UTF-8 encoded string instead of a Unicode object.
-.. c:type:: struct _frozen
+.. c:struct:: _frozen
.. index:: single: freeze utility
.. c:var:: const struct _frozen* PyImport_FrozenModules
- This pointer is initialized to point to an array of :c:type:`struct _frozen`
+ This pointer is initialized to point to an array of :c: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.
:c:func:`Py_Initialize`.
-.. c:type:: struct _inittab
+.. c: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
.. c:function:: int PyRun_SimpleString(const char *command)
This is a simplified interface to :c:func:`PyRun_SimpleStringFlags` below,
- leaving the :c:type:`PyCompilerFlags`\* argument set to ``NULL``.
+ leaving the :c:struct:`PyCompilerFlags`\* argument set to ``NULL``.
.. c:function:: int PyRun_SimpleStringFlags(const char *command, PyCompilerFlags *flags)
interpreter loop.
-.. c:type:: struct PyCompilerFlags
+.. c: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
Quoting the docs for that value:
- This pointer is initialized to point to an array of :c:type:`struct _frozen`
+ This pointer is initialized to point to an array of :c: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.
...
>>>
-We have defined the :c:type:`struct _frozen` data type, so we can get the pointer
+We have defined the :c:struct:`_frozen` data type, so we can get the pointer
to the table::
>>> FrozenTable = POINTER(struct_frozen)
Convert an IPv4 address from dotted-quad string format (for example,
'123.45.67.89') to 32-bit packed binary format, as a bytes object four characters in
length. This is useful when conversing with a program that uses the standard C
- library and needs objects of type :c:type:`struct in_addr`, which is the C type
+ library and needs objects of type :c:struct:`in_addr`, which is the C type
for the 32-bit packed binary this function returns.
:func:`inet_aton` also accepts strings with less than three dots; see the
Convert a 32-bit packed IPv4 address (a :term:`bytes-like object` four
bytes in length) to its standard dotted-quad string representation (for example,
'123.45.67.89'). This is useful when conversing with a program that uses the
- standard C library and needs objects of type :c:type:`struct in_addr`, which
+ standard C library and needs objects of type :c:struct:`in_addr`, which
is the C type for the 32-bit packed binary data this function takes as an
argument.
Convert an IP address from its family-specific string format to a packed,
binary format. :func:`inet_pton` is useful when a library or network protocol
- calls for an object of type :c:type:`struct in_addr` (similar to
- :func:`inet_aton`) or :c:type:`struct in6_addr`.
+ calls for an object of type :c:struct:`in_addr` (similar to
+ :func:`inet_aton`) or :c:struct:`in6_addr`.
Supported values for *address_family* are currently :const:`AF_INET` and
:const:`AF_INET6`. If the IP address string *ip_string* is invalid,
bytes) to its standard, family-specific string representation (for
example, ``'7.10.0.5'`` or ``'5aef:2b::8'``).
:func:`inet_ntop` is useful when a library or network protocol returns an
- object of type :c:type:`struct in_addr` (similar to :func:`inet_ntoa`) or
- :c:type:`struct in6_addr`.
+ object of type :c:struct:`in_addr` (similar to :func:`inet_ntoa`) or
+ :c:struct:`in6_addr`.
Supported values for *address_family* are currently :const:`AF_INET` and
:const:`AF_INET6`. If the bytes object *packed_ip* is not the correct
fields of the result from the exception instance (the ``value`` field).
(Contributed by Irit Katriel in :issue:`45711`.)
-* :c:type:`_frozen` has a new ``is_package`` field to indicate whether
+* :c:struct:`_frozen` has a new ``is_package`` field to indicate whether
or not the frozen module is a package. Previously, a negative value
in the ``size`` field was the indicator. Now only non-negative values
be used for ``size``.
Changes in the C API
--------------------
-* The :c:type:`PyCompilerFlags` structure got a new *cf_feature_version*
+* The :c:struct:`PyCompilerFlags` structure got a new *cf_feature_version*
field. It should be initialized to ``PY_MINOR_VERSION``. The field is ignored
by default, and is used if and only if ``PyCF_ONLY_AST`` flag is set in
*cf_flags*.