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#17380: Document tp_init return value in extending docs.

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@ -383,7 +383,8 @@ is used to initialize an object after it's created. Unlike the new method, we
can't guarantee that the initializer is called. The initializer isn't called
when unpickling objects and it can be overridden. Our initializer accepts
arguments to provide initial values for our instance. Initializers always accept
positional and keyword arguments.
positional and keyword arguments. Initializers should return either 0 on
success or -1 on error.
Initializers can be called multiple times. Anyone can call the :meth:`__init__`
method on our objects. For this reason, we have to be extra careful when