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authorNick Coghlan <ncoghlan@gmail.com>2013-12-10 11:31:14 (GMT)
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Issue #19407: merge PPUG notes from 3.3
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@@ -21,6 +21,15 @@ Python) that give the language its wide application range.
For a detailed description of the whole Python/C API, see the separate
:ref:`c-api-index`.
+.. note::
+
+ This guide only covers the basic tools for creating extensions provided
+ as part of this version of CPython. Third party tools may offer simpler
+ alternatives. Refer to the `binary extensions section
+ <https://python-packaging-user-guide.readthedocs.org/en/latest/extensions.html>`__
+ in the Python Packaging User Guide for more information.
+
+
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 2
:numbered: