cpython/Include
Brett Simmers 853163d3b5
gh-116322: Enable the GIL while loading C extension modules (#118560)
Add the ability to enable/disable the GIL at runtime, and use that in
the C module loading code.

We can't know before running a module init function if it supports
free-threading, so the GIL is temporarily enabled before doing so. If
the module declares support for running without the GIL, the GIL is
later disabled. Otherwise, the GIL is permanently enabled, and will
never be disabled again for the life of the current interpreter.
2024-05-06 23:07:23 -04:00
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cpython gh-112075: use per-thread dict version pool (#118676) 2024-05-07 00:22:26 +00:00
internal gh-116322: Enable the GIL while loading C extension modules (#118560) 2024-05-06 23:07:23 -04:00
Python.h gh-111997: C-API for signalling monitoring events (#116413) 2024-05-04 08:23:50 +00:00
README.rst
abstract.h
bltinmodule.h
boolobject.h gh-115754: Add Py_GetConstant() function (#116883) 2024-03-21 16:07:00 +00:00
bytearrayobject.h
bytesobject.h
ceval.h gh-74929: Implement PEP 667 (GH-115153) 2024-05-04 12:12:10 +01:00
codecs.h
compile.h
complexobject.h
datetime.h
descrobject.h
dictobject.h
dynamic_annotations.h
enumobject.h
errcode.h
exports.h
fileobject.h
fileutils.h
floatobject.h
frameobject.h
genericaliasobject.h
import.h
intrcheck.h
iterobject.h
listobject.h gh-114329: Fix PyList_GetItemRef() limited C API definition (#117520) 2024-04-03 21:02:42 +00:00
longobject.h gh-117021: Fix integer overflow in PyLong_AsPid() on non-Windows 64-bit platforms (GH-117064) 2024-03-20 15:39:53 +02:00
marshal.h
memoryobject.h
methodobject.h gh-114626: Add again _PyCFunctionFastWithKeywords name (GH-115561) 2024-02-19 13:20:46 +01:00
modsupport.h gh-65210: Add const qualifiers in PyArg_VaParseTupleAndKeywords() (GH-105958) 2023-12-04 13:14:56 +02:00
moduleobject.h gh-116322: Rename PyModule_ExperimentalSetGIL to PyUnstable_Module_SetGIL (GH-118645) 2024-05-06 18:59:36 +02:00
monitoring.h gh-111997: C-API for signalling monitoring events (#116413) 2024-05-04 08:23:50 +00:00
object.h gh-117657: Fix race data race in `_Py_IsOwnedByCurrentThread()` (#118258) 2024-04-26 10:39:08 -04:00
objimpl.h gh-102013: Move PyUnstable_GC_VisitObjects() to Include/cpython/objimpl.h (#115560) 2024-02-16 15:49:13 +01:00
opcode.h
opcode_ids.h GH-118095: Use broader specializations of CALL in tier 1, for better tier 2 support of calls. (GH-118322) 2024-05-04 12:11:11 +01:00
osdefs.h
osmodule.h
patchlevel.h Post 3.13.0a6 2024-04-09 20:40:50 +02:00
py_curses.h gh-109617: fix ncurses incompatibility on macOS with Xcode 15 (#111258) 2024-05-04 23:41:47 +02:00
pyatomic.h
pybuffer.h
pycapsule.h
pydtrace.d
pydtrace.h
pyerrors.h gh-113744: Add a new IncompleteInputError exception to improve incomplete input detection in the codeop module (#113745) 2024-01-30 16:21:30 +00:00
pyexpat.h gh-115398: Revert `PyExpat_CAPI_MAGIC` version bump (GH-116411) 2024-03-06 09:55:07 -08:00
pyframe.h
pyhash.h
pylifecycle.h gh-117987: Restore several functions removed in Python 3.13 alpha 1 (GH-117993) 2024-04-18 15:20:38 +02:00
pymacconfig.h gh-110820: Make sure processor specific defines are correct for Universal 2 build on macOS (#112828) 2023-12-08 10:09:34 +01:00
pymacro.h gh-118124: Use static_assert() in Py_BUILD_ASSERT() on C11 (#118398) 2024-04-30 22:29:48 +02:00
pymath.h
pymem.h
pyport.h gh-112536: Define `_Py_THREAD_SANITIZER` on GCC when TSan is enabled (#117702) 2024-04-10 10:20:05 -04:00
pystate.h
pystats.h
pystrcmp.h
pystrtod.h
pythonrun.h
pythread.h
pytypedefs.h
rangeobject.h
setobject.h
sliceobject.h gh-115754: Add Py_GetConstant() function (#116883) 2024-03-21 16:07:00 +00:00
structmember.h
structseq.h
sysmodule.h gh-117987: Restore several functions removed in Python 3.13 alpha 1 (GH-117993) 2024-04-18 15:20:38 +02:00
traceback.h
tupleobject.h
typeslots.h
unicodeobject.h
warnings.h
weakrefobject.h gh-105927: Limit PyWeakref_GetRef() to limited C API 3.13 (#117091) 2024-03-20 23:52:23 +01:00

README.rst

The Python C API
================

The C API is divided into these sections:

1. ``Include/``: Limited API
2. ``Include/cpython/``: CPython implementation details
3. ``Include/cpython/``, names with the ``PyUnstable_`` prefix: API that can
   change between minor releases
4. ``Include/internal/``, and any name with ``_`` prefix: The internal API

Information on changing the C API is available `in the developer guide`_

.. _in the developer guide: https://devguide.python.org/c-api/