Commit 321976b6 authored by Georg Brandl's avatar Georg Brandl

Remove versionadded and versionchanged directives, fold information into text where necessary.

parent 2326a79d
......@@ -170,10 +170,6 @@ Object Protocol
of the value of that attribute with *cls* will be used to determine the result
of this function.
.. versionadded:: 2.1
.. versionchanged:: 2.2
Support for a tuple as the second argument added.
Subclass determination is done in a fairly straightforward way, but includes a
wrinkle that implementors of extensions to the class system may want to be aware
......@@ -196,11 +192,6 @@ is considered sufficient for this determination.
``0``. If either *derived* or *cls* is not an actual class object (or tuple),
this function uses the generic algorithm described above.
.. versionadded:: 2.1
.. versionchanged:: 2.3
Older versions of Python did not support a tuple as the second argument.
.. cfunction:: int PyCallable_Check(PyObject *o)
......@@ -217,8 +208,6 @@ is considered sufficient for this determination.
success, or *NULL* on failure. This is the equivalent of the Python expression
``callable_object(*args, **kw)``.
.. versionadded:: 2.2
.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_CallObject(PyObject *callable_object, PyObject *args)
......@@ -257,8 +246,6 @@ is considered sufficient for this determination.
of parameters followed by *NULL*. Returns the result of the call on success, or
*NULL* on failure.
.. versionadded:: 2.2
.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyObject_CallMethodObjArgs(PyObject *o, PyObject *name, ..., NULL)
......@@ -268,8 +255,6 @@ is considered sufficient for this determination.
of parameters followed by *NULL*. Returns the result of the call on success, or
*NULL* on failure.
.. versionadded:: 2.2
.. cfunction:: long PyObject_Hash(PyObject *o)
......@@ -311,8 +296,6 @@ is considered sufficient for this determination.
Return true if the object *o* is of type *type* or a subtype of *type*. Both
parameters must be non-*NULL*.
.. versionadded:: 2.2
.. cfunction:: Py_ssize_t PyObject_Length(PyObject *o)
Py_ssize_t PyObject_Size(PyObject *o)
......@@ -408,8 +391,6 @@ Number Protocol
Return the floor of *o1* divided by *o2*, or *NULL* on failure. This is
equivalent to the "classic" division of integers.
.. versionadded:: 2.2
.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_TrueDivide(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
......@@ -419,8 +400,6 @@ Number Protocol
numbers in base two. This function can return a floating point value when
passed two integers.
.. versionadded:: 2.2
.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_Remainder(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
......@@ -536,8 +515,6 @@ Number Protocol
The operation is done *in-place* when *o1* supports it. This is the equivalent
of the Python statement ``o1 //= o2``.
.. versionadded:: 2.2
.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_InPlaceTrueDivide(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
......@@ -547,8 +524,6 @@ Number Protocol
numbers in base two. This function can return a floating point value when
passed two integers. The operation is done *in-place* when *o1* supports it.
.. versionadded:: 2.2
.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyNumber_InPlaceRemainder(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
......@@ -633,8 +608,6 @@ Number Protocol
Returns the *o* converted to a Python int or long on success or *NULL* with a
TypeError exception raised on failure.
.. versionadded:: 2.5
.. cfunction:: Py_ssize_t PyNumber_AsSsize_t(PyObject *o, PyObject *exc)
......@@ -646,16 +619,12 @@ Number Protocol
exception is cleared and the value is clipped to *PY_SSIZE_T_MIN* for a negative
integer or *PY_SSIZE_T_MAX* for a positive integer.
.. versionadded:: 2.5
.. cfunction:: int PyIndex_Check(PyObject *o)
Returns True if *o* is an index integer (has the nb_index slot of the
tp_as_number structure filled in).
.. versionadded:: 2.5
.. _sequence:
......@@ -801,8 +770,6 @@ Sequence Protocol
Return the underlying array of PyObject pointers. Assumes that *o* was returned
by :cfunc:`PySequence_Fast` and *o* is not *NULL*.
.. versionadded:: 2.4
.. cfunction:: PyObject* PySequence_ITEM(PyObject *o, Py_ssize_t i)
......@@ -811,8 +778,6 @@ Sequence Protocol
:cfunc:`PySequence_Check(o)` is true and without adjustment for negative
indices.
.. versionadded:: 2.3
.. cfunction:: Py_ssize_t PySequence_Fast_GET_SIZE(PyObject *o)
......@@ -906,11 +871,8 @@ Mapping Protocol
Iterator Protocol
=================
.. versionadded:: 2.2
There are only a couple of functions specifically for working with iterators.
.. cfunction:: int PyIter_Check(PyObject *o)
Return true if the object *o* supports the iterator protocol.
......@@ -965,8 +927,6 @@ Buffer Protocol
*buffer_len* to the buffer length. Returns ``-1`` and sets a :exc:`TypeError`
on error.
.. versionadded:: 1.6
.. cfunction:: int PyObject_AsReadBuffer(PyObject *obj, const void **buffer, Py_ssize_t *buffer_len)
......@@ -975,16 +935,12 @@ Buffer Protocol
success, returns ``0``, sets *buffer* to the memory location and *buffer_len* to
the buffer length. Returns ``-1`` and sets a :exc:`TypeError` on error.
.. versionadded:: 1.6
.. cfunction:: int PyObject_CheckReadBuffer(PyObject *o)
Returns ``1`` if *o* supports the single-segment readable buffer interface.
Otherwise returns ``0``.
.. versionadded:: 2.2
.. cfunction:: int PyObject_AsWriteBuffer(PyObject *obj, void **buffer, Py_ssize_t *buffer_len)
......@@ -993,5 +949,3 @@ Buffer Protocol
``0``, sets *buffer* to the memory location and *buffer_len* to the buffer
length. Returns ``-1`` and sets a :exc:`TypeError` on error.
.. versionadded:: 1.6
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......@@ -257,8 +257,6 @@ in various ways. There is a separate error indicator for each thread.
Similar to :cfunc:`PyErr_SetFromWindowsErr`, with an additional parameter
specifying the exception type to be raised. Availability: Windows.
.. versionadded:: 2.3
.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyErr_SetFromWindowsErrWithFilename(int ierr, const char *filename)
......@@ -272,8 +270,6 @@ in various ways. There is a separate error indicator for each thread.
Similar to :cfunc:`PyErr_SetFromWindowsErrWithFilename`, with an additional
parameter specifying the exception type to be raised. Availability: Windows.
.. versionadded:: 2.3
.. cfunction:: void PyErr_BadInternalCall()
......@@ -399,7 +395,7 @@ the variables:
+------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
| C Name | Python Name | Notes |
+====================================+============================+==========+
| :cdata:`PyExc_BaseException` | :exc:`BaseException` | (1), (4) |
| :cdata:`PyExc_BaseException` | :exc:`BaseException` | \(1) |
+------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
| :cdata:`PyExc_Exception` | :exc:`Exception` | \(1) |
+------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
......@@ -497,19 +493,3 @@ Notes:
(3)
Only defined on Windows; protect code that uses this by testing that the
preprocessor macro ``MS_WINDOWS`` is defined.
(4)
.. versionadded:: 2.5
Deprecation of String Exceptions
================================
.. index:: single: BaseException (built-in exception)
All exceptions built into Python or provided in the standard library are derived
from :exc:`BaseException`.
String exceptions are still supported in the interpreter to allow existing code
to run unmodified, but this will also change in a future release.
......@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ Initialization, Finalization, and Threads
*initsigs* is 0, it skips initialization registration of signal handlers, which
might be useful when Python is embedded.
.. versionadded:: 2.4
.. cfunction:: int Py_IsInitialized()
......@@ -290,8 +288,6 @@ Initialization, Finalization, and Threads
was built from. This number is a string because it may contain a trailing 'M'
if Python was built from a mixed revision source tree.
.. versionadded:: 2.5
.. cfunction:: const char* Py_GetPlatform()
......@@ -570,8 +566,6 @@ supports the creation of additional interpreters (using
avoid calls to the locking API when running single-threaded. This function is
not available when thread support is disabled at compile time.
.. versionadded:: 2.4
.. cfunction:: void PyEval_AcquireLock()
......@@ -719,10 +713,6 @@ created.
is available. If this function returns *NULL*, no exception has been raised and
the caller should assume no current thread state is available.
.. versionchanged:: 2.3
Previously this could only be called when a current thread is active, and *NULL*
meant that an exception was raised.
.. cfunction:: int PyThreadState_SetAsyncExc(long id, PyObject *exc)
......@@ -734,8 +724,6 @@ created.
zero if the thread id isn't found. If *exc* is :const:`NULL`, the pending
exception (if any) for the thread is cleared. This raises no exceptions.
.. versionadded:: 2.3
.. cfunction:: PyGILState_STATE PyGILState_Ensure()
......@@ -758,8 +746,6 @@ created.
When the function returns, the current thread will hold the GIL. Failure is a
fatal error.
.. versionadded:: 2.3
.. cfunction:: void PyGILState_Release(PyGILState_STATE)
......@@ -771,8 +757,6 @@ created.
Every call to :cfunc:`PyGILState_Ensure` must be matched by a call to
:cfunc:`PyGILState_Release` on the same thread.
.. versionadded:: 2.3
.. _profiling:
......@@ -908,29 +892,21 @@ These functions are only intended to be used by advanced debugging tools.
Return the interpreter state object at the head of the list of all such objects.
.. versionadded:: 2.2
.. cfunction:: PyInterpreterState* PyInterpreterState_Next(PyInterpreterState *interp)
Return the next interpreter state object after *interp* from the list of all
such objects.
.. versionadded:: 2.2
.. cfunction:: PyThreadState * PyInterpreterState_ThreadHead(PyInterpreterState *interp)
Return the a pointer to the first :ctype:`PyThreadState` object in the list of
threads associated with the interpreter *interp*.
.. versionadded:: 2.2
.. cfunction:: PyThreadState* PyThreadState_Next(PyThreadState *tstate)
Return the next thread state object after *tstate* from the list of all such
objects belonging to the same :ctype:`PyInterpreterState` object.
.. versionadded:: 2.2
......@@ -67,49 +67,41 @@ Allocating Objects on the Heap
.. cfunction:: PyObject* Py_InitModule(char *name, PyMethodDef *methods)
Create a new module object based on a name and table of functions, returning the
new module object.
.. versionchanged:: 2.3
Older versions of Python did not support *NULL* as the value for the *methods*
argument.
Create a new module object based on a name and table of functions, returning
the new module object; the *methods* argument can be *NULL* if no methods are
to be defined for the module.
.. cfunction:: PyObject* Py_InitModule3(char *name, PyMethodDef *methods, char *doc)
Create a new module object based on a name and table of functions, returning the
new module object. If *doc* is non-*NULL*, it will be used to define the
docstring for the module.
.. versionchanged:: 2.3
Older versions of Python did not support *NULL* as the value for the *methods*
argument.
Create a new module object based on a name and table of functions, returning
the new module object. The *methods* argument can be *NULL* if no methods
are to be defined for the module. If *doc* is non-*NULL*, it will be used to
define the docstring for the module.
.. cfunction:: PyObject* Py_InitModule4(char *name, PyMethodDef *methods, char *doc, PyObject *self, int apiver)
Create a new module object based on a name and table of functions, returning the
new module object. If *doc* is non-*NULL*, it will be used to define the
docstring for the module. If *self* is non-*NULL*, it will passed to the
functions of the module as their (otherwise *NULL*) first parameter. (This was
added as an experimental feature, and there are no known uses in the current
version of Python.) For *apiver*, the only value which should be passed is
defined by the constant :const:`PYTHON_API_VERSION`.
Create a new module object based on a name and table of functions, returning
the new module object. The *methods* argument can be *NULL* if no methods
are to be defined for the module. If *doc* is non-*NULL*, it will be used to
define the docstring for the module. If *self* is non-*NULL*, it will passed
to the functions of the module as their (otherwise *NULL*) first parameter.
(This was added as an experimental feature, and there are no known uses in
the current version of Python.) For *apiver*, the only value which should be
passed is defined by the constant :const:`PYTHON_API_VERSION`.
.. note::
Most uses of this function should probably be using the :cfunc:`Py_InitModule3`
instead; only use this if you are sure you need it.
.. versionchanged:: 2.3
Older versions of Python did not support *NULL* as the value for the *methods*
argument.
.. cvar:: PyObject _Py_NoneStruct
Object which is visible in Python as ``None``. This should only be accessed
using the ``Py_None`` macro, which evaluates to a pointer to this object.
using the :cmacro:`Py_None` macro, which evaluates to a pointer to this
object.
.. _common-structs:
......@@ -263,6 +255,7 @@ convention flags can be combined with a binding flag.
:ctype:`PyObject\*` parameter representing the single argument.
.. XXX deprecated, should be removed
.. data:: METH_OLDARGS
This calling convention is deprecated. The method must be of type
......@@ -286,8 +279,6 @@ method.
instance of the type. This is used to create *class methods*, similar to what
is created when using the :func:`classmethod` built-in function.
.. versionadded:: 2.3
.. data:: METH_STATIC
......@@ -297,8 +288,6 @@ method.
of the type. This is used to create *static methods*, similar to what is
created when using the :func:`staticmethod` built-in function.
.. versionadded:: 2.3
One other constant controls whether a method is loaded in place of another
definition with the same method name.
......@@ -314,8 +303,6 @@ definition with the same method name.
object and will co-exist with the slot. This is helpful because calls to
PyCFunctions are optimized more than wrapper object calls.
.. versionadded:: 2.4
.. cfunction:: PyObject* Py_FindMethod(PyMethodDef table[], PyObject *ob, char *name)
......@@ -1718,8 +1705,6 @@ must name its arguments exactly *visit* and *arg*:
return 0;
}
.. versionadded:: 2.4
The :attr:`tp_clear` handler must be of the :ctype:`inquiry` type, or *NULL* if
the object is immutable.
......
......@@ -61,12 +61,11 @@ objects.
It is a good idea to use this macro whenever decrementing the value of a
variable that might be traversed during garbage collection.
.. versionadded:: 2.4
The following functions are for runtime dynamic embedding of Python:
``Py_IncRef(PyObject \*o)``, `Py_DecRef(PyObject \*o)``. They are
simply exported function versions of :cfunc:`Py_XINCREF` and
:cfunc:`Py_XDECREF`, respectively.
``Py_IncRef(PyObject \*o)``, `Py_DecRef(PyObject \*o)``. They are simply
exported function versions of :cfunc:`Py_XINCREF` and :cfunc:`Py_XDECREF`,
respectively.
The following functions or macros are only for use within the interpreter core:
:cfunc:`_Py_Dealloc`, :cfunc:`_Py_ForgetReference`, :cfunc:`_Py_NewReference`,
......
......@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ Importing Modules
.. index::
single: package variable; __all__
single: __all__ (package variable)
single: modules (in module sys)
This is a simplified interface to :cfunc:`PyImport_ImportModuleEx` below,
leaving the *globals* and *locals* arguments set to *NULL*. When the *name*
......@@ -135,11 +136,6 @@ Importing Modules
to find out. Starting with Python 2.4, a failing import of a module no longer
leaves the module in ``sys.modules``.
.. versionchanged:: 2.4
failing imports remove incomplete module objects.
.. index:: single: modules (in module sys)
.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyImport_ImportModuleEx(char *name, PyObject *globals, PyObject *locals, PyObject *fromlist)
......@@ -155,20 +151,16 @@ Importing Modules
when a submodule of a package was requested is normally the top-level package,
unless a non-empty *fromlist* was given.
.. versionchanged:: 2.4
failing imports remove incomplete module objects.
Failing imports remove incomplete module objects, like with
:cfunc:`PyImport_ImportModule`.
.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyImport_Import(PyObject *name)
.. index::
module: rexec
module: ihooks
This is a higher-level interface that calls the current "import hook function".
It invokes the :func:`__import__` function from the ``__builtins__`` of the
current globals. This means that the import is done using whatever import hooks
are installed in the current environment, e.g. by :mod:`rexec` or :mod:`ihooks`.
are installed in the current environment.
.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyImport_ReloadModule(PyObject *m)
......@@ -213,9 +205,6 @@ Importing Modules
If *name* points to a dotted name of the form ``package.module``, any package
structures not already created will still not be created.
.. versionchanged:: 2.4
*name* is removed from ``sys.modules`` in error cases.
.. cfunction:: long PyImport_GetMagicNumber()
......@@ -345,26 +334,19 @@ upon unmarshalling. *Py_MARSHAL_VERSION* indicates the current file format
Marshal a :ctype:`long` integer, *value*, to *file*. This will only write the
least-significant 32 bits of *value*; regardless of the size of the native
:ctype:`long` type.
.. versionchanged:: 2.4
*version* indicates the file format.
:ctype:`long` type. *version* indicates the file format.
.. cfunction:: void PyMarshal_WriteObjectToFile(PyObject *value, FILE *file, int version)
Marshal a Python object, *value*, to *file*.
.. versionchanged:: 2.4
*version* indicates the file format.
*version* indicates the file format.
.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyMarshal_WriteObjectToString(PyObject *value, int version)
Return a string object containing the marshalled representation of *value*.
.. versionchanged:: 2.4
*version* indicates the file format.
*version* indicates the file format.
The following functions allow marshalled values to be read back in.
......@@ -557,8 +539,6 @@ variable(s) whose address should be passed.
Convert a Python integer to a tiny int without overflow checking, stored in a C
:ctype:`unsigned char`.
.. versionadded:: 2.3
``h`` (integer) [short int]
Convert a Python integer to a C :ctype:`short int`.
......@@ -566,8 +546,6 @@ variable(s) whose address should be passed.
Convert a Python integer to a C :ctype:`unsigned short int`, without overflow
checking.
.. versionadded:: 2.3
``i`` (integer) [int]
Convert a Python integer to a plain C :ctype:`int`.
......@@ -575,8 +553,6 @@ variable(s) whose address should be passed.
Convert a Python integer to a C :ctype:`unsigned int`, without overflow
checking.
.. versionadded:: 2.3
``l`` (integer) [long int]
Convert a Python integer to a C :ctype:`long int`.
......@@ -584,8 +560,6 @@ variable(s) whose address should be passed.
Convert a Python integer or long integer to a C :ctype:`unsigned long` without
overflow checking.
.. versionadded:: 2.3
``L`` (integer) [PY_LONG_LONG]
Convert a Python integer to a C :ctype:`long long`. This format is only
available on platforms that support :ctype:`long long` (or :ctype:`_int64` on
......@@ -596,13 +570,9 @@ variable(s) whose address should be passed.
without overflow checking. This format is only available on platforms that
support :ctype:`unsigned long long` (or :ctype:`unsigned _int64` on Windows).
.. versionadded:: 2.3
``n`` (integer) [Py_ssize_t]
Convert a Python integer or long integer to a C :ctype:`Py_ssize_t`.
.. versionadded:: 2.5
``c`` (string of length 1) [char]
Convert a Python character, represented as a string of length 1, to a C
:ctype:`char`.
......@@ -677,13 +647,6 @@ variable(s) whose address should be passed.
in *items*. The C arguments must correspond to the individual format units in
*items*. Format units for sequences may be nested.
.. note::
Prior to Python version 1.5.2, this format specifier only accepted a tuple
containing the individual parameters, not an arbitrary sequence. Code which
previously caused :exc:`TypeError` to be raised here may now proceed without an
exception. This is not expected to be a problem for existing code.
It is possible to pass Python long integers where integers are requested;
however no proper range checking is done --- the most significant bits are
silently truncated when the receiving field is too small to receive the value
......@@ -798,8 +761,6 @@ return true, otherwise they return false and raise an appropriate exception.
PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O|O:ref", &object, &callback)
.. versionadded:: 2.2
.. cfunction:: PyObject* Py_BuildValue(const char *format, ...)
......@@ -898,8 +859,6 @@ return true, otherwise they return false and raise an appropriate exception.
``n`` (int) [Py_ssize_t]
Convert a C :ctype:`Py_ssize_t` to a Python integer or long integer.
.. versionadded:: 2.5
``c`` (string of length 1) [char]
Convert a C :ctype:`int` representing a character to a Python string of length
1.
......@@ -1010,8 +969,6 @@ The following functions provide locale-independent string to number conversions.
:cfunc:`PyOS_ascii_strtod` should typically be used for reading configuration
files or other non-user input that should be locale independent.
.. versionadded:: 2.4
See the Unix man page :manpage:`strtod(2)` for details.
......@@ -1025,14 +982,10 @@ The following functions provide locale-independent string to number conversions.
The return value is a pointer to *buffer* with the converted string or NULL if
the conversion failed.
.. versionadded:: 2.4
.. cfunction:: double PyOS_ascii_atof(const char *nptr)
Convert a string to a :ctype:`double` in a locale-independent way.
.. versionadded:: 2.4
See the Unix man page :manpage:`atof(2)` for details.
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