[Python-Dev] Procedure for adding new public C API (original) (raw)

Serhiy Storchaka storchaka at gmail.com
Mon May 21 08:41:59 EDT 2018


Please don't forgot to perform the following steps when add a new public C API:

If you want to include it in the limited API, wrap its declaration with:

#if !defined(Py_LIMITED_API) || Py_LIMITED_API+0 >= 0x03080000
#endif

(use the correct Python version of introducing a feature in the comparison)

If you don't want to include it in the limited API, wrap its declaration with:

#ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
#endif

You are free of adding private C API, but its name should start with _Py or _PY and its declaration should be wrapped with:

#ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
#endif


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