[Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] cpython: Issue #19512: Add PyRun_InteractiveOneObject() function (original) (raw)

Nick Coghlan ncoghlan at gmail.com
Fri Nov 8 10:35:05 CET 2013

On 8 Nov 2013 10:15, "Eric Snow" <ericsnowcurrently at gmail.com> wrote:

On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 4:55 PM, Victor Stinner <victor.stinner at gmail.com> wrote: > About the 72523 functions PyRunxxx(), I don't understand something. > The PyRunFileEx() is documented in the Python "very high" C API to > use Python. But this function is not part of the stable ABI. So there > is no "very high" function in the stable ABI to use Python? My understanding is that if you are using the PyRun* API (embedding?), you aren't concerned with maintaining binary compatibility across Python versions. If you are writing an extension module, you probably aren't using PyRun*. > > Another question: it's not documented if a function is part or not > part of the stable ABI. So as an user of the API, it is hard to check > if a function is part of the stable ABI or not. The best we have is probably PEP 384. I've been meaning to work on the C-API docs for a while and add a concise reference page that would include a summary of the stable API. Alas, other things have taken precedence.

Give it six months or so and I'll likely once again be looking for people to help out with the "make embedding CPython less painful and arcane" project that is PEP 432. There's a lot we can do in that space, along with the PEP 451 based extension loading enhancements. Just throwin' it out there ;)

Cheers, Nick.

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