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- <section id="module-objects">
- <span id="moduleobjects"></span><h1>Module Objects<a class="headerlink" href="#module-objects" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h1>
- <dl class="c var" id="index-0">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModule_Type">
- <a class="reference internal" href="type.html#c.PyTypeObject" title="PyTypeObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyTypeObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModule_Type</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModule_Type" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><em class="stableabi"> Part of the <a class="reference internal" href="stable.html#stable"><span class="std std-ref">Stable ABI</span></a>.</em><p id="index-1">This instance of <a class="reference internal" href="type.html#c.PyTypeObject" title="PyTypeObject"><code class="xref c c-type docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyTypeObject</span></code></a> represents the Python module type. This
- is exposed to Python programs as <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">types.ModuleType</span></code>.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModule_Check">
- <span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModule_Check</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">p</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModule_Check" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><p>Return true if <em>p</em> is a module object, or a subtype of a module object.
- This function always succeeds.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModule_CheckExact">
- <span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModule_CheckExact</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">p</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModule_CheckExact" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><p>Return true if <em>p</em> is a module object, but not a subtype of
- <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModule_Type" title="PyModule_Type"><code class="xref c c-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModule_Type</span></code></a>. This function always succeeds.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModule_NewObject">
- <a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModule_NewObject</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">name</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModule_NewObject" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><em class="refcount">Return value: New reference.</em><em class="stableabi"> Part of the <a class="reference internal" href="stable.html#stable"><span class="std std-ref">Stable ABI</span></a> since version 3.7.</em><p id="index-2">Return a new module object with the <a class="reference internal" href="../reference/import.html#name__" title="__name__"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">__name__</span></code></a> attribute set to <em>name</em>.
- The module’s <a class="reference internal" href="../reference/import.html#name__" title="__name__"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">__name__</span></code></a>, <code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">__doc__</span></code>, <a class="reference internal" href="../reference/import.html#package__" title="__package__"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">__package__</span></code></a>, and
- <a class="reference internal" href="../reference/import.html#loader__" title="__loader__"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">__loader__</span></code></a> attributes are filled in (all but <a class="reference internal" href="../reference/import.html#name__" title="__name__"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">__name__</span></code></a> are set
- to <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">None</span></code>); the caller is responsible for providing a <a class="reference internal" href="../reference/import.html#file__" title="__file__"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">__file__</span></code></a>
- attribute.</p>
- <div class="versionadded">
- <p><span class="versionmodified added">New in version 3.3.</span></p>
- </div>
- <div class="versionchanged">
- <p><span class="versionmodified changed">Changed in version 3.4: </span><a class="reference internal" href="../reference/import.html#package__" title="__package__"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">__package__</span></code></a> and <a class="reference internal" href="../reference/import.html#loader__" title="__loader__"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">__loader__</span></code></a> are set to <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">None</span></code>.</p>
- </div>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModule_New">
- <a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModule_New</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="k"><span class="pre">const</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kt"><span class="pre">char</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">name</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModule_New" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><em class="refcount">Return value: New reference.</em><em class="stableabi"> Part of the <a class="reference internal" href="stable.html#stable"><span class="std std-ref">Stable ABI</span></a>.</em><p>Similar to <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModule_NewObject" title="PyModule_NewObject"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModule_NewObject()</span></code></a>, but the name is a UTF-8 encoded
- string instead of a Unicode object.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModule_GetDict">
- <a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModule_GetDict</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">module</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModule_GetDict" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><em class="refcount">Return value: Borrowed reference.</em><em class="stableabi"> Part of the <a class="reference internal" href="stable.html#stable"><span class="std std-ref">Stable ABI</span></a>.</em><p id="index-3">Return the dictionary object that implements <em>module</em>’s namespace; this object
- is the same as the <a class="reference internal" href="../library/stdtypes.html#object.__dict__" title="object.__dict__"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">__dict__</span></code></a> attribute of the module object.
- If <em>module</em> is not a module object (or a subtype of a module object),
- <a class="reference internal" href="../library/exceptions.html#SystemError" title="SystemError"><code class="xref py py-exc docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">SystemError</span></code></a> is raised and <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code> is returned.</p>
- <p>It is recommended extensions use other <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModule_*</span></code> and
- <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyObject_*</span></code> functions rather than directly manipulate a module’s
- <a class="reference internal" href="../library/stdtypes.html#object.__dict__" title="object.__dict__"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">__dict__</span></code></a>.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModule_GetNameObject">
- <a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModule_GetNameObject</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">module</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModule_GetNameObject" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><em class="refcount">Return value: New reference.</em><em class="stableabi"> Part of the <a class="reference internal" href="stable.html#stable"><span class="std std-ref">Stable ABI</span></a> since version 3.7.</em><p id="index-4">Return <em>module</em>’s <a class="reference internal" href="../reference/import.html#name__" title="__name__"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">__name__</span></code></a> value. If the module does not provide one,
- or if it is not a string, <a class="reference internal" href="../library/exceptions.html#SystemError" title="SystemError"><code class="xref py py-exc docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">SystemError</span></code></a> is raised and <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code> is returned.</p>
- <div class="versionadded">
- <p><span class="versionmodified added">New in version 3.3.</span></p>
- </div>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModule_GetName">
- <span class="k"><span class="pre">const</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kt"><span class="pre">char</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModule_GetName</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">module</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModule_GetName" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><em class="stableabi"> Part of the <a class="reference internal" href="stable.html#stable"><span class="std std-ref">Stable ABI</span></a>.</em><p>Similar to <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModule_GetNameObject" title="PyModule_GetNameObject"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModule_GetNameObject()</span></code></a> but return the name encoded to
- <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">'utf-8'</span></code>.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModule_GetState">
- <span class="kt"><span class="pre">void</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModule_GetState</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">module</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModule_GetState" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><em class="stableabi"> Part of the <a class="reference internal" href="stable.html#stable"><span class="std std-ref">Stable ABI</span></a>.</em><p>Return the “state” of the module, that is, a pointer to the block of memory
- allocated at module creation time, or <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code>. See
- <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModuleDef.m_size" title="PyModuleDef.m_size"><code class="xref c c-member docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModuleDef.m_size</span></code></a>.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModule_GetDef">
- <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModuleDef" title="PyModuleDef"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModuleDef</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModule_GetDef</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">module</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModule_GetDef" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><em class="stableabi"> Part of the <a class="reference internal" href="stable.html#stable"><span class="std std-ref">Stable ABI</span></a>.</em><p>Return a pointer to the <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModuleDef" title="PyModuleDef"><code class="xref c c-type docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModuleDef</span></code></a> struct from which the module was
- created, or <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code> if the module wasn’t created from a definition.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModule_GetFilenameObject">
- <a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModule_GetFilenameObject</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">module</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModule_GetFilenameObject" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><em class="refcount">Return value: New reference.</em><em class="stableabi"> Part of the <a class="reference internal" href="stable.html#stable"><span class="std std-ref">Stable ABI</span></a>.</em><p id="index-5">Return the name of the file from which <em>module</em> was loaded using <em>module</em>’s
- <a class="reference internal" href="../reference/import.html#file__" title="__file__"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">__file__</span></code></a> attribute. If this is not defined, or if it is not a
- unicode string, raise <a class="reference internal" href="../library/exceptions.html#SystemError" title="SystemError"><code class="xref py py-exc docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">SystemError</span></code></a> and return <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code>; otherwise return
- a reference to a Unicode object.</p>
- <div class="versionadded">
- <p><span class="versionmodified added">New in version 3.2.</span></p>
- </div>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModule_GetFilename">
- <span class="k"><span class="pre">const</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kt"><span class="pre">char</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModule_GetFilename</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">module</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModule_GetFilename" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><em class="stableabi"> Part of the <a class="reference internal" href="stable.html#stable"><span class="std std-ref">Stable ABI</span></a>.</em><p>Similar to <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModule_GetFilenameObject" title="PyModule_GetFilenameObject"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModule_GetFilenameObject()</span></code></a> but return the filename
- encoded to ‘utf-8’.</p>
- <div class="deprecated">
- <p><span class="versionmodified deprecated">Deprecated since version 3.2: </span><a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModule_GetFilename" title="PyModule_GetFilename"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModule_GetFilename()</span></code></a> raises <a class="reference internal" href="../library/exceptions.html#UnicodeEncodeError" title="UnicodeEncodeError"><code class="xref py py-exc docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">UnicodeEncodeError</span></code></a> on
- unencodable filenames, use <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModule_GetFilenameObject" title="PyModule_GetFilenameObject"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModule_GetFilenameObject()</span></code></a> instead.</p>
- </div>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <section id="initializing-c-modules">
- <span id="initializing-modules"></span><h2>Initializing C modules<a class="headerlink" href="#initializing-c-modules" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
- <p>Modules objects are usually created from extension modules (shared libraries
- which export an initialization function), or compiled-in modules
- (where the initialization function is added using <a class="reference internal" href="import.html#c.PyImport_AppendInittab" title="PyImport_AppendInittab"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyImport_AppendInittab()</span></code></a>).
- See <a class="reference internal" href="../extending/building.html#building"><span class="std std-ref">Building C and C++ Extensions</span></a> or <a class="reference internal" href="../extending/embedding.html#extending-with-embedding"><span class="std std-ref">Extending Embedded Python</span></a> for details.</p>
- <p>The initialization function can either pass a module definition instance
- to <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModule_Create" title="PyModule_Create"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModule_Create()</span></code></a>, and return the resulting module object,
- or request “multi-phase initialization” by returning the definition struct itself.</p>
- <dl class="c type">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModuleDef">
- <span class="k"><span class="pre">type</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModuleDef</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModuleDef" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><em class="stableabi"> Part of the <a class="reference internal" href="stable.html#stable"><span class="std std-ref">Stable ABI</span></a> (including all members).</em><p>The module definition struct, which holds all information needed to create
- a module object. There is usually only one statically initialized variable
- of this type for each module.</p>
- <dl class="c member">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModuleDef.m_base">
- <span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModuleDef_Base</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">m_base</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModuleDef.m_base" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><p>Always initialize this member to <code class="xref c c-macro docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModuleDef_HEAD_INIT</span></code>.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c member">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModuleDef.m_name">
- <span class="k"><span class="pre">const</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kt"><span class="pre">char</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">m_name</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModuleDef.m_name" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><p>Name for the new module.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c member">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModuleDef.m_doc">
- <span class="k"><span class="pre">const</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kt"><span class="pre">char</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">m_doc</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModuleDef.m_doc" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><p>Docstring for the module; usually a docstring variable created with
- <a class="reference internal" href="intro.html#c.PyDoc_STRVAR" title="PyDoc_STRVAR"><code class="xref c c-macro docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyDoc_STRVAR</span></code></a> is used.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c member">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModuleDef.m_size">
- <a class="reference internal" href="intro.html#c.Py_ssize_t" title="Py_ssize_t"><span class="n"><span class="pre">Py_ssize_t</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">m_size</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModuleDef.m_size" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><p>Module state may be kept in a per-module memory area that can be
- retrieved with <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModule_GetState" title="PyModule_GetState"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModule_GetState()</span></code></a>, rather than in static globals.
- This makes modules safe for use in multiple sub-interpreters.</p>
- <p>This memory area is allocated based on <em>m_size</em> on module creation,
- and freed when the module object is deallocated, after the
- <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModuleDef.m_free" title="PyModuleDef.m_free"><code class="xref c c-member docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">m_free</span></code></a> function has been called, if present.</p>
- <p>Setting <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">m_size</span></code> to <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">-1</span></code> means that the module does not support
- sub-interpreters, because it has global state.</p>
- <p>Setting it to a non-negative value means that the module can be
- re-initialized and specifies the additional amount of memory it requires
- for its state. Non-negative <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">m_size</span></code> is required for multi-phase
- initialization.</p>
- <p>See <span class="target" id="index-6"></span><a class="pep reference external" href="https://peps.python.org/pep-3121/"><strong>PEP 3121</strong></a> for more details.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c member">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModuleDef.m_methods">
- <a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyMethodDef" title="PyMethodDef"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyMethodDef</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">m_methods</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModuleDef.m_methods" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><p>A pointer to a table of module-level functions, described by
- <a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyMethodDef" title="PyMethodDef"><code class="xref c c-type docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyMethodDef</span></code></a> values. Can be <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code> if no functions are present.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c member">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModuleDef.m_slots">
- <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModuleDef_Slot" title="PyModuleDef_Slot"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModuleDef_Slot</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">m_slots</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModuleDef.m_slots" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><p>An array of slot definitions for multi-phase initialization, terminated by
- a <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">{0,</span> <span class="pre">NULL}</span></code> entry.
- When using single-phase initialization, <em>m_slots</em> must be <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code>.</p>
- <div class="versionchanged">
- <p><span class="versionmodified changed">Changed in version 3.5: </span>Prior to version 3.5, this member was always set to <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code>,
- and was defined as:</p>
- <blockquote>
- <div><dl class="c member">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModuleDef.m_slots.m_reload">
- <a class="reference internal" href="gcsupport.html#c.inquiry" title="inquiry"><span class="n"><span class="pre">inquiry</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">m_reload</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModuleDef.m_slots.m_reload" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd></dd></dl>
-
- </div></blockquote>
- </div>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c member">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModuleDef.m_traverse">
- <a class="reference internal" href="gcsupport.html#c.traverseproc" title="traverseproc"><span class="n"><span class="pre">traverseproc</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">m_traverse</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModuleDef.m_traverse" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><p>A traversal function to call during GC traversal of the module object, or
- <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code> if not needed.</p>
- <p>This function is not called if the module state was requested but is not
- allocated yet. This is the case immediately after the module is created
- and before the module is executed (<a class="reference internal" href="#c.Py_mod_exec" title="Py_mod_exec"><code class="xref c c-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Py_mod_exec</span></code></a> function). More
- precisely, this function is not called if <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModuleDef.m_size" title="PyModuleDef.m_size"><code class="xref c c-member docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">m_size</span></code></a> is greater
- than 0 and the module state (as returned by <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModule_GetState" title="PyModule_GetState"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModule_GetState()</span></code></a>)
- is <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code>.</p>
- <div class="versionchanged">
- <p><span class="versionmodified changed">Changed in version 3.9: </span>No longer called before the module state is allocated.</p>
- </div>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c member">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModuleDef.m_clear">
- <a class="reference internal" href="gcsupport.html#c.inquiry" title="inquiry"><span class="n"><span class="pre">inquiry</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">m_clear</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModuleDef.m_clear" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><p>A clear function to call during GC clearing of the module object, or
- <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code> if not needed.</p>
- <p>This function is not called if the module state was requested but is not
- allocated yet. This is the case immediately after the module is created
- and before the module is executed (<a class="reference internal" href="#c.Py_mod_exec" title="Py_mod_exec"><code class="xref c c-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Py_mod_exec</span></code></a> function). More
- precisely, this function is not called if <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModuleDef.m_size" title="PyModuleDef.m_size"><code class="xref c c-member docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">m_size</span></code></a> is greater
- than 0 and the module state (as returned by <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModule_GetState" title="PyModule_GetState"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModule_GetState()</span></code></a>)
- is <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code>.</p>
- <p>Like <a class="reference internal" href="typeobj.html#c.PyTypeObject.tp_clear" title="PyTypeObject.tp_clear"><code class="xref c c-member docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyTypeObject.tp_clear</span></code></a>, this function is not <em>always</em>
- called before a module is deallocated. For example, when reference
- counting is enough to determine that an object is no longer used,
- the cyclic garbage collector is not involved and
- <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModuleDef.m_free" title="PyModuleDef.m_free"><code class="xref c c-member docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">m_free</span></code></a> is called directly.</p>
- <div class="versionchanged">
- <p><span class="versionmodified changed">Changed in version 3.9: </span>No longer called before the module state is allocated.</p>
- </div>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c member">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModuleDef.m_free">
- <a class="reference internal" href="typeobj.html#c.freefunc" title="freefunc"><span class="n"><span class="pre">freefunc</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">m_free</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModuleDef.m_free" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><p>A function to call during deallocation of the module object, or <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code>
- if not needed.</p>
- <p>This function is not called if the module state was requested but is not
- allocated yet. This is the case immediately after the module is created
- and before the module is executed (<a class="reference internal" href="#c.Py_mod_exec" title="Py_mod_exec"><code class="xref c c-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Py_mod_exec</span></code></a> function). More
- precisely, this function is not called if <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModuleDef.m_size" title="PyModuleDef.m_size"><code class="xref c c-member docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">m_size</span></code></a> is greater
- than 0 and the module state (as returned by <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModule_GetState" title="PyModule_GetState"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModule_GetState()</span></code></a>)
- is <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code>.</p>
- <div class="versionchanged">
- <p><span class="versionmodified changed">Changed in version 3.9: </span>No longer called before the module state is allocated.</p>
- </div>
- </dd></dl>
-
- </dd></dl>
-
- <section id="single-phase-initialization">
- <h3>Single-phase initialization<a class="headerlink" href="#single-phase-initialization" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h3>
- <p>The module initialization function may create and return the module object
- directly. This is referred to as “single-phase initialization”, and uses one
- of the following two module creation functions:</p>
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModule_Create">
- <a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModule_Create</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModuleDef" title="PyModuleDef"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModuleDef</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">def</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModule_Create" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><em class="refcount">Return value: New reference.</em><p>Create a new module object, given the definition in <em>def</em>. This behaves
- like <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModule_Create2" title="PyModule_Create2"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModule_Create2()</span></code></a> with <em>module_api_version</em> set to
- <code class="xref c c-macro docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PYTHON_API_VERSION</span></code>.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModule_Create2">
- <a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModule_Create2</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModuleDef" title="PyModuleDef"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModuleDef</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">def</span></span>, <span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">module_api_version</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModule_Create2" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><em class="refcount">Return value: New reference.</em><em class="stableabi"> Part of the <a class="reference internal" href="stable.html#stable"><span class="std std-ref">Stable ABI</span></a>.</em><p>Create a new module object, given the definition in <em>def</em>, assuming the
- API version <em>module_api_version</em>. If that version does not match the version
- of the running interpreter, a <a class="reference internal" href="../library/exceptions.html#RuntimeWarning" title="RuntimeWarning"><code class="xref py py-exc docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">RuntimeWarning</span></code></a> is emitted.</p>
- <div class="admonition note">
- <p class="admonition-title">Note</p>
- <p>Most uses of this function should be using <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModule_Create" title="PyModule_Create"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModule_Create()</span></code></a>
- instead; only use this if you are sure you need it.</p>
- </div>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <p>Before it is returned from in the initialization function, the resulting module
- object is typically populated using functions like <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModule_AddObjectRef" title="PyModule_AddObjectRef"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModule_AddObjectRef()</span></code></a>.</p>
- </section>
- <section id="multi-phase-initialization">
- <span id="id1"></span><h3>Multi-phase initialization<a class="headerlink" href="#multi-phase-initialization" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h3>
- <p>An alternate way to specify extensions is to request “multi-phase initialization”.
- Extension modules created this way behave more like Python modules: the
- initialization is split between the <em>creation phase</em>, when the module object
- is created, and the <em>execution phase</em>, when it is populated.
- The distinction is similar to the <code class="xref py py-meth docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">__new__()</span></code> and <code class="xref py py-meth docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">__init__()</span></code> methods
- of classes.</p>
- <p>Unlike modules created using single-phase initialization, these modules are not
- singletons: if the <em>sys.modules</em> entry is removed and the module is re-imported,
- a new module object is created, and the old module is subject to normal garbage
- collection – as with Python modules.
- By default, multiple modules created from the same definition should be
- independent: changes to one should not affect the others.
- This means that all state should be specific to the module object (using e.g.
- using <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModule_GetState" title="PyModule_GetState"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModule_GetState()</span></code></a>), or its contents (such as the module’s
- <a class="reference internal" href="../library/stdtypes.html#object.__dict__" title="object.__dict__"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">__dict__</span></code></a> or individual classes created with <a class="reference internal" href="type.html#c.PyType_FromSpec" title="PyType_FromSpec"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyType_FromSpec()</span></code></a>).</p>
- <p>All modules created using multi-phase initialization are expected to support
- <a class="reference internal" href="init.html#sub-interpreter-support"><span class="std std-ref">sub-interpreters</span></a>. Making sure multiple modules
- are independent is typically enough to achieve this.</p>
- <p>To request multi-phase initialization, the initialization function
- (PyInit_modulename) returns a <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModuleDef" title="PyModuleDef"><code class="xref c c-type docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModuleDef</span></code></a> instance with non-empty
- <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModuleDef.m_slots" title="PyModuleDef.m_slots"><code class="xref c c-member docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">m_slots</span></code></a>. Before it is returned, the <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModuleDef</span></code>
- instance must be initialized with the following function:</p>
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModuleDef_Init">
- <a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModuleDef_Init</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModuleDef" title="PyModuleDef"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModuleDef</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">def</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModuleDef_Init" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><em class="refcount">Return value: Borrowed reference.</em><em class="stableabi"> Part of the <a class="reference internal" href="stable.html#stable"><span class="std std-ref">Stable ABI</span></a> since version 3.5.</em><p>Ensures a module definition is a properly initialized Python object that
- correctly reports its type and reference count.</p>
- <p>Returns <em>def</em> cast to <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyObject*</span></code>, or <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code> if an error occurred.</p>
- <div class="versionadded">
- <p><span class="versionmodified added">New in version 3.5.</span></p>
- </div>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <p>The <em>m_slots</em> member of the module definition must point to an array of
- <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModuleDef_Slot</span></code> structures:</p>
- <dl class="c type">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModuleDef_Slot">
- <span class="k"><span class="pre">type</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModuleDef_Slot</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModuleDef_Slot" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><dl class="c member">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModuleDef_Slot.slot">
- <span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">slot</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModuleDef_Slot.slot" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><p>A slot ID, chosen from the available values explained below.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c member">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModuleDef_Slot.value">
- <span class="kt"><span class="pre">void</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">value</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModuleDef_Slot.value" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><p>Value of the slot, whose meaning depends on the slot ID.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <div class="versionadded">
- <p><span class="versionmodified added">New in version 3.5.</span></p>
- </div>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <p>The <em>m_slots</em> array must be terminated by a slot with id 0.</p>
- <p>The available slot types are:</p>
- <dl class="c macro">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.Py_mod_create">
- <span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">Py_mod_create</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.Py_mod_create" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><p>Specifies a function that is called to create the module object itself.
- The <em>value</em> pointer of this slot must point to a function of the signature:</p>
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c">
- <a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">create_module</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">spec</span></span>, <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModuleDef" title="PyModuleDef"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModuleDef</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">def</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><br /></dt>
- <dd></dd></dl>
-
- <p>The function receives a <a class="reference internal" href="../library/importlib.html#importlib.machinery.ModuleSpec" title="importlib.machinery.ModuleSpec"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">ModuleSpec</span></code></a>
- instance, as defined in <span class="target" id="index-7"></span><a class="pep reference external" href="https://peps.python.org/pep-0451/"><strong>PEP 451</strong></a>, and the module definition.
- It should return a new module object, or set an error
- and return <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code>.</p>
- <p>This function should be kept minimal. In particular, it should not
- call arbitrary Python code, as trying to import the same module again may
- result in an infinite loop.</p>
- <p>Multiple <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Py_mod_create</span></code> slots may not be specified in one module
- definition.</p>
- <p>If <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Py_mod_create</span></code> is not specified, the import machinery will create
- a normal module object using <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModule_New" title="PyModule_New"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModule_New()</span></code></a>. The name is taken from
- <em>spec</em>, not the definition, to allow extension modules to dynamically adjust
- to their place in the module hierarchy and be imported under different
- names through symlinks, all while sharing a single module definition.</p>
- <p>There is no requirement for the returned object to be an instance of
- <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModule_Type" title="PyModule_Type"><code class="xref c c-type docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModule_Type</span></code></a>. Any type can be used, as long as it supports
- setting and getting import-related attributes.
- However, only <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModule_Type</span></code> instances may be returned if the
- <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModuleDef</span></code> has non-<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code> <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">m_traverse</span></code>, <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">m_clear</span></code>,
- <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">m_free</span></code>; non-zero <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">m_size</span></code>; or slots other than <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Py_mod_create</span></code>.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c macro">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.Py_mod_exec">
- <span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">Py_mod_exec</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.Py_mod_exec" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><p>Specifies a function that is called to <em>execute</em> the module.
- This is equivalent to executing the code of a Python module: typically,
- this function adds classes and constants to the module.
- The signature of the function is:</p>
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c">
- <span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">exec_module</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">module</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><br /></dt>
- <dd></dd></dl>
-
- <p>If multiple <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Py_mod_exec</span></code> slots are specified, they are processed in the
- order they appear in the <em>m_slots</em> array.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c macro">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.Py_mod_multiple_interpreters">
- <span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">Py_mod_multiple_interpreters</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.Py_mod_multiple_interpreters" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><p>Specifies one of the following values:</p>
- <dl class="c macro">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.Py_MOD_MULTIPLE_INTERPRETERS_NOT_SUPPORTED">
- <span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">Py_MOD_MULTIPLE_INTERPRETERS_NOT_SUPPORTED</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.Py_MOD_MULTIPLE_INTERPRETERS_NOT_SUPPORTED" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><p>The module does not support being imported in subinterpreters.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c macro">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.Py_MOD_MULTIPLE_INTERPRETERS_SUPPORTED">
- <span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">Py_MOD_MULTIPLE_INTERPRETERS_SUPPORTED</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.Py_MOD_MULTIPLE_INTERPRETERS_SUPPORTED" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><p>The module supports being imported in subinterpreters,
- but only when they share the main interpreter’s GIL.
- (See <a class="reference internal" href="../howto/isolating-extensions.html#isolating-extensions-howto"><span class="std std-ref">Isolating Extension Modules</span></a>.)</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c macro">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.Py_MOD_PER_INTERPRETER_GIL_SUPPORTED">
- <span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">Py_MOD_PER_INTERPRETER_GIL_SUPPORTED</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.Py_MOD_PER_INTERPRETER_GIL_SUPPORTED" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><p>The module supports being imported in subinterpreters,
- even when they have their own GIL.
- (See <a class="reference internal" href="../howto/isolating-extensions.html#isolating-extensions-howto"><span class="std std-ref">Isolating Extension Modules</span></a>.)</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <p>This slot determines whether or not importing this module
- in a subinterpreter will fail.</p>
- <p>Multiple <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Py_mod_multiple_interpreters</span></code> slots may not be specified
- in one module definition.</p>
- <p>If <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Py_mod_multiple_interpreters</span></code> is not specified, the import
- machinery defaults to <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Py_MOD_MULTIPLE_INTERPRETERS_NOT_SUPPORTED</span></code>.</p>
- <div class="versionadded">
- <p><span class="versionmodified added">New in version 3.12.</span></p>
- </div>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <p>See <span class="target" id="index-8"></span><a class="pep reference external" href="https://peps.python.org/pep-0489/"><strong>PEP 489</strong></a> for more details on multi-phase initialization.</p>
- </section>
- <section id="low-level-module-creation-functions">
- <h3>Low-level module creation functions<a class="headerlink" href="#low-level-module-creation-functions" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h3>
- <p>The following functions are called under the hood when using multi-phase
- initialization. They can be used directly, for example when creating module
- objects dynamically. Note that both <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModule_FromDefAndSpec</span></code> and
- <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModule_ExecDef</span></code> must be called to fully initialize a module.</p>
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModule_FromDefAndSpec">
- <a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModule_FromDefAndSpec</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModuleDef" title="PyModuleDef"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModuleDef</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">def</span></span>, <a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">spec</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModule_FromDefAndSpec" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><em class="refcount">Return value: New reference.</em><p>Create a new module object, given the definition in <em>def</em> and the
- ModuleSpec <em>spec</em>. This behaves like <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModule_FromDefAndSpec2" title="PyModule_FromDefAndSpec2"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModule_FromDefAndSpec2()</span></code></a>
- with <em>module_api_version</em> set to <code class="xref c c-macro docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PYTHON_API_VERSION</span></code>.</p>
- <div class="versionadded">
- <p><span class="versionmodified added">New in version 3.5.</span></p>
- </div>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModule_FromDefAndSpec2">
- <a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModule_FromDefAndSpec2</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModuleDef" title="PyModuleDef"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModuleDef</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">def</span></span>, <a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">spec</span></span>, <span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">module_api_version</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModule_FromDefAndSpec2" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><em class="refcount">Return value: New reference.</em><em class="stableabi"> Part of the <a class="reference internal" href="stable.html#stable"><span class="std std-ref">Stable ABI</span></a> since version 3.7.</em><p>Create a new module object, given the definition in <em>def</em> and the
- ModuleSpec <em>spec</em>, assuming the API version <em>module_api_version</em>.
- If that version does not match the version of the running interpreter,
- a <a class="reference internal" href="../library/exceptions.html#RuntimeWarning" title="RuntimeWarning"><code class="xref py py-exc docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">RuntimeWarning</span></code></a> is emitted.</p>
- <div class="admonition note">
- <p class="admonition-title">Note</p>
- <p>Most uses of this function should be using <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModule_FromDefAndSpec" title="PyModule_FromDefAndSpec"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModule_FromDefAndSpec()</span></code></a>
- instead; only use this if you are sure you need it.</p>
- </div>
- <div class="versionadded">
- <p><span class="versionmodified added">New in version 3.5.</span></p>
- </div>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModule_ExecDef">
- <span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModule_ExecDef</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">module</span></span>, <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModuleDef" title="PyModuleDef"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModuleDef</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">def</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModule_ExecDef" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><em class="stableabi"> Part of the <a class="reference internal" href="stable.html#stable"><span class="std std-ref">Stable ABI</span></a> since version 3.7.</em><p>Process any execution slots (<a class="reference internal" href="#c.Py_mod_exec" title="Py_mod_exec"><code class="xref c c-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Py_mod_exec</span></code></a>) given in <em>def</em>.</p>
- <div class="versionadded">
- <p><span class="versionmodified added">New in version 3.5.</span></p>
- </div>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModule_SetDocString">
- <span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModule_SetDocString</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">module</span></span>, <span class="k"><span class="pre">const</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kt"><span class="pre">char</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">docstring</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModule_SetDocString" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><em class="stableabi"> Part of the <a class="reference internal" href="stable.html#stable"><span class="std std-ref">Stable ABI</span></a> since version 3.7.</em><p>Set the docstring for <em>module</em> to <em>docstring</em>.
- This function is called automatically when creating a module from
- <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModuleDef</span></code>, using either <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModule_Create</span></code> or
- <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModule_FromDefAndSpec</span></code>.</p>
- <div class="versionadded">
- <p><span class="versionmodified added">New in version 3.5.</span></p>
- </div>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModule_AddFunctions">
- <span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModule_AddFunctions</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">module</span></span>, <a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyMethodDef" title="PyMethodDef"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyMethodDef</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">functions</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModule_AddFunctions" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><em class="stableabi"> Part of the <a class="reference internal" href="stable.html#stable"><span class="std std-ref">Stable ABI</span></a> since version 3.7.</em><p>Add the functions from the <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code> terminated <em>functions</em> array to <em>module</em>.
- Refer to the <a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyMethodDef" title="PyMethodDef"><code class="xref c c-type docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyMethodDef</span></code></a> documentation for details on individual
- entries (due to the lack of a shared module namespace, module level
- “functions” implemented in C typically receive the module as their first
- parameter, making them similar to instance methods on Python classes).
- This function is called automatically when creating a module from
- <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModuleDef</span></code>, using either <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModule_Create</span></code> or
- <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModule_FromDefAndSpec</span></code>.</p>
- <div class="versionadded">
- <p><span class="versionmodified added">New in version 3.5.</span></p>
- </div>
- </dd></dl>
-
- </section>
- <section id="support-functions">
- <h3>Support functions<a class="headerlink" href="#support-functions" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h3>
- <p>The module initialization function (if using single phase initialization) or
- a function called from a module execution slot (if using multi-phase
- initialization), can use the following functions to help initialize the module
- state:</p>
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModule_AddObjectRef">
- <span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModule_AddObjectRef</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">module</span></span>, <span class="k"><span class="pre">const</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kt"><span class="pre">char</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">name</span></span>, <a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">value</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModule_AddObjectRef" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><em class="stableabi"> Part of the <a class="reference internal" href="stable.html#stable"><span class="std std-ref">Stable ABI</span></a> since version 3.10.</em><p>Add an object to <em>module</em> as <em>name</em>. This is a convenience function which
- can be used from the module’s initialization function.</p>
- <p>On success, return <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">0</span></code>. On error, raise an exception and return <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">-1</span></code>.</p>
- <p>Return <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code> if <em>value</em> is <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code>. It must be called with an exception
- raised in this case.</p>
- <p>Example usage:</p>
- <div class="highlight-c notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="k">static</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kt">int</span>
- <span class="nf">add_spam</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">PyObject</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">*</span><span class="n">module</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kt">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">value</span><span class="p">)</span>
- <span class="p">{</span>
- <span class="w"> </span><span class="n">PyObject</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">*</span><span class="n">obj</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">=</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">PyLong_FromLong</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">value</span><span class="p">);</span>
- <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">if</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">obj</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">==</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nb">NULL</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">{</span>
- <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">return</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">-1</span><span class="p">;</span>
- <span class="w"> </span><span class="p">}</span>
- <span class="w"> </span><span class="kt">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">res</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">=</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">PyModule_AddObjectRef</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">module</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">"spam"</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">obj</span><span class="p">);</span>
- <span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Py_DECREF</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">obj</span><span class="p">);</span>
- <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">return</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">res</span><span class="p">;</span>
- <span class="w"> </span><span class="p">}</span>
- </pre></div>
- </div>
- <p>The example can also be written without checking explicitly if <em>obj</em> is
- <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code>:</p>
- <div class="highlight-c notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="k">static</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kt">int</span>
- <span class="nf">add_spam</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">PyObject</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">*</span><span class="n">module</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kt">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">value</span><span class="p">)</span>
- <span class="p">{</span>
- <span class="w"> </span><span class="n">PyObject</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">*</span><span class="n">obj</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">=</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">PyLong_FromLong</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">value</span><span class="p">);</span>
- <span class="w"> </span><span class="kt">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">res</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">=</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">PyModule_AddObjectRef</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">module</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">"spam"</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">obj</span><span class="p">);</span>
- <span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Py_XDECREF</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">obj</span><span class="p">);</span>
- <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">return</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">res</span><span class="p">;</span>
- <span class="w"> </span><span class="p">}</span>
- </pre></div>
- </div>
- <p>Note that <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Py_XDECREF()</span></code> should be used instead of <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Py_DECREF()</span></code> in
- this case, since <em>obj</em> can be <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code>.</p>
- <div class="versionadded">
- <p><span class="versionmodified added">New in version 3.10.</span></p>
- </div>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModule_AddObject">
- <span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModule_AddObject</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">module</span></span>, <span class="k"><span class="pre">const</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kt"><span class="pre">char</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">name</span></span>, <a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">value</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModule_AddObject" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><em class="stableabi"> Part of the <a class="reference internal" href="stable.html#stable"><span class="std std-ref">Stable ABI</span></a>.</em><p>Similar to <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModule_AddObjectRef" title="PyModule_AddObjectRef"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModule_AddObjectRef()</span></code></a>, but steals a reference to
- <em>value</em> on success (if it returns <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">0</span></code>).</p>
- <p>The new <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModule_AddObjectRef" title="PyModule_AddObjectRef"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModule_AddObjectRef()</span></code></a> function is recommended, since it is
- easy to introduce reference leaks by misusing the
- <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModule_AddObject" title="PyModule_AddObject"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModule_AddObject()</span></code></a> function.</p>
- <div class="admonition note">
- <p class="admonition-title">Note</p>
- <p>Unlike other functions that steal references, <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModule_AddObject()</span></code>
- only releases the reference to <em>value</em> <strong>on success</strong>.</p>
- <p>This means that its return value must be checked, and calling code must
- <a class="reference internal" href="refcounting.html#c.Py_DECREF" title="Py_DECREF"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Py_DECREF()</span></code></a> <em>value</em> manually on error.</p>
- </div>
- <p>Example usage:</p>
- <div class="highlight-c notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="k">static</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kt">int</span>
- <span class="nf">add_spam</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">PyObject</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">*</span><span class="n">module</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kt">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">value</span><span class="p">)</span>
- <span class="p">{</span>
- <span class="w"> </span><span class="n">PyObject</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">*</span><span class="n">obj</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">=</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">PyLong_FromLong</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">value</span><span class="p">);</span>
- <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">if</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">obj</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">==</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nb">NULL</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">{</span>
- <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">return</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">-1</span><span class="p">;</span>
- <span class="w"> </span><span class="p">}</span>
- <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">if</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">PyModule_AddObject</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">module</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">"spam"</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">obj</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">0</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">{</span>
- <span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Py_DECREF</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">obj</span><span class="p">);</span>
- <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">return</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">-1</span><span class="p">;</span>
- <span class="w"> </span><span class="p">}</span>
- <span class="w"> </span><span class="c1">// PyModule_AddObject() stole a reference to obj:</span>
- <span class="w"> </span><span class="c1">// Py_DECREF(obj) is not needed here</span>
- <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">return</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">0</span><span class="p">;</span>
- <span class="p">}</span>
- </pre></div>
- </div>
- <p>The example can also be written without checking explicitly if <em>obj</em> is
- <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code>:</p>
- <div class="highlight-c notranslate"><div class="highlight"><pre><span></span><span class="k">static</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kt">int</span>
- <span class="nf">add_spam</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">PyObject</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">*</span><span class="n">module</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kt">int</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">value</span><span class="p">)</span>
- <span class="p">{</span>
- <span class="w"> </span><span class="n">PyObject</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">*</span><span class="n">obj</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o">=</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">PyLong_FromLong</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">value</span><span class="p">);</span>
- <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">if</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">PyModule_AddObject</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">module</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="s">"spam"</span><span class="p">,</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n">obj</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="o"><</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">0</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p">{</span>
- <span class="w"> </span><span class="n">Py_XDECREF</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">obj</span><span class="p">);</span>
- <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">return</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">-1</span><span class="p">;</span>
- <span class="w"> </span><span class="p">}</span>
- <span class="w"> </span><span class="c1">// PyModule_AddObject() stole a reference to obj:</span>
- <span class="w"> </span><span class="c1">// Py_DECREF(obj) is not needed here</span>
- <span class="w"> </span><span class="k">return</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="mi">0</span><span class="p">;</span>
- <span class="p">}</span>
- </pre></div>
- </div>
- <p>Note that <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Py_XDECREF()</span></code> should be used instead of <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Py_DECREF()</span></code> in
- this case, since <em>obj</em> can be <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code>.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModule_AddIntConstant">
- <span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModule_AddIntConstant</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">module</span></span>, <span class="k"><span class="pre">const</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kt"><span class="pre">char</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">name</span></span>, <span class="kt"><span class="pre">long</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">value</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModule_AddIntConstant" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><em class="stableabi"> Part of the <a class="reference internal" href="stable.html#stable"><span class="std std-ref">Stable ABI</span></a>.</em><p>Add an integer constant to <em>module</em> as <em>name</em>. This convenience function can be
- used from the module’s initialization function. Return <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">-1</span></code> on error, <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">0</span></code> on
- success.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModule_AddStringConstant">
- <span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModule_AddStringConstant</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">module</span></span>, <span class="k"><span class="pre">const</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kt"><span class="pre">char</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">name</span></span>, <span class="k"><span class="pre">const</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kt"><span class="pre">char</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">value</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModule_AddStringConstant" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><em class="stableabi"> Part of the <a class="reference internal" href="stable.html#stable"><span class="std std-ref">Stable ABI</span></a>.</em><p>Add a string constant to <em>module</em> as <em>name</em>. This convenience function can be
- used from the module’s initialization function. The string <em>value</em> must be
- <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code>-terminated. Return <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">-1</span></code> on error, <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">0</span></code> on success.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c macro">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModule_AddIntMacro">
- <span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModule_AddIntMacro</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="n"><span class="pre">module</span></span>, <span class="n"><span class="pre">macro</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModule_AddIntMacro" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><p>Add an int constant to <em>module</em>. The name and the value are taken from
- <em>macro</em>. For example <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyModule_AddIntMacro(module,</span> <span class="pre">AF_INET)</span></code> adds the int
- constant <em>AF_INET</em> with the value of <em>AF_INET</em> to <em>module</em>.
- Return <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">-1</span></code> on error, <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">0</span></code> on success.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c macro">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModule_AddStringMacro">
- <span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModule_AddStringMacro</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><span class="n"><span class="pre">module</span></span>, <span class="n"><span class="pre">macro</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModule_AddStringMacro" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><p>Add a string constant to <em>module</em>.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyModule_AddType">
- <span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModule_AddType</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">module</span></span>, <a class="reference internal" href="type.html#c.PyTypeObject" title="PyTypeObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyTypeObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">type</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyModule_AddType" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><em class="stableabi"> Part of the <a class="reference internal" href="stable.html#stable"><span class="std std-ref">Stable ABI</span></a> since version 3.10.</em><p>Add a type object to <em>module</em>.
- The type object is finalized by calling internally <a class="reference internal" href="type.html#c.PyType_Ready" title="PyType_Ready"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyType_Ready()</span></code></a>.
- The name of the type object is taken from the last component of
- <a class="reference internal" href="typeobj.html#c.PyTypeObject.tp_name" title="PyTypeObject.tp_name"><code class="xref c c-member docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">tp_name</span></code></a> after dot.
- Return <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">-1</span></code> on error, <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">0</span></code> on success.</p>
- <div class="versionadded">
- <p><span class="versionmodified added">New in version 3.9.</span></p>
- </div>
- </dd></dl>
-
- </section>
- </section>
- <section id="module-lookup">
- <h2>Module lookup<a class="headerlink" href="#module-lookup" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h2>
- <p>Single-phase initialization creates singleton modules that can be looked up
- in the context of the current interpreter. This allows the module object to be
- retrieved later with only a reference to the module definition.</p>
- <p>These functions will not work on modules created using multi-phase initialization,
- since multiple such modules can be created from a single definition.</p>
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyState_FindModule">
- <a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyState_FindModule</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModuleDef" title="PyModuleDef"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModuleDef</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">def</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyState_FindModule" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><em class="refcount">Return value: Borrowed reference.</em><em class="stableabi"> Part of the <a class="reference internal" href="stable.html#stable"><span class="std std-ref">Stable ABI</span></a>.</em><p>Returns the module object that was created from <em>def</em> for the current interpreter.
- This method requires that the module object has been attached to the interpreter state with
- <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyState_AddModule" title="PyState_AddModule"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyState_AddModule()</span></code></a> beforehand. In case the corresponding module object is not
- found or has not been attached to the interpreter state yet, it returns <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code>.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyState_AddModule">
- <span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyState_AddModule</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">module</span></span>, <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModuleDef" title="PyModuleDef"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModuleDef</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">def</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyState_AddModule" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><em class="stableabi"> Part of the <a class="reference internal" href="stable.html#stable"><span class="std std-ref">Stable ABI</span></a> since version 3.3.</em><p>Attaches the module object passed to the function to the interpreter state. This allows
- the module object to be accessible via <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyState_FindModule" title="PyState_FindModule"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyState_FindModule()</span></code></a>.</p>
- <p>Only effective on modules created using single-phase initialization.</p>
- <p>Python calls <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyState_AddModule</span></code> automatically after importing a module,
- so it is unnecessary (but harmless) to call it from module initialization
- code. An explicit call is needed only if the module’s own init code
- subsequently calls <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyState_FindModule</span></code>.
- The function is mainly intended for implementing alternative import
- mechanisms (either by calling it directly, or by referring to its
- implementation for details of the required state updates).</p>
- <p>The caller must hold the GIL.</p>
- <p>Return 0 on success or -1 on failure.</p>
- <div class="versionadded">
- <p><span class="versionmodified added">New in version 3.3.</span></p>
- </div>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyState_RemoveModule">
- <span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyState_RemoveModule</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyModuleDef" title="PyModuleDef"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyModuleDef</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">def</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyState_RemoveModule" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><em class="stableabi"> Part of the <a class="reference internal" href="stable.html#stable"><span class="std std-ref">Stable ABI</span></a> since version 3.3.</em><p>Removes the module object created from <em>def</em> from the interpreter state.
- Return 0 on success or -1 on failure.</p>
- <p>The caller must hold the GIL.</p>
- <div class="versionadded">
- <p><span class="versionmodified added">New in version 3.3.</span></p>
- </div>
- </dd></dl>
-
- </section>
- </section>
-
-
- <div class="clearer"></div>
- </div>
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