103b548a76
Add a note warning against semicolons following PyObject_HEAD.
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Minor cleanups.
2002-04-02 15:42:46 +00:00
d764b0a484
There is no PyArg_ConvertTuple(); call it by the right name.
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This closes SF bug #537511 .
2002-04-01 23:12:25 +00:00
fe5a5388c3
Use the right types for a couple of fields of the type structure.
2002-03-29 22:46:04 +00:00
0ffd14c9ea
Started updating information about defining attributes on types.
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There's still a long way to go, but we're starting to see some real
content in the docs.
2002-03-29 22:45:28 +00:00
b1af6376e9
Mark a couple of types that had not been marked.
2002-03-28 23:46:41 +00:00
0f9a34da2c
Added comments for more entries of the type structure in the example
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type implementation.
2002-03-28 23:45:22 +00:00
2ab0a10913
The new files included by \verbatiminput in newtypes.tex.
2002-03-28 23:32:53 +00:00
81b750d467
Move some of the longer example code to external fragments, and
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include them using \verbatiminput. This has the advantage that pages
can still break at reasonable places, and examples that go longer than
a page won't get cut off.
Make a few small markup adjustments for consistency.
Explain that PyObject_New() is not a C function but a polymorphic
beast that returns a pointer to the type that's passed as the first
arg.
Explain why type objects use the PyObject_VAR_HEAD.
2002-03-28 23:12:09 +00:00
e9fba9188e
Added index entries.
2002-03-28 22:36:56 +00:00
31f8483eef
Allow a page break in a code longish example.
2002-03-28 20:19:23 +00:00
5d117472b4
Describe how to support the iterator protocol in extension types.
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This closes SF bug #420851 .
2002-03-13 03:55:11 +00:00
27761f39a5
Patch #500136 : Update Update ext build documentation. 2.2.1 candidate.
2002-03-09 10:06:14 +00:00
8fbd4a3e78
That hasn't been my email address for a while!
2002-01-16 14:55:05 +00:00
3e3eacb5fc
Fixed "u#" parser marker to pass through Unicode objects as-is without
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going through the buffer interface API.
Added tests for this to the _testcapi module and updated docs.
2002-01-09 16:21:27 +00:00
5f29319197
Replace the "Cookbook approach" with the approach documented in
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PC/example_nt/readme.txt; this one does not rely on any external scripts.
This "fixes" SF bug #221671 and most of SF bug #225003 .
2001-12-13 17:20:32 +00:00
145b479508
Added discussion of protecting against screwing up the exception state in
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an object's deallocator, including an example of how to do this.
2001-12-11 19:28:22 +00:00
44b3f76adf
More info about the cycle detector.
2001-12-07 17:57:56 +00:00
874c4f0f99
Trivial spelling repair on new cyclic garbage text.
2001-12-07 17:51:41 +00:00
024e647972
Added more information about reference counting limitations and the cycle
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detector.
This closes SF bug #484950 .
2001-12-07 17:30:40 +00:00
92024d1a99
Clarify the description of the creation of an owned reference from an API
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function.
This closes SF bug #486657 .
2001-11-29 07:16:19 +00:00
99181ac64e
Add an index entry for the discussion of PyEval_CallObject().
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This is related to SF bug #485165 .
2001-11-29 05:02:34 +00:00
c37b65ee10
Clean up some markup cruft. A number of the macros that take no
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parameters (like \UNIX) are commonly entered using an empty group to
separate the markup from a following inter-word space; this is not
needed when the next character is punctuation, or the markup is the
last thing in the enclosing group. These cases were marked
inconsistently; the empty group is now *only* used when needed.
2001-11-28 07:26:15 +00:00
ef6373a4f6
Exhibit good form in C code: always provide docstrings in method tables, and
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always fill in all slots of table entries.
Fixed a few minor markup errors.
2001-11-17 06:50:42 +00:00
0aa811c527
Use the \note and \warning macros where appropriate.
2001-10-20 04:24:09 +00:00
7a59445e37
Document required return values -1, 0, 1 for tp_compare handler, as
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suggested in SF patch #424475 . Also document exception return.
2001-10-16 20:32:05 +00:00
d38b1c74f3
SF [ #466125 ] PyLong_AsLongLong works for any integer.
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Generalize PyLong_AsLongLong to accept int arguments too. The real point
is so that PyArg_ParseTuple's 'L' code does too. That code was
undocumented (AFAICT), so documented it.
2001-09-30 05:09:37 +00:00
3ab0ac7cd4
Remove comment that no longer applies.
2001-09-26 22:26:45 +00:00
396ca574dd
Document the rule that Python.h must be included before any standard
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headers. This is the final checkin for SF bug #458768 .
2001-09-06 16:30:30 +00:00
9b88b4c9e8
Do not #include <stdio.h> since Python.h already does that.
2001-09-06 16:20:33 +00:00
adaca02f9e
Use the standard argument convention for main(), and conform to the
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Python/C style guide.
2001-09-06 16:17:24 +00:00
da21ce3e31
On Fred's suggestion, convert sprintf() examples to use
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PyString_FromFormat(). Also fixed one grammar problem, and a few
other mark-up issues. Sample code not checked.
2001-08-29 01:41:58 +00:00
cc8f44b884
Split "Extending & Embedding" into separate files, one per chapter.
2001-08-20 19:30:29 +00:00
ce1650f3a5
A large contribution from Dave Kuhlman describing what each of the slots
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in the type object is used for, for many of the more commonly used slots.
Thanks!
(But there is still a lot more to write on this topic.)
Markup and organizational changes by your friendly neighborhood
documentation czar.
2001-08-15 19:07:18 +00:00
53765753c4
Lots of new text and example code on embedding Python in C, contributed
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by Albert Hofkamp. Some editing has been done for style and markup
consistency.
This also supplies an example of importing modules and calling a function
defined in the module, so this closes SF bug #440037 as well.
(The long example code was moved to a separate file so that it would
format properly.)
2001-08-04 01:58:36 +00:00
4f1cd8bdcb
Patch #411138 : Rename config.h to pyconfig.h. Closes bug #231774 .
2001-07-26 13:41:06 +00:00
3332778f35
Corrected a section reference (title was wrong).
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Added information on the return values of PyArg_ParseTuple() and
PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords().
2001-07-20 20:59:49 +00:00
7a889ceb1e
Minor change to match the style guide.
2001-07-14 02:27:22 +00:00
15e33d828c
Fix up a few style nits -- avoid "e.g." and "i.e." -- these make
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translation more difficult, as well as reading the English more
difficult for non-native speakers.
2001-07-06 06:49:32 +00:00
d5df09cfb6
Update to include the license information in a less annoying place.
2001-06-20 21:37:34 +00:00
6f15e5796e
Added new parser markers 'et' and 'et#' which do not recode string
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objects but instead assume that they use the requested encoding.
This is needed on Windows to enable opening files by passing in
Unicode file names.
2001-05-02 17:16:16 +00:00
f531ad698c
Markup nit: For the Python documents, we use \empt instead of \textit.
2001-03-19 04:19:56 +00:00
93fe96a3c8
Py_BuildValue(): Add "D" conversion to create a Python complex value from
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a Py_complex C value.
Patch by Walter Dörwald.
This closes SF patch #407148 .
2001-03-12 21:06:31 +00:00
80d4c07775
There was a real leak in the "export a C API" example; fix that one.
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(There are too many initspam() functions; they need to be renamed
post-beta.)
2001-03-02 19:48:06 +00:00
0539bfaaa4
There is no longer a -X option to the interpreter, so remove the comments
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on how PyErr_NewException() behaves in that case.
Clarify why an owned reference is kept in an extension module's
variable that refers to the result of PyErr_NewException(); one reader
thought that was a leak.
Clean up some tabs and simplify some markup.
2001-03-02 18:15:11 +00:00
f6a9617ba0
Michael Hudson <mwh21@cam.ac.uk>:
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New material on defining extension types. Thanks!
(Small markup adjustments made, but this is mostly as received.)
2001-02-19 19:22:00 +00:00
bcb09fa33f
Worked around bug SF #125880 : changed the text of three sections that
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really nasty TeX source to "bleed" into the PDF "bookmarks".
2001-01-22 18:38:00 +00:00
0ac000cd54
Updates to reflect pending changes to the XML conversion process.
2000-11-22 16:42:37 +00:00
aa126e1e21
Corrected a number of typos reported by Gilles Civario
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<gcivario@users.sourceforge.net>.
This closes bug #122562 .
2000-11-17 18:20:33 +00:00
4bc0aed3a6
Fix cut & paste error that describes three paramters when there are only
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two [bug #119729 ].
Update use of distutils.sysconfig that "broke" when Greg W. changed the API
[bug #119645 ].
2000-11-02 21:49:17 +00:00
585698aa59
All acknowledgements have been moved to the Doc/ACKS file.
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Adjusted to reflect the rename of Setup.in to Setup.dist.
Added pointer to the "Distributing Python Modules" manual in the
appropriate place.
2000-10-26 17:19:58 +00:00
4dc1a6d6ba
Added some comments on the interaction of reload() and extension modules.
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Based on comments from Chris Barker <cbarker@jps.net>.
2000-10-02 22:38:09 +00:00
ed773ef78d
Include the new text on reporting bugs in a few useful places.
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This closes SourceForge bug #114792 .
2000-09-21 21:35:22 +00:00
3578b77312
Special case the "s#" PyArg_Parse() token for Unicode objects:
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"s#" will now return a pointer to the default encoded string data
of the Unicode object instead of a pointer to the raw UTF-16
data.
The latter is still available via PyObject_AsReadBuffer().
2000-09-21 21:08:08 +00:00
1c25803647
Add a brief section on linking Python as an embedded scripting language.
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This closes SourceForge bug #110833 .
2000-09-08 22:54:53 +00:00
4e15945fff
Markup errors: \cfuntion -> \cfunction
2000-08-11 17:09:23 +00:00
8b9835cdb2
Added descriptions of the new parser markers for PyArg_ParseTuple().
2000-08-03 19:38:07 +00:00
c2844af87b
needs a space
2000-07-09 16:27:33 +00:00
a83b68a143
Remove the only Py_PROTO in the docs.
2000-07-09 03:35:10 +00:00
1739be50cb
Small grammatical correction from Frank Stajano. Added comment with
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suggestion from Frank for an example and further explanation.
2000-06-30 17:58:34 +00:00
ec105d0993
Enhanced memory-reference information in the description of Py_BuildValue(),
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based on response from Frank Stajano <fstajano@uk.research.att.com>.
2000-06-28 16:15:08 +00:00
2b9e180ec3
Added memory-reference information to the description of Py_BuildValue(),
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based on comments from Frank Stajano <fstajano@uk.research.att.com>.
2000-06-28 15:32:29 +00:00
65e69002a2
Oops, better also note that the module initialization function must be
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extern "C" for C++.
2000-05-10 20:36:34 +00:00
2d54523551
Section "The Module's Method Table and Initialization Function":
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Explain that the name of the initialization function must be
init<module>(). Omission noted by Daniel Kozan
<crum@dev-group.com>.
2000-05-10 20:33:18 +00:00
25871c001f
Brian Hooper <brian_takashi@hotmail.com>:
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Added 'u' and 'u#' tags for PyArg_ParseTuple - these turn a
PyUnicodeObject argument into a Py_UNICODE * buffer, or a Py_UNICODE *
buffer plus a length with the '#'. Also added an analog to 'U'
for Py_BuildValue.
2000-05-03 15:17:02 +00:00
3c3507fd4f
Documentation patch describing the 'u' and 'u#' format specifiers,
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from Brian Hooper <brian_takashi@hotmail.com>.
2000-04-28 14:43:33 +00:00
54fd8452a1
Merge in changes from the 1.5.2p2 release.
2000-04-03 04:54:28 +00:00
9fa76f1090
Use \citetitle in several places, and \programopt where appropriate.
1999-11-10 16:01:43 +00:00
8779f648d2
Added descriptions of the t#, w, and w# PyArg_ParseTuple() format
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characters; these are the ones for the buffer interface.
1999-08-27 15:28:15 +00:00
82ac24ffb0
Minor markup nit.
1999-07-02 14:29:14 +00:00
a48a083edb
Added paragraph about potential re-initialization of extension
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modules; responding to suggestion by Robin Boerdijk
<Robin.Boerdijk@nl.origin-it.com>.
1999-06-18 19:17:28 +00:00
5f342ac2a7
Always use "section" when referring to sections of a document, not "Section".
1999-04-29 02:47:40 +00:00
a4a90ddeac
Clarify that the Modules/ directory is in an unpacked source
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distribution; this is not clear for Windows users.
1999-04-29 02:44:50 +00:00
c0fcbc1ac6
Update starship URLs.
1999-04-29 02:30:04 +00:00
52e2d51ef3
Fixed latex2html weirdness for a footnote.
1999-04-05 21:26:37 +00:00
dc12ec8ca0
Fix a number of typos and small grammatical nits pointed out by Detlef
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Lannert <lannert@lannert.rz.uni-duesseldorf.de>.
Added a comment explaining the cast in the method table for the
keyword arguments sample code, in response to another comment by
Detlef.
1999-03-09 18:36:55 +00:00
ba21d10d9b
Added note about *static* after description of *shared*.
1999-02-22 18:21:17 +00:00
9226d8e8a8
Removed "This will be discussed later." where it's not. Reported by
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Clay Spence <cspence@sarnoff.com>; see entry in ../TODO.
1999-02-22 14:55:46 +00:00
29fb54f0ca
Update note about the (...) format specifier for PyArg_ParseTuple().
1999-02-18 03:50:01 +00:00
8e0151725d
Small updates and grammatical adjustments.
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Remove comment about this manual being out of date from the abstract.
1999-02-17 18:12:14 +00:00
33698f818b
Removed old dynamic linking chapter.
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Integrated information on Windows DLLs from Chris Phoenix (Thanks!).
Added "Acknowledgements" area to thank contributing authors.
1999-02-16 23:06:32 +00:00
3de61bc13f
Integrated notes on building extension modules on Windows, by Neil
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Schemenauer <neil_schemenauer@transcanada.com>.
Thanks, Neil!
1999-02-16 21:14:16 +00:00
abfd7d6701
Small grammatical fix; missing comma.
1999-02-16 17:34:51 +00:00
295fb434ed
Make it clear that Demo/embed/ is from the source distribution.
1999-02-16 17:29:42 +00:00
ec9fbe90be
Added section "Providing a C API for an Extension Module" by Konrad
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Hinsen.
"\C{}" --> "C"
1999-02-15 16:20:25 +00:00
f9918f25b1
Minor nit to prevent dropping a space in the HTML generation.
1999-02-05 18:30:49 +00:00
d358afeec0
Document 'N' format character for Py_BuildValue -- like 'O' but doesn't INCREF.
1998-12-23 05:02:08 +00:00
2f8592cbea
Ignore the byproducts of SGML/XML conversions for now.
1998-12-01 18:58:28 +00:00
e743fd01ac
Rationalize a word-space markup to not break in the LaTeX->*ML
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conversion tools currently being constructed.
Add a chapter from Jim Fulton on using Misc/Makefile.pre.in. Still
preliminary. The "Dynamic Loading" chapter needs to be updated (and
possibly removed, since it's no longer an issue for most (any?)
users.
1998-11-24 17:07:29 +00:00
5e8aa549d1
Update the example in "Calling Python Functions from C" to use
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METH_VARARGS conventions and PyArg_ParseTuple(), and document the flag
and where to look for PyArg_ParseTuple() info.
Response to comment from Don Bashford <bashford@scripps.edu>.
1998-11-16 18:34:07 +00:00
9f86b662d1
Update to use a separate page for front matter.
1998-07-28 21:55:19 +00:00
b85fbec83b
"ZeroDevisionError" --> "ZeroDivisionError"
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Thanks, AMK!
1998-04-13 00:50:04 +00:00
e7957184d2
Change \sectcode to logical markup.
1998-04-04 07:17:47 +00:00
dc40904a32
Hyphenate "built-in" for consistency.
1998-04-02 18:54:54 +00:00
b789c70d05
Minor markup nits.
1998-04-02 16:19:15 +00:00
a0dbddfcc0
Markup consistency nits.
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Fix indentation in code sample in PyArg_ParseTuple() section.
Added one index entry.
Fix include file reference in "Shared Libraries" to print <...> instead of
the upside-down versions of ! and ?.
1998-04-02 06:50:02 +00:00
f3aa0e0627
Revert the index stuff to work better with LaTeX2HTML.
1998-03-17 06:23:13 +00:00
7d20ffe245
Adjust the index inclusion for the new index support.
1998-03-09 16:39:22 +00:00
cd05ca9762
Remove unnecessary blank line in long code sample.
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Remove a confusing article.
1998-03-07 05:32:08 +00:00
3fe985fc28
Simplify some of the escaping around ']' in \item[...] markup in light of
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a fix to LaTeX2HTML from Ross Moore. Yeah!
1998-03-04 03:51:42 +00:00
6659c30b67
Convert LaTeX support to create a new class of documents. HTML generation
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now requires LaTeX2HTML 98.1p1 or newer (& and is still in progress).
This means that doing things to change the formatting of the manuals (at the
"normal user" level, like A4 paper), can happen in just one place, rather
than in each document file.
1998-03-03 22:02:19 +00:00
Fred Drake
Martin v. Löwis
Michael W. Hudson
Marc-André Lemburg
Guido van Rossum
Tim Peters
Barry Warsaw
Greg Stein