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      1 #ifndef Py_OBJECT_H
      2 #define Py_OBJECT_H
      3 #ifdef __cplusplus
      4 extern "C" {
      5 #endif
      6 
      7 
      8 /* Object and type object interface */
      9 
     10 /*
     11 Objects are structures allocated on the heap.  Special rules apply to
     12 the use of objects to ensure they are properly garbage-collected.
     13 Objects are never allocated statically or on the stack; they must be
     14 accessed through special macros and functions only.  (Type objects are
     15 exceptions to the first rule; the standard types are represented by
     16 statically initialized type objects, although work on type/class unification
     17 for Python 2.2 made it possible to have heap-allocated type objects too).
     18 
     19 An object has a 'reference count' that is increased or decreased when a
     20 pointer to the object is copied or deleted; when the reference count
     21 reaches zero there are no references to the object left and it can be
     22 removed from the heap.
     23 
     24 An object has a 'type' that determines what it represents and what kind
     25 of data it contains.  An object's type is fixed when it is created.
     26 Types themselves are represented as objects; an object contains a
     27 pointer to the corresponding type object.  The type itself has a type
     28 pointer pointing to the object representing the type 'type', which
     29 contains a pointer to itself!).
     30 
     31 Objects do not float around in memory; once allocated an object keeps
     32 the same size and address.  Objects that must hold variable-size data
     33 can contain pointers to variable-size parts of the object.  Not all
     34 objects of the same type have the same size; but the size cannot change
     35 after allocation.  (These restrictions are made so a reference to an
     36 object can be simply a pointer -- moving an object would require
     37 updating all the pointers, and changing an object's size would require
     38 moving it if there was another object right next to it.)
     39 
     40 Objects are always accessed through pointers of the type 'PyObject *'.
     41 The type 'PyObject' is a structure that only contains the reference count
     42 and the type pointer.  The actual memory allocated for an object
     43 contains other data that can only be accessed after casting the pointer
     44 to a pointer to a longer structure type.  This longer type must start
     45 with the reference count and type fields; the macro PyObject_HEAD should be
     46 used for this (to accommodate for future changes).  The implementation
     47 of a particular object type can cast the object pointer to the proper
     48 type and back.
     49 
     50 A standard interface exists for objects that contain an array of items
     51 whose size is determined when the object is allocated.
     52 */
     53 
     54 /* Py_DEBUG implies Py_TRACE_REFS. */
     55 #if defined(Py_DEBUG) && !defined(Py_TRACE_REFS)
     56 #define Py_TRACE_REFS
     57 #endif
     58 
     59 /* Py_TRACE_REFS implies Py_REF_DEBUG. */
     60 #if defined(Py_TRACE_REFS) && !defined(Py_REF_DEBUG)
     61 #define Py_REF_DEBUG
     62 #endif
     63 
     64 #if defined(Py_LIMITED_API) && defined(Py_REF_DEBUG)
     65 #error Py_LIMITED_API is incompatible with Py_DEBUG, Py_TRACE_REFS, and Py_REF_DEBUG
     66 #endif
     67 
     68 
     69 #ifdef Py_TRACE_REFS
     70 /* Define pointers to support a doubly-linked list of all live heap objects. */
     71 #define _PyObject_HEAD_EXTRA            \
     72     struct _object *_ob_next;           \
     73     struct _object *_ob_prev;
     74 
     75 #define _PyObject_EXTRA_INIT 0, 0,
     76 
     77 #else
     78 #define _PyObject_HEAD_EXTRA
     79 #define _PyObject_EXTRA_INIT
     80 #endif
     81 
     82 /* PyObject_HEAD defines the initial segment of every PyObject. */
     83 #define PyObject_HEAD                   PyObject ob_base;
     84 
     85 #define PyObject_HEAD_INIT(type)        \
     86     { _PyObject_EXTRA_INIT              \
     87     1, type },
     88 
     89 #define PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(type, size)       \
     90     { PyObject_HEAD_INIT(type) size },
     91 
     92 /* PyObject_VAR_HEAD defines the initial segment of all variable-size
     93  * container objects.  These end with a declaration of an array with 1
     94  * element, but enough space is malloc'ed so that the array actually
     95  * has room for ob_size elements.  Note that ob_size is an element count,
     96  * not necessarily a byte count.
     97  */
     98 #define PyObject_VAR_HEAD      PyVarObject ob_base;
     99 #define Py_INVALID_SIZE (Py_ssize_t)-1
    100 
    101 /* Nothing is actually declared to be a PyObject, but every pointer to
    102  * a Python object can be cast to a PyObject*.  This is inheritance built
    103  * by hand.  Similarly every pointer to a variable-size Python object can,
    104  * in addition, be cast to PyVarObject*.
    105  */
    106 typedef struct _object {
    107     _PyObject_HEAD_EXTRA
    108     Py_ssize_t ob_refcnt;
    109     struct _typeobject *ob_type;
    110 } PyObject;
    111 
    112 typedef struct {
    113     PyObject ob_base;
    114     Py_ssize_t ob_size; /* Number of items in variable part */
    115 } PyVarObject;
    116 
    117 #define Py_REFCNT(ob)           (((PyObject*)(ob))->ob_refcnt)
    118 #define Py_TYPE(ob)             (((PyObject*)(ob))->ob_type)
    119 #define Py_SIZE(ob)             (((PyVarObject*)(ob))->ob_size)
    120 
    121 #ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
    122 /********************* String Literals ****************************************/
    123 /* This structure helps managing static strings. The basic usage goes like this:
    124    Instead of doing
    125 
    126        r = PyObject_CallMethod(o, "foo", "args", ...);
    127 
    128    do
    129 
    130        _Py_IDENTIFIER(foo);
    131        ...
    132        r = _PyObject_CallMethodId(o, &PyId_foo, "args", ...);
    133 
    134    PyId_foo is a static variable, either on block level or file level. On first
    135    usage, the string "foo" is interned, and the structures are linked. On interpreter
    136    shutdown, all strings are released (through _PyUnicode_ClearStaticStrings).
    137 
    138    Alternatively, _Py_static_string allows choosing the variable name.
    139    _PyUnicode_FromId returns a borrowed reference to the interned string.
    140    _PyObject_{Get,Set,Has}AttrId are __getattr__ versions using _Py_Identifier*.
    141 */
    142 typedef struct _Py_Identifier {
    143     struct _Py_Identifier *next;
    144     const char* string;
    145     PyObject *object;
    146 } _Py_Identifier;
    147 
    148 #define _Py_static_string_init(value) { .next = NULL, .string = value, .object = NULL }
    149 #define _Py_static_string(varname, value)  static _Py_Identifier varname = _Py_static_string_init(value)
    150 #define _Py_IDENTIFIER(varname) _Py_static_string(PyId_##varname, #varname)
    151 
    152 #endif /* !Py_LIMITED_API */
    153 
    154 /*
    155 Type objects contain a string containing the type name (to help somewhat
    156 in debugging), the allocation parameters (see PyObject_New() and
    157 PyObject_NewVar()),
    158 and methods for accessing objects of the type.  Methods are optional, a
    159 nil pointer meaning that particular kind of access is not available for
    160 this type.  The Py_DECREF() macro uses the tp_dealloc method without
    161 checking for a nil pointer; it should always be implemented except if
    162 the implementation can guarantee that the reference count will never
    163 reach zero (e.g., for statically allocated type objects).
    164 
    165 NB: the methods for certain type groups are now contained in separate
    166 method blocks.
    167 */
    168 
    169 typedef PyObject * (*unaryfunc)(PyObject *);
    170 typedef PyObject * (*binaryfunc)(PyObject *, PyObject *);
    171 typedef PyObject * (*ternaryfunc)(PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
    172 typedef int (*inquiry)(PyObject *);
    173 typedef Py_ssize_t (*lenfunc)(PyObject *);
    174 typedef PyObject *(*ssizeargfunc)(PyObject *, Py_ssize_t);
    175 typedef PyObject *(*ssizessizeargfunc)(PyObject *, Py_ssize_t, Py_ssize_t);
    176 typedef int(*ssizeobjargproc)(PyObject *, Py_ssize_t, PyObject *);
    177 typedef int(*ssizessizeobjargproc)(PyObject *, Py_ssize_t, Py_ssize_t, PyObject *);
    178 typedef int(*objobjargproc)(PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
    179 
    180 #ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
    181 /* buffer interface */
    182 typedef struct bufferinfo {
    183     void *buf;
    184     PyObject *obj;        /* owned reference */
    185     Py_ssize_t len;
    186     Py_ssize_t itemsize;  /* This is Py_ssize_t so it can be
    187                              pointed to by strides in simple case.*/
    188     int readonly;
    189     int ndim;
    190     char *format;
    191     Py_ssize_t *shape;
    192     Py_ssize_t *strides;
    193     Py_ssize_t *suboffsets;
    194     void *internal;
    195 } Py_buffer;
    196 
    197 typedef int (*getbufferproc)(PyObject *, Py_buffer *, int);
    198 typedef void (*releasebufferproc)(PyObject *, Py_buffer *);
    199 
    200 /* Maximum number of dimensions */
    201 #define PyBUF_MAX_NDIM 64
    202 
    203 /* Flags for getting buffers */
    204 #define PyBUF_SIMPLE 0
    205 #define PyBUF_WRITABLE 0x0001
    206 /*  we used to include an E, backwards compatible alias  */
    207 #define PyBUF_WRITEABLE PyBUF_WRITABLE
    208 #define PyBUF_FORMAT 0x0004
    209 #define PyBUF_ND 0x0008
    210 #define PyBUF_STRIDES (0x0010 | PyBUF_ND)
    211 #define PyBUF_C_CONTIGUOUS (0x0020 | PyBUF_STRIDES)
    212 #define PyBUF_F_CONTIGUOUS (0x0040 | PyBUF_STRIDES)
    213 #define PyBUF_ANY_CONTIGUOUS (0x0080 | PyBUF_STRIDES)
    214 #define PyBUF_INDIRECT (0x0100 | PyBUF_STRIDES)
    215 
    216 #define PyBUF_CONTIG (PyBUF_ND | PyBUF_WRITABLE)
    217 #define PyBUF_CONTIG_RO (PyBUF_ND)
    218 
    219 #define PyBUF_STRIDED (PyBUF_STRIDES | PyBUF_WRITABLE)
    220 #define PyBUF_STRIDED_RO (PyBUF_STRIDES)
    221 
    222 #define PyBUF_RECORDS (PyBUF_STRIDES | PyBUF_WRITABLE | PyBUF_FORMAT)
    223 #define PyBUF_RECORDS_RO (PyBUF_STRIDES | PyBUF_FORMAT)
    224 
    225 #define PyBUF_FULL (PyBUF_INDIRECT | PyBUF_WRITABLE | PyBUF_FORMAT)
    226 #define PyBUF_FULL_RO (PyBUF_INDIRECT | PyBUF_FORMAT)
    227 
    228 
    229 #define PyBUF_READ  0x100
    230 #define PyBUF_WRITE 0x200
    231 
    232 /* End buffer interface */
    233 #endif /* Py_LIMITED_API */
    234 
    235 typedef int (*objobjproc)(PyObject *, PyObject *);
    236 typedef int (*visitproc)(PyObject *, void *);
    237 typedef int (*traverseproc)(PyObject *, visitproc, void *);
    238 
    239 #ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
    240 typedef struct {
    241     /* Number implementations must check *both*
    242        arguments for proper type and implement the necessary conversions
    243        in the slot functions themselves. */
    244 
    245     binaryfunc nb_add;
    246     binaryfunc nb_subtract;
    247     binaryfunc nb_multiply;
    248     binaryfunc nb_remainder;
    249     binaryfunc nb_divmod;
    250     ternaryfunc nb_power;
    251     unaryfunc nb_negative;
    252     unaryfunc nb_positive;
    253     unaryfunc nb_absolute;
    254     inquiry nb_bool;
    255     unaryfunc nb_invert;
    256     binaryfunc nb_lshift;
    257     binaryfunc nb_rshift;
    258     binaryfunc nb_and;
    259     binaryfunc nb_xor;
    260     binaryfunc nb_or;
    261     unaryfunc nb_int;
    262     void *nb_reserved;  /* the slot formerly known as nb_long */
    263     unaryfunc nb_float;
    264 
    265     binaryfunc nb_inplace_add;
    266     binaryfunc nb_inplace_subtract;
    267     binaryfunc nb_inplace_multiply;
    268     binaryfunc nb_inplace_remainder;
    269     ternaryfunc nb_inplace_power;
    270     binaryfunc nb_inplace_lshift;
    271     binaryfunc nb_inplace_rshift;
    272     binaryfunc nb_inplace_and;
    273     binaryfunc nb_inplace_xor;
    274     binaryfunc nb_inplace_or;
    275 
    276     binaryfunc nb_floor_divide;
    277     binaryfunc nb_true_divide;
    278     binaryfunc nb_inplace_floor_divide;
    279     binaryfunc nb_inplace_true_divide;
    280 
    281     unaryfunc nb_index;
    282 
    283     binaryfunc nb_matrix_multiply;
    284     binaryfunc nb_inplace_matrix_multiply;
    285 } PyNumberMethods;
    286 
    287 typedef struct {
    288     lenfunc sq_length;
    289     binaryfunc sq_concat;
    290     ssizeargfunc sq_repeat;
    291     ssizeargfunc sq_item;
    292     void *was_sq_slice;
    293     ssizeobjargproc sq_ass_item;
    294     void *was_sq_ass_slice;
    295     objobjproc sq_contains;
    296 
    297     binaryfunc sq_inplace_concat;
    298     ssizeargfunc sq_inplace_repeat;
    299 } PySequenceMethods;
    300 
    301 typedef struct {
    302     lenfunc mp_length;
    303     binaryfunc mp_subscript;
    304     objobjargproc mp_ass_subscript;
    305 } PyMappingMethods;
    306 
    307 typedef struct {
    308     unaryfunc am_await;
    309     unaryfunc am_aiter;
    310     unaryfunc am_anext;
    311 } PyAsyncMethods;
    312 
    313 typedef struct {
    314      getbufferproc bf_getbuffer;
    315      releasebufferproc bf_releasebuffer;
    316 } PyBufferProcs;
    317 #endif /* Py_LIMITED_API */
    318 
    319 typedef void (*freefunc)(void *);
    320 typedef void (*destructor)(PyObject *);
    321 #ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
    322 /* We can't provide a full compile-time check that limited-API
    323    users won't implement tp_print. However, not defining printfunc
    324    and making tp_print of a different function pointer type
    325    should at least cause a warning in most cases. */
    326 typedef int (*printfunc)(PyObject *, FILE *, int);
    327 #endif
    328 typedef PyObject *(*getattrfunc)(PyObject *, char *);
    329 typedef PyObject *(*getattrofunc)(PyObject *, PyObject *);
    330 typedef int (*setattrfunc)(PyObject *, char *, PyObject *);
    331 typedef int (*setattrofunc)(PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
    332 typedef PyObject *(*reprfunc)(PyObject *);
    333 typedef Py_hash_t (*hashfunc)(PyObject *);
    334 typedef PyObject *(*richcmpfunc) (PyObject *, PyObject *, int);
    335 typedef PyObject *(*getiterfunc) (PyObject *);
    336 typedef PyObject *(*iternextfunc) (PyObject *);
    337 typedef PyObject *(*descrgetfunc) (PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
    338 typedef int (*descrsetfunc) (PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
    339 typedef int (*initproc)(PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
    340 typedef PyObject *(*newfunc)(struct _typeobject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
    341 typedef PyObject *(*allocfunc)(struct _typeobject *, Py_ssize_t);
    342 
    343 #ifdef Py_LIMITED_API
    344 typedef struct _typeobject PyTypeObject; /* opaque */
    345 #else
    346 typedef struct _typeobject {
    347     PyObject_VAR_HEAD
    348     const char *tp_name; /* For printing, in format "<module>.<name>" */
    349     Py_ssize_t tp_basicsize, tp_itemsize; /* For allocation */
    350 
    351     /* Methods to implement standard operations */
    352 
    353     destructor tp_dealloc;
    354     printfunc tp_print;
    355     getattrfunc tp_getattr;
    356     setattrfunc tp_setattr;
    357     PyAsyncMethods *tp_as_async; /* formerly known as tp_compare (Python 2)
    358                                     or tp_reserved (Python 3) */
    359     reprfunc tp_repr;
    360 
    361     /* Method suites for standard classes */
    362 
    363     PyNumberMethods *tp_as_number;
    364     PySequenceMethods *tp_as_sequence;
    365     PyMappingMethods *tp_as_mapping;
    366 
    367     /* More standard operations (here for binary compatibility) */
    368 
    369     hashfunc tp_hash;
    370     ternaryfunc tp_call;
    371     reprfunc tp_str;
    372     getattrofunc tp_getattro;
    373     setattrofunc tp_setattro;
    374 
    375     /* Functions to access object as input/output buffer */
    376     PyBufferProcs *tp_as_buffer;
    377 
    378     /* Flags to define presence of optional/expanded features */
    379     unsigned long tp_flags;
    380 
    381     const char *tp_doc; /* Documentation string */
    382 
    383     /* Assigned meaning in release 2.0 */
    384     /* call function for all accessible objects */
    385     traverseproc tp_traverse;
    386 
    387     /* delete references to contained objects */
    388     inquiry tp_clear;
    389 
    390     /* Assigned meaning in release 2.1 */
    391     /* rich comparisons */
    392     richcmpfunc tp_richcompare;
    393 
    394     /* weak reference enabler */
    395     Py_ssize_t tp_weaklistoffset;
    396 
    397     /* Iterators */
    398     getiterfunc tp_iter;
    399     iternextfunc tp_iternext;
    400 
    401     /* Attribute descriptor and subclassing stuff */
    402     struct PyMethodDef *tp_methods;
    403     struct PyMemberDef *tp_members;
    404     struct PyGetSetDef *tp_getset;
    405     struct _typeobject *tp_base;
    406     PyObject *tp_dict;
    407     descrgetfunc tp_descr_get;
    408     descrsetfunc tp_descr_set;
    409     Py_ssize_t tp_dictoffset;
    410     initproc tp_init;
    411     allocfunc tp_alloc;
    412     newfunc tp_new;
    413     freefunc tp_free; /* Low-level free-memory routine */
    414     inquiry tp_is_gc; /* For PyObject_IS_GC */
    415     PyObject *tp_bases;
    416     PyObject *tp_mro; /* method resolution order */
    417     PyObject *tp_cache;
    418     PyObject *tp_subclasses;
    419     PyObject *tp_weaklist;
    420     destructor tp_del;
    421 
    422     /* Type attribute cache version tag. Added in version 2.6 */
    423     unsigned int tp_version_tag;
    424 
    425     destructor tp_finalize;
    426 
    427 #ifdef COUNT_ALLOCS
    428     /* these must be last and never explicitly initialized */
    429     Py_ssize_t tp_allocs;
    430     Py_ssize_t tp_frees;
    431     Py_ssize_t tp_maxalloc;
    432     struct _typeobject *tp_prev;
    433     struct _typeobject *tp_next;
    434 #endif
    435 } PyTypeObject;
    436 #endif
    437 
    438 typedef struct{
    439     int slot;    /* slot id, see below */
    440     void *pfunc; /* function pointer */
    441 } PyType_Slot;
    442 
    443 typedef struct{
    444     const char* name;
    445     int basicsize;
    446     int itemsize;
    447     unsigned int flags;
    448     PyType_Slot *slots; /* terminated by slot==0. */
    449 } PyType_Spec;
    450 
    451 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject*) PyType_FromSpec(PyType_Spec*);
    452 #if !defined(Py_LIMITED_API) || Py_LIMITED_API+0 >= 0x03030000
    453 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject*) PyType_FromSpecWithBases(PyType_Spec*, PyObject*);
    454 #endif
    455 #if !defined(Py_LIMITED_API) || Py_LIMITED_API+0 >= 0x03040000
    456 PyAPI_FUNC(void*) PyType_GetSlot(PyTypeObject*, int);
    457 #endif
    458 
    459 #ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
    460 /* The *real* layout of a type object when allocated on the heap */
    461 typedef struct _heaptypeobject {
    462     /* Note: there's a dependency on the order of these members
    463        in slotptr() in typeobject.c . */
    464     PyTypeObject ht_type;
    465     PyAsyncMethods as_async;
    466     PyNumberMethods as_number;
    467     PyMappingMethods as_mapping;
    468     PySequenceMethods as_sequence; /* as_sequence comes after as_mapping,
    469                                       so that the mapping wins when both
    470                                       the mapping and the sequence define
    471                                       a given operator (e.g. __getitem__).
    472                                       see add_operators() in typeobject.c . */
    473     PyBufferProcs as_buffer;
    474     PyObject *ht_name, *ht_slots, *ht_qualname;
    475     struct _dictkeysobject *ht_cached_keys;
    476     /* here are optional user slots, followed by the members. */
    477 } PyHeapTypeObject;
    478 
    479 /* access macro to the members which are floating "behind" the object */
    480 #define PyHeapType_GET_MEMBERS(etype) \
    481     ((PyMemberDef *)(((char *)etype) + Py_TYPE(etype)->tp_basicsize))
    482 #endif
    483 
    484 /* Generic type check */
    485 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyType_IsSubtype(PyTypeObject *, PyTypeObject *);
    486 #define PyObject_TypeCheck(ob, tp) \
    487     (Py_TYPE(ob) == (tp) || PyType_IsSubtype(Py_TYPE(ob), (tp)))
    488 
    489 PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PyType_Type; /* built-in 'type' */
    490 PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PyBaseObject_Type; /* built-in 'object' */
    491 PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PySuper_Type; /* built-in 'super' */
    492 
    493 PyAPI_FUNC(unsigned long) PyType_GetFlags(PyTypeObject*);
    494 
    495 #define PyType_Check(op) \
    496     PyType_FastSubclass(Py_TYPE(op), Py_TPFLAGS_TYPE_SUBCLASS)
    497 #define PyType_CheckExact(op) (Py_TYPE(op) == &PyType_Type)
    498 
    499 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyType_Ready(PyTypeObject *);
    500 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyType_GenericAlloc(PyTypeObject *, Py_ssize_t);
    501 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyType_GenericNew(PyTypeObject *,
    502                                                PyObject *, PyObject *);
    503 #ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
    504 PyAPI_FUNC(const char *) _PyType_Name(PyTypeObject *);
    505 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _PyType_Lookup(PyTypeObject *, PyObject *);
    506 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _PyType_LookupId(PyTypeObject *, _Py_Identifier *);
    507 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _PyObject_LookupSpecial(PyObject *, _Py_Identifier *);
    508 PyAPI_FUNC(PyTypeObject *) _PyType_CalculateMetaclass(PyTypeObject *, PyObject *);
    509 #endif
    510 PyAPI_FUNC(unsigned int) PyType_ClearCache(void);
    511 PyAPI_FUNC(void) PyType_Modified(PyTypeObject *);
    512 
    513 #ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
    514 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _PyType_GetDocFromInternalDoc(const char *, const char *);
    515 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _PyType_GetTextSignatureFromInternalDoc(const char *, const char *);
    516 #endif
    517 
    518 /* Generic operations on objects */
    519 #ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
    520 struct _Py_Identifier;
    521 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyObject_Print(PyObject *, FILE *, int);
    522 PyAPI_FUNC(void) _Py_BreakPoint(void);
    523 PyAPI_FUNC(void) _PyObject_Dump(PyObject *);
    524 PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyObject_IsFreed(PyObject *);
    525 #endif
    526 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyObject_Repr(PyObject *);
    527 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyObject_Str(PyObject *);
    528 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyObject_ASCII(PyObject *);
    529 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyObject_Bytes(PyObject *);
    530 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyObject_RichCompare(PyObject *, PyObject *, int);
    531 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyObject_RichCompareBool(PyObject *, PyObject *, int);
    532 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyObject_GetAttrString(PyObject *, const char *);
    533 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyObject_SetAttrString(PyObject *, const char *, PyObject *);
    534 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyObject_HasAttrString(PyObject *, const char *);
    535 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyObject_GetAttr(PyObject *, PyObject *);
    536 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyObject_SetAttr(PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
    537 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyObject_HasAttr(PyObject *, PyObject *);
    538 #ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
    539 PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyObject_IsAbstract(PyObject *);
    540 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _PyObject_GetAttrId(PyObject *, struct _Py_Identifier *);
    541 PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyObject_SetAttrId(PyObject *, struct _Py_Identifier *, PyObject *);
    542 PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyObject_HasAttrId(PyObject *, struct _Py_Identifier *);
    543 /* Replacements of PyObject_GetAttr() and _PyObject_GetAttrId() which
    544    don't raise AttributeError.
    545 
    546    Return 1 and set *result != NULL if an attribute is found.
    547    Return 0 and set *result == NULL if an attribute is not found;
    548    an AttributeError is silenced.
    549    Return -1 and set *result == NULL if an error other than AttributeError
    550    is raised.
    551 */
    552 PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyObject_LookupAttr(PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject **);
    553 PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyObject_LookupAttrId(PyObject *, struct _Py_Identifier *, PyObject **);
    554 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject **) _PyObject_GetDictPtr(PyObject *);
    555 #endif
    556 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyObject_SelfIter(PyObject *);
    557 #ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
    558 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _PyObject_NextNotImplemented(PyObject *);
    559 #endif
    560 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyObject_GenericGetAttr(PyObject *, PyObject *);
    561 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyObject_GenericSetAttr(PyObject *,
    562                                               PyObject *, PyObject *);
    563 #if !defined(Py_LIMITED_API) || Py_LIMITED_API+0 >= 0x03030000
    564 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyObject_GenericSetDict(PyObject *, PyObject *, void *);
    565 #endif
    566 PyAPI_FUNC(Py_hash_t) PyObject_Hash(PyObject *);
    567 PyAPI_FUNC(Py_hash_t) PyObject_HashNotImplemented(PyObject *);
    568 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyObject_IsTrue(PyObject *);
    569 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyObject_Not(PyObject *);
    570 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyCallable_Check(PyObject *);
    571 
    572 PyAPI_FUNC(void) PyObject_ClearWeakRefs(PyObject *);
    573 #ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
    574 PyAPI_FUNC(void) PyObject_CallFinalizer(PyObject *);
    575 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyObject_CallFinalizerFromDealloc(PyObject *);
    576 #endif
    577 
    578 #ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
    579 /* Same as PyObject_Generic{Get,Set}Attr, but passing the attributes
    580    dict as the last parameter. */
    581 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *)
    582 _PyObject_GenericGetAttrWithDict(PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *, int);
    583 PyAPI_FUNC(int)
    584 _PyObject_GenericSetAttrWithDict(PyObject *, PyObject *,
    585                                  PyObject *, PyObject *);
    586 #endif /* !Py_LIMITED_API */
    587 
    588 /* Helper to look up a builtin object */
    589 #ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
    590 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *)
    591 _PyObject_GetBuiltin(const char *name);
    592 #endif
    593 
    594 /* PyObject_Dir(obj) acts like Python builtins.dir(obj), returning a
    595    list of strings.  PyObject_Dir(NULL) is like builtins.dir(),
    596    returning the names of the current locals.  In this case, if there are
    597    no current locals, NULL is returned, and PyErr_Occurred() is false.
    598 */
    599 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyObject_Dir(PyObject *);
    600 
    601 
    602 /* Helpers for printing recursive container types */
    603 PyAPI_FUNC(int) Py_ReprEnter(PyObject *);
    604 PyAPI_FUNC(void) Py_ReprLeave(PyObject *);
    605 
    606 /* Flag bits for printing: */
    607 #define Py_PRINT_RAW    1       /* No string quotes etc. */
    608 
    609 /*
    610 `Type flags (tp_flags)
    611 
    612 These flags are used to extend the type structure in a backwards-compatible
    613 fashion. Extensions can use the flags to indicate (and test) when a given
    614 type structure contains a new feature. The Python core will use these when
    615 introducing new functionality between major revisions (to avoid mid-version
    616 changes in the PYTHON_API_VERSION).
    617 
    618 Arbitration of the flag bit positions will need to be coordinated among
    619 all extension writers who publicly release their extensions (this will
    620 be fewer than you might expect!)..
    621 
    622 Most flags were removed as of Python 3.0 to make room for new flags.  (Some
    623 flags are not for backwards compatibility but to indicate the presence of an
    624 optional feature; these flags remain of course.)
    625 
    626 Type definitions should use Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT for their tp_flags value.
    627 
    628 Code can use PyType_HasFeature(type_ob, flag_value) to test whether the
    629 given type object has a specified feature.
    630 */
    631 
    632 /* Set if the type object is dynamically allocated */
    633 #define Py_TPFLAGS_HEAPTYPE (1UL << 9)
    634 
    635 /* Set if the type allows subclassing */
    636 #define Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE (1UL << 10)
    637 
    638 /* Set if the type is 'ready' -- fully initialized */
    639 #define Py_TPFLAGS_READY (1UL << 12)
    640 
    641 /* Set while the type is being 'readied', to prevent recursive ready calls */
    642 #define Py_TPFLAGS_READYING (1UL << 13)
    643 
    644 /* Objects support garbage collection (see objimp.h) */
    645 #define Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_GC (1UL << 14)
    646 
    647 /* These two bits are preserved for Stackless Python, next after this is 17 */
    648 #ifdef STACKLESS
    649 #define Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_STACKLESS_EXTENSION (3UL << 15)
    650 #else
    651 #define Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_STACKLESS_EXTENSION 0
    652 #endif
    653 
    654 /* Objects support type attribute cache */
    655 #define Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_VERSION_TAG   (1UL << 18)
    656 #define Py_TPFLAGS_VALID_VERSION_TAG  (1UL << 19)
    657 
    658 /* Type is abstract and cannot be instantiated */
    659 #define Py_TPFLAGS_IS_ABSTRACT (1UL << 20)
    660 
    661 /* These flags are used to determine if a type is a subclass. */
    662 #define Py_TPFLAGS_LONG_SUBCLASS        (1UL << 24)
    663 #define Py_TPFLAGS_LIST_SUBCLASS        (1UL << 25)
    664 #define Py_TPFLAGS_TUPLE_SUBCLASS       (1UL << 26)
    665 #define Py_TPFLAGS_BYTES_SUBCLASS       (1UL << 27)
    666 #define Py_TPFLAGS_UNICODE_SUBCLASS     (1UL << 28)
    667 #define Py_TPFLAGS_DICT_SUBCLASS        (1UL << 29)
    668 #define Py_TPFLAGS_BASE_EXC_SUBCLASS    (1UL << 30)
    669 #define Py_TPFLAGS_TYPE_SUBCLASS        (1UL << 31)
    670 
    671 #define Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT  ( \
    672                  Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_STACKLESS_EXTENSION | \
    673                  Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_VERSION_TAG | \
    674                 0)
    675 
    676 /* NOTE: The following flags reuse lower bits (removed as part of the
    677  * Python 3.0 transition). */
    678 
    679 /* Type structure has tp_finalize member (3.4) */
    680 #define Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_FINALIZE (1UL << 0)
    681 
    682 #ifdef Py_LIMITED_API
    683 #define PyType_HasFeature(t,f)  ((PyType_GetFlags(t) & (f)) != 0)
    684 #else
    685 #define PyType_HasFeature(t,f)  (((t)->tp_flags & (f)) != 0)
    686 #endif
    687 #define PyType_FastSubclass(t,f)  PyType_HasFeature(t,f)
    688 
    689 
    690 /*
    691 The macros Py_INCREF(op) and Py_DECREF(op) are used to increment or decrement
    692 reference counts.  Py_DECREF calls the object's deallocator function when
    693 the refcount falls to 0; for
    694 objects that don't contain references to other objects or heap memory
    695 this can be the standard function free().  Both macros can be used
    696 wherever a void expression is allowed.  The argument must not be a
    697 NULL pointer.  If it may be NULL, use Py_XINCREF/Py_XDECREF instead.
    698 The macro _Py_NewReference(op) initialize reference counts to 1, and
    699 in special builds (Py_REF_DEBUG, Py_TRACE_REFS) performs additional
    700 bookkeeping appropriate to the special build.
    701 
    702 We assume that the reference count field can never overflow; this can
    703 be proven when the size of the field is the same as the pointer size, so
    704 we ignore the possibility.  Provided a C int is at least 32 bits (which
    705 is implicitly assumed in many parts of this code), that's enough for
    706 about 2**31 references to an object.
    707 
    708 XXX The following became out of date in Python 2.2, but I'm not sure
    709 XXX what the full truth is now.  Certainly, heap-allocated type objects
    710 XXX can and should be deallocated.
    711 Type objects should never be deallocated; the type pointer in an object
    712 is not considered to be a reference to the type object, to save
    713 complications in the deallocation function.  (This is actually a
    714 decision that's up to the implementer of each new type so if you want,
    715 you can count such references to the type object.)
    716 */
    717 
    718 /* First define a pile of simple helper macros, one set per special
    719  * build symbol.  These either expand to the obvious things, or to
    720  * nothing at all when the special mode isn't in effect.  The main
    721  * macros can later be defined just once then, yet expand to different
    722  * things depending on which special build options are and aren't in effect.
    723  * Trust me <wink>:  while painful, this is 20x easier to understand than,
    724  * e.g, defining _Py_NewReference five different times in a maze of nested
    725  * #ifdefs (we used to do that -- it was impenetrable).
    726  */
    727 #ifdef Py_REF_DEBUG
    728 PyAPI_DATA(Py_ssize_t) _Py_RefTotal;
    729 PyAPI_FUNC(void) _Py_NegativeRefcount(const char *fname,
    730                                             int lineno, PyObject *op);
    731 PyAPI_FUNC(Py_ssize_t) _Py_GetRefTotal(void);
    732 #define _Py_INC_REFTOTAL        _Py_RefTotal++
    733 #define _Py_DEC_REFTOTAL        _Py_RefTotal--
    734 #define _Py_REF_DEBUG_COMMA     ,
    735 #define _Py_CHECK_REFCNT(OP)                                    \
    736 {       if (((PyObject*)OP)->ob_refcnt < 0)                             \
    737                 _Py_NegativeRefcount(__FILE__, __LINE__,        \
    738                                      (PyObject *)(OP));         \
    739 }
    740 /* Py_REF_DEBUG also controls the display of refcounts and memory block
    741  * allocations at the interactive prompt and at interpreter shutdown
    742  */
    743 PyAPI_FUNC(void) _PyDebug_PrintTotalRefs(void);
    744 #else
    745 #define _Py_INC_REFTOTAL
    746 #define _Py_DEC_REFTOTAL
    747 #define _Py_REF_DEBUG_COMMA
    748 #define _Py_CHECK_REFCNT(OP)    /* a semicolon */;
    749 #endif /* Py_REF_DEBUG */
    750 
    751 #ifdef COUNT_ALLOCS
    752 PyAPI_FUNC(void) inc_count(PyTypeObject *);
    753 PyAPI_FUNC(void) dec_count(PyTypeObject *);
    754 #define _Py_INC_TPALLOCS(OP)    inc_count(Py_TYPE(OP))
    755 #define _Py_INC_TPFREES(OP)     dec_count(Py_TYPE(OP))
    756 #define _Py_DEC_TPFREES(OP)     Py_TYPE(OP)->tp_frees--
    757 #define _Py_COUNT_ALLOCS_COMMA  ,
    758 #else
    759 #define _Py_INC_TPALLOCS(OP)
    760 #define _Py_INC_TPFREES(OP)
    761 #define _Py_DEC_TPFREES(OP)
    762 #define _Py_COUNT_ALLOCS_COMMA
    763 #endif /* COUNT_ALLOCS */
    764 
    765 #ifdef Py_TRACE_REFS
    766 /* Py_TRACE_REFS is such major surgery that we call external routines. */
    767 PyAPI_FUNC(void) _Py_NewReference(PyObject *);
    768 PyAPI_FUNC(void) _Py_ForgetReference(PyObject *);
    769 PyAPI_FUNC(void) _Py_Dealloc(PyObject *);
    770 PyAPI_FUNC(void) _Py_PrintReferences(FILE *);
    771 PyAPI_FUNC(void) _Py_PrintReferenceAddresses(FILE *);
    772 PyAPI_FUNC(void) _Py_AddToAllObjects(PyObject *, int force);
    773 
    774 #else
    775 /* Without Py_TRACE_REFS, there's little enough to do that we expand code
    776  * inline.
    777  */
    778 #define _Py_NewReference(op) (                          \
    779     _Py_INC_TPALLOCS(op) _Py_COUNT_ALLOCS_COMMA         \
    780     _Py_INC_REFTOTAL  _Py_REF_DEBUG_COMMA               \
    781     Py_REFCNT(op) = 1)
    782 
    783 #define _Py_ForgetReference(op) _Py_INC_TPFREES(op)
    784 
    785 #ifdef Py_LIMITED_API
    786 PyAPI_FUNC(void) _Py_Dealloc(PyObject *);
    787 #else
    788 #define _Py_Dealloc(op) (                               \
    789     _Py_INC_TPFREES(op) _Py_COUNT_ALLOCS_COMMA          \
    790     (*Py_TYPE(op)->tp_dealloc)((PyObject *)(op)))
    791 #endif
    792 #endif /* !Py_TRACE_REFS */
    793 
    794 #define Py_INCREF(op) (                         \
    795     _Py_INC_REFTOTAL  _Py_REF_DEBUG_COMMA       \
    796     ((PyObject *)(op))->ob_refcnt++)
    797 
    798 #define Py_DECREF(op)                                   \
    799     do {                                                \
    800         PyObject *_py_decref_tmp = (PyObject *)(op);    \
    801         if (_Py_DEC_REFTOTAL  _Py_REF_DEBUG_COMMA       \
    802         --(_py_decref_tmp)->ob_refcnt != 0)             \
    803             _Py_CHECK_REFCNT(_py_decref_tmp)            \
    804         else                                            \
    805             _Py_Dealloc(_py_decref_tmp);                \
    806     } while (0)
    807 
    808 /* Safely decref `op` and set `op` to NULL, especially useful in tp_clear
    809  * and tp_dealloc implementations.
    810  *
    811  * Note that "the obvious" code can be deadly:
    812  *
    813  *     Py_XDECREF(op);
    814  *     op = NULL;
    815  *
    816  * Typically, `op` is something like self->containee, and `self` is done
    817  * using its `containee` member.  In the code sequence above, suppose
    818  * `containee` is non-NULL with a refcount of 1.  Its refcount falls to
    819  * 0 on the first line, which can trigger an arbitrary amount of code,
    820  * possibly including finalizers (like __del__ methods or weakref callbacks)
    821  * coded in Python, which in turn can release the GIL and allow other threads
    822  * to run, etc.  Such code may even invoke methods of `self` again, or cause
    823  * cyclic gc to trigger, but-- oops! --self->containee still points to the
    824  * object being torn down, and it may be in an insane state while being torn
    825  * down.  This has in fact been a rich historic source of miserable (rare &
    826  * hard-to-diagnose) segfaulting (and other) bugs.
    827  *
    828  * The safe way is:
    829  *
    830  *      Py_CLEAR(op);
    831  *
    832  * That arranges to set `op` to NULL _before_ decref'ing, so that any code
    833  * triggered as a side-effect of `op` getting torn down no longer believes
    834  * `op` points to a valid object.
    835  *
    836  * There are cases where it's safe to use the naive code, but they're brittle.
    837  * For example, if `op` points to a Python integer, you know that destroying
    838  * one of those can't cause problems -- but in part that relies on that
    839  * Python integers aren't currently weakly referencable.  Best practice is
    840  * to use Py_CLEAR() even if you can't think of a reason for why you need to.
    841  */
    842 #define Py_CLEAR(op)                            \
    843     do {                                        \
    844         PyObject *_py_tmp = (PyObject *)(op);   \
    845         if (_py_tmp != NULL) {                  \
    846             (op) = NULL;                        \
    847             Py_DECREF(_py_tmp);                 \
    848         }                                       \
    849     } while (0)
    850 
    851 /* Macros to use in case the object pointer may be NULL: */
    852 #define Py_XINCREF(op)                                \
    853     do {                                              \
    854         PyObject *_py_xincref_tmp = (PyObject *)(op); \
    855         if (_py_xincref_tmp != NULL)                  \
    856             Py_INCREF(_py_xincref_tmp);               \
    857     } while (0)
    858 
    859 #define Py_XDECREF(op)                                \
    860     do {                                              \
    861         PyObject *_py_xdecref_tmp = (PyObject *)(op); \
    862         if (_py_xdecref_tmp != NULL)                  \
    863             Py_DECREF(_py_xdecref_tmp);               \
    864     } while (0)
    865 
    866 #ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
    867 /* Safely decref `op` and set `op` to `op2`.
    868  *
    869  * As in case of Py_CLEAR "the obvious" code can be deadly:
    870  *
    871  *     Py_DECREF(op);
    872  *     op = op2;
    873  *
    874  * The safe way is:
    875  *
    876  *      Py_SETREF(op, op2);
    877  *
    878  * That arranges to set `op` to `op2` _before_ decref'ing, so that any code
    879  * triggered as a side-effect of `op` getting torn down no longer believes
    880  * `op` points to a valid object.
    881  *
    882  * Py_XSETREF is a variant of Py_SETREF that uses Py_XDECREF instead of
    883  * Py_DECREF.
    884  */
    885 
    886 #define Py_SETREF(op, op2)                      \
    887     do {                                        \
    888         PyObject *_py_tmp = (PyObject *)(op);   \
    889         (op) = (op2);                           \
    890         Py_DECREF(_py_tmp);                     \
    891     } while (0)
    892 
    893 #define Py_XSETREF(op, op2)                     \
    894     do {                                        \
    895         PyObject *_py_tmp = (PyObject *)(op);   \
    896         (op) = (op2);                           \
    897         Py_XDECREF(_py_tmp);                    \
    898     } while (0)
    899 
    900 #endif /* ifndef Py_LIMITED_API */
    901 
    902 /*
    903 These are provided as conveniences to Python runtime embedders, so that
    904 they can have object code that is not dependent on Python compilation flags.
    905 */
    906 PyAPI_FUNC(void) Py_IncRef(PyObject *);
    907 PyAPI_FUNC(void) Py_DecRef(PyObject *);
    908 
    909 #ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
    910 PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) _PyNone_Type;
    911 PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) _PyNotImplemented_Type;
    912 #endif /* !Py_LIMITED_API */
    913 
    914 /*
    915 _Py_NoneStruct is an object of undefined type which can be used in contexts
    916 where NULL (nil) is not suitable (since NULL often means 'error').
    917 
    918 Don't forget to apply Py_INCREF() when returning this value!!!
    919 */
    920 PyAPI_DATA(PyObject) _Py_NoneStruct; /* Don't use this directly */
    921 #define Py_None (&_Py_NoneStruct)
    922 
    923 /* Macro for returning Py_None from a function */
    924 #define Py_RETURN_NONE return Py_INCREF(Py_None), Py_None
    925 
    926 /*
    927 Py_NotImplemented is a singleton used to signal that an operation is
    928 not implemented for a given type combination.
    929 */
    930 PyAPI_DATA(PyObject) _Py_NotImplementedStruct; /* Don't use this directly */
    931 #define Py_NotImplemented (&_Py_NotImplementedStruct)
    932 
    933 /* Macro for returning Py_NotImplemented from a function */
    934 #define Py_RETURN_NOTIMPLEMENTED \
    935     return Py_INCREF(Py_NotImplemented), Py_NotImplemented
    936 
    937 /* Rich comparison opcodes */
    938 #define Py_LT 0
    939 #define Py_LE 1
    940 #define Py_EQ 2
    941 #define Py_NE 3
    942 #define Py_GT 4
    943 #define Py_GE 5
    944 
    945 /*
    946  * Macro for implementing rich comparisons
    947  *
    948  * Needs to be a macro because any C-comparable type can be used.
    949  */
    950 #define Py_RETURN_RICHCOMPARE(val1, val2, op)                               \
    951     do {                                                                    \
    952         switch (op) {                                                       \
    953         case Py_EQ: if ((val1) == (val2)) Py_RETURN_TRUE; Py_RETURN_FALSE;  \
    954         case Py_NE: if ((val1) != (val2)) Py_RETURN_TRUE; Py_RETURN_FALSE;  \
    955         case Py_LT: if ((val1) < (val2)) Py_RETURN_TRUE; Py_RETURN_FALSE;   \
    956         case Py_GT: if ((val1) > (val2)) Py_RETURN_TRUE; Py_RETURN_FALSE;   \
    957         case Py_LE: if ((val1) <= (val2)) Py_RETURN_TRUE; Py_RETURN_FALSE;  \
    958         case Py_GE: if ((val1) >= (val2)) Py_RETURN_TRUE; Py_RETURN_FALSE;  \
    959         default:                                                            \
    960             Py_UNREACHABLE();                                               \
    961         }                                                                   \
    962     } while (0)
    963 
    964 #ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
    965 /* Maps Py_LT to Py_GT, ..., Py_GE to Py_LE.
    966  * Defined in object.c.
    967  */
    968 PyAPI_DATA(int) _Py_SwappedOp[];
    969 #endif /* !Py_LIMITED_API */
    970 
    971 
    972 /*
    973 More conventions
    974 ================
    975 
    976 Argument Checking
    977 -----------------
    978 
    979 Functions that take objects as arguments normally don't check for nil
    980 arguments, but they do check the type of the argument, and return an
    981 error if the function doesn't apply to the type.
    982 
    983 Failure Modes
    984 -------------
    985 
    986 Functions may fail for a variety of reasons, including running out of
    987 memory.  This is communicated to the caller in two ways: an error string
    988 is set (see errors.h), and the function result differs: functions that
    989 normally return a pointer return NULL for failure, functions returning
    990 an integer return -1 (which could be a legal return value too!), and
    991 other functions return 0 for success and -1 for failure.
    992 Callers should always check for errors before using the result.  If
    993 an error was set, the caller must either explicitly clear it, or pass
    994 the error on to its caller.
    995 
    996 Reference Counts
    997 ----------------
    998 
    999 It takes a while to get used to the proper usage of reference counts.
   1000 
   1001 Functions that create an object set the reference count to 1; such new
   1002 objects must be stored somewhere or destroyed again with Py_DECREF().
   1003 Some functions that 'store' objects, such as PyTuple_SetItem() and
   1004 PyList_SetItem(),
   1005 don't increment the reference count of the object, since the most
   1006 frequent use is to store a fresh object.  Functions that 'retrieve'
   1007 objects, such as PyTuple_GetItem() and PyDict_GetItemString(), also
   1008 don't increment
   1009 the reference count, since most frequently the object is only looked at
   1010 quickly.  Thus, to retrieve an object and store it again, the caller
   1011 must call Py_INCREF() explicitly.
   1012 
   1013 NOTE: functions that 'consume' a reference count, like
   1014 PyList_SetItem(), consume the reference even if the object wasn't
   1015 successfully stored, to simplify error handling.
   1016 
   1017 It seems attractive to make other functions that take an object as
   1018 argument consume a reference count; however, this may quickly get
   1019 confusing (even the current practice is already confusing).  Consider
   1020 it carefully, it may save lots of calls to Py_INCREF() and Py_DECREF() at
   1021 times.
   1022 */
   1023 
   1024 
   1025 /* Trashcan mechanism, thanks to Christian Tismer.
   1026 
   1027 When deallocating a container object, it's possible to trigger an unbounded
   1028 chain of deallocations, as each Py_DECREF in turn drops the refcount on "the
   1029 next" object in the chain to 0.  This can easily lead to stack faults, and
   1030 especially in threads (which typically have less stack space to work with).
   1031 
   1032 A container object that participates in cyclic gc can avoid this by
   1033 bracketing the body of its tp_dealloc function with a pair of macros:
   1034 
   1035 static void
   1036 mytype_dealloc(mytype *p)
   1037 {
   1038     ... declarations go here ...
   1039 
   1040     PyObject_GC_UnTrack(p);        // must untrack first
   1041     Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_BEGIN(p)
   1042     ... The body of the deallocator goes here, including all calls ...
   1043     ... to Py_DECREF on contained objects.                         ...
   1044     Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_END(p)
   1045 }
   1046 
   1047 CAUTION:  Never return from the middle of the body!  If the body needs to
   1048 "get out early", put a label immediately before the Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_END
   1049 call, and goto it.  Else the call-depth counter (see below) will stay
   1050 above 0 forever, and the trashcan will never get emptied.
   1051 
   1052 How it works:  The BEGIN macro increments a call-depth counter.  So long
   1053 as this counter is small, the body of the deallocator is run directly without
   1054 further ado.  But if the counter gets large, it instead adds p to a list of
   1055 objects to be deallocated later, skips the body of the deallocator, and
   1056 resumes execution after the END macro.  The tp_dealloc routine then returns
   1057 without deallocating anything (and so unbounded call-stack depth is avoided).
   1058 
   1059 When the call stack finishes unwinding again, code generated by the END macro
   1060 notices this, and calls another routine to deallocate all the objects that
   1061 may have been added to the list of deferred deallocations.  In effect, a
   1062 chain of N deallocations is broken into (N-1)/(PyTrash_UNWIND_LEVEL-1) pieces,
   1063 with the call stack never exceeding a depth of PyTrash_UNWIND_LEVEL.
   1064 */
   1065 
   1066 #ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
   1067 /* This is the old private API, invoked by the macros before 3.2.4.
   1068    Kept for binary compatibility of extensions using the stable ABI. */
   1069 PyAPI_FUNC(void) _PyTrash_deposit_object(PyObject*);
   1070 PyAPI_FUNC(void) _PyTrash_destroy_chain(void);
   1071 #endif /* !Py_LIMITED_API */
   1072 
   1073 /* The new thread-safe private API, invoked by the macros below. */
   1074 PyAPI_FUNC(void) _PyTrash_thread_deposit_object(PyObject*);
   1075 PyAPI_FUNC(void) _PyTrash_thread_destroy_chain(void);
   1076 
   1077 #define PyTrash_UNWIND_LEVEL 50
   1078 
   1079 #define Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_BEGIN(op) \
   1080     do { \
   1081         PyThreadState *_tstate = PyThreadState_GET(); \
   1082         if (_tstate->trash_delete_nesting < PyTrash_UNWIND_LEVEL) { \
   1083             ++_tstate->trash_delete_nesting;
   1084             /* The body of the deallocator is here. */
   1085 #define Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_END(op) \
   1086             --_tstate->trash_delete_nesting; \
   1087             if (_tstate->trash_delete_later && _tstate->trash_delete_nesting <= 0) \
   1088                 _PyTrash_thread_destroy_chain(); \
   1089         } \
   1090         else \
   1091             _PyTrash_thread_deposit_object((PyObject*)op); \
   1092     } while (0);
   1093 
   1094 #ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
   1095 PyAPI_FUNC(void)
   1096 _PyDebugAllocatorStats(FILE *out, const char *block_name, int num_blocks,
   1097                        size_t sizeof_block);
   1098 PyAPI_FUNC(void)
   1099 _PyObject_DebugTypeStats(FILE *out);
   1100 #endif /* ifndef Py_LIMITED_API */
   1101 
   1102 #ifdef __cplusplus
   1103 }
   1104 #endif
   1105 #endif /* !Py_OBJECT_H */
   1106