``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 :c:type:`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 :c:type:`PyObject\*`.
+ a :class:`bytearray` object. The C variable may also be declared as :c:type:`PyObject*`.
``u`` (:class:`str`) [const Py_UNICODE \*]
Convert a Python Unicode object to a C pointer to a NUL-terminated buffer of
``U`` (:class:`str`) [PyObject \*]
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 :c:type:`PyObject\*`.
+ object. The C variable may also be declared as :c:type:`PyObject*`.
``w*`` (read-write :term:`bytes-like object`) [Py_buffer]
This format accepts any object which implements the read-write 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 :c:type:`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 :c:type:`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.
characters.
It requires three arguments. The first is only used as input, and must be a
- :c:type:`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 :c:type:`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
``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 :c:type:`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 :c:type:`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
- :c:type:`void\*` argument that was passed to the :c:func:`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.
*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
- :c:type:`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
``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 :c:type:`void
- \*`) as its argument and should return a "new" Python object, or ``NULL`` if an
+ 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.
``(items)`` (:class:`tuple`) [*matching-items*]
.. c:type:: Py_buffer
- .. c:member:: void \*buf
+ .. c:member:: void *buf
A pointer to the start of the logical structure described by the buffer
fields. This can be any location within the underlying physical memory
For :term:`contiguous` arrays, the value points to the beginning of
the memory block.
- .. c:member:: void \*obj
+ .. c:member:: void *obj
A new reference to the exporting object. The reference is owned by
the consumer and automatically decremented and set to ``NULL`` by
or a :c:macro:`PyBUF_WRITABLE` request, the consumer must disregard
:c:member:`~Py_buffer.itemsize` and assume ``itemsize == 1``.
- .. c:member:: const char \*format
+ .. c:member:: const char *format
A *NUL* terminated string in :mod:`struct` module style syntax describing
the contents of a single item. If this is ``NULL``, ``"B"`` (unsigned bytes)
to 64. Exporters MUST respect this limit, consumers of multi-dimensional
buffers SHOULD be able to handle up to :c:macro:`PyBUF_MAX_NDIM` dimensions.
- .. c:member:: Py_ssize_t \*shape
+ .. c:member:: Py_ssize_t *shape
An array of :c:type:`Py_ssize_t` of length :c:member:`~Py_buffer.ndim`
indicating the shape of the memory as an n-dimensional array. Note that
The shape array is read-only for the consumer.
- .. c:member:: Py_ssize_t \*strides
+ .. c:member:: Py_ssize_t *strides
An array of :c:type:`Py_ssize_t` of length :c:member:`~Py_buffer.ndim`
giving the number of bytes to skip to get to a new element in each
The strides array is read-only for the consumer.
- .. c:member:: Py_ssize_t \*suboffsets
+ .. c:member:: Py_ssize_t *suboffsets
An array of :c:type:`Py_ssize_t` of length :c:member:`~Py_buffer.ndim`.
If ``suboffsets[n] >= 0``, the values stored along the nth dimension are
The suboffsets array is read-only for the consumer.
- .. c:member:: 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
Send a request to *exporter* to fill in *view* as specified by *flags*.
If the exporter cannot provide a buffer of the exact type, it MUST raise
- :c:data:`PyExc_BufferError`, set :c:member:`view->obj` to ``NULL`` and
+ :c:data:`PyExc_BufferError`, set ``view->obj`` to ``NULL`` and
return ``-1``.
- On success, fill in *view*, set :c:member:`view->obj` to a new reference
+ On success, fill in *view*, set ``view->obj`` to a new reference
to *exporter* and return 0. In the case of chained buffer providers
- that redirect requests to a single object, :c:member:`view->obj` MAY
+ that redirect requests to a single object, ``view->obj`` MAY
refer to this object instead of *exporter* (See :ref:`Buffer Object Structures <buffer-structs>`).
Successful calls to :c:func:`PyObject_GetBuffer` must be paired with calls
.. c:function:: void PyBuffer_Release(Py_buffer *view)
Release the buffer *view* and decrement the reference count for
- :c:member:`view->obj`. This function MUST be called when the buffer
+ ``view->obj``. This function MUST be called when the buffer
is no longer being used, otherwise reference leaks may occur.
It is an error to call this function on a buffer that was not obtained via
*view* as specified by flags, unless *buf* has been designated as read-only
and :c:macro:`PyBUF_WRITABLE` is set in *flags*.
- On success, set :c:member:`view->obj` to a new reference to *exporter* and
+ On success, set ``view->obj`` to a new reference to *exporter* and
return 0. Otherwise, raise :c:data:`PyExc_BufferError`, set
- :c:member:`view->obj` to ``NULL`` and return ``-1``;
+ ``view->obj`` to ``NULL`` and return ``-1``;
If this function is used as part of a :ref:`getbufferproc <buffer-structs>`,
*exporter* MUST be set to the exporting object and *flags* must be passed
and they must be unique.
If there are no keyword arguments, then *kwnames* can instead be *NULL*.
-.. c:var:: PY_VECTORCALL_ARGUMENTS_OFFSET
+.. c:macro:: PY_VECTORCALL_ARGUMENTS_OFFSET
If this flag is set in a vectorcall *nargsf* argument, the callee is allowed
to temporarily change ``args[-1]``. In other words, *args* points to
This is the equivalent of the Python expression: ``callable(*args)``.
- Note that if you only pass :c:type:`PyObject \*` args,
+ Note that if you only pass :c:type:`PyObject *` args,
:c:func:`PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs` is a faster alternative.
.. versionchanged:: 3.4
This is the equivalent of the Python expression:
``obj.name(arg1, arg2, ...)``.
- Note that if you only pass :c:type:`PyObject \*` args,
+ Note that if you only pass :c:type:`PyObject *` args,
:c:func:`PyObject_CallMethodObjArgs` is a faster alternative.
.. versionchanged:: 3.4
The types of *name* and *format* were changed from ``char *``.
-.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(PyObject *callable, ..., NULL)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(PyObject *callable, ...)
Call a callable Python object *callable*, with a variable number of
- :c:type:`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*.
Return the result of the call on success, or raise an exception and return
``callable(arg1, arg2, ...)``.
-.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_CallMethodObjArgs(PyObject *obj, PyObject *name, ..., NULL)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_CallMethodObjArgs(PyObject *obj, PyObject *name, ...)
Call a method of the Python object *obj*, where the name of the method is given as a
Python string object in *name*. It is called with a variable number of
- :c:type:`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*.
Return the result of the call on success, or raise an exception and return
.. c:type:: PyCapsule
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\*`
+ 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
.. index:: single: PyUnicode_FromString()
Insert *val* into the dictionary *p* using *key* as a key. *key* should
- be a :c:type:`const char\*`. The key object is created using
+ be a :c:type:`const char*`. The key object is created using
``PyUnicode_FromString(key)``. Return ``0`` on success or ``-1`` on
failure. This function *does not* steal a reference to *val*.
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyDict_GetItemString(PyObject *p, const char *key)
This is the same as :c:func:`PyDict_GetItem`, but *key* is specified as a
- :c:type:`const char\*`, rather than a :c:type:`PyObject\*`.
+ :c:type:`const char*`, rather than a :c:type:`PyObject*`.
Note that exceptions which occur while calling :meth:`__hash__` and
:meth:`__eq__` methods and creating a temporary string object
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 :c:type:`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
All standard Python exceptions are available as global variables whose names are
``PyExc_`` followed by the Python exception name. These have the type
-:c:type:`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:
.. index::
All standard Python warning categories are available as global variables whose
names are ``PyExc_`` followed by the Python exception name. These have the type
-:c:type:`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:
.. index::
.. 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 (:c:type:`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
the :mod:`io` APIs instead.
-.. c:function:: PyFile_FromFd(int fd, const char *name, const char *mode, int buffering, const char *encoding, const char *errors, const char *newline, int closefd)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyFile_FromFd(int fd, const char *name, const char *mode, int buffering, const char *encoding, const char *errors, const 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*
that the option was set. For example, ``-b`` sets :c:data:`Py_BytesWarningFlag`
to 1 and ``-bb`` sets :c:data:`Py_BytesWarningFlag` to 2.
-.. c:var:: Py_BytesWarningFlag
+.. c:var:: int Py_BytesWarningFlag
Issue a warning when comparing :class:`bytes` or :class:`bytearray` with
:class:`str` or :class:`bytes` with :class:`int`. Issue an error if greater
Set by the :option:`-b` option.
-.. c:var:: Py_DebugFlag
+.. c:var:: int Py_DebugFlag
Turn on parser debugging output (for expert only, depending on compilation
options).
Set by the :option:`-d` option and the :envvar:`PYTHONDEBUG` environment
variable.
-.. c:var:: Py_DontWriteBytecodeFlag
+.. c:var:: int Py_DontWriteBytecodeFlag
If set to non-zero, Python won't try to write ``.pyc`` files on the
import of source modules.
Set by the :option:`-B` option and the :envvar:`PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE`
environment variable.
-.. c:var:: Py_FrozenFlag
+.. c:var:: int Py_FrozenFlag
Suppress error messages when calculating the module search path in
:c:func:`Py_GetPath`.
Private flag used by ``_freeze_importlib`` and ``frozenmain`` programs.
-.. c:var:: Py_HashRandomizationFlag
+.. c:var:: int Py_HashRandomizationFlag
Set to ``1`` if the :envvar:`PYTHONHASHSEED` environment variable is set to
a non-empty string.
If the flag is non-zero, read the :envvar:`PYTHONHASHSEED` environment
variable to initialize the secret hash seed.
-.. c:var:: Py_IgnoreEnvironmentFlag
+.. c:var:: int Py_IgnoreEnvironmentFlag
Ignore all :envvar:`PYTHON*` environment variables, e.g.
:envvar:`PYTHONPATH` and :envvar:`PYTHONHOME`, that might be set.
Set by the :option:`-E` and :option:`-I` options.
-.. c:var:: Py_InspectFlag
+.. c:var:: int Py_InspectFlag
When a script is passed as first argument or the :option:`-c` option is used,
enter interactive mode after executing the script or the command, even when
Set by the :option:`-i` option and the :envvar:`PYTHONINSPECT` environment
variable.
-.. c:var:: Py_InteractiveFlag
+.. c:var:: int Py_InteractiveFlag
Set by the :option:`-i` option.
-.. c:var:: Py_IsolatedFlag
+.. c:var:: int Py_IsolatedFlag
Run Python in isolated mode. In isolated mode :data:`sys.path` contains
neither the script's directory nor the user's site-packages directory.
.. versionadded:: 3.4
-.. c:var:: Py_LegacyWindowsFSEncodingFlag
+.. c:var:: int Py_LegacyWindowsFSEncodingFlag
If the flag is non-zero, use the ``mbcs`` encoding instead of the UTF-8
encoding for the filesystem encoding.
.. availability:: Windows.
-.. c:var:: Py_LegacyWindowsStdioFlag
+.. c:var:: int Py_LegacyWindowsStdioFlag
If the flag is non-zero, use :class:`io.FileIO` instead of
:class:`WindowsConsoleIO` for :mod:`sys` standard streams.
.. availability:: Windows.
-.. c:var:: Py_NoSiteFlag
+.. c:var:: int Py_NoSiteFlag
Disable the import of the module :mod:`site` and the site-dependent
manipulations of :data:`sys.path` that it entails. Also disable these
Set by the :option:`-S` option.
-.. c:var:: Py_NoUserSiteDirectory
+.. c:var:: int Py_NoUserSiteDirectory
Don't add the :data:`user site-packages directory <site.USER_SITE>` to
:data:`sys.path`.
Set by the :option:`-s` and :option:`-I` options, and the
:envvar:`PYTHONNOUSERSITE` environment variable.
-.. c:var:: Py_OptimizeFlag
+.. c:var:: int Py_OptimizeFlag
Set by the :option:`-O` option and the :envvar:`PYTHONOPTIMIZE` environment
variable.
-.. c:var:: Py_QuietFlag
+.. c:var:: int Py_QuietFlag
Don't display the copyright and version messages even in interactive mode.
.. versionadded:: 3.2
-.. c:var:: Py_UnbufferedStdioFlag
+.. c:var:: int Py_UnbufferedStdioFlag
Force the stdout and stderr streams to be unbuffered.
Set by the :option:`-u` option and the :envvar:`PYTHONUNBUFFERED`
environment variable.
-.. c:var:: Py_VerboseFlag
+.. c:var:: int Py_VerboseFlag
Print a message each time a module is initialized, showing the place
(filename or built-in module) from which it is loaded. If greater or equal
.. c:type:: PyThreadState
This data structure represents the state of a single thread. The only public
- data member is :c:type:`PyInterpreterState \*`:attr:`interp`, which points to
+ data member is :attr:`interp` (:c:type:`PyInterpreterState *`), which points to
this thread's interpreter state.
(TLS) which wraps the underlying native TLS implementation to support the
Python-level thread local storage API (:class:`threading.local`). The
CPython C level APIs are similar to those offered by pthreads and Windows:
-use a thread key and functions to associate a :c:type:`void\*` value per
+use a thread key and functions to associate a :c:type:`void*` value per
thread.
The GIL does *not* need to be held when calling these functions; they supply
.. note::
None of these API functions handle memory management on behalf of the
- :c:type:`void\*` values. You need to allocate and deallocate them yourself.
- If the :c:type:`void\*` values happen to be :c:type:`PyObject\*`, these
+ :c:type:`void*` values. You need to allocate and deallocate them yourself.
+ If the :c:type:`void*` values happen to be :c:type:`PyObject*`, these
functions don't do refcount operations on them either.
.. _thread-specific-storage-api:
.. c:function:: int PyThread_tss_set(Py_tss_t *key, void *value)
- Return a zero value to indicate successfully associating a :c:type:`void\*`
+ Return a zero value to indicate successfully associating a :c:type:`void*`
value with a TSS key in the current thread. Each thread has a distinct
- mapping of the key to a :c:type:`void\*` value.
+ mapping of the key to a :c:type:`void*` value.
.. c:function:: void* PyThread_tss_get(Py_tss_t *key)
- Return the :c:type:`void\*` value associated with a TSS key in the current
+ Return the :c:type:`void*` value associated with a TSS key in the current
thread. This returns ``NULL`` if no value is associated with the key in the
current thread.
.. index:: object: type
Most Python/C API functions have one or more arguments as well as a return value
-of type :c:type:`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
-:c:type:`PyObject`, only pointer variables of type :c:type:`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 :c:type:`PyTypeObject` objects.
There are few other data types that play a significant role in the Python/C
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
+: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
.. c:function:: long PyMarshal_ReadLongFromFile(FILE *file)
- Return a C :c:type:`long` from the data stream in a :c:type:`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 :c:type:`long`.
.. c:function:: int PyMarshal_ReadShortFromFile(FILE *file)
- Return a C :c:type:`short` from the data stream in a :c:type:`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 :c:type:`short`.
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyMarshal_ReadObjectFromFile(FILE *file)
- Return a Python object from the data stream in a :c:type:`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`, :exc:`ValueError`
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyMarshal_ReadLastObjectFromFile(FILE *file)
- Return a Python object from the data stream in a :c:type:`FILE\*` opened for
+ 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
.. c:function:: void* PyMem_RawMalloc(size_t n)
- Allocates *n* bytes and returns a pointer of type :c:type:`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
.. c:function:: void* PyMem_RawCalloc(size_t nelem, size_t elsize)
Allocates *nelem* elements each whose size in bytes is *elsize* and returns
- a pointer of type :c:type:`void\*` to the allocated memory, or ``NULL`` if the
+ a pointer of type :c:type:`void*` to the allocated memory, or ``NULL`` if the
request fails. The memory is initialized to zeros.
Requesting zero elements or elements of size zero bytes returns a distinct
.. c:function:: void* PyMem_Malloc(size_t n)
- Allocates *n* bytes and returns a pointer of type :c:type:`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
.. c:function:: void* PyMem_Calloc(size_t nelem, size_t elsize)
Allocates *nelem* elements each whose size in bytes is *elsize* and returns
- a pointer of type :c:type:`void\*` to the allocated memory, or ``NULL`` if the
+ a pointer of type :c:type:`void*` to the allocated memory, or ``NULL`` if the
request fails. The memory is initialized to zeros.
Requesting zero elements or elements of size zero bytes returns a distinct
.. c:function:: TYPE* PyMem_New(TYPE, size_t n)
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
+ memory. Returns a pointer cast to :c:type:`TYPE*`. The memory will not have
been initialized in any way.
.. c:function:: TYPE* PyMem_Resize(void *p, TYPE, size_t n)
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,
+ 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.
.. c:function:: void* PyObject_Malloc(size_t n)
- Allocates *n* bytes and returns a pointer of type :c:type:`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
.. c:function:: void* PyObject_Calloc(size_t nelem, size_t elsize)
Allocates *nelem* elements each whose size in bytes is *elsize* and returns
- a pointer of type :c:type:`void\*` to the allocated memory, or ``NULL`` if the
+ a pointer of type :c:type:`void*` to the allocated memory, or ``NULL`` if the
request fails. The memory is initialized to zeros.
Requesting zero elements or elements of size zero bytes returns a distinct
Enum used to identify an allocator domain. Domains:
- .. c:var:: PYMEM_DOMAIN_RAW
+ .. c:macro:: PYMEM_DOMAIN_RAW
Functions:
* :c:func:`PyMem_RawCalloc`
* :c:func:`PyMem_RawFree`
- .. c:var:: PYMEM_DOMAIN_MEM
+ .. c:macro:: PYMEM_DOMAIN_MEM
Functions:
* :c:func:`PyMem_Calloc`
* :c:func:`PyMem_Free`
- .. c:var:: PYMEM_DOMAIN_OBJ
+ .. c:macro:: PYMEM_DOMAIN_OBJ
Functions:
| ``void free(void *ctx, size_t size, void *ptr)`` | free an arena |
+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
-.. c:function:: PyObject_GetArenaAllocator(PyObjectArenaAllocator *allocator)
+.. c:function:: void PyObject_GetArenaAllocator(PyObjectArenaAllocator *allocator)
Get the arena allocator.
-.. c:function:: PyObject_SetArenaAllocator(PyObjectArenaAllocator *allocator)
+.. c:function:: void PyObject_SetArenaAllocator(PyObjectArenaAllocator *allocator)
Set the arena allocator.
The available slot types are:
-.. c:var:: Py_mod_create
+.. c:macro:: Py_mod_create
Specifies a function that is called to create the module object itself.
The *value* pointer of this slot must point to a function of the signature:
``PyModuleDef`` has non-``NULL`` ``m_traverse``, ``m_clear``,
``m_free``; non-zero ``m_size``; or slots other than ``Py_mod_create``.
-.. c:var:: Py_mod_exec
+.. c:macro:: Py_mod_exec
Specifies a function that is called to *execute* the module.
This is equivalent to executing the code of a Python module: typically,
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 :c:type:`PyTypeObject\*`, except when the incremented reference
+ pointer of type :c:type:`PyTypeObject*`, except when the incremented reference
count is needed.
.. c:type:: PyCFunction
Type of the functions used to implement most Python callables in C.
- Functions of this type take two :c:type:`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
+------------------+---------------+-------------------------------+
The :attr:`ml_meth` is a C function pointer. The functions may be of different
-types, but they always return :c:type:`PyObject\*`. If the function is not of
+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 the
+:c:type:`PyObject*`, it is common that the method implementation uses the
specific C type of the *self* object.
The :attr:`ml_flags` field is a bitfield which can include the following flags.
.. data:: METH_VARARGS
This is the typical calling convention, where the methods have the type
- :c:type:`PyCFunction`. The function expects two :c:type:`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
Fast calling convention supporting only positional arguments.
The methods have the type :c:type:`_PyCFunctionFast`.
The first parameter is *self*, the second parameter is a C array
- of :c:type:`PyObject\*` values indicating the arguments and the third
+ of :c:type:`PyObject*` values indicating the arguments and the third
parameter is the number of arguments (the length of the array).
This is not part of the :ref:`limited API <stable>`.
with methods of type :c:type:`_PyCFunctionFastWithKeywords`.
Keyword arguments are passed the same way as in the
:ref:`vectorcall protocol <vectorcall>`:
- there is an additional fourth :c:type:`PyObject\*` parameter
+ there is an additional fourth :c:type:`PyObject*` parameter
which is a tuple representing the names of the keyword arguments
(which are guaranteed to be strings)
or possibly ``NULL`` if there are no keywords. The values of the keyword
Methods with a single object argument can be listed with the :const:`METH_O`
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.
+ :c:type:`PyObject*` parameter representing the single argument.
These two constants are not used to indicate the calling convention but the
| | | getter and setter |
+-------------+------------------+-----------------------------------+
- The ``get`` function takes one :c:type:`PyObject\*` parameter (the
+ The ``get`` function takes one :c:type:`PyObject*` parameter (the
instance) and a function pointer (the associated ``closure``)::
typedef PyObject *(*getter)(PyObject *, void *);
It should return a new reference on success or ``NULL`` with a set exception
on failure.
- ``set`` functions take two :c:type:`PyObject\*` parameters (the instance and
+ ``set`` functions take two :c:type:`PyObject*` parameters (the instance and
the value to be set) and a function pointer (the associated ``closure``)::
typedef int (*setter)(PyObject *, PyObject *, void *);
.. c:type:: PyStructSequence_Field
Describes a field of a struct sequence. As a struct sequence is modeled as a
- tuple, all fields are typed as :c:type:`PyObject\*`. The index in the
+ tuple, all fields are typed as :c:type:`PyObject*`. The index in the
:attr:`fields` array of the :c:type:`PyStructSequence_Desc` determines which
field of the struct sequence is described.
The following macro is defined to ease writing rich comparison functions:
- .. c:function:: PyObject \*Py_RETURN_RICHCOMPARE(VAL_A, VAL_B, int op)
+ .. c:macro:: Py_RETURN_RICHCOMPARE(VAL_A, VAL_B, op)
Return ``Py_True`` or ``Py_False`` from the function, depending on the
result of a comparison.
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
: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
+ instance structure needs to include a field of type :c:type:`PyObject*` which is
initialized to ``NULL``.
Do not confuse this field with :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_weaklist`; that is the list head for
.. versionadded:: 3.3
-.. c:function:: PyUnicode_MAX_CHAR_VALUE(PyObject *o)
+.. c:macro:: PyUnicode_MAX_CHAR_VALUE(o)
Return the maximum code point that is suitable for creating another string
based on *o*, which must be in the "canonical" representation. This is
: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 :c:type:`FILE\*` parameters. One
+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 :c:type:`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.
:c:func:`PyUnicode_AsUTF8String`
* :c:func:`PyUnicode_EncodeUTF32`
* :c:func:`PyUnicode_EncodeUTF16`
-* :c:func:`PyUnicode_EncodeUnicodeEscape:` use
+* :c:func:`PyUnicode_EncodeUnicodeEscape` use
:c:func:`PyUnicode_AsUnicodeEscapeString`
-* :c:func:`PyUnicode_EncodeRawUnicodeEscape:` use
+* :c:func:`PyUnicode_EncodeRawUnicodeEscape` use
:c:func:`PyUnicode_AsRawUnicodeEscapeString`
* :c:func:`PyUnicode_EncodeLatin1`: use :c:func:`PyUnicode_AsLatin1String`
* :c:func:`PyUnicode_EncodeASCII`: use :c:func:`PyUnicode_AsASCIIString`
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