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- <section id="object-protocol">
- <span id="object"></span><h1>Object Protocol<a class="headerlink" href="#object-protocol" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h1>
- <dl class="c var">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.Py_NotImplemented">
- <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">Py_NotImplemented</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.Py_NotImplemented" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><p>The <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NotImplemented</span></code> singleton, used to signal that an operation is
- not implemented for the given type combination.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c macro">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.Py_RETURN_NOTIMPLEMENTED">
- <span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">Py_RETURN_NOTIMPLEMENTED</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.Py_RETURN_NOTIMPLEMENTED" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><p>Properly handle returning <a class="reference internal" href="#c.Py_NotImplemented" title="Py_NotImplemented"><code class="xref c c-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Py_NotImplemented</span></code></a> from within a C
- function (that is, create a new <a class="reference internal" href="../glossary.html#term-strong-reference"><span class="xref std std-term">strong reference</span></a>
- to NotImplemented and return it).</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c macro">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.Py_PRINT_RAW">
- <span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">Py_PRINT_RAW</span></span></span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.Py_PRINT_RAW" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><p>Flag to be used with multiple functions that print the object (like
- <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyObject_Print" title="PyObject_Print"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyObject_Print()</span></code></a> and <a class="reference internal" href="file.html#c.PyFile_WriteObject" title="PyFile_WriteObject"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyFile_WriteObject()</span></code></a>).
- If passed, these function would use the <a class="reference internal" href="../library/stdtypes.html#str" title="str"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">str()</span></code></a> of the object
- instead of the <a class="reference internal" href="../library/functions.html#repr" title="repr"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">repr()</span></code></a>.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyObject_Print">
- <span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject_Print</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">o</span></span>, <span class="n"><span class="pre">FILE</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">fp</span></span>, <span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">flags</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyObject_Print" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><p>Print an object <em>o</em>, on file <em>fp</em>. Returns <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">-1</span></code> on error. The flags argument
- is used to enable certain printing options. The only option currently supported
- is <a class="reference internal" href="#c.Py_PRINT_RAW" title="Py_PRINT_RAW"><code class="xref c c-macro docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Py_PRINT_RAW</span></code></a>; if given, the <a class="reference internal" href="../library/stdtypes.html#str" title="str"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">str()</span></code></a> of the object is written
- instead of the <a class="reference internal" href="../library/functions.html#repr" title="repr"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">repr()</span></code></a>.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyObject_HasAttr">
- <span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject_HasAttr</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">o</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">attr_name</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyObject_HasAttr" 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>Returns <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">1</span></code> if <em>o</em> has the attribute <em>attr_name</em>, and <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">0</span></code> otherwise. This
- is equivalent to the Python expression <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">hasattr(o,</span> <span class="pre">attr_name)</span></code>. This function
- always succeeds.</p>
- <div class="admonition note">
- <p class="admonition-title">Note</p>
- <p>Exceptions that occur when this calls <a class="reference internal" href="../reference/datamodel.html#object.__getattr__" title="object.__getattr__"><code class="xref py py-meth docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">__getattr__()</span></code></a> and
- <a class="reference internal" href="../reference/datamodel.html#object.__getattribute__" title="object.__getattribute__"><code class="xref py py-meth docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">__getattribute__()</span></code></a> methods are silently ignored.
- For proper error handling, use <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyObject_GetAttr" title="PyObject_GetAttr"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyObject_GetAttr()</span></code></a> instead.</p>
- </div>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyObject_HasAttrString">
- <span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject_HasAttrString</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">o</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">attr_name</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyObject_HasAttrString" 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>This is the same as <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyObject_HasAttr" title="PyObject_HasAttr"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyObject_HasAttr()</span></code></a>, but <em>attr_name</em> is
- specified as a <span class="c-expr sig sig-inline c"><span class="k">const</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kt">char</span><span class="p">*</span></span> UTF-8 encoded bytes string,
- rather than a <span class="c-expr sig sig-inline c"><a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n">PyObject</span></a><span class="p">*</span></span>.</p>
- <div class="admonition note">
- <p class="admonition-title">Note</p>
- <p>Exceptions that occur when this calls <a class="reference internal" href="../reference/datamodel.html#object.__getattr__" title="object.__getattr__"><code class="xref py py-meth docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">__getattr__()</span></code></a> and
- <a class="reference internal" href="../reference/datamodel.html#object.__getattribute__" title="object.__getattribute__"><code class="xref py py-meth docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">__getattribute__()</span></code></a> methods or while creating the temporary
- <a class="reference internal" href="../library/stdtypes.html#str" title="str"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">str</span></code></a> object are silently ignored.
- For proper error handling, use <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyObject_GetAttrString" title="PyObject_GetAttrString"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyObject_GetAttrString()</span></code></a> instead.</p>
- </div>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyObject_GetAttr">
- <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">PyObject_GetAttr</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">o</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">attr_name</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyObject_GetAttr" 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>Retrieve an attribute named <em>attr_name</em> from object <em>o</em>. Returns the attribute
- value on success, or <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code> on failure. This is the equivalent of the Python
- expression <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">o.attr_name</span></code>.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyObject_GetAttrString">
- <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">PyObject_GetAttrString</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">o</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">attr_name</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyObject_GetAttrString" 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>This is the same as <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyObject_GetAttr" title="PyObject_GetAttr"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyObject_GetAttr()</span></code></a>, but <em>attr_name</em> is
- specified as a <span class="c-expr sig sig-inline c"><span class="k">const</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kt">char</span><span class="p">*</span></span> UTF-8 encoded bytes string,
- rather than a <span class="c-expr sig sig-inline c"><a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n">PyObject</span></a><span class="p">*</span></span>.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyObject_GenericGetAttr">
- <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">PyObject_GenericGetAttr</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">o</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">name</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyObject_GenericGetAttr" 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>Generic attribute getter function that is meant to be put into a type
- object’s <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">tp_getattro</span></code> slot. It looks for a descriptor in the dictionary
- of classes in the object’s MRO as well as an attribute in the object’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> (if present). As outlined in <a class="reference internal" href="../reference/datamodel.html#descriptors"><span class="std std-ref">Implementing Descriptors</span></a>,
- data descriptors take preference over instance attributes, while non-data
- descriptors don’t. Otherwise, an <a class="reference internal" href="../library/exceptions.html#AttributeError" title="AttributeError"><code class="xref py py-exc docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">AttributeError</span></code></a> is raised.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyObject_SetAttr">
- <span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject_SetAttr</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">o</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">attr_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">v</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyObject_SetAttr" 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>Set the value of the attribute named <em>attr_name</em>, for object <em>o</em>, to the value
- <em>v</em>. Raise an exception and return <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">-1</span></code> on failure;
- return <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">0</span></code> on success. This is the equivalent of the Python statement
- <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">o.attr_name</span> <span class="pre">=</span> <span class="pre">v</span></code>.</p>
- <p>If <em>v</em> is <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code>, the attribute is deleted. This behaviour is deprecated
- in favour of using <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyObject_DelAttr" title="PyObject_DelAttr"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyObject_DelAttr()</span></code></a>, but there are currently no
- plans to remove it.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyObject_SetAttrString">
- <span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject_SetAttrString</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">o</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">attr_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">v</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyObject_SetAttrString" 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>This is the same as <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyObject_SetAttr" title="PyObject_SetAttr"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyObject_SetAttr()</span></code></a>, but <em>attr_name</em> is
- specified as a <span class="c-expr sig sig-inline c"><span class="k">const</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kt">char</span><span class="p">*</span></span> UTF-8 encoded bytes string,
- rather than a <span class="c-expr sig sig-inline c"><a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n">PyObject</span></a><span class="p">*</span></span>.</p>
- <p>If <em>v</em> is <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code>, the attribute is deleted, but this feature is
- deprecated in favour of using <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyObject_DelAttrString" title="PyObject_DelAttrString"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyObject_DelAttrString()</span></code></a>.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyObject_GenericSetAttr">
- <span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject_GenericSetAttr</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">o</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">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.PyObject_GenericSetAttr" 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>Generic attribute setter and deleter function that is meant
- to be put into a type object’s <a class="reference internal" href="typeobj.html#c.PyTypeObject.tp_setattro" title="PyTypeObject.tp_setattro"><code class="xref c c-member docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">tp_setattro</span></code></a>
- slot. It looks for a data descriptor in the
- dictionary of classes in the object’s MRO, and if found it takes preference
- over setting or deleting the attribute in the instance dictionary. Otherwise, the
- attribute is set or deleted in the object’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> (if present).
- On success, <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">0</span></code> is returned, otherwise an <a class="reference internal" href="../library/exceptions.html#AttributeError" title="AttributeError"><code class="xref py py-exc docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">AttributeError</span></code></a>
- is raised and <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">-1</span></code> is returned.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyObject_DelAttr">
- <span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject_DelAttr</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">o</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">attr_name</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyObject_DelAttr" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><p>Delete attribute named <em>attr_name</em>, for object <em>o</em>. Returns <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">-1</span></code> on failure.
- This is the equivalent of the Python statement <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">del</span> <span class="pre">o.attr_name</span></code>.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyObject_DelAttrString">
- <span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject_DelAttrString</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">o</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">attr_name</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyObject_DelAttrString" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><p>This is the same as <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyObject_DelAttr" title="PyObject_DelAttr"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyObject_DelAttr()</span></code></a>, but <em>attr_name</em> is
- specified as a <span class="c-expr sig sig-inline c"><span class="k">const</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="kt">char</span><span class="p">*</span></span> UTF-8 encoded bytes string,
- rather than a <span class="c-expr sig sig-inline c"><a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.PyObject" title="PyObject"><span class="n">PyObject</span></a><span class="p">*</span></span>.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyObject_GenericGetDict">
- <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">PyObject_GenericGetDict</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">o</span></span>, <span class="kt"><span class="pre">void</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">context</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyObject_GenericGetDict" 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 3.10.</em><p>A generic implementation for the getter of a <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">__dict__</span></code> descriptor. It
- creates the dictionary if necessary.</p>
- <p>This function may also be called to get 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>
- of the object <em>o</em>. Pass <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code> for <em>context</em> when calling it.
- Since this function may need to allocate memory for the
- dictionary, it may be more efficient to call <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyObject_GetAttr" title="PyObject_GetAttr"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyObject_GetAttr()</span></code></a>
- when accessing an attribute on the object.</p>
- <p>On failure, returns <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code> with an exception set.</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.PyObject_GenericSetDict">
- <span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject_GenericSetDict</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">o</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="kt"><span class="pre">void</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">context</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyObject_GenericSetDict" 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>A generic implementation for the setter of a <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">__dict__</span></code> descriptor. This
- implementation does not allow the dictionary to be deleted.</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._PyObject_GetDictPtr">
- <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="p"><span class="pre">*</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">_PyObject_GetDictPtr</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">obj</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c._PyObject_GetDictPtr" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><p>Return a pointer to <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> of the object <em>obj</em>.
- If there is no <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">__dict__</span></code>, return <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code> without setting an exception.</p>
- <p>This function may need to allocate memory for the
- dictionary, so it may be more efficient to call <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyObject_GetAttr" title="PyObject_GetAttr"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyObject_GetAttr()</span></code></a>
- when accessing an attribute on the object.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyObject_RichCompare">
- <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">PyObject_RichCompare</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">o1</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">o2</span></span>, <span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">opid</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyObject_RichCompare" 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>Compare the values of <em>o1</em> and <em>o2</em> using the operation specified by <em>opid</em>,
- which must be one of <a class="reference internal" href="typeobj.html#c.Py_LT" title="Py_LT"><code class="xref c c-macro docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Py_LT</span></code></a>, <a class="reference internal" href="typeobj.html#c.Py_LE" title="Py_LE"><code class="xref c c-macro docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Py_LE</span></code></a>, <a class="reference internal" href="typeobj.html#c.Py_EQ" title="Py_EQ"><code class="xref c c-macro docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Py_EQ</span></code></a>,
- <a class="reference internal" href="typeobj.html#c.Py_NE" title="Py_NE"><code class="xref c c-macro docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Py_NE</span></code></a>, <a class="reference internal" href="typeobj.html#c.Py_GT" title="Py_GT"><code class="xref c c-macro docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Py_GT</span></code></a>, or <a class="reference internal" href="typeobj.html#c.Py_GE" title="Py_GE"><code class="xref c c-macro docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Py_GE</span></code></a>, corresponding to <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre"><</span></code>,
- <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre"><=</span></code>, <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">==</span></code>, <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">!=</span></code>, <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">></span></code>, or <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">>=</span></code> respectively. This is the equivalent of
- the Python expression <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">o1</span> <span class="pre">op</span> <span class="pre">o2</span></code>, where <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">op</span></code> is the operator corresponding
- to <em>opid</em>. Returns the value of the comparison on success, or <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code> on failure.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyObject_RichCompareBool">
- <span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject_RichCompareBool</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">o1</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">o2</span></span>, <span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="n"><span class="pre">opid</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyObject_RichCompareBool" 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>Compare the values of <em>o1</em> and <em>o2</em> using the operation specified by <em>opid</em>,
- like <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyObject_RichCompare" title="PyObject_RichCompare"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyObject_RichCompare()</span></code></a>, but returns <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">-1</span></code> on error, <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">0</span></code> if
- the result is false, <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">1</span></code> otherwise.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <div class="admonition note">
- <p class="admonition-title">Note</p>
- <p>If <em>o1</em> and <em>o2</em> are the same object, <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyObject_RichCompareBool" title="PyObject_RichCompareBool"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyObject_RichCompareBool()</span></code></a>
- will always return <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">1</span></code> for <a class="reference internal" href="typeobj.html#c.Py_EQ" title="Py_EQ"><code class="xref c c-macro docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Py_EQ</span></code></a> and <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">0</span></code> for <a class="reference internal" href="typeobj.html#c.Py_NE" title="Py_NE"><code class="xref c c-macro docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Py_NE</span></code></a>.</p>
- </div>
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyObject_Format">
- <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">PyObject_Format</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">obj</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">format_spec</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyObject_Format" 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>Format <em>obj</em> using <em>format_spec</em>. This is equivalent to the Python
- expression <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">format(obj,</span> <span class="pre">format_spec)</span></code>.</p>
- <p><em>format_spec</em> may be <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code>. In this case the call is equivalent
- to <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">format(obj)</span></code>.
- Returns the formatted string on success, <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code> on failure.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyObject_Repr">
- <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">PyObject_Repr</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">o</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyObject_Repr" 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-0">Compute a string representation of object <em>o</em>. Returns the string
- representation on success, <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code> on failure. This is the equivalent of the
- Python expression <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">repr(o)</span></code>. Called by the <a class="reference internal" href="../library/functions.html#repr" title="repr"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">repr()</span></code></a> built-in function.</p>
- <div class="versionchanged">
- <p><span class="versionmodified changed">Changed in version 3.4: </span>This function now includes a debug assertion to help ensure that it
- does not silently discard an active exception.</p>
- </div>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyObject_ASCII">
- <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">PyObject_ASCII</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">o</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyObject_ASCII" 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-1">As <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyObject_Repr" title="PyObject_Repr"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyObject_Repr()</span></code></a>, compute a string representation of object <em>o</em>, but
- escape the non-ASCII characters in the string returned by
- <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyObject_Repr" title="PyObject_Repr"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyObject_Repr()</span></code></a> with <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">\x</span></code>, <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">\u</span></code> or <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">\U</span></code> escapes. This generates
- a string similar to that returned by <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyObject_Repr" title="PyObject_Repr"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyObject_Repr()</span></code></a> in Python 2.
- Called by the <a class="reference internal" href="../library/functions.html#ascii" title="ascii"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">ascii()</span></code></a> built-in function.</p>
- <span class="target" id="index-2"></span></dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyObject_Str">
- <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">PyObject_Str</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">o</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyObject_Str" 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>Compute a string representation of object <em>o</em>. Returns the string
- representation on success, <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code> on failure. This is the equivalent of the
- Python expression <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">str(o)</span></code>. Called by the <a class="reference internal" href="../library/stdtypes.html#str" title="str"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">str()</span></code></a> built-in function
- and, therefore, by the <a class="reference internal" href="../library/functions.html#print" title="print"><code class="xref py py-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">print()</span></code></a> function.</p>
- <div class="versionchanged">
- <p><span class="versionmodified changed">Changed in version 3.4: </span>This function now includes a debug assertion to help ensure that it
- does not silently discard an active exception.</p>
- </div>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyObject_Bytes">
- <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">PyObject_Bytes</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">o</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyObject_Bytes" 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-3">Compute a bytes representation of object <em>o</em>. <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code> is returned on
- failure and a bytes object on success. This is equivalent to the Python
- expression <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">bytes(o)</span></code>, when <em>o</em> is not an integer. Unlike <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">bytes(o)</span></code>,
- a TypeError is raised when <em>o</em> is an integer instead of a zero-initialized
- bytes object.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyObject_IsSubclass">
- <span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject_IsSubclass</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">derived</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">cls</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyObject_IsSubclass" 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 <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">1</span></code> if the class <em>derived</em> is identical to or derived from the class
- <em>cls</em>, otherwise return <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">0</span></code>. In case of an error, return <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">-1</span></code>.</p>
- <p>If <em>cls</em> is a tuple, the check will be done against every entry in <em>cls</em>.
- The result will be <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">1</span></code> when at least one of the checks returns <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">1</span></code>,
- otherwise it will be <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">0</span></code>.</p>
- <p>If <em>cls</em> has a <a class="reference internal" href="../reference/datamodel.html#class.__subclasscheck__" title="class.__subclasscheck__"><code class="xref py py-meth docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">__subclasscheck__()</span></code></a> method, it will be called to
- determine the subclass status as described in <span class="target" id="index-4"></span><a class="pep reference external" href="https://peps.python.org/pep-3119/"><strong>PEP 3119</strong></a>. Otherwise,
- <em>derived</em> is a subclass of <em>cls</em> if it is a direct or indirect subclass,
- i.e. contained in <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">cls.__mro__</span></code>.</p>
- <p>Normally only class objects, i.e. instances of <a class="reference internal" href="../library/functions.html#type" title="type"><code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">type</span></code></a> or a derived
- class, are considered classes. However, objects can override this by having
- a <a class="reference internal" href="../library/stdtypes.html#class.__bases__" title="class.__bases__"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">__bases__</span></code></a> attribute (which must be a tuple of base classes).</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyObject_IsInstance">
- <span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject_IsInstance</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">inst</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">cls</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyObject_IsInstance" 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 <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">1</span></code> if <em>inst</em> is an instance of the class <em>cls</em> or a subclass of
- <em>cls</em>, or <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">0</span></code> if not. On error, returns <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">-1</span></code> and sets an exception.</p>
- <p>If <em>cls</em> is a tuple, the check will be done against every entry in <em>cls</em>.
- The result will be <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">1</span></code> when at least one of the checks returns <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">1</span></code>,
- otherwise it will be <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">0</span></code>.</p>
- <p>If <em>cls</em> has a <a class="reference internal" href="../reference/datamodel.html#class.__instancecheck__" title="class.__instancecheck__"><code class="xref py py-meth docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">__instancecheck__()</span></code></a> method, it will be called to
- determine the subclass status as described in <span class="target" id="index-5"></span><a class="pep reference external" href="https://peps.python.org/pep-3119/"><strong>PEP 3119</strong></a>. Otherwise, <em>inst</em>
- is an instance of <em>cls</em> if its class is a subclass of <em>cls</em>.</p>
- <p>An instance <em>inst</em> can override what is considered its class by having a
- <a class="reference internal" href="../library/stdtypes.html#instance.__class__" title="instance.__class__"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">__class__</span></code></a> attribute.</p>
- <p>An object <em>cls</em> can override if it is considered a class, and what its base
- classes are, by having a <a class="reference internal" href="../library/stdtypes.html#class.__bases__" title="class.__bases__"><code class="xref py py-attr docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">__bases__</span></code></a> attribute (which must be a tuple
- of base classes).</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyObject_Hash">
- <a class="reference internal" href="hash.html#c.Py_hash_t" title="Py_hash_t"><span class="n"><span class="pre">Py_hash_t</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject_Hash</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">o</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyObject_Hash" 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-6">Compute and return the hash value of an object <em>o</em>. On failure, return <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">-1</span></code>.
- This is the equivalent of the Python expression <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">hash(o)</span></code>.</p>
- <div class="versionchanged">
- <p><span class="versionmodified changed">Changed in version 3.2: </span>The return type is now Py_hash_t. This is a signed integer the same size
- as <a class="reference internal" href="intro.html#c.Py_ssize_t" title="Py_ssize_t"><code class="xref c c-type docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Py_ssize_t</span></code></a>.</p>
- </div>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyObject_HashNotImplemented">
- <a class="reference internal" href="hash.html#c.Py_hash_t" title="Py_hash_t"><span class="n"><span class="pre">Py_hash_t</span></span></a><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject_HashNotImplemented</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">o</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyObject_HashNotImplemented" 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>Set a <a class="reference internal" href="../library/exceptions.html#TypeError" title="TypeError"><code class="xref py py-exc docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">TypeError</span></code></a> indicating that <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">type(o)</span></code> is not <a class="reference internal" href="../glossary.html#term-hashable"><span class="xref std std-term">hashable</span></a> and return <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">-1</span></code>.
- This function receives special treatment when stored in a <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">tp_hash</span></code> slot,
- allowing a type to explicitly indicate to the interpreter that it is not
- hashable.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyObject_IsTrue">
- <span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject_IsTrue</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">o</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyObject_IsTrue" 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>Returns <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">1</span></code> if the object <em>o</em> is considered to be true, and <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">0</span></code> otherwise.
- This is equivalent to the Python expression <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">not</span> <span class="pre">not</span> <span class="pre">o</span></code>. On failure, return
- <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">-1</span></code>.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyObject_Not">
- <span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject_Not</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">o</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyObject_Not" 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>Returns <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">0</span></code> if the object <em>o</em> is considered to be true, and <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">1</span></code> otherwise.
- This is equivalent to the Python expression <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">not</span> <span class="pre">o</span></code>. On failure, return
- <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">-1</span></code>.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyObject_Type">
- <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">PyObject_Type</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">o</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyObject_Type" 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-7">When <em>o</em> is non-<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code>, returns a type object corresponding to the object type
- of object <em>o</em>. On failure, raises <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 returns <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code>. This
- is equivalent to the Python expression <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">type(o)</span></code>.
- This function creates a new <a class="reference internal" href="../glossary.html#term-strong-reference"><span class="xref std std-term">strong reference</span></a> to the return value.
- There’s really no reason to use this
- function instead of the <a class="reference internal" href="structures.html#c.Py_TYPE" title="Py_TYPE"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Py_TYPE()</span></code></a> function, which returns a
- pointer of type <span class="c-expr sig sig-inline c"><a class="reference internal" href="type.html#c.PyTypeObject" title="PyTypeObject"><span class="n">PyTypeObject</span></a><span class="p">*</span></span>, except when a new
- <a class="reference internal" href="../glossary.html#term-strong-reference"><span class="xref std std-term">strong reference</span></a> is needed.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyObject_TypeCheck">
- <span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject_TypeCheck</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">o</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.PyObject_TypeCheck" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><p>Return non-zero if the object <em>o</em> is of type <em>type</em> or a subtype of <em>type</em>, and
- <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">0</span></code> otherwise. Both parameters must be non-<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.PyObject_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">PyObject_Size</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">o</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyObject_Size" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyObject_Length">
- <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">PyObject_Length</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">o</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyObject_Length" 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-8">Return the length of object <em>o</em>. If the object <em>o</em> provides either the sequence
- and mapping protocols, the sequence length is returned. On error, <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">-1</span></code> is
- returned. This is the equivalent to the Python expression <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">len(o)</span></code>.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyObject_LengthHint">
- <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">PyObject_LengthHint</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">o</span></span>, <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="n"><span class="pre">defaultvalue</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyObject_LengthHint" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><p>Return an estimated length for the object <em>o</em>. First try to return its
- actual length, then an estimate using <a class="reference internal" href="../reference/datamodel.html#object.__length_hint__" title="object.__length_hint__"><code class="xref py py-meth docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">__length_hint__()</span></code></a>, and
- finally return the default value. On error return <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">-1</span></code>. This is the
- equivalent to the Python expression <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">operator.length_hint(o,</span> <span class="pre">defaultvalue)</span></code>.</p>
- <div class="versionadded">
- <p><span class="versionmodified added">New in version 3.4.</span></p>
- </div>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyObject_GetItem">
- <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">PyObject_GetItem</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">o</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">key</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyObject_GetItem" 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>Return element of <em>o</em> corresponding to the object <em>key</em> or <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code> on failure.
- This is the equivalent of the Python expression <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">o[key]</span></code>.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyObject_SetItem">
- <span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject_SetItem</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">o</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">key</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">v</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyObject_SetItem" 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>Map the object <em>key</em> to the value <em>v</em>. Raise an exception and
- return <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">-1</span></code> on failure; return <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">0</span></code> on success. This is the
- equivalent of the Python statement <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">o[key]</span> <span class="pre">=</span> <span class="pre">v</span></code>. This function <em>does
- not</em> steal a reference to <em>v</em>.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyObject_DelItem">
- <span class="kt"><span class="pre">int</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="n"><span class="pre">PyObject_DelItem</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">o</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">key</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyObject_DelItem" 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>Remove the mapping for the object <em>key</em> from the object <em>o</em>. Return <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">-1</span></code>
- on failure. This is equivalent to the Python statement <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">del</span> <span class="pre">o[key]</span></code>.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyObject_Dir">
- <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">PyObject_Dir</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">o</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyObject_Dir" 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>This is equivalent to the Python expression <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">dir(o)</span></code>, returning a (possibly
- empty) list of strings appropriate for the object argument, or <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code> if there
- was an error. If the argument is <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code>, this is like the Python <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">dir()</span></code>,
- returning the names of the current locals; in this case, if no execution frame
- is active then <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code> is returned but <a class="reference internal" href="exceptions.html#c.PyErr_Occurred" title="PyErr_Occurred"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyErr_Occurred()</span></code></a> will return false.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyObject_GetIter">
- <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">PyObject_GetIter</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">o</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyObject_GetIter" 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>This is equivalent to the Python expression <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">iter(o)</span></code>. It returns a new
- iterator for the object argument, or the object itself if the object is already
- an iterator. Raises <a class="reference internal" href="../library/exceptions.html#TypeError" title="TypeError"><code class="xref py py-exc docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">TypeError</span></code></a> and returns <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code> if the object cannot be
- iterated.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyObject_GetAIter">
- <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">PyObject_GetAIter</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">o</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyObject_GetAIter" 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 3.10.</em><p>This is the equivalent to the Python expression <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">aiter(o)</span></code>. Takes an
- <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">AsyncIterable</span></code> object and returns an <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">AsyncIterator</span></code> for it.
- This is typically a new iterator but if the argument is an
- <code class="xref py py-class docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">AsyncIterator</span></code>, this returns itself. Raises <a class="reference internal" href="../library/exceptions.html#TypeError" title="TypeError"><code class="xref py py-exc docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">TypeError</span></code></a> and
- returns <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code> if the object cannot be iterated.</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.PyObject_GetTypeData">
- <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">PyObject_GetTypeData</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">o</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">cls</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyObject_GetTypeData" 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 3.12.</em><p>Get a pointer to subclass-specific data reserved for <em>cls</em>.</p>
- <p>The object <em>o</em> must be an instance of <em>cls</em>, and <em>cls</em> must have been
- created using negative <a class="reference internal" href="type.html#c.PyType_Spec.basicsize" title="PyType_Spec.basicsize"><code class="xref c c-member docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyType_Spec.basicsize</span></code></a>.
- Python does not check this.</p>
- <p>On error, set an exception and return <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code>.</p>
- <div class="versionadded">
- <p><span class="versionmodified added">New in version 3.12.</span></p>
- </div>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyType_GetTypeDataSize">
- <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">PyType_GetTypeDataSize</span></span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</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">cls</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyType_GetTypeDataSize" 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 3.12.</em><p>Return the size of the instance memory space reserved for <em>cls</em>, i.e. the size of the
- memory <a class="reference internal" href="#c.PyObject_GetTypeData" title="PyObject_GetTypeData"><code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyObject_GetTypeData()</span></code></a> returns.</p>
- <p>This may be larger than requested using <a class="reference internal" href="type.html#c.PyType_Spec.basicsize" title="PyType_Spec.basicsize"><code class="xref c c-member docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">-PyType_Spec.basicsize</span></code></a>;
- it is safe to use this larger size (e.g. with <code class="xref c c-func docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">memset()</span></code>).</p>
- <p>The type <em>cls</em> <strong>must</strong> have been created using
- negative <a class="reference internal" href="type.html#c.PyType_Spec.basicsize" title="PyType_Spec.basicsize"><code class="xref c c-member docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">PyType_Spec.basicsize</span></code></a>.
- Python does not check this.</p>
- <p>On error, set an exception and return a negative value.</p>
- <div class="versionadded">
- <p><span class="versionmodified added">New in version 3.12.</span></p>
- </div>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="c function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object c" id="c.PyObject_GetItemData">
- <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">PyObject_GetItemData</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">o</span></span><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#c.PyObject_GetItemData" title="Link to this definition">¶</a><br /></dt>
- <dd><p>Get a pointer to per-item data for a class with
- <a class="reference internal" href="typeobj.html#c.Py_TPFLAGS_ITEMS_AT_END" title="Py_TPFLAGS_ITEMS_AT_END"><code class="xref c c-macro docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Py_TPFLAGS_ITEMS_AT_END</span></code></a>.</p>
- <p>On error, set an exception and return <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NULL</span></code>.
- <a class="reference internal" href="../library/exceptions.html#TypeError" title="TypeError"><code class="xref py py-exc docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">TypeError</span></code></a> is raised if <em>o</em> does not have
- <a class="reference internal" href="typeobj.html#c.Py_TPFLAGS_ITEMS_AT_END" title="Py_TPFLAGS_ITEMS_AT_END"><code class="xref c c-macro docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">Py_TPFLAGS_ITEMS_AT_END</span></code></a> set.</p>
- <div class="versionadded">
- <p><span class="versionmodified added">New in version 3.12.</span></p>
- </div>
- </dd></dl>
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