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-rw-r--r--Doc/extending/extending.rst14
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/extending/extending.rst b/Doc/extending/extending.rst
index 5b32a2c..25dc293 100644
--- a/Doc/extending/extending.rst
+++ b/Doc/extending/extending.rst
@@ -395,18 +395,26 @@ optionally followed by an import of the module::
}
/* Add a built-in module, before Py_Initialize */
- PyImport_AppendInittab("spam", PyInit_spam);
+ if (PyImport_AppendInittab("spam", PyInit_spam) == -1) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "Error: could not extend in-built modules table\n");
+ exit(1);
+ }
/* Pass argv[0] to the Python interpreter */
Py_SetProgramName(program);
- /* Initialize the Python interpreter. Required. */
+ /* Initialize the Python interpreter. Required.
+ If this step fails, it will be a fatal error. */
Py_Initialize();
/* Optionally import the module; alternatively,
import can be deferred until the embedded script
imports it. */
- PyImport_ImportModule("spam");
+ pmodule = PyImport_ImportModule("spam");
+ if (!pmodule) {
+ PyErr_Print();
+ fprintf(stderr, "Error: could not import module 'spam'\n");
+ }
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