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| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/extending/newtypes_tutorial.rst | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2021-11-12-11-03-55.bpo-45790.6yuhe8.rst | 2 |
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diff --git a/Doc/extending/newtypes_tutorial.rst b/Doc/extending/newtypes_tutorial.rst index 4da77e7..4b5eb69 100644 --- a/Doc/extending/newtypes_tutorial.rst +++ b/Doc/extending/newtypes_tutorial.rst @@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ The first bit is:: This is what a Custom object will contain. ``PyObject_HEAD`` is mandatory at the start of each object struct and defines a field called ``ob_base`` of type :c:type:`PyObject`, containing a pointer to a type object and a -reference count (these can be accessed using the macros :c:macro:`Py_REFCNT` -and :c:macro:`Py_TYPE` respectively). The reason for the macro is to +reference count (these can be accessed using the macros :c:macro:`Py_TYPE` +and :c:macro:`Py_REFCNT` respectively). The reason for the macro is to abstract away the layout and to enable additional fields in debug builds. .. note:: diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2021-11-12-11-03-55.bpo-45790.6yuhe8.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2021-11-12-11-03-55.bpo-45790.6yuhe8.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..41cf2cb --- /dev/null +++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2021-11-12-11-03-55.bpo-45790.6yuhe8.rst @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +Adjust inaccurate phrasing in :doc:`../extending/newtypes_tutorial` about the +``ob_base`` field and the macros used to access its contents. |