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diff --git a/Doc/c-api/object.rst b/Doc/c-api/object.rst index a7be156..7efc0d2 100644 --- a/Doc/c-api/object.rst +++ b/Doc/c-api/object.rst @@ -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`, @@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ Object Protocol *opid*. -.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_Repr(PyObject *o) +.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_Repr(PyObject *o) .. index:: builtin: repr @@ -118,18 +118,18 @@ Object Protocol Python expression ``repr(o)``. Called by the :func:`repr` built-in function. -.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_ASCII(PyObject *o) +.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_ASCII(PyObject *o) .. index:: builtin: ascii - As :cfunc:`PyObject_Repr`, compute a string representation of object *o*, but + As :c:func:`PyObject_Repr`, compute a string representation of object *o*, but escape the non-ASCII characters in the string returned by - :cfunc:`PyObject_Repr` with ``\x``, ``\u`` or ``\U`` escapes. This generates - a string similar to that returned by :cfunc:`PyObject_Repr` in Python 2. + :c:func:`PyObject_Repr` with ``\x``, ``\u`` or ``\U`` escapes. This generates + a string similar to that returned by :c:func:`PyObject_Repr` in Python 2. Called by the :func:`ascii` built-in function. -.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_Str(PyObject *o) +.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_Str(PyObject *o) .. index:: builtin: str @@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ Object Protocol Python expression ``str(o)``. Called by the :func:`str` built-in function and, therefore, by the :func:`print` function. -.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_Bytes(PyObject *o) +.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_Bytes(PyObject *o) .. index:: builtin: bytes @@ -148,11 +148,11 @@ Object Protocol a TypeError is raised when *o* is an integer instead of a zero-initialized bytes object. -.. 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 @@ -168,13 +168,13 @@ 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* @@ -184,13 +184,13 @@ is considered sufficient for this determination. this function uses the generic algorithm described above. -.. 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) Call a callable Python object *callable_object*, with arguments given by the tuple *args*, and named arguments given by the dictionary *kw*. If no named @@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ is considered sufficient for this determination. ``callable_object(*args, **kw)``. -.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_CallObject(PyObject *callable_object, PyObject *args) +.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_CallObject(PyObject *callable_object, PyObject *args) Call a callable Python object *callable_object*, with arguments given by the tuple *args*. If no arguments are needed, then *args* may be *NULL*. Returns @@ -208,46 +208,46 @@ is considered sufficient for this determination. of the Python expression ``callable_object(*args)``. -.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_CallFunction(PyObject *callable, char *format, ...) +.. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_CallFunction(PyObject *callable, char *format, ...) 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 ``callable(*args)``. Note that if you only - pass :ctype:`PyObject \*` args, :cfunc:`PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs` is a + 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. -.. 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. -.. cfunction:: long PyObject_Hash(PyObject *o) +.. c:function:: long PyObject_Hash(PyObject *o) .. index:: builtin: hash @@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ 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, @@ -263,21 +263,21 @@ is considered sufficient for this determination. hashable. -.. 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 @@ -286,17 +286,17 @@ 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*. -.. 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 @@ -306,34 +306,34 @@ is considered sufficient for this determination. returned. This is the equivalent to the Python expression ``len(o)``. -.. 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:: 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 |