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gh-128426: Mention PySequence_Fast in free-threading C API HOWTO (#128428)

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@ -96,8 +96,10 @@ Most of the C API is thread-safe, but there are some exceptions.
* **Struct Fields**: Accessing fields in Python C API objects or structs * **Struct Fields**: Accessing fields in Python C API objects or structs
directly is not thread-safe if the field may be concurrently modified. directly is not thread-safe if the field may be concurrently modified.
* **Macros**: Accessor macros like :c:macro:`PyList_GET_ITEM` and * **Macros**: Accessor macros like :c:macro:`PyList_GET_ITEM`,
:c:macro:`PyList_SET_ITEM` do not perform any error checking or locking. :c:macro:`PyList_SET_ITEM`, and macros like
:c:macro:`PySequence_Fast_GET_SIZE` that use the object returned by
:c:func:`PySequence_Fast` do not perform any error checking or locking.
These macros are not thread-safe if the container object may be modified These macros are not thread-safe if the container object may be modified
concurrently. concurrently.
* **Borrowed References**: C API functions that return * **Borrowed References**: C API functions that return