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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Object Protocol
===============
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_Print(PyObject *o, FILE *fp, int flags)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_Print(PyObject *o, FILE *fp, int flags)
Print an object *o*, on file *fp*. Returns ``-1`` on error. The flags argument
is used to enable certain printing options. The only option currently supported
@@ -14,35 +14,35 @@ Object Protocol
instead of the :func:`repr`.
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_HasAttr(PyObject *o, PyObject *attr_name)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_HasAttr(PyObject *o, PyObject *attr_name)
Returns ``1`` if *o* has the attribute *attr_name*, and ``0`` otherwise. This
is equivalent to the Python expression ``hasattr(o, attr_name)``. This function
always succeeds.
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_HasAttrString(PyObject *o, const char *attr_name)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_HasAttrString(PyObject *o, const char *attr_name)
Returns ``1`` if *o* has the attribute *attr_name*, and ``0`` otherwise. This
is equivalent to the Python expression ``hasattr(o, attr_name)``. This function
always succeeds.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_GetAttr(PyObject *o, PyObject *attr_name)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_GetAttr(PyObject *o, PyObject *attr_name)
Retrieve an attribute named *attr_name* from object *o*. Returns the attribute
value on success, or *NULL* on failure. This is the equivalent of the Python
expression ``o.attr_name``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_GetAttrString(PyObject *o, const char *attr_name)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_GetAttrString(PyObject *o, const char *attr_name)
Retrieve an attribute named *attr_name* from object *o*. Returns the attribute
value on success, or *NULL* on failure. This is the equivalent of the Python
expression ``o.attr_name``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_GenericGetAttr(PyObject *o, PyObject *name)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_GenericGetAttr(PyObject *o, PyObject *name)
Generic attribute getter function that is meant to be put into a type
object's ``tp_getattro`` slot. It looks for a descriptor in the dictionary
@@ -52,21 +52,21 @@ Object Protocol
descriptors don't. Otherwise, an :exc:`AttributeError` is raised.
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_SetAttr(PyObject *o, PyObject *attr_name, PyObject *v)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_SetAttr(PyObject *o, PyObject *attr_name, PyObject *v)
Set the value of the attribute named *attr_name*, for object *o*, to the value
*v*. Returns ``-1`` on failure. This is the equivalent of the Python statement
``o.attr_name = v``.
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_SetAttrString(PyObject *o, const char *attr_name, PyObject *v)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_SetAttrString(PyObject *o, const char *attr_name, PyObject *v)
Set the value of the attribute named *attr_name*, for object *o*, to the value
*v*. Returns ``-1`` on failure. This is the equivalent of the Python statement
``o.attr_name = v``.
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_GenericSetAttr(PyObject *o, PyObject *name, PyObject *value)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_GenericSetAttr(PyObject *o, PyObject *name, PyObject *value)
Generic attribute setter function that is meant to be put into a type
object's ``tp_setattro`` slot. It looks for a data descriptor in the
@@ -76,19 +76,19 @@ Object Protocol
an :exc:`AttributeError` is raised and ``-1`` is returned.
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_DelAttr(PyObject *o, PyObject *attr_name)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_DelAttr(PyObject *o, PyObject *attr_name)
Delete attribute named *attr_name*, for object *o*. Returns ``-1`` on failure.
This is the equivalent of the Python statement ``del o.attr_name``.
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_DelAttrString(PyObject *o, const char *attr_name)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_DelAttrString(PyObject *o, const char *attr_name)
Delete attribute named *attr_name*, for object *o*. Returns ``-1`` on failure.
This is the equivalent of the Python statement ``del o.attr_name``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_RichCompare(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2, int opid)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_RichCompare(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2, int opid)
Compare the values of *o1* and *o2* using the operation specified by *opid*,
which must be one of :const:`Py_LT`, :const:`Py_LE`, :const:`Py_EQ`,
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ Object Protocol
to *opid*. Returns the value of the comparison on success, or *NULL* on failure.
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_RichCompareBool(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2, int opid)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_RichCompareBool(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2, int opid)
Compare the values of *o1* and *o2* using the operation specified by *opid*,
which must be one of :const:`Py_LT`, :const:`Py_LE`, :const:`Py_EQ`,
@@ -109,10 +109,10 @@ Object Protocol
*opid*.
.. note::
- If *o1* and *o2* are the same object, :cfunc:`PyObject_RichCompareBool`
+ If *o1* and *o2* are the same object, :c:func:`PyObject_RichCompareBool`
will always return ``1`` for :const:`Py_EQ` and ``0`` for :const:`Py_NE`.
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_Cmp(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2, int *result)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_Cmp(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2, int *result)
.. index:: builtin: cmp
@@ -122,18 +122,18 @@ Object Protocol
the Python statement ``result = cmp(o1, o2)``.
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_Compare(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_Compare(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
.. index:: builtin: cmp
Compare the values of *o1* and *o2* using a routine provided by *o1*, if one
exists, otherwise with a routine provided by *o2*. Returns the result of the
comparison on success. On error, the value returned is undefined; use
- :cfunc:`PyErr_Occurred` to detect an error. This is equivalent to the Python
+ :c:func:`PyErr_Occurred` to detect an error. This is equivalent to the Python
expression ``cmp(o1, o2)``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_Repr(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_Repr(PyObject *o)
.. index:: builtin: repr
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ Object Protocol
by reverse quotes.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_Str(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_Str(PyObject *o)
.. index:: builtin: str
@@ -153,15 +153,15 @@ Object Protocol
by the :keyword:`print` statement.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_Bytes(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_Bytes(PyObject *o)
.. index:: builtin: bytes
Compute a bytes representation of object *o*. In 2.x, this is just a alias
- for :cfunc:`PyObject_Str`.
+ for :c:func:`PyObject_Str`.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_Unicode(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_Unicode(PyObject *o)
.. index:: builtin: unicode
@@ -171,11 +171,11 @@ Object Protocol
function.
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_IsInstance(PyObject *inst, PyObject *cls)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_IsInstance(PyObject *inst, PyObject *cls)
Returns ``1`` if *inst* is an instance of the class *cls* or a subclass of
*cls*, or ``0`` if not. On error, returns ``-1`` and sets an exception. If
- *cls* is a type object rather than a class object, :cfunc:`PyObject_IsInstance`
+ *cls* is a type object rather than a class object, :c:func:`PyObject_IsInstance`
returns ``1`` if *inst* is of type *cls*. If *cls* is a tuple, the check will
be done against every entry in *cls*. The result will be ``1`` when at least one
of the checks returns ``1``, otherwise it will be ``0``. If *inst* is not a
@@ -195,13 +195,13 @@ of. If :class:`A` and :class:`B` are class objects, :class:`B` is a subclass of
:class:`A` if it inherits from :class:`A` either directly or indirectly. If
either is not a class object, a more general mechanism is used to determine the
class relationship of the two objects. When testing if *B* is a subclass of
-*A*, if *A* is *B*, :cfunc:`PyObject_IsSubclass` returns true. If *A* and *B*
+*A*, if *A* is *B*, :c:func:`PyObject_IsSubclass` returns true. If *A* and *B*
are different objects, *B*'s :attr:`__bases__` attribute is searched in a
depth-first fashion for *A* --- the presence of the :attr:`__bases__` attribute
is considered sufficient for this determination.
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_IsSubclass(PyObject *derived, PyObject *cls)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_IsSubclass(PyObject *derived, PyObject *cls)
Returns ``1`` if the class *derived* is identical to or derived from the class
*cls*, otherwise returns ``0``. In case of an error, returns ``-1``. If *cls*
@@ -216,13 +216,13 @@ is considered sufficient for this determination.
Older versions of Python did not support a tuple as the second argument.
-.. cfunction:: int PyCallable_Check(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: int PyCallable_Check(PyObject *o)
Determine if the object *o* is callable. Return ``1`` if the object is callable
and ``0`` otherwise. This function always succeeds.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_Call(PyObject *callable_object, PyObject *args, PyObject *kw)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_Call(PyObject *callable_object, PyObject *args, PyObject *kw)
.. index:: builtin: apply
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ is considered sufficient for this determination.
.. versionadded:: 2.2
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_CallObject(PyObject *callable_object, PyObject *args)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_CallObject(PyObject *callable_object, PyObject *args)
.. index:: builtin: apply
@@ -247,52 +247,52 @@ is considered sufficient for this determination.
``callable_object(*args)``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_CallFunction(PyObject *callable, char *format, ...)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_CallFunction(PyObject *callable, char *format, ...)
.. index:: builtin: apply
Call a callable Python object *callable*, with a variable number of C arguments.
- The C arguments are described using a :cfunc:`Py_BuildValue` style format
+ The C arguments are described using a :c:func:`Py_BuildValue` style format
string. The format may be *NULL*, indicating that no arguments are provided.
Returns the result of the call on success, or *NULL* on failure. This is the
equivalent of the Python expression ``apply(callable, args)`` or
- ``callable(*args)``. Note that if you only pass :ctype:`PyObject \*` args,
- :cfunc:`PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs` is a faster alternative.
+ ``callable(*args)``. Note that if you only pass :c:type:`PyObject \*` args,
+ :c:func:`PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs` is a faster alternative.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_CallMethod(PyObject *o, char *method, char *format, ...)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_CallMethod(PyObject *o, char *method, char *format, ...)
Call the method named *method* of object *o* with a variable number of C
- arguments. The C arguments are described by a :cfunc:`Py_BuildValue` format
+ arguments. The C arguments are described by a :c:func:`Py_BuildValue` format
string that should produce a tuple. The format may be *NULL*, indicating that
no arguments are provided. Returns the result of the call on success, or *NULL*
on failure. This is the equivalent of the Python expression ``o.method(args)``.
- Note that if you only pass :ctype:`PyObject \*` args,
- :cfunc:`PyObject_CallMethodObjArgs` is a faster alternative.
+ Note that if you only pass :c:type:`PyObject \*` args,
+ :c:func:`PyObject_CallMethodObjArgs` is a faster alternative.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(PyObject *callable, ..., NULL)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(PyObject *callable, ..., NULL)
Call a callable Python object *callable*, with a variable number of
- :ctype:`PyObject\*` arguments. The arguments are provided as a variable number
+ :c:type:`PyObject\*` arguments. The arguments are provided as a variable number
of parameters followed by *NULL*. Returns the result of the call on success, or
*NULL* on failure.
.. versionadded:: 2.2
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_CallMethodObjArgs(PyObject *o, PyObject *name, ..., NULL)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_CallMethodObjArgs(PyObject *o, PyObject *name, ..., NULL)
Calls a method of the object *o*, where the name of the method is given as a
Python string object in *name*. It is called with a variable number of
- :ctype:`PyObject\*` arguments. The arguments are provided as a variable number
+ :c:type:`PyObject\*` arguments. The arguments are provided as a variable number
of parameters followed by *NULL*. Returns the result of the call on success, or
*NULL* on failure.
.. versionadded:: 2.2
-.. cfunction:: long PyObject_Hash(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: long PyObject_Hash(PyObject *o)
.. index:: builtin: hash
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ is considered sufficient for this determination.
This is the equivalent of the Python expression ``hash(o)``.
-.. cfunction:: long PyObject_HashNotImplemented(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: long PyObject_HashNotImplemented(PyObject *o)
Set a :exc:`TypeError` indicating that ``type(o)`` is not hashable and return ``-1``.
This function receives special treatment when stored in a ``tp_hash`` slot,
@@ -310,21 +310,21 @@ is considered sufficient for this determination.
.. versionadded:: 2.6
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_IsTrue(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_IsTrue(PyObject *o)
Returns ``1`` if the object *o* is considered to be true, and ``0`` otherwise.
This is equivalent to the Python expression ``not not o``. On failure, return
``-1``.
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_Not(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_Not(PyObject *o)
Returns ``0`` if the object *o* is considered to be true, and ``1`` otherwise.
This is equivalent to the Python expression ``not o``. On failure, return
``-1``.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_Type(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_Type(PyObject *o)
.. index:: builtin: type
@@ -333,11 +333,11 @@ is considered sufficient for this determination.
is equivalent to the Python expression ``type(o)``. This function increments the
reference count of the return value. There's really no reason to use this
function instead of the common expression ``o->ob_type``, which returns a
- pointer of type :ctype:`PyTypeObject\*`, except when the incremented reference
+ pointer of type :c:type:`PyTypeObject\*`, except when the incremented reference
count is needed.
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_TypeCheck(PyObject *o, PyTypeObject *type)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_TypeCheck(PyObject *o, PyTypeObject *type)
Return true if the object *o* is of type *type* or a subtype of *type*. Both
parameters must be non-*NULL*.
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ is considered sufficient for this determination.
.. versionadded:: 2.2
-.. cfunction:: Py_ssize_t PyObject_Length(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: Py_ssize_t PyObject_Length(PyObject *o)
Py_ssize_t PyObject_Size(PyObject *o)
.. index:: builtin: len
@@ -355,29 +355,29 @@ is considered sufficient for this determination.
returned. This is the equivalent to the Python expression ``len(o)``.
.. versionchanged:: 2.5
- These functions returned an :ctype:`int` type. This might require
+ These functions returned an :c:type:`int` type. This might require
changes in your code for properly supporting 64-bit systems.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_GetItem(PyObject *o, PyObject *key)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_GetItem(PyObject *o, PyObject *key)
Return element of *o* corresponding to the object *key* or *NULL* on failure.
This is the equivalent of the Python expression ``o[key]``.
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_SetItem(PyObject *o, PyObject *key, PyObject *v)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_SetItem(PyObject *o, PyObject *key, PyObject *v)
Map the object *key* to the value *v*. Returns ``-1`` on failure. This is the
equivalent of the Python statement ``o[key] = v``.
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_DelItem(PyObject *o, PyObject *key)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_DelItem(PyObject *o, PyObject *key)
Delete the mapping for *key* from *o*. Returns ``-1`` on failure. This is the
equivalent of the Python statement ``del o[key]``.
-.. cfunction:: int PyObject_AsFileDescriptor(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_AsFileDescriptor(PyObject *o)
Derives a file descriptor from a Python object. If the object is an integer or
long integer, its value is returned. If not, the object's :meth:`fileno` method
@@ -385,16 +385,16 @@ is considered sufficient for this determination.
is returned as the file descriptor value. Returns ``-1`` on failure.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_Dir(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_Dir(PyObject *o)
This is equivalent to the Python expression ``dir(o)``, returning a (possibly
empty) list of strings appropriate for the object argument, or *NULL* if there
was an error. If the argument is *NULL*, this is like the Python ``dir()``,
returning the names of the current locals; in this case, if no execution frame
- is active then *NULL* is returned but :cfunc:`PyErr_Occurred` will return false.
+ is active then *NULL* is returned but :c:func:`PyErr_Occurred` will return false.
-.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_GetIter(PyObject *o)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_GetIter(PyObject *o)
This is equivalent to the Python expression ``iter(o)``. It returns a new
iterator for the object argument, or the object itself if the object is already