bpo-38234: Complete init config documentation (GH-16404)

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@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ PyPreConfig
locale to decide if it should be coerced.
.. c:member:: int coerce_c_locale_warn
If non-zero, emit a warning if the C locale is coerced.
.. c:member:: int dev_mode
@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ For :ref:`Python Configuration <init-python-config>`
(:c:func:`PyPreConfig_InitPythonConfig`), if Python is initialized with
command line arguments, the command line arguments must also be passed to
preinitialize Python, since they have an effect on the pre-configuration
like encodings. For example, the :option:`-X` ``utf8`` command line option
like encodings. For example, the :option:`-X utf8 <-X>` command line option
enables the UTF-8 Mode.
``PyMem_SetAllocator()`` can be called after :c:func:`Py_PreInitialize` and
@ -464,7 +465,7 @@ PyConfig
.. c:member:: int dev_mode
Development mode: see :option:`-X` ``dev``.
Development mode: see :option:`-X dev <-X>`.
.. c:member:: int dump_refs
@ -482,7 +483,7 @@ PyConfig
.. c:member:: int faulthandler
If non-zero, call :func:`faulthandler.enable`.
If non-zero, call :func:`faulthandler.enable` at startup.
.. c:member:: wchar_t* filesystem_encoding
@ -504,6 +505,9 @@ PyConfig
Python home directory.
Initialized from :envvar:`PYTHONHOME` environment variable value by
default.
.. c:member:: int import_time
If non-zero, profile import time.
@ -561,7 +565,7 @@ PyConfig
:data:`sys.path`. If :c:member:`~PyConfig.module_search_paths_set` is
equal to 0, the :c:member:`~PyConfig.module_search_paths` is overridden
by the function computing the :ref:`Path Configuration
by the function calculating the :ref:`Path Configuration
<init-path-config>`.
.. c:member:: int optimization_level
@ -586,9 +590,9 @@ PyConfig
.. c:member:: int pathconfig_warnings
If equal to 0, suppress warnings when computing the path configuration
(Unix only, Windows does not log any warning). Otherwise, warnings are
written into ``stderr``.
If equal to 0, suppress warnings when calculating the :ref:`Path
Configuration <init-path-config>` (Unix only, Windows does not log any
warning). Otherwise, warnings are written into ``stderr``.
.. c:member:: wchar_t* prefix
@ -596,39 +600,46 @@ PyConfig
.. c:member:: wchar_t* program_name
Program name.
Program name. Used to initialize :c:member:`~PyConfig.executable`, and in
early error messages.
.. c:member:: wchar_t* pycache_prefix
``.pyc`` cache prefix.
:data:`sys.pycache_prefix`: ``.pyc`` cache prefix.
If NULL, :data:`sys.pycache_prefix` is set to ``None``.
.. c:member:: int quiet
Quiet mode. For example, don't display the copyright and version messages
even in interactive mode.
in interactive mode.
.. c:member:: wchar_t* run_command
``python3 -c COMMAND`` argument.
``python3 -c COMMAND`` argument. Used by :c:func:`Py_RunMain`.
.. c:member:: wchar_t* run_filename
``python3 FILENAME`` argument.
``python3 FILENAME`` argument. Used by :c:func:`Py_RunMain`.
.. c:member:: wchar_t* run_module
``python3 -m MODULE`` argument.
``python3 -m MODULE`` argument. Used by :c:func:`Py_RunMain`.
.. c:member:: int show_alloc_count
Show allocation counts at exit?
Set to 1 by :option:`-X showalloccount <-X>` command line option.
Need a special Python build with ``COUNT_ALLOCS`` macro defined.
.. c:member:: int show_ref_count
Show total reference count at exit?
Set to 1 by :option:`-X showrefcount <-X>` command line option.
Need a debug build of Python (``Py_REF_DEBUG`` macro must be defined).
.. c:member:: int site_import
@ -647,7 +658,7 @@ PyConfig
.. c:member:: int tracemalloc
If non-zero, call :func:`tracemalloc.start`.
If non-zero, call :func:`tracemalloc.start` at startup.
.. c:member:: int use_environment
@ -669,6 +680,9 @@ PyConfig
If non-zero, write ``.pyc`` files.
:data:`sys.dont_write_bytecode` is initialized to the inverted value of
:c:member:`~PyConfig.write_bytecode`.
.. c:member:: PyWideStringList xoptions
:data:`sys._xoptions`.
@ -694,8 +708,8 @@ Function to initialize Python:
The caller is responsible to handle exceptions (error or exit) using
:c:func:`PyStatus_Exception` and :c:func:`Py_ExitStatusException`.
``PyImport_FrozenModules``, ``PyImport_AppendInittab()`` or
``PyImport_ExtendInittab()`` is used: they must be set or called after Python
If ``PyImport_FrozenModules``, ``PyImport_AppendInittab()`` or
``PyImport_ExtendInittab()`` are used, they must be set or called after Python
preinitialization and before the Python initialization.
Example setting the program name::
@ -760,7 +774,7 @@ configuration, and then override some parameters::
/* Append our custom search path to sys.path */
status = PyWideStringList_Append(&config.module_search_paths,
L"/path/to/more/modules");
L"/path/to/more/modules");
if (PyStatus_Exception(status)) {
goto done;
}
@ -791,9 +805,9 @@ isolate Python from the system. For example, to embed Python into an
application.
This configuration ignores global configuration variables, environments
variables and command line arguments (:c:member:`PyConfig.argv` is not parsed).
The C standard streams (ex: ``stdout``) and the LC_CTYPE locale are left
unchanged by default.
variables, command line arguments (:c:member:`PyConfig.argv` is not parsed)
and user site directory. The C standard streams (ex: ``stdout``) and the
LC_CTYPE locale are left unchanged. Signal handlers are not installed.
Configuration files are still used with this configuration. Set the
:ref:`Path Configuration <init-path-config>` ("output fields") to ignore these
@ -970,7 +984,7 @@ initialization, the core feature of the :pep:`432`:
* Builtin exceptions;
* Builtin and frozen modules;
* The :mod:`sys` module is only partially initialized
(ex: :data:`sys.path` doesn't exist yet);
(ex: :data:`sys.path` doesn't exist yet).
* "Main" initialization phase, Python is fully initialized:
@ -996,9 +1010,9 @@ No module is imported during the "Core" phase and the ``importlib`` module is
not configured: the :ref:`Path Configuration <init-path-config>` is only
applied during the "Main" phase. It may allow to customize Python in Python to
override or tune the :ref:`Path Configuration <init-path-config>`, maybe
install a custom sys.meta_path importer or an import hook, etc.
install a custom :data:`sys.meta_path` importer or an import hook, etc.
It may become possible to compute the :ref:`Path Configuration
It may become possible to calculatin the :ref:`Path Configuration
<init-path-config>` in Python, after the Core phase and before the Main phase,
which is one of the :pep:`432` motivation.