cpython/Include
Eric Snow 8ba4df91ae
gh-105699: Use a _Py_hashtable_t for the PyModuleDef Cache (gh-106974)
This fixes a crasher due to a race condition, triggered infrequently when two isolated (own GIL) subinterpreters simultaneously initialize their sys or builtins modules.  The crash happened due the combination of the "detached" thread state we were using and the "last holder" logic we use for the GIL.  It turns out it's tricky to use the same thread state for different threads.  Who could have guessed?

We solve the problem by eliminating the one object we were still sharing between interpreters.  We replace it with a low-level hashtable, using the "raw" allocator to avoid tying it to the main interpreter.

We also remove the accommodations for "detached" thread states, which were a dubious idea to start with.
2023-07-28 14:39:08 -06:00
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cpython gh-101524: Only Use Public C-API in the _xxsubinterpreters Module (gh-107359) 2023-07-27 15:30:16 -06:00
internal gh-105699: Use a _Py_hashtable_t for the PyModuleDef Cache (gh-106974) 2023-07-28 14:39:08 -06:00
Python.h gh-106320: Remove private _PyTraceMalloc C API functions (#106324) 2023-07-02 00:49:18 +00:00
README.rst gh-101101: Unstable C API tier (PEP 689) (GH-101102) 2023-02-28 09:31:01 +01:00
abstract.h gh-106307: C API: Add PyMapping_GetOptionalItem() function (GH-106308) 2023-07-11 23:04:12 +03:00
bltinmodule.h
boolobject.h gh-84436: Implement Immortal Objects (gh-19474) 2023-04-22 13:39:37 -06:00
bytearrayobject.h
bytesobject.h
ceval.h gh-105182: Remove PyEval_AcquireLock() and PyEval_InitThreads() (#105183) 2023-06-01 13:41:56 +02:00
codecs.h Remove private _PyCodec_Lookup() function (#106269) 2023-06-30 09:34:01 +00:00
compile.h
complexobject.h
datetime.h
descrobject.h gh-103509: PEP 697 -- Limited C API for Extending Opaque Types (GH-103511) 2023-05-04 09:56:53 +02:00
dictobject.h gh-106004: PyDict_GetItemRef() should only be in the limited API 3.13 (GH-107229) 2023-07-25 21:48:07 +03:00
dynamic_annotations.h
enumobject.h
errcode.h gh-107162: Document errcode.h usage in its comment (#107177) 2023-07-24 14:14:58 +00:00
exports.h gh-88267: Avoid DLL exporting functions from static builds on Windows(GH-99888) 2022-12-09 11:16:15 +00:00
fileobject.h gh-106320: Remove _PyIsSelectable_fd() C API (#107142) 2023-07-23 19:07:12 +00:00
fileutils.h
floatobject.h
frameobject.h
genericaliasobject.h
import.h gh-105922: Add PyImport_AddModuleRef() function (#105923) 2023-06-20 08:48:14 +02:00
interpreteridobject.h gh-101524: Only Use Public C-API in the _xxsubinterpreters Module (gh-107359) 2023-07-27 15:30:16 -06:00
intrcheck.h
iterobject.h
listobject.h
longobject.h
marshal.h
memoryobject.h gh-79315: Add Include/cpython/memoryobject.h header (#99723) 2022-11-23 15:44:42 +01:00
methodobject.h gh-105107: Remove PyCFunction_Call() function (#105181) 2023-06-01 11:25:55 +02:00
modsupport.h gh-107226: PyModule_AddObjectRef() should only be in the limited API 3.10 (GH-107227) 2023-07-25 22:01:45 +03:00
moduleobject.h gh-106320: Remove private _PyModule API (#107070) 2023-07-22 21:41:11 +00:00
object.h gh-105059: Fix MSCV compiler warning on PyObject union (#107239) 2023-07-25 16:45:38 +02:00
objimpl.h gh-102013: Add PyUnstable_GC_VisitObjects (#102014) 2023-03-14 01:35:54 +00:00
opcode.h GH-100288: Specialize LOAD_ATTR for simple class attributes. (#105990) 2023-07-10 11:40:35 +01:00
osdefs.h
osmodule.h
patchlevel.h Python 3.13.0a0 2023-05-22 21:15:32 +02:00
py_curses.h
pybuffer.h gh-102500: Implement PEP 688 (#102521) 2023-05-04 07:59:46 -07:00
pycapsule.h
pydtrace.d
pydtrace.h Fix `pydtrace.d` path comment in `Include/pydtrace.h` (#28539) 2022-12-31 22:40:25 +05:30
pyerrors.h GH-101578: Normalize the current exception (GH-101607) 2023-02-08 09:31:12 +00:00
pyexpat.h
pyframe.h
pyhash.h gh-106320: Move private _PyHash API to the internal C API (#107026) 2023-07-22 13:49:37 +00:00
pylifecycle.h gh-105145: Deprecate Py_GetPath() function (#105179) 2023-06-01 12:06:32 +00:00
pymacconfig.h
pymacro.h gh-107249: Implement Py_UNUSED() for MSVC (#107250) 2023-07-25 19:28:16 +02:00
pymath.h gh-104263: Rely on Py_NAN and introduce Py_INFINITY (GH-104202) 2023-05-10 17:44:52 +01:00
pymem.h
pyport.h gh-103509: PEP 697 -- Limited C API for Extending Opaque Types (GH-103511) 2023-05-04 09:56:53 +02:00
pystate.h
pystats.h gh-104584: Baby steps towards generating and executing traces (#105924) 2023-06-26 19:02:57 -07:00
pystrcmp.h
pystrtod.h
pythonrun.h gh-102755: PyErr_DisplayException only in ABI >= 3.12. Tests cover PyErr_Display as well (GH-102849) 2023-03-21 10:36:18 +01:00
pythread.h
pytypedefs.h
rangeobject.h gh-87347: Add parenthesis around PyXXX_Check() arguments (#92815) 2022-06-16 13:49:43 +02:00
setobject.h
sliceobject.h gh-87347: Add parenthesis around PyXXX_Check() arguments (#92815) 2022-06-16 13:49:43 +02:00
structmember.h gh-47146: Soft-deprecate structmember.h, expose its contents via Python.h (GH-99014) 2022-11-22 08:25:43 +01:00
structseq.h gh-106168: PyTuple_SET_ITEM() now checks the index (#106164) 2023-06-28 03:45:57 +02:00
sysmodule.h gh-105145: Deprecate Py_GetPath() function (#105179) 2023-06-01 12:06:32 +00:00
traceback.h
tupleobject.h
typeslots.h
unicodeobject.h Fix typo in "expected" word in few source files (#104034) 2023-05-01 09:45:50 -06:00
warnings.h
weakrefobject.h gh-105927: Deprecate PyWeakref_GetObject() function (#106006) 2023-06-26 12:10:53 +02:00

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/