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author | Petr Viktorin <encukou@gmail.com> | 2023-02-28 08:31:01 (GMT) |
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committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2023-02-28 08:31:01 (GMT) |
commit | 6b2d7c0ddb4d2afe298ee7c8f6a23c400f1465fd (patch) | |
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gh-101101: Unstable C API tier (PEP 689) (GH-101102)
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diff --git a/Doc/c-api/code.rst b/Doc/c-api/code.rst index ae75d68..062ef3a 100644 --- a/Doc/c-api/code.rst +++ b/Doc/c-api/code.rst @@ -33,28 +33,47 @@ bound into a function. Return the number of free variables in *co*. -.. c:function:: PyCodeObject* PyCode_New(int argcount, int kwonlyargcount, 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 *linetable, PyObject *exceptiontable) +.. c:function:: PyCodeObject* PyUnstable_Code_New(int argcount, int kwonlyargcount, 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 *linetable, PyObject *exceptiontable) 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 - will bind you to a precise Python version since the definition of the bytecode - changes often. The many arguments of this function are inter-dependent in complex + use :c:func:`PyCode_NewEmpty` instead. + + Since the definition of the bytecode changes often, calling + :c:func:`PyCode_New` directly can bind you to a precise Python version. + + The many arguments of this function are inter-dependent in complex ways, meaning that subtle changes to values are likely to result in incorrect execution or VM crashes. Use this function only with extreme care. .. versionchanged:: 3.11 Added ``exceptiontable`` parameter. -.. c:function:: PyCodeObject* PyCode_NewWithPosOnlyArgs(int argcount, int posonlyargcount, int kwonlyargcount, 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 *linetable, PyObject *exceptiontable) + .. index:: single: PyCode_New + + .. versionchanged:: 3.12 + + Renamed from ``PyCode_New`` as part of :ref:`unstable-c-api`. + The old name is deprecated, but will remain available until the + signature changes again. + +.. c:function:: PyCodeObject* PyUnstable_Code_NewWithPosOnlyArgs(int argcount, int posonlyargcount, int kwonlyargcount, 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 *linetable, PyObject *exceptiontable) Similar to :c:func:`PyCode_New`, but with an extra "posonlyargcount" for positional-only arguments. The same caveats that apply to ``PyCode_New`` also apply to this function. - .. versionadded:: 3.8 + .. index:: single: PyCode_NewWithPosOnlyArgs + + .. versionadded:: 3.8 as ``PyCode_NewWithPosOnlyArgs`` .. versionchanged:: 3.11 Added ``exceptiontable`` parameter. + .. versionchanged:: 3.12 + + Renamed to ``PyUnstable_Code_NewWithPosOnlyArgs``. + The old name is deprecated, but will remain available until the + signature changes again. + .. c:function:: PyCodeObject* PyCode_NewEmpty(const char *filename, const char *funcname, int firstlineno) Return a new empty code object with the specified filename, @@ -165,3 +184,70 @@ bound into a function. :c:func:`PyErr_WriteUnraisable`. Otherwise it should return ``0``. .. versionadded:: 3.12 + + +Extra information +----------------- + +To support low-level extensions to frame evaluation, such as external +just-in-time compilers, it is possible to attach arbitrary extra data to +code objects. + +These functions are part of the unstable C API tier: +this functionality is a CPython implementation detail, and the API +may change without deprecation warnings. + +.. c:function:: Py_ssize_t PyUnstable_Eval_RequestCodeExtraIndex(freefunc free) + + Return a new an opaque index value used to adding data to code objects. + + You generally call this function once (per interpreter) and use the result + with ``PyCode_GetExtra`` and ``PyCode_SetExtra`` to manipulate + data on individual code objects. + + If *free* is not ``NULL``: when a code object is deallocated, + *free* will be called on non-``NULL`` data stored under the new index. + Use :c:func:`Py_DecRef` when storing :c:type:`PyObject`. + + .. index:: single: _PyEval_RequestCodeExtraIndex + + .. versionadded:: 3.6 as ``_PyEval_RequestCodeExtraIndex`` + + .. versionchanged:: 3.12 + + Renamed to ``PyUnstable_Eval_RequestCodeExtraIndex``. + The old private name is deprecated, but will be available until the API + changes. + +.. c:function:: int PyUnstable_Code_GetExtra(PyObject *code, Py_ssize_t index, void **extra) + + Set *extra* to the extra data stored under the given index. + Return 0 on success. Set an exception and return -1 on failure. + + If no data was set under the index, set *extra* to ``NULL`` and return + 0 without setting an exception. + + .. index:: single: _PyCode_GetExtra + + .. versionadded:: 3.6 as ``_PyCode_GetExtra`` + + .. versionchanged:: 3.12 + + Renamed to ``PyUnstable_Code_GetExtra``. + The old private name is deprecated, but will be available until the API + changes. + +.. c:function:: int PyUnstable_Code_SetExtra(PyObject *code, Py_ssize_t index, void *extra) + + Set the extra data stored under the given index to *extra*. + Return 0 on success. Set an exception and return -1 on failure. + + .. index:: single: _PyCode_SetExtra + + .. versionadded:: 3.6 as ``_PyCode_SetExtra`` + + .. versionchanged:: 3.12 + + Renamed to ``PyUnstable_Code_SetExtra``. + The old private name is deprecated, but will be available until the API + changes. |