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diff --git a/Doc/extending/windows.rst b/Doc/extending/windows.rst index 1811277..1675a0d 100644 --- a/Doc/extending/windows.rst +++ b/Doc/extending/windows.rst @@ -102,10 +102,14 @@ described here are distributed with the Python sources in the and it should call :cfunc:`Py_InitModule` with the string ``"spam"`` as its first argument (use the minimal :file:`example.c` in this directory as a guide). By convention, it lives in a file called :file:`spam.c` or :file:`spammodule.c`. - The output file should be called :file:`spam.dll` or :file:`spam.pyd` (the - latter is supported to avoid confusion with a system library :file:`spam.dll` to - which your module could be a Python interface) in Release mode, or - :file:`spam_d.dll` or :file:`spam_d.pyd` in Debug mode. + The output file should be called :file:`spam.pyd` (in Release mode) or + :file:`spam_d.pyd` (in Debug mode). The extension :file:`.pyd` was chosen + to avoid confusion with a system library :file:`spam.dll` to which your module + could be a Python interface. + + .. versionchanged:: 2.5 + Previously, file names like :file:`spam.dll` (in release mode) or + :file:`spam_d.dll` (in debug mode) were also recognized. Now your options are: |