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diff --git a/Doc/c-api/none.rst b/Doc/c-api/none.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..70e2c04 --- /dev/null +++ b/Doc/c-api/none.rst @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +.. highlightlang:: c + +.. _noneobject: + +The None Object +--------------- + +.. index:: object: None + +Note that the :ctype:`PyTypeObject` for ``None`` is not directly exposed in the +Python/C API. Since ``None`` is a singleton, testing for object identity (using +``==`` in C) is sufficient. There is no :cfunc:`PyNone_Check` function for the +same reason. + + +.. cvar:: PyObject* Py_None + + The Python ``None`` object, denoting lack of value. This object has no methods. + It needs to be treated just like any other object with respect to reference + counts. + + +.. cmacro:: Py_RETURN_NONE + + Properly handle returning :cdata:`Py_None` from within a C function (that is, + increment the reference count of None and return it.) |