Issue 19195: Improved cross-references in C API documentation.

7 files changed, 28 insertions, 27 deletions

diff --git a/Doc/c-api/codec.rst b/Doc/c-api/codec.rst
index 8207ae0..83252af 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/codec.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/codec.rst
@@ -52,19 +52,19 @@ and *NULL* returned.
 
 .. c:function:: PyObject* PyCodec_IncrementalEncoder(const char *encoding, const char *errors)
 
-   Get an :class:`IncrementalEncoder` object for the given *encoding*.
+   Get an :class:`~codecs.IncrementalEncoder` object for the given *encoding*.
 
 .. c:function:: PyObject* PyCodec_IncrementalDecoder(const char *encoding, const char *errors)
 
-   Get an :class:`IncrementalDecoder` object for the given *encoding*.
+   Get an :class:`~codecs.IncrementalDecoder` object for the given *encoding*.
 
 .. c:function:: PyObject* PyCodec_StreamReader(const char *encoding, PyObject *stream, const char *errors)
 
-   Get a :class:`StreamReader` factory function for the given *encoding*.
+   Get a :class:`~codecs.StreamReader` factory function for the given *encoding*.
 
 .. c:function:: PyObject* PyCodec_StreamWriter(const char *encoding, PyObject *stream, const char *errors)
 
-   Get a :class:`StreamWriter` factory function for the given *encoding*.
+   Get a :class:`~codecs.StreamWriter` factory function for the given *encoding*.
 
 
 Registry API for Unicode encoding error handlers
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/file.rst b/Doc/c-api/file.rst
index c5a4a59..cc190c9 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/file.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/file.rst
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ the :mod:`io` APIs instead.
 
    Return the file descriptor associated with *p* as an :c:type:`int`.  If the
    object is an integer, its value is returned.  If not, the
-   object's :meth:`fileno` method is called if it exists; the method must return
-   an integer, which is returned as the file descriptor value.  Sets an
-   exception and returns ``-1`` on failure.
+   object's :meth:`~io.IOBase.fileno` method is called if it exists; the
+   method must return an integer, which is returned as the file descriptor
+   value.  Sets an exception and returns ``-1`` on failure.
 
 
 .. c:function:: PyObject* PyFile_GetLine(PyObject *p, int n)
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ the :mod:`io` APIs instead.
    .. index:: single: EOFError (built-in exception)
 
    Equivalent to ``p.readline([n])``, this function reads one line from the
-   object *p*.  *p* may be a file object or any object with a :meth:`readline`
+   object *p*.  *p* may be a file object or any object with a
+   :meth:`~io.IOBase.readline`
    method.  If *n* is ``0``, exactly one line is read, regardless of the length of
    the line.  If *n* is greater than ``0``, no more than *n* bytes will be read
    from the file; a partial line can be returned.  In both cases, an empty string
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/object.rst b/Doc/c-api/object.rst
index 791cdbb..be6d798 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/object.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/object.rst
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ Object Protocol
    Generic attribute getter function that is meant to be put into a type
    object's ``tp_getattro`` slot.  It looks for a descriptor in the dictionary
    of classes in the object's MRO as well as an attribute in the object's
-   :attr:`__dict__` (if present).  As outlined in :ref:`descriptors`, data
-   descriptors take preference over instance attributes, while non-data
+   :attr:`~object.__dict__` (if present).  As outlined in :ref:`descriptors`,
+   data descriptors take preference over instance attributes, while non-data
    descriptors don't.  Otherwise, an :exc:`AttributeError` is raised.
 
 
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ Object Protocol
    object's ``tp_setattro`` slot.  It looks for a data descriptor in the
    dictionary of classes in the object's MRO, and if found it takes preference
    over setting the attribute in the instance dictionary. Otherwise, the
-   attribute is set in the object's :attr:`__dict__` (if present).  Otherwise,
-   an :exc:`AttributeError` is raised and ``-1`` is returned.
+   attribute is set in the object's :attr:`~object.__dict__` (if present).
+   Otherwise, an :exc:`AttributeError` is raised and ``-1`` is returned.
 
 
 .. c:function:: int PyObject_DelAttr(PyObject *o, PyObject *attr_name)
@@ -189,9 +189,9 @@ Object Protocol
    be done against every entry in *cls*. The result will be ``1`` when at least one
    of the checks returns ``1``, otherwise it will be ``0``. If *inst* is not a
    class instance and *cls* is neither a type object, nor a class object, nor a
-   tuple, *inst* must have a :attr:`__class__` attribute --- the class relationship
-   of the value of that attribute with *cls* will be used to determine the result
-   of this function.
+   tuple, *inst* must have a :attr:`~instance.__class__` attribute --- the
+   class relationship of the value of that attribute with *cls* will be used
+   to determine the result of this function.
 
 
 Subclass determination is done in a fairly straightforward way, but includes a
@@ -201,9 +201,9 @@ of.  If :class:`A` and :class:`B` are class objects, :class:`B` is a subclass of
 either is not a class object, a more general mechanism is used to determine the
 class relationship of the two objects.  When testing if *B* is a subclass of
 *A*, if *A* is *B*, :c:func:`PyObject_IsSubclass` returns true.  If *A* and *B*
-are different objects, *B*'s :attr:`__bases__` attribute is searched in a
-depth-first fashion for *A* --- the presence of the :attr:`__bases__` attribute
-is considered sufficient for this determination.
+are different objects, *B*'s :attr:`~class.__bases__` attribute is searched in
+a depth-first fashion for *A* --- the presence of the :attr:`~class.__bases__`
+attribute is considered sufficient for this determination.
 
 
 .. c:function:: int PyObject_IsSubclass(PyObject *derived, PyObject *cls)
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/set.rst b/Doc/c-api/set.rst
index 5f0ef90..7f4d534 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/set.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/set.rst
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ subtypes but not for instances of :class:`frozenset` or its subtypes.
 
    Return 1 if found and removed, 0 if not found (no action taken), and -1 if an
    error is encountered.  Does not raise :exc:`KeyError` for missing keys.  Raise a
-   :exc:`TypeError` if the *key* is unhashable.  Unlike the Python :meth:`discard`
+   :exc:`TypeError` if the *key* is unhashable.  Unlike the Python :meth:`~set.discard`
    method, this function does not automatically convert unhashable sets into
    temporary frozensets. Raise :exc:`PyExc_SystemError` if *set* is an not an
    instance of :class:`set` or its subtype.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/typeobj.rst b/Doc/c-api/typeobj.rst
index 8e8af24..48b13e5 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/typeobj.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/typeobj.rst
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
 
    On the other hand, even if you know a member can never be part of a cycle, as a
    debugging aid you may want to visit it anyway just so the :mod:`gc` module's
-   :func:`get_referents` function will include it.
+   :func:`~gc.get_referents` function will include it.
 
    Note that :c:func:`Py_VISIT` requires the *visit* and *arg* parameters to
    :c:func:`local_traverse` to have these specific names; don't name them just
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
    reference list head than the base type.  Since the list head is always found via
    :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_weaklistoffset`, this should not be a problem.
 
-   When a type defined by a class statement has no :attr:`__slots__` declaration,
+   When a type defined by a class statement has no :attr:`~object.__slots__` declaration,
    and none of its base types are weakly referenceable, the type is made weakly
    referenceable by adding a weak reference list head slot to the instance layout
    and setting the :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_weaklistoffset` of that slot's offset.
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
    dictionary at a difference offset than the base type.  Since the dictionary is
    always found via :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_dictoffset`, this should not be a problem.
 
-   When a type defined by a class statement has no :attr:`__slots__` declaration,
+   When a type defined by a class statement has no :attr:`~object.__slots__` declaration,
    and none of its base types has an instance variable dictionary, a dictionary
    slot is added to the instance layout and the :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_dictoffset` is set to
    that slot's offset.
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ type objects) *must* have the :attr:`ob_size` field.
    When a type defined by a class statement has a :attr:`__slots__` declaration,
    the type inherits its :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_dictoffset` from its base type.
 
-   (Adding a slot named :attr:`__dict__` to the :attr:`__slots__` declaration does
+   (Adding a slot named :attr:`~object.__dict__` to the :attr:`__slots__` declaration does
    not have the expected effect, it just causes confusion.  Maybe this should be
    added as a feature just like :attr:`__weakref__` though.)
 
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/unicode.rst b/Doc/c-api/unicode.rst
index 216088e..c7ed5e5 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/unicode.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/unicode.rst
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ These are the generic codec APIs:
 
    Create a Unicode object by decoding *size* bytes of the encoded string *s*.
    *encoding* and *errors* have the same meaning as the parameters of the same name
-   in the :func:`unicode` built-in function.  The codec to be used is looked up
+   in the :func:`str` built-in function.  The codec to be used is looked up
    using the Python codec registry.  Return *NULL* if an exception was raised by
    the codec.
 
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ These are the generic codec APIs:
 
    Encode a Unicode object and return the result as Python bytes object.
    *encoding* and *errors* have the same meaning as the parameters of the same
-   name in the Unicode :meth:`encode` method. The codec to be used is looked up
+   name in the Unicode :meth:`~str.encode` method. The codec to be used is looked up
    using the Python codec registry. Return *NULL* if an exception was raised by
    the codec.
 
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ These are the generic codec APIs:
 
    Encode the :c:type:`Py_UNICODE` buffer *s* of the given *size* and return a Python
    bytes object.  *encoding* and *errors* have the same meaning as the
-   parameters of the same name in the Unicode :meth:`encode` method.  The codec
+   parameters of the same name in the Unicode :meth:`~str.encode` method.  The codec
    to be used is looked up using the Python codec registry.  Return *NULL* if an
    exception was raised by the codec.
 
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/veryhigh.rst b/Doc/c-api/veryhigh.rst
index eef7951..19af7bf 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/veryhigh.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/veryhigh.rst
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ the same library that the Python runtime is using.
    frame *f* is executed, interpreting bytecode and executing calls as needed.
    The additional *throwflag* parameter can mostly be ignored - if true, then
    it causes an exception to immediately be thrown; this is used for the
-   :meth:`throw` methods of generator objects.
+   :meth:`~generator.throw` methods of generator objects.
 
 
 .. c:function:: int PyEval_MergeCompilerFlags(PyCompilerFlags *cf)