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@@ -15,10 +15,8 @@ Floating Point Objects
.. c:var:: PyTypeObject PyFloat_Type
- .. index:: single: FloatType (in modules types)
-
This instance of :c:type:`PyTypeObject` represents the Python floating point
- type. This is the same object as ``float`` and ``types.FloatType``.
+ type. This is the same object as :class:`float` in the Python layer.
.. c:function:: int PyFloat_Check(PyObject *p)
@@ -26,23 +24,17 @@ Floating Point Objects
Return true if its argument is a :c:type:`PyFloatObject` or a subtype of
:c:type:`PyFloatObject`.
- .. versionchanged:: 2.2
- Allowed subtypes to be accepted.
-
.. c:function:: int PyFloat_CheckExact(PyObject *p)
Return true if its argument is a :c:type:`PyFloatObject`, but not a subtype of
:c:type:`PyFloatObject`.
- .. versionadded:: 2.2
-
-.. c:function:: PyObject* PyFloat_FromString(PyObject *str, char **pend)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyFloat_FromString(PyObject *str)
Create a :c:type:`PyFloatObject` object based on the string value in *str*, or
- *NULL* on failure. The *pend* argument is ignored. It remains only for
- backward compatibility.
+ *NULL* on failure.
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyFloat_FromDouble(double v)
@@ -71,50 +63,17 @@ Floating Point Objects
precision, minimum and maximum values of a float. It's a thin wrapper
around the header file :file:`float.h`.
- .. versionadded:: 2.6
-
.. c:function:: double PyFloat_GetMax()
Return the maximum representable finite float *DBL_MAX* as C :c:type:`double`.
- .. versionadded:: 2.6
-
.. c:function:: double PyFloat_GetMin()
Return the minimum normalized positive float *DBL_MIN* as C :c:type:`double`.
- .. versionadded:: 2.6
-
-
.. c:function:: int PyFloat_ClearFreeList()
Clear the float free list. Return the number of items that could not
be freed.
-
- .. versionadded:: 2.6
-
-
-.. c:function:: void PyFloat_AsString(char *buf, PyFloatObject *v)
-
- Convert the argument *v* to a string, using the same rules as
- :func:`str`. The length of *buf* should be at least 100.
-
- This function is unsafe to call because it writes to a buffer whose
- length it does not know.
-
- .. deprecated:: 2.7
- Use :func:`PyObject_Str` or :func:`PyOS_double_to_string` instead.
-
-
-.. c:function:: void PyFloat_AsReprString(char *buf, PyFloatObject *v)
-
- Same as PyFloat_AsString, except uses the same rules as
- :func:`repr`. The length of *buf* should be at least 100.
-
- This function is unsafe to call because it writes to a buffer whose
- length it does not know.
-
- .. deprecated:: 2.7
- Use :func:`PyObject_Repr` or :func:`PyOS_double_to_string` instead.