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| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/c-api/stable.rst | 4 |
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diff --git a/Doc/c-api/stable.rst b/Doc/c-api/stable.rst index d95536c..2688c1c 100644 --- a/Doc/c-api/stable.rst +++ b/Doc/c-api/stable.rst @@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ Unfortunately, the API compatibility does not extend to binary compatibility (the ABI). The reason is primarily the evolution of struct definitions, where addition of a new field, or changing the type of a field, might not break the API, but can break the ABI. -As a consequence, extension modules need to be recompiled for -every Python release (although an exception is possible on Unix +As a consequence, extension modules need to be recompiled for +every Python release (although an exception is possible on Unix when none of the affected interfaces are used). In addition, on Windows, extension modules link with a specific pythonXY.dll and need to be recompiled to link with a newer one. |