cpython/Include
Sam Gross ca22147547
gh-111924: Fix data races when swapping allocators (gh-130287)
CPython current temporarily changes `PYMEM_DOMAIN_RAW` to the default
allocator during initialization and shutdown. The motivation is to
ensure that core runtime structures are allocated and freed using the
same allocator. However, modifying the current allocator changes global
state and is not thread-safe even with the GIL. Other threads may be
allocating or freeing objects use PYMEM_DOMAIN_RAW; they are not
required to hold the GIL to call PyMem_RawMalloc/PyMem_RawFree.

This adds new internal-only functions like `_PyMem_DefaultRawMalloc`
that aren't affected by calls to `PyMem_SetAllocator()`, so they're
appropriate for Python runtime initialization and finalization. Use
these calls in places where we previously swapped to the default raw
allocator.
2025-02-20 11:31:15 -05:00
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cpython gh-128863: Deprecate the private _PyUnicodeWriter API (#129245) 2025-02-20 14:02:02 +01:00
internal gh-111924: Fix data races when swapping allocators (gh-130287) 2025-02-20 11:31:15 -05:00
abstract.h gh-91417: Remove PySequence_Fast() from the limited C API (#129398) 2025-02-02 23:17:30 +01:00
audit.h gh-125604: Move _Py_AuditHookEntry, etc. Out of pycore_runtime.h (gh-125605) 2024-10-18 09:26:08 -06:00
bltinmodule.h
boolobject.h
bytearrayobject.h
bytesobject.h
ceval.h
codecs.h
compile.h
complexobject.h
critical_section.h gh-119344: Make critical section API public (#119353) 2024-06-21 15:50:18 -04:00
datetime.h
descrobject.h
dictobject.h
dynamic_annotations.h
enumobject.h
errcode.h
exports.h gh-121040: Use __attribute__((fallthrough)) (#121044) 2024-06-27 09:58:44 +00:00
fileobject.h
fileutils.h
floatobject.h gh-120026: soft deprecate Py_HUGE_VAL macro (#120027) 2024-11-01 22:04:31 +00:00
frameobject.h
genericaliasobject.h
import.h
intrcheck.h
iterobject.h
listobject.h
lock.h gh-117511: Make PyMutex public in the non-limited API (#117731) 2024-06-20 11:29:08 -04:00
longobject.h gh-120389: Add PyLong_FromInt64() and PyLong_AsInt64() (#120390) 2024-08-28 10:16:13 +00:00
marshal.h gh-125063: marshal: Add version 5, improve documentation (GH-126829) 2024-11-15 13:48:57 +01:00
memoryobject.h
methodobject.h
modsupport.h gh-112136: Restore removed _PyArg_Parser (#121262) 2024-07-03 18:36:57 +02:00
moduleobject.h
monitoring.h
object.h GH-125174: Mark objects as statically allocated. (#127797) 2024-12-11 17:37:38 +00:00
objimpl.h
opcode.h gh-100239: replace BINARY_SUBSCR & family by BINARY_OP with oparg NB_SUBSCR (#129700) 2025-02-07 22:39:54 +00:00
opcode_ids.h gh-100239: replace BINARY_SUBSCR & family by BINARY_OP with oparg NB_SUBSCR (#129700) 2025-02-07 22:39:54 +00:00
osdefs.h
osmodule.h
patchlevel.h Post 3.14.0a5 2025-02-11 21:26:52 +02:00
py_curses.h gh-123961: Add a global state to _curses (#124729) 2024-09-29 15:17:20 +00:00
pyatomic.h
pybuffer.h
pycapsule.h
pydtrace.d
pydtrace.h
pyerrors.h gh-119521: Rename IncompleteInputError to _IncompleteInputError and remove from public API/ABI (GH-119680) 2024-06-24 14:08:12 +02:00
pyexpat.h
pyframe.h
pyhash.h
pylifecycle.h
pymacconfig.h
pymacro.h gh-128629: Add Py_PACK_VERSION and Py_PACK_FULL_VERSION (GH-128630) 2025-01-09 11:10:28 +01:00
pymath.h gh-120026: soft deprecate Py_HUGE_VAL macro (#120027) 2024-11-01 22:04:31 +00:00
pymem.h
pyport.h gh-128902: Fix check for fallthrough attribute support (#128903) 2025-01-22 04:25:30 -05:00
pystate.h
pystats.h GH-124284: Add stats for refcount operations on immortal objects (GH-124288) 2024-09-23 19:10:55 +01:00
pystrcmp.h
pystrtod.h
Python.h gh-127271: Replace use of PyCell_GET/SET (gh-127272) 2024-12-03 10:33:06 -08:00
pythonrun.h GH-91079: Implement C stack limits using addresses, not counters. (GH-130007) 2025-02-19 11:44:57 +00:00
pythread.h gh-87135: Hang non-main threads that attempt to acquire the GIL during finalization (GH-105805) 2024-10-02 09:17:49 -07:00
pytypedefs.h
rangeobject.h
README.rst
refcount.h GH-125174: Don't use UINT32_MAX in header file (GH-127863) 2024-12-13 10:54:59 +01:00
setobject.h
sliceobject.h
structmember.h
structseq.h
sysmodule.h gh-125604: Move _Py_AuditHookEntry, etc. Out of pycore_runtime.h (gh-125605) 2024-10-18 09:26:08 -06:00
traceback.h
tupleobject.h
typeslots.h gh-124153: Implement PyType_GetBaseByToken() and Py_tp_token slot (GH-124163) 2024-09-18 09:18:19 +02:00
unicodeobject.h gh-124502: Add PyUnicode_Equal() function (#124504) 2024-10-07 21:24:53 +00:00
warnings.h
weakrefobject.h

The Python C API
================

The C API is divided into these sections:

1. ``Include/``: Limited API
2. ``Include/cpython/``: CPython implementation details
3. ``Include/cpython/``, names with the ``PyUnstable_`` prefix: API that can
   change between minor releases
4. ``Include/internal/``, and any name with ``_`` prefix: The internal API

Information on changing the C API is available `in the developer guide`_

.. _in the developer guide: https://devguide.python.org/c-api/