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Alyssa Coghlan 27390990fa
gh-70870: Clarify dual usage of 'free variable' (#122545) 
The term "free variable" has unfortunately become genuinely
ambiguous over the years (presumably due to the names of
some relevant code object instance attributes).

While we can't eliminate that ambiguity at this late date, we can
at least alert people to the potential ambiguity by describing
both the formal meaning of the term and the common
alternative use as a direct synonym for "closure variable".

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Co-authored-by: Carol Willing <carolcode@willingconsulting.com>
 		2024-10-08 07:52:12 +00:00
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abstract.rst gh-85275: Remove old buffer APIs (#105137) 2023-06-02 01:12:40 +00:00
allocation.rst Update PyObject_Del() documentation (#122597) 2024-08-02 12:13:33 +02:00
apiabiversion.rst gh-107298: Fix Sphinx warnings in the C API doc (#107302) 2023-07-27 01:41:15 +02:00
arg.rst gh-121905: Consistently use "floating-point" instead of "floating point" (GH-121907) 2024-07-19 08:06:02 +00:00
bool.rst gh-110481, doc: Add "immortal" term to the glossary (#112180) 2023-11-17 15:09:19 +01:00
buffer.rst gh-123609: Clarify usage of standalone `PyBUF_FORMAT` (GH-123778) 2024-09-10 15:05:28 +02:00
bytearray.rst gh-122623: Improve `c-api/bytearray.rst` with error handling info (#122624) 2024-08-04 00:55:47 +03:00
bytes.rst gh-121645: Fix typo in PyBytes_Join() doc (#123783) 2024-09-06 16:08:17 +02:00
call.rst Add a version added note for PY_VECTORCALL_ARGUMENTS_OFFSET (#110963) 2023-10-23 19:00:52 +03:00
capsule.rst gh-107298: Fix yet more Sphinx warnings in the C API doc (GH-107345) 2023-07-27 18:44:32 +03:00
cell.rst gh-121533: Improve `PyCell_[Get,Set]` docs: mention the exceptions (#121534) 2024-07-09 18:47:35 +03:00
code.rst gh-70870: Clarify dual usage of 'free variable' (#122545) 2024-10-08 07:52:12 +00:00
codec.rst gh-107298: Fix doc references to undocumented modules (#107300) 2023-07-26 18:59:06 +02:00
complex.rst gh-119771: Set errno on overflows in _Py_c_pow() (#120256) 2024-09-18 10:39:11 +02:00
concrete.rst GH-97950: Use new-style index directive ('object') (#104158) 2023-05-04 13:04:41 +03:00
contextvars.rst gh-119333: Add C api to have contextvar enter/exit callbacks (#119335) 2024-09-23 20:40:17 -07:00
conversion.rst Document PyOS_strtoul and PyOS_strtol (GH-114048) 2024-01-26 19:44:45 +02:00
coro.rst bpo-42528: Improve the docs of most Py*_Check{,Exact} API calls (GH-23602) 2021-01-06 12:38:26 +01:00
datetime.rst gh-123517: Remove unnecessary ``:meth:`` parentheses (#123518) 2024-09-01 05:59:42 +01:00
descriptor.rst bpo-40170: Convert PyDescr_IsData() to static inline function (GH-24535) 2021-02-16 08:50:00 +01:00
dict.rst Fix phrasing in paragraphs with leading "similar" (#121135) 2024-07-01 17:36:27 -07:00
exceptions.rst gh-101100: Add a table of class attributes to the "Custom classes" section of the data model docs (#124480) 2024-09-25 19:29:58 +00:00
file.rst gh-115172: Fix explicit index extries for the C API (GH-115173) 2024-02-11 12:23:30 +02:00
float.rst gh-121905: Consistently use "floating-point" instead of "floating point" (GH-121907) 2024-07-19 08:06:02 +00:00
frame.rst gh-74929: PEP 667 general docs update (gh-119201) 2024-05-21 03:32:15 +00:00
function.rst gh-101100: Further improve docs on function attributes (#113001) 2023-12-12 20:21:12 +00:00
gcsupport.rst gh-101100: Fix sphinx warnings in `c-api/gcsupport.rst` (#114786) 2024-02-10 15:59:23 -07:00
gen.rst bpo-42528: Improve the docs of most Py*_Check{,Exact} API calls (GH-23602) 2021-01-06 12:38:26 +01:00
hash.rst gh-122854: Add Py_HashBuffer() function (#122855) 2024-08-30 15:42:27 +00:00
import.rst gh-123492: Remove unnecessary `:func:` parentheses (#123493) 2024-08-30 14:34:09 +03:00
index.rst gh-111997: C-API for signalling monitoring events (#116413) 2024-05-04 08:23:50 +00:00
init.rst gh-115145: Update documentation about ``PyThreadState_DeleteCurrent`` (gh-124920) 2024-10-03 19:34:47 +09:00
init_config.rst gh-107954: Fix configuration type for the perf profiler (#124636) 2024-09-28 01:50:16 +02:00
intro.rst gh-115172: Fix explicit index extries for the C API (GH-115173) 2024-02-11 12:23:30 +02:00
iter.rst gh-105201: Add PyIter_NextItem() (#122331) 2024-08-08 00:47:15 +02:00
iterator.rst gh-107298: Fix Sphinx warnings in the C API doc (#107302) 2023-07-27 01:41:15 +02:00
list.rst gh-121403: Add notes for PyList_GetXXX APIs about the need for init (gh-121626) 2024-07-16 10:16:41 +09:00
long.rst gh-124385: Document and soft-deprecate PyLong_AS_LONG (GH-124386) 2024-09-27 23:40:50 +00:00
mapping.rst gh-108511: Add C API functions which do not silently ignore errors (GH-109025) 2023-09-17 14:23:31 +03:00
marshal.rst gh-121905: Consistently use "floating-point" instead of "floating point" (GH-121907) 2024-07-19 08:06:02 +00:00
memory.rst gh-119802: Update memory management docs for free-threaded build (gh-124006) 2024-09-13 15:15:44 +00:00
memoryview.rst gh-101100: Fix sphinx warnings in `Doc/c-api/memoryview.rst` (GH-114669) 2024-01-29 11:56:11 +02:00
method.rst gh-107091: Fix the use of some C domain roles (#107092) 2023-07-23 12:27:05 +02:00
module.rst gh-118915: Add/fix docs entries for some new 3.13 C API (GH-124134) 2024-09-18 14:15:43 +02:00
monitoring.rst GH-109975: Copyedit 3.13 What's New: C API (#124313) 2024-09-23 14:28:17 +01:00
none.rst gh-110481, doc: Add "immortal" term to the glossary (#112180) 2023-11-17 15:09:19 +01:00
number.rst gh-121905: Consistently use "floating-point" instead of "floating point" (GH-121907) 2024-07-19 08:06:02 +00:00
object.rst gh-101100: Add a table of class attributes to the "Custom classes" section of the data model docs (#124480) 2024-09-25 19:29:58 +00:00
objimpl.rst Doc: Replace the deprecated highlightlang directive by highlight. (#13377) 2019-05-17 15:25:34 +05:30
perfmaps.rst gh-103295: expose API for writing perf map files (#103546) 2023-05-21 11:12:24 +01:00
refcounting.rst Use pep role instead of url (#121611) 2024-09-17 16:02:14 +03:00
reflection.rst gh-118934: Fix PyEval_GetLocals docs (PEP 667) (#119932) 2024-06-02 04:44:29 +00:00
sequence.rst gh-101100: Fix some broken sphinx references (#107095) 2023-07-23 03:23:44 -06:00
set.rst gh-101100: Fix Sphinx reference warnings (GH-112416) 2023-11-25 15:40:19 -08:00
slice.rst gh-121567: Improve `slice` C-API docs by mentioning exceptions (#121568) 2024-07-10 13:56:44 +03:00
stable.rst gh-112092: clarify unstable ABI recompilation requirements (#112093) 2024-01-18 21:04:40 +01:00
structures.rst gh-123465: Allow Py_RELATIVE_OFFSET for __*offset__ members (GH-123474) 2024-09-05 14:14:05 +02:00
sys.rst gh-101100: Clean up Doc/c-api/exceptions.rst and Doc/c-api/sys.rst (GH-114825) 2024-02-11 18:51:07 +00:00
time.rst GH-109975: Copyedit 3.13 What's New: C API (#124313) 2024-09-23 14:28:17 +01:00
tuple.rst gh-124182: Explain naming rules for struct sequence types (#124335) 2024-10-07 19:52:34 +02:00
type.rst gh-101100: Add a table of class attributes to the "Custom classes" section of the data model docs (#124480) 2024-09-25 19:29:58 +00:00
typehints.rst gh-107298: Fix Sphinx warnings in the C API doc (#107302) 2023-07-27 01:41:15 +02:00
typeobj.rst gh-101100: Add a table of class attributes to the "Custom classes" section of the data model docs (#124480) 2024-09-25 19:29:58 +00:00
unicode.rst gh-124502: Add PyUnicode_Equal() function (#124504) 2024-10-07 21:24:53 +00:00
utilities.rst gh-110850: Add PyTime_t C API (GH-115215) 2024-02-12 18:13:10 +01:00
veryhigh.rst gh-115172: Fix explicit index extries for the C API (GH-115173) 2024-02-11 12:23:30 +02:00
weakref.rst gh-118789: Add `PyUnstable_Object_ClearWeakRefsNoCallbacks` (#118807) 2024-06-18 09:57:23 -04:00