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gh-127253: Note that Stable ABI is about ABI stability (GH-127254)

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@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Limited C API
Python 3.2 introduced the *Limited API*, a subset of Python's C API.
Extensions that only use the Limited API can be
compiled once and work with multiple versions of Python.
compiled once and be loaded on multiple versions of Python.
Contents of the Limited API are :ref:`listed below <limited-api-list>`.
.. c:macro:: Py_LIMITED_API
@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ Contents of the Limited API are :ref:`listed below <limited-api-list>`.
Define ``Py_LIMITED_API`` to the value of :c:macro:`PY_VERSION_HEX`
corresponding to the lowest Python version your extension supports.
The extension will work without recompilation with all Python 3 releases
The extension will be ABI-compatible with all Python 3 releases
from the specified one onward, and can use Limited API introduced up to that
version.
@ -94,7 +94,15 @@ Stable ABI
----------
To enable this, Python provides a *Stable ABI*: a set of symbols that will
remain compatible across Python 3.x versions.
remain ABI-compatible across Python 3.x versions.
.. note::
The Stable ABI prevents ABI issues, like linker errors due to missing
symbols or data corruption due to changes in structure layouts or function
signatures.
However, other changes in Python can change the *behavior* of extensions.
See Python's Backwards Compatibility Policy (:pep:`387`) for details.
The Stable ABI contains symbols exposed in the :ref:`Limited API
<limited-c-api>`, but also other ones – for example, functions necessary to