to ``0`` and *flags* set to *NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyRun_FileEx(FILE *fp, const char *filename, int start, PyObject *globals, PyObject *locals, int closeit)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyRun_FileEx(FILE *fp, const char *filename, int start, PyObject *globals, PyObject *locals, int closeit)
- This is a simplified interface to :cfunc:`PyRun_FileExFlags` below, leaving
+ This is a simplified interface to :c:func:`PyRun_FileExFlags` below, leaving
*flags* set to *NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyRun_FileFlags(FILE *fp, const char *filename, int start, PyObject *globals, PyObject *locals, PyCompilerFlags *flags)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyRun_FileFlags(FILE *fp, const char *filename, int start, PyObject *globals, PyObject *locals, PyCompilerFlags *flags)
- This is a simplified interface to :cfunc:`PyRun_FileExFlags` below, leaving
+ This is a simplified interface to :c:func:`PyRun_FileExFlags` below, leaving
*closeit* set to ``0``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyRun_FileExFlags(FILE *fp, const char *filename, int start, PyObject *globals, PyObject *locals, int closeit, PyCompilerFlags *flags)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyRun_FileExFlags(FILE *fp, const char *filename, int start, PyObject *globals, PyObject *locals, int closeit, PyCompilerFlags *flags)
- Similar to :cfunc:`PyRun_StringFlags`, but the Python source code is read from
- *fp* instead of an in-memory string. *filename* should be the name of the file.
- If *closeit* is true, the file is closed before :cfunc:`PyRun_FileExFlags`
+ Similar to :c:func:`PyRun_StringFlags`, but the Python source code is read from
+ *fp* instead of an in-memory string. *filename* should be the name of the file,
+ it is decoded from the filesystem encoding (:func:`sys.getfilesystemencoding`).
+ If *closeit* is true, the file is closed before :c:func:`PyRun_FileExFlags`
returns.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* Py_CompileString(const char *str, const char *filename, int start)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* Py_CompileString(const char *str, const char *filename, int start)
- This is a simplified interface to :cfunc:`Py_CompileStringFlags` below, leaving
+ This is a simplified interface to :c:func:`Py_CompileStringFlags` below, leaving
*flags* set to *NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* Py_CompileStringFlags(const char *str, const char *filename, int start, PyCompilerFlags *flags)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* Py_CompileStringFlags(const char *str, const char *filename, int start, PyCompilerFlags *flags)
+
+ This is a simplified interface to :c:func:`Py_CompileStringExFlags` below, with
+ *optimize* set to ``-1``.
+
+
+.. c:function:: PyObject* Py_CompileStringExFlags(const char *str, const char *filename, int start, PyCompilerFlags *flags, int optimize)
Parse and compile the Python source code in *str*, returning the resulting code
object. The start token is given by *start*; this can be used to constrain the
code which can be compiled and should be :const:`Py_eval_input`,
:const:`Py_file_input`, or :const:`Py_single_input`. The filename specified by
*filename* is used to construct the code object and may appear in tracebacks or
- :exc:`SyntaxError` exception messages. This returns *NULL* if the code cannot
- be parsed or compiled.
+ :exc:`SyntaxError` exception messages, it is decoded from the filesystem
+ encoding (:func:`sys.getfilesystemencoding`). This returns *NULL* if the
+ code cannot be parsed or compiled.
+
+ The integer *optimize* specifies the optimization level of the compiler; a
+ value of ``-1`` selects the optimization level of the interpreter as given by
+ :option:`-O` options. Explicit levels are ``0`` (no optimization;
+ ``__debug__`` is true), ``1`` (asserts are removed, ``__debug__`` is false)
+ or ``2`` (docstrings are removed too).
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.2
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyEval_EvalCode(PyCodeObject *co, PyObject *globals, PyObject *locals)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyEval_EvalCode(PyObject *co, PyObject *globals, PyObject *locals)
- This is a simplified interface to :cfunc:`PyEval_EvalCodeEx`, with just
+ This is a simplified interface to :c:func:`PyEval_EvalCodeEx`, with just
the code object, and the dictionaries of global and local variables.
The other arguments are set to *NULL*.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyEval_EvalCodeEx(PyCodeObject *co, PyObject *globals, PyObject *locals, PyObject **args, int argcount, PyObject **kws, int kwcount, PyObject **defs, int defcount, PyObject *closure)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyEval_EvalCodeEx(PyObject *co, PyObject *globals, PyObject *locals, PyObject **args, int argcount, PyObject **kws, int kwcount, PyObject **defs, int defcount, PyObject *closure)
Evaluate a precompiled code object, given a particular environment for its
evaluation. This environment consists of dictionaries of global and local
@@ -254,13 +277,13 @@ the same library that the Python runtime is using.
cells.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyEval_EvalFrame(PyFrameObject *f)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyEval_EvalFrame(PyFrameObject *f)
Evaluate an execution frame. This is a simplified interface to
PyEval_EvalFrameEx, for backward compatibility.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyEval_EvalFrameEx(PyFrameObject *f, int throwflag)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyEval_EvalFrameEx(PyFrameObject *f, int throwflag)
This is the main, unvarnished function of Python interpretation. It is
literally 2000 lines long. The code object associated with the execution
@@ -270,39 +293,39 @@ the same library that the Python runtime is using.
:meth:`throw` methods of generator objects.
-.. cfunction:: int PyEval_MergeCompilerFlags(PyCompilerFlags *cf)
+.. c:function:: int PyEval_MergeCompilerFlags(PyCompilerFlags *cf)
This function changes the flags of the current evaluation frame, and returns
true on success, false on failure.
-.. cvar:: int Py_eval_input
+.. c:var:: int Py_eval_input
.. index:: single: Py_CompileString()
The start symbol from the Python grammar for isolated expressions; for use with
- :cfunc:`Py_CompileString`.
+ :c:func:`Py_CompileString`.
-.. cvar:: int Py_file_input
+.. c:var:: int Py_file_input
.. index:: single: Py_CompileString()
The start symbol from the Python grammar for sequences of statements as read
- from a file or other source; for use with :cfunc:`Py_CompileString`. This is
+ from a file or other source; for use with :c:func:`Py_CompileString`. This is
the symbol to use when compiling arbitrarily long Python source code.
-.. cvar:: int Py_single_input
+.. c:var:: int Py_single_input
.. index:: single: Py_CompileString()
The start symbol from the Python grammar for a single statement; for use with
- :cfunc:`Py_CompileString`. This is the symbol used for the interactive
+ :c:func:`Py_CompileString`. This is the symbol used for the interactive
interpreter loop.
-.. ctype:: struct PyCompilerFlags
+.. c:type:: struct PyCompilerFlags
This is the structure used to hold compiler flags. In cases where code is only
being compiled, it is passed as ``int flags``, and in cases where code is being
@@ -318,7 +341,7 @@ the same library that the Python runtime is using.
}
-.. cvar:: int CO_FUTURE_DIVISION
+.. c:var:: int CO_FUTURE_DIVISION
This bit can be set in *flags* to cause division operator ``/`` to be
interpreted as "true division" according to :pep:`238`.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/weakref.rst b/Doc/c-api/weakref.rst
index 8a36110386..6b053c8692 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/weakref.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/weakref.rst
@@ -11,22 +11,22 @@ simple reference object, and the second acts as a proxy for the original object
as much as it can.
-.. cfunction:: int PyWeakref_Check(ob)
+.. c:function:: int PyWeakref_Check(ob)
Return true if *ob* is either a reference or proxy object.
-.. cfunction:: int PyWeakref_CheckRef(ob)
+.. c:function:: int PyWeakref_CheckRef(ob)
Return true if *ob* is a reference object.
-.. cfunction:: int PyWeakref_CheckProxy(ob)
+.. c:function:: int PyWeakref_CheckProxy(ob)
Return true if *ob* is a proxy object.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyWeakref_NewRef(PyObject *ob, PyObject *callback)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyWeakref_NewRef(PyObject *ob, PyObject *callback)
Return a weak reference object for the object *ob*. This will always return
a new reference, but is not guaranteed to create a new object; an existing
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ as much as it can.
*NULL*, this will return *NULL* and raise :exc:`TypeError`.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyWeakref_NewProxy(PyObject *ob, PyObject *callback)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyWeakref_NewProxy(PyObject *ob, PyObject *callback)
Return a weak reference proxy object for the object *ob*. This will always
return a new reference, but is not guaranteed to create a new object; an
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ as much as it can.
``None``, or *NULL*, this will return *NULL* and raise :exc:`TypeError`.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyWeakref_GetObject(PyObject *ref)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyWeakref_GetObject(PyObject *ref)
Return the referenced object from a weak reference, *ref*. If the referent is
no longer live, returns :const:`Py_None`.
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ as much as it can.
.. warning::
This function returns a **borrowed reference** to the referenced object.
- This means that you should always call :cfunc:`Py_INCREF` on the object
+ This means that you should always call :c:func:`Py_INCREF` on the object
except if you know that it cannot be destroyed while you are still
using it.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(PyObject *ref)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(PyObject *ref)
- Similar to :cfunc:`PyWeakref_GetObject`, but implemented as a macro that does no
+ Similar to :c:func:`PyWeakref_GetObject`, but implemented as a macro that does no
error checking.