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diff --git a/Doc/extending/windows.rst b/Doc/extending/windows.rst index 8d1986f..6733666 100644 --- a/Doc/extending/windows.rst +++ b/Doc/extending/windows.rst @@ -171,7 +171,9 @@ If your module creates a new type, you may have trouble with this line:: PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0) -Change it to:: +Static type object initializers in extension modules may cause +compiles to fail with an error message like "initializer not a +constant". This shows up when building DLL under MSVC. Change it to:: PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0) @@ -179,8 +181,6 @@ and add the following to the module initialization function:: MyObject_Type.ob_type = &PyType_Type; -Refer to section 3 of the `Python FAQ <http://www.python.org/doc/faq>`_ for -details on why you must do this. .. _dynamic-linking: |