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@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ Process-wide parameters
change for the duration of the program's execution. No code in the Python
interpreter will change the contents of this storage.
+ Use :c:func:`Py_DecodeLocale` to decode a bytes string to get a
+ :c:type:`wchar_*` string.
+
.. c:function:: wchar* Py_GetProgramName()
@@ -245,6 +248,9 @@ Process-wide parameters
:data:`sys.exec_prefix` to be empty. It is up to the caller to modify these
if required after calling :c:func:`Py_Initialize`.
+ Use :c:func:`Py_DecodeLocale` to decode a bytes string to get a
+ :c:type:`wchar_*` string.
+
The path argument is copied internally, so the caller may free it after the
call completes.
@@ -344,6 +350,9 @@ Process-wide parameters
:data:`sys.path`, which is the same as prepending the current working
directory (``"."``).
+ Use :c:func:`Py_DecodeLocale` to decode a bytes string to get a
+ :c:type:`wchar_*` string.
+
.. note::
It is recommended that applications embedding the Python interpreter
for purposes other than executing a single script pass 0 as *updatepath*,
@@ -368,6 +377,9 @@ Process-wide parameters
to 1 unless the :program:`python` interpreter was started with the
:option:`-I`.
+ Use :c:func:`Py_DecodeLocale` to decode a bytes string to get a
+ :c:type:`wchar_*` string.
+
.. versionchanged:: 3.4 The *updatepath* value depends on :option:`-I`.
@@ -382,6 +394,9 @@ Process-wide parameters
execution. No code in the Python interpreter will change the contents of
this storage.
+ Use :c:func:`Py_DecodeLocale` to decode a bytes string to get a
+ :c:type:`wchar_*` string.
+
.. c:function:: w_char* Py_GetPythonHome()
@@ -858,6 +873,8 @@ been created.
instead.
+.. _sub-interpreter-support:
+
Sub-interpreter support
=======================