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author | Victor Stinner <vstinner@python.org> | 2024-04-18 13:20:38 (GMT) |
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committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2024-04-18 13:20:38 (GMT) |
commit | 340a02b590681d4753eef0ff63037d0ecb512271 (patch) | |
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gh-117987: Restore several functions removed in Python 3.13 alpha 1 (GH-117993)
Restore these functions removed in Python 3.13 alpha 1:
* Py_SetPythonHome()
* Py_SetProgramName()
* PySys_SetArgvEx()
* PySys_SetArgv()
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diff --git a/Doc/c-api/init.rst b/Doc/c-api/init.rst index 9b98e71..cbc03bf 100644 --- a/Doc/c-api/init.rst +++ b/Doc/c-api/init.rst @@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ The following functions can be safely called before Python is initialized: * :c:func:`PyMem_SetAllocator` * :c:func:`PyMem_SetupDebugHooks` * :c:func:`PyObject_SetArenaAllocator` + * :c:func:`Py_SetProgramName` + * :c:func:`Py_SetPythonHome` * :c:func:`PySys_ResetWarnOptions` * Informative functions: @@ -426,6 +428,34 @@ Process-wide parameters ======================= +.. c:function:: void Py_SetProgramName(const wchar_t *name) + + .. index:: + single: Py_Initialize() + single: main() + single: Py_GetPath() + + This API is kept for backward compatibility: setting + :c:member:`PyConfig.program_name` should be used instead, see :ref:`Python + Initialization Configuration <init-config>`. + + This function should be called before :c:func:`Py_Initialize` is called for + the first time, if it is called at all. It tells the interpreter the value + of the ``argv[0]`` argument to the :c:func:`main` function of the program + (converted to wide characters). + This is used by :c:func:`Py_GetPath` and some other functions below to find + the Python run-time libraries relative to the interpreter executable. The + default value is ``'python'``. The argument should point to a + zero-terminated wide character string in static storage whose contents will not + change for the duration of the program's execution. No code in the Python + interpreter will change the contents of this storage. + + Use :c:func:`Py_DecodeLocale` to decode a bytes string to get a + :c:expr:`wchar_*` string. + + .. deprecated:: 3.11 + + .. c:function:: wchar_t* Py_GetProgramName() Return the program name set with :c:member:`PyConfig.program_name`, or the default. @@ -627,6 +657,106 @@ Process-wide parameters ``sys.version``. +.. c:function:: void PySys_SetArgvEx(int argc, wchar_t **argv, int updatepath) + + .. index:: + single: main() + single: Py_FatalError() + single: argv (in module sys) + + This API is kept for backward compatibility: setting + :c:member:`PyConfig.argv`, :c:member:`PyConfig.parse_argv` and + :c:member:`PyConfig.safe_path` should be used instead, see :ref:`Python + Initialization Configuration <init-config>`. + + Set :data:`sys.argv` based on *argc* and *argv*. These parameters are + similar to those passed to the program's :c:func:`main` function with the + difference that the first entry should refer to the script file to be + executed rather than the executable hosting the Python interpreter. If there + isn't a script that will be run, the first entry in *argv* can be an empty + string. If this function fails to initialize :data:`sys.argv`, a fatal + condition is signalled using :c:func:`Py_FatalError`. + + If *updatepath* is zero, this is all the function does. If *updatepath* + is non-zero, the function also modifies :data:`sys.path` according to the + following algorithm: + + - If the name of an existing script is passed in ``argv[0]``, the absolute + path of the directory where the script is located is prepended to + :data:`sys.path`. + - Otherwise (that is, if *argc* is ``0`` or ``argv[0]`` doesn't point + to an existing file name), an empty string is prepended to + :data:`sys.path`, which is the same as prepending the current working + directory (``"."``). + + Use :c:func:`Py_DecodeLocale` to decode a bytes string to get a + :c:expr:`wchar_*` string. + + See also :c:member:`PyConfig.orig_argv` and :c:member:`PyConfig.argv` + members of the :ref:`Python Initialization Configuration <init-config>`. + + .. note:: + It is recommended that applications embedding the Python interpreter + for purposes other than executing a single script pass ``0`` as *updatepath*, + and update :data:`sys.path` themselves if desired. + See `CVE-2008-5983 <https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5983>`_. + + On versions before 3.1.3, you can achieve the same effect by manually + popping the first :data:`sys.path` element after having called + :c:func:`PySys_SetArgv`, for example using:: + + PyRun_SimpleString("import sys; sys.path.pop(0)\n"); + + .. versionadded:: 3.1.3 + + .. XXX impl. doesn't seem consistent in allowing ``0``/``NULL`` for the params; + check w/ Guido. + + .. deprecated:: 3.11 + + +.. c:function:: void PySys_SetArgv(int argc, wchar_t **argv) + + This API is kept for backward compatibility: setting + :c:member:`PyConfig.argv` and :c:member:`PyConfig.parse_argv` should be used + instead, see :ref:`Python Initialization Configuration <init-config>`. + + This function works like :c:func:`PySys_SetArgvEx` with *updatepath* set + to ``1`` unless the :program:`python` interpreter was started with the + :option:`-I`. + + Use :c:func:`Py_DecodeLocale` to decode a bytes string to get a + :c:expr:`wchar_*` string. + + See also :c:member:`PyConfig.orig_argv` and :c:member:`PyConfig.argv` + members of the :ref:`Python Initialization Configuration <init-config>`. + + .. versionchanged:: 3.4 The *updatepath* value depends on :option:`-I`. + + .. deprecated:: 3.11 + + +.. c:function:: void Py_SetPythonHome(const wchar_t *home) + + This API is kept for backward compatibility: setting + :c:member:`PyConfig.home` should be used instead, see :ref:`Python + Initialization Configuration <init-config>`. + + Set the default "home" directory, that is, the location of the standard + Python libraries. See :envvar:`PYTHONHOME` for the meaning of the + argument string. + + The argument should point to a zero-terminated character string in static + storage whose contents will not change for the duration of the program's + execution. No code in the Python interpreter will change the contents of + this storage. + + Use :c:func:`Py_DecodeLocale` to decode a bytes string to get a + :c:expr:`wchar_*` string. + + .. deprecated:: 3.11 + + .. c:function:: wchar_t* Py_GetPythonHome() Return the default "home", that is, the value set by |