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| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/c-api/object.rst | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst | 7 |
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diff --git a/Doc/c-api/object.rst b/Doc/c-api/object.rst index be6d798..78c385e 100644 --- a/Doc/c-api/object.rst +++ b/Doc/c-api/object.rst @@ -170,6 +170,10 @@ Object Protocol Python expression ``str(o)``. Called by the :func:`str` built-in function and, therefore, by the :func:`print` function. + .. versionchanged:: 3.4 + This function now includes a debug assertion that ensures it does not + silently discard an active exception. + .. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_Bytes(PyObject *o) .. index:: builtin: bytes diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst index 91fb03a..5da98da 100644 --- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst +++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst @@ -1708,6 +1708,13 @@ Changes in the Python API Changes in the C API -------------------- +* :c:func:`PyObject_Str` now includes a debug assertion that ensures it will + no longer silently discard currently active exceptions. In cases where + discarding the active exception is expected and desired (for example, + because it has already been saved locally with :c:func:`PyErr_Fetch`), an + explicit :c:func:`PyErr_Clear` call will be needed to avoid triggering the + assertion. + * :c:func:`PyErr_SetImportError` now sets :exc:`TypeError` when its **msg** argument is not set. Previously only ``NULL`` was returned with no exception set. |