PEP 465: a dedicated infix operator for matrix multiplication (closes #21176)

2 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Doc/c-api/number.rst b/Doc/c-api/number.rst
index 21951c3..9bcb649 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/number.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/number.rst
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ Number Protocol
    the equivalent of the Python expression ``o1 * o2``.
 
 
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyNumber_MatrixMultiply(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
+
+   Returns the result of matrix multiplication on *o1* and *o2*, or *NULL* on
+   failure.  This is the equivalent of the Python expression ``o1 @ o2``.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.5
+
+
 .. c:function:: PyObject* PyNumber_FloorDivide(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
 
    Return the floor of *o1* divided by *o2*, or *NULL* on failure.  This is
@@ -146,6 +154,15 @@ Number Protocol
    the Python statement ``o1 *= o2``.
 
 
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyNumber_InPlaceMatrixMultiply(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
+
+   Returns the result of matrix multiplication on *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``.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.5
+
+
 .. c:function:: PyObject* PyNumber_InPlaceFloorDivide(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
 
    Returns the mathematical floor of dividing *o1* by *o2*, or *NULL* on failure.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/typeobj.rst b/Doc/c-api/typeobj.rst
index 666de64..5d52315 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/typeobj.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/typeobj.rst
@@ -1121,6 +1121,9 @@ Number Object Structures
             binaryfunc nb_inplace_true_divide;
 
             unaryfunc nb_index;
+
+            binaryfunc nb_matrix_multiply;
+            binaryfunc nb_inplace_matrix_multiply;
        } PyNumberMethods;
 
    .. note::