annotate Include/object.h @ 8831:00a6bb65ff29 legacy-trunk

Getting rid of this ancient stuff.
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1 #ifndef Py_OBJECT_H
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2 #define Py_OBJECT_H
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3 #ifdef __cplusplus
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4 extern "C" {
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5 #endif
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7 /***********************************************************
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8 Copyright 1991-1995 by Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam,
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20 distribution of the software without specific, written prior
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29 MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, IN NO EVENT SHALL STICHTING MATHEMATISCH
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30 CENTRUM OR CNRI BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL
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31 DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR
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34 PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
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36 ******************************************************************/
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38 /* Object and type object interface */
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40 /*
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43 Objects are structures allocated on the heap. Special rules apply to
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44 the use of objects to ensure they are properly garbage-collected.
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45 Objects are never allocated statically or on the stack; they must be
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46 accessed through special macros and functions only. (Type objects are
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47 exceptions to the first rule; the standard types are represented by
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48 statically initialized type objects.)
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50 An object has a 'reference count' that is increased or decreased when a
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51 pointer to the object is copied or deleted; when the reference count
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52 reaches zero there are no references to the object left and it can be
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53 removed from the heap.
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55 An object has a 'type' that determines what it represents and what kind
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56 of data it contains. An object's type is fixed when it is created.
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62 Objects do not float around in memory; once allocated an object keeps
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63 the same size and address. Objects that must hold variable-size data
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64 can contain pointers to variable-size parts of the object. Not all
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65 objects of the same type have the same size; but the size cannot change
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66 after allocation. (These restrictions are made so a reference to an
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69 moving it if there was another object right next to it.)
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79 type and back.
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81 A standard interface exists for objects that contain an array of items
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82 whose size is determined when the object is allocated.
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89 /* Turn on heavy reference debugging */
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92 /* Turn on reference counting */
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93 #define Py_REF_DEBUG
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98 #define PyObject_HEAD \
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99 struct _object *_ob_next, *_ob_prev; \
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100 int ob_refcnt; \
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101 struct _typeobject *ob_type;
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102 #define PyObject_HEAD_INIT(type) 0, 0, 1, type,
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103 #else /* !Py_TRACE_REFS */
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104 #define PyObject_HEAD \
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105 int ob_refcnt; \
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106 struct _typeobject *ob_type;
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107 #define PyObject_HEAD_INIT(type) 1, type,
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110 #define PyObject_VAR_HEAD \
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111 PyObject_HEAD \
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112 int ob_size; /* Number of items in variable part */
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114 typedef struct _object {
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115 PyObject_HEAD
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116 } PyObject;
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118 typedef struct {
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123 /*
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126 Type objects contain a string containing the type name (to help somewhat
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127 in debugging), the allocation parameters (see newobj() and newvarobj()),
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128 and methods for accessing objects of the type. Methods are optional,a
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132 the implementation can guarantee that the reference count will never
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135 NB: the methods for certain type groups are now contained in separate
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136 method blocks.
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139 typedef PyObject * (*unaryfunc) Py_PROTO((PyObject *));
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140 typedef PyObject * (*binaryfunc) Py_PROTO((PyObject *, PyObject *));
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141 typedef PyObject * (*ternaryfunc) Py_PROTO((PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *));
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142 typedef int (*inquiry) Py_PROTO((PyObject *));
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143 typedef int (*coercion) Py_PROTO((PyObject **, PyObject **));
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144 typedef PyObject *(*intargfunc) Py_PROTO((PyObject *, int));
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145 typedef PyObject *(*intintargfunc) Py_PROTO((PyObject *, int, int));
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146 typedef int(*intobjargproc) Py_PROTO((PyObject *, int, PyObject *));
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148 typedef int(*objobjargproc) Py_PROTO((PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *));
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150 typedef int (*getwritebufferproc) Py_PROTO((PyObject *, int, void **));
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151 typedef int (*getsegcountproc) Py_PROTO((PyObject *, int *));
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154 binaryfunc nb_add;
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155 binaryfunc nb_subtract;
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156 binaryfunc nb_multiply;
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157 binaryfunc nb_divide;
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158 binaryfunc nb_remainder;
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159 binaryfunc nb_divmod;
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160 ternaryfunc nb_power;
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161 unaryfunc nb_negative;
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162 unaryfunc nb_positive;
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163 unaryfunc nb_absolute;
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164 inquiry nb_nonzero;
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165 unaryfunc nb_invert;
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166 binaryfunc nb_lshift;
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167 binaryfunc nb_rshift;
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168 binaryfunc nb_and;
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169 binaryfunc nb_xor;
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170 binaryfunc nb_or;
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171 coercion nb_coerce;
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172 unaryfunc nb_int;
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173 unaryfunc nb_long;
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174 unaryfunc nb_float;
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175 unaryfunc nb_oct;
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176 unaryfunc nb_hex;
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177 } PyNumberMethods;
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180 inquiry sq_length;
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181 binaryfunc sq_concat;
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182 intargfunc sq_repeat;
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183 intargfunc sq_item;
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184 intintargfunc sq_slice;
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185 intobjargproc sq_ass_item;
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186 intintobjargproc sq_ass_slice;
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190 inquiry mp_length;
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191 binaryfunc mp_subscript;
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192 objobjargproc mp_ass_subscript;
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193 } PyMappingMethods;
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195 typedef struct {
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196 getreadbufferproc bf_getreadbuffer;
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197 getwritebufferproc bf_getwritebuffer;
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198 getsegcountproc bf_getsegcount;
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199 } PyBufferProcs;
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202 typedef void (*destructor) Py_PROTO((PyObject *));
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203 typedef int (*printfunc) Py_PROTO((PyObject *, FILE *, int));
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204 typedef PyObject *(*getattrfunc) Py_PROTO((PyObject *, char *));
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207 typedef int (*setattrofunc) Py_PROTO((PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *));
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209 typedef PyObject *(*reprfunc) Py_PROTO((PyObject *));
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210 typedef long (*hashfunc) Py_PROTO((PyObject *));
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213 PyObject_VAR_HEAD
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215 int tp_basicsize, tp_itemsize; /* For allocation */
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219 destructor tp_dealloc;
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220 printfunc tp_print;
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221 getattrfunc tp_getattr;
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222 setattrfunc tp_setattr;
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223 cmpfunc tp_compare;
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224 reprfunc tp_repr;
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226 /* Method suites for standard classes */
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228 PyNumberMethods *tp_as_number;
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229 PySequenceMethods *tp_as_sequence;
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230 PyMappingMethods *tp_as_mapping;
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232 /* More standard operations (at end for binary compatibility) */
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234 hashfunc tp_hash;
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235 ternaryfunc tp_call;
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236 reprfunc tp_str;
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237 getattrofunc tp_getattro;
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238 setattrofunc tp_setattro;
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240 /* Functions to access object as input/output buffer */
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241 PyBufferProcs *tp_as_buffer;
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242
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243 /* Space for future expansion */
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244 long tp_xxx4;
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246 char *tp_doc; /* Documentation string */
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248 /* More spares */
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249 long tp_xxx5;
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250 long tp_xxx6;
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251 long tp_xxx7;
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252 long tp_xxx8;
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254 #ifdef COUNT_ALLOCS
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255 /* these must be last */
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256 int tp_alloc;
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257 int tp_free;
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258 int tp_maxalloc;
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259 struct _typeobject *tp_next;
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260 #endif
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261 } PyTypeObject;
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263 extern DL_IMPORT(PyTypeObject) PyType_Type; /* The type of type objects */
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265 #define PyType_Check(op) ((op)->ob_type == &PyType_Type)
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267 /* Generic operations on objects */
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268 extern int PyObject_Print Py_PROTO((PyObject *, FILE *, int));
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269 extern PyObject * PyObject_Repr Py_PROTO((PyObject *));
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270 extern PyObject * PyObject_Str Py_PROTO((PyObject *));
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271 extern int PyObject_Compare Py_PROTO((PyObject *, PyObject *));
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272 extern PyObject *PyObject_GetAttrString Py_PROTO((PyObject *, char *));
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273 extern int PyObject_SetAttrString Py_PROTO((PyObject *, char *, PyObject *));
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274 extern int PyObject_HasAttrString Py_PROTO((PyObject *, char *));
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275 extern PyObject *PyObject_GetAttr Py_PROTO((PyObject *, PyObject *));
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276 extern int PyObject_SetAttr Py_PROTO((PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *));
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278 extern long PyObject_Hash Py_PROTO((PyObject *));
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279 extern int PyObject_IsTrue Py_PROTO((PyObject *));
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280 extern int PyObject_Not Py_PROTO((PyObject *));
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281 extern int PyCallable_Check Py_PROTO((PyObject *));
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282 extern int PyNumber_Coerce Py_PROTO((PyObject **, PyObject **));
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283 extern int PyNumber_CoerceEx Py_PROTO((PyObject **, PyObject **));
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285 /* Helpers for printing recursive container types */
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286 extern int Py_ReprEnter Py_PROTO((PyObject *));
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287 extern void Py_ReprLeave Py_PROTO((PyObject *));
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314 *** WARNING*** The Py_DECREF macro must have a side-effect-free argument
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327 #ifdef Py_TRACE_REFS
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328 extern void _Py_Dealloc Py_PROTO((PyObject *));
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329 extern void _Py_NewReference Py_PROTO((PyObject *));
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330 extern void _Py_ForgetReference Py_PROTO((PyObject *));
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331 extern void _Py_PrintReferences Py_PROTO((FILE *));
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332 #endif
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339 #define _Py_Dealloc(op) (*(op)->ob_type->tp_dealloc)((PyObject *)(op))
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415 static on most systems, but to extern on a few. The actual storage
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416 and name will still be static because the second declaration is
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418 compilers take offense to the extern forward declaration of a static
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419 object, so I can't just put extern in all cases. :-( )
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422 #ifdef BAD_STATIC_FORWARD
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435 /*
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438 More conventions
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439 ================
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441 Argument Checking
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442 -----------------
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444 Functions that take objects as arguments normally don't check for nil
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445 arguments, but they do check the type of the argument, and return an
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446 error if the function doesn't apply to the type.
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448 Failure Modes
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449 -------------
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451 Functions may fail for a variety of reasons, including running out of
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452 memory. This is communicated to the caller in two ways: an error string
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453 is set (see errors.h), and the function result differs: functions that
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454 normally return a pointer return NULL for failure, functions returning
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455 an integer return -1 (which could be a legal return value too!), and
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456 other functions return 0 for success and -1 for failure.
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457 Callers should always check for errors before using the result.
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459 Reference Counts
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460 ----------------
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462 It takes a while to get used to the proper usage of reference counts.
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464 Functions that create an object set the reference count to 1; such new
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465 objects must be stored somewhere or destroyed again with Py_DECREF().
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466 Functions that 'store' objects such as PyTuple_SetItem() and
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467 PyDict_SetItemString()
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469 frequent use is to store a fresh object. Functions that 'retrieve'
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471 don't increment
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472 the reference count, since most frequently the object is only looked at
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473 quickly. Thus, to retrieve an object and store it again, the caller
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474 must call Py_INCREF() explicitly.
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477 PyList_SetItemString() even consume the reference if the object wasn't
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478 stored, to simplify error handling.
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480 It seems attractive to make other functions that take an object as
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483 it carefully, it may save lots of calls to Py_INCREF() and Py_DECREF() at
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487 */
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489 #ifdef __cplusplus
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490 }
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491 #endif
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492 #endif /* !Py_OBJECT_H */