From: Petr Viktorin <encukou@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2025 13:28:48 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: Document that PyModule_GetDef can return NULL with or without setting an exception... 
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Document that PyModule_GetDef can return NULL with or without setting an exception (GH-140529)
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diff --git a/Doc/c-api/module.rst b/Doc/c-api/module.rst
index 29d5cd8d5391..6626f628fcc4 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/module.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/module.rst
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ Module Objects
    Return a pointer to the :c:type:`PyModuleDef` struct from which the module was
    created, or ``NULL`` if the module wasn't created from a definition.
 
+   On error, return ``NULL`` with an exception set.
+   Use :c:func:`PyErr_Occurred` to tell this case apart from a mising
+   :c:type:`!PyModuleDef`.
+
 
 .. c:function:: PyObject* PyModule_GetFilenameObject(PyObject *module)