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.. highlightlang:: c
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.. _exceptionhandling:
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******************
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Exception Handling
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******************
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The functions described in this chapter will let you handle and raise Python
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exceptions.  It is important to understand some of the basics of Python
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exception handling.  It works somewhat like the Unix :c:data:`errno` variable:
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there is a global indicator (per thread) of the last error that occurred.  Most
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functions don't clear this on success, but will set it to indicate the cause of
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the error on failure.  Most functions also return an error indicator, usually
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*NULL* if they are supposed to return a pointer, or ``-1`` if they return an
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integer (exception: the :c:func:`PyArg_\*` functions return ``1`` for success and
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``0`` for failure).
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When a function must fail because some function it called failed, it generally
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doesn't set the error indicator; the function it called already set it.  It is
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responsible for either handling the error and clearing the exception or
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returning after cleaning up any resources it holds (such as object references or
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memory allocations); it should *not* continue normally if it is not prepared to
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handle the error.  If returning due to an error, it is important to indicate to
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the caller that an error has been set.  If the error is not handled or carefully
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propagated, additional calls into the Python/C API may not behave as intended
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and may fail in mysterious ways.
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The error indicator consists of three Python objects corresponding to the result
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of ``sys.exc_info()``.  API functions exist to interact with the error indicator
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in various ways.  There is a separate error indicator for each thread.
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.. XXX Order of these should be more thoughtful.
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   Either alphabetical or some kind of structure.
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.. c:function:: void PyErr_PrintEx(int set_sys_last_vars)
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   Print a standard traceback to ``sys.stderr`` and clear the error indicator.
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   Call this function only when the error indicator is set.  (Otherwise it will
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   cause a fatal error!)
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   If *set_sys_last_vars* is nonzero, the variables :data:`sys.last_type`,
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   :data:`sys.last_value` and :data:`sys.last_traceback` will be set to the
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   type, value and traceback of the printed exception, respectively.
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.. c:function:: void PyErr_Print()
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   Alias for ``PyErr_PrintEx(1)``.
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.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_Occurred()
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   Test whether the error indicator is set.  If set, return the exception *type*
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   (the first argument to the last call to one of the :c:func:`PyErr_Set\*`
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   functions or to :c:func:`PyErr_Restore`).  If not set, return *NULL*.  You do not
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   own a reference to the return value, so you do not need to :c:func:`Py_DECREF`
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   it.
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   .. note::
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      Do not compare the return value to a specific exception; use
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      :c:func:`PyErr_ExceptionMatches` instead, shown below.  (The comparison could
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      easily fail since the exception may be an instance instead of a class, in the
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      case of a class exception, or it may the a subclass of the expected exception.)
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.. c:function:: int PyErr_ExceptionMatches(PyObject *exc)
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   Equivalent to ``PyErr_GivenExceptionMatches(PyErr_Occurred(), exc)``.  This
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   should only be called when an exception is actually set; a memory access
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   violation will occur if no exception has been raised.
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.. c:function:: int PyErr_GivenExceptionMatches(PyObject *given, PyObject *exc)
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   Return true if the *given* exception matches the exception in *exc*.  If
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   *exc* is a class object, this also returns true when *given* is an instance
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   of a subclass.  If *exc* is a tuple, all exceptions in the tuple (and
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   recursively in subtuples) are searched for a match.
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.. c:function:: void PyErr_NormalizeException(PyObject**exc, PyObject**val, PyObject**tb)
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   Under certain circumstances, the values returned by :c:func:`PyErr_Fetch` below
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   can be "unnormalized", meaning that ``*exc`` is a class object but ``*val`` is
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   not an instance of the  same class.  This function can be used to instantiate
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   the class in that case.  If the values are already normalized, nothing happens.
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   The delayed normalization is implemented to improve performance.
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.. c:function:: void PyErr_Clear()
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   Clear the error indicator.  If the error indicator is not set, there is no
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   effect.
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.. c:function:: void PyErr_Fetch(PyObject **ptype, PyObject **pvalue, PyObject **ptraceback)
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   Retrieve the error indicator into three variables whose addresses are passed.
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   If the error indicator is not set, set all three variables to *NULL*.  If it is
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   set, it will be cleared and you own a reference to each object retrieved.  The
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   value and traceback object may be *NULL* even when the type object is not.
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   .. note::
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      This function is normally only used by code that needs to handle exceptions or
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      by code that needs to save and restore the error indicator temporarily.
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.. c:function:: void PyErr_Restore(PyObject *type, PyObject *value, PyObject *traceback)
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   Set  the error indicator from the three objects.  If the error indicator is
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   already set, it is cleared first.  If the objects are *NULL*, the error
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   indicator is cleared.  Do not pass a *NULL* type and non-*NULL* value or
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   traceback.  The exception type should be a class.  Do not pass an invalid
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   exception type or value. (Violating these rules will cause subtle problems
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   later.)  This call takes away a reference to each object: you must own a
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   reference to each object before the call and after the call you no longer own
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   these references.  (If you don't understand this, don't use this function.  I
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   warned you.)
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   .. note::
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      This function is normally only used by code that needs to save and restore the
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      error indicator temporarily; use :c:func:`PyErr_Fetch` to save the current
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      exception state.
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.. c:function:: void PyErr_SetString(PyObject *type, const char *message)
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   This is the most common way to set the error indicator.  The first argument
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   specifies the exception type; it is normally one of the standard exceptions,
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   e.g. :c:data:`PyExc_RuntimeError`.  You need not increment its reference count.
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   The second argument is an error message; it is decoded from ``'utf-8``'.
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.. c:function:: void PyErr_SetObject(PyObject *type, PyObject *value)
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   This function is similar to :c:func:`PyErr_SetString` but lets you specify an
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   arbitrary Python object for the "value" of the exception.
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.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_Format(PyObject *exception, const char *format, ...)
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   This function sets the error indicator and returns *NULL*.  *exception*
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   should be a Python exception class.  The *format* and subsequent
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   parameters help format the error message; they have the same meaning and
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   values as in :c:func:`PyUnicode_FromFormat`. *format* is an ASCII-encoded
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   string.
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.. c:function:: void PyErr_SetNone(PyObject *type)
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   This is a shorthand for ``PyErr_SetObject(type, Py_None)``.
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.. c:function:: int PyErr_BadArgument()
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   This is a shorthand for ``PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, message)``, where
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   *message* indicates that a built-in operation was invoked with an illegal
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   argument.  It is mostly for internal use.
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.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_NoMemory()
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   This is a shorthand for ``PyErr_SetNone(PyExc_MemoryError)``; it returns *NULL*
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   so an object allocation function can write ``return PyErr_NoMemory();`` when it
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   runs out of memory.
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.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_SetFromErrno(PyObject *type)
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   .. index:: single: strerror()
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   This is a convenience function to raise an exception when a C library function
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   has returned an error and set the C variable :c:data:`errno`.  It constructs a
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   tuple object whose first item is the integer :c:data:`errno` value and whose
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   second item is the corresponding error message (gotten from :c:func:`strerror`),
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   and then calls ``PyErr_SetObject(type, object)``.  On Unix, when the
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   :c:data:`errno` value is :const:`EINTR`, indicating an interrupted system call,
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   this calls :c:func:`PyErr_CheckSignals`, and if that set the error indicator,
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   leaves it set to that.  The function always returns *NULL*, so a wrapper
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   function around a system call can write ``return PyErr_SetFromErrno(type);``
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   when the system call returns an error.
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.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_SetFromErrnoWithFilename(PyObject *type, const char *filename)
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   Similar to :c:func:`PyErr_SetFromErrno`, with the additional behavior that if
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   *filename* is not *NULL*, it is passed to the constructor of *type* as a third
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   parameter.  In the case of exceptions such as :exc:`IOError` and :exc:`OSError`,
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   this is used to define the :attr:`filename` attribute of the exception instance.
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   *filename* is decoded from the filesystem encoding
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   (:func:`sys.getfilesystemencoding`).
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.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_SetFromWindowsErr(int ierr)
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   This is a convenience function to raise :exc:`WindowsError`. If called with
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   *ierr* of :c:data:`0`, the error code returned by a call to :c:func:`GetLastError`
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   is used instead.  It calls the Win32 function :c:func:`FormatMessage` to retrieve
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   the Windows description of error code given by *ierr* or :c:func:`GetLastError`,
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   then it constructs a tuple object whose first item is the *ierr* value and whose
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   second item is the corresponding error message (gotten from
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   :c:func:`FormatMessage`), and then calls ``PyErr_SetObject(PyExc_WindowsError,
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   object)``. This function always returns *NULL*. Availability: Windows.
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.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_SetExcFromWindowsErr(PyObject *type, int ierr)
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   Similar to :c:func:`PyErr_SetFromWindowsErr`, with an additional parameter
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   specifying the exception type to be raised. Availability: Windows.
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.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_SetFromWindowsErrWithFilename(int ierr, const char *filename)
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   Similar to :c:func:`PyErr_SetFromWindowsErr`, with the additional behavior that
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   if *filename* is not *NULL*, it is passed to the constructor of
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   :exc:`WindowsError` as a third parameter.  *filename* is decoded from the
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   filesystem encoding (:func:`sys.getfilesystemencoding`).  Availability:
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   Windows.
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.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_SetExcFromWindowsErrWithFilename(PyObject *type, int ierr, char *filename)
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   Similar to :c:func:`PyErr_SetFromWindowsErrWithFilename`, with an additional
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   parameter specifying the exception type to be raised. Availability: Windows.
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.. c:function:: void PyErr_SyntaxLocationEx(char *filename, int lineno, int col_offset)
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   Set file, line, and offset information for the current exception.  If the
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   current exception is not a :exc:`SyntaxError`, then it sets additional
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   attributes, which make the exception printing subsystem think the exception
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   is a :exc:`SyntaxError`. *filename* is decoded from the filesystem encoding
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   (:func:`sys.getfilesystemencoding`).
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.. versionadded:: 3.2
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.. c:function:: void PyErr_SyntaxLocation(char *filename, int lineno)
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   Like :c:func:`PyErr_SyntaxLocationExc`, but the col_offset parameter is
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   omitted.
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.. c:function:: void PyErr_BadInternalCall()
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   This is a shorthand for ``PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SystemError, message)``,
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   where *message* indicates that an internal operation (e.g. a Python/C API
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   function) was invoked with an illegal argument.  It is mostly for internal
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   use.
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.. c:function:: int PyErr_WarnEx(PyObject *category, char *message, int stack_level)
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   Issue a warning message.  The *category* argument is a warning category (see
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   below) or *NULL*; the *message* argument is an UTF-8 encoded string.  *stack_level* is a
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   positive number giving a number of stack frames; the warning will be issued from
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   the  currently executing line of code in that stack frame.  A *stack_level* of 1
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   is the function calling :c:func:`PyErr_WarnEx`, 2 is  the function above that,
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   and so forth.
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   This function normally prints a warning message to *sys.stderr*; however, it is
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   also possible that the user has specified that warnings are to be turned into
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   errors, and in that case this will raise an exception.  It is also possible that
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   the function raises an exception because of a problem with the warning machinery
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   (the implementation imports the :mod:`warnings` module to do the heavy lifting).
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   The return value is ``0`` if no exception is raised, or ``-1`` if an exception
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   is raised.  (It is not possible to determine whether a warning message is
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   actually printed, nor what the reason is for the exception; this is
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   intentional.)  If an exception is raised, the caller should do its normal
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   exception handling (for example, :c:func:`Py_DECREF` owned references and return
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   an error value).
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   Warning categories must be subclasses of :c:data:`Warning`; the default warning
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   category is :c:data:`RuntimeWarning`.  The standard Python warning categories are
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   available as global variables whose names are ``PyExc_`` followed by the Python
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   exception name. These have the type :c:type:`PyObject\*`; they are all class
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   objects. Their names are :c:data:`PyExc_Warning`, :c:data:`PyExc_UserWarning`,
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   :c:data:`PyExc_UnicodeWarning`, :c:data:`PyExc_DeprecationWarning`,
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   :c:data:`PyExc_SyntaxWarning`, :c:data:`PyExc_RuntimeWarning`, and
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   :c:data:`PyExc_FutureWarning`.  :c:data:`PyExc_Warning` is a subclass of
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   :c:data:`PyExc_Exception`; the other warning categories are subclasses of
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   :c:data:`PyExc_Warning`.
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   For information about warning control, see the documentation for the
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   :mod:`warnings` module and the :option:`-W` option in the command line
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   documentation.  There is no C API for warning control.
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.. c:function:: int PyErr_WarnExplicit(PyObject *category, const char *message, const char *filename, int lineno, const char *module, PyObject *registry)
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   Issue a warning message with explicit control over all warning attributes.  This
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   is a straightforward wrapper around the Python function
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   :func:`warnings.warn_explicit`, see there for more information.  The *module*
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   and *registry* arguments may be set to *NULL* to get the default effect
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   described there. *message* and *module* are UTF-8 encoded strings,
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   *filename* is decoded from the filesystem encoding
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   (:func:`sys.getfilesystemencoding`).
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.. c:function:: int PyErr_WarnFormat(PyObject *category, Py_ssize_t stack_level, const char *format, ...)
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   Function similar to :c:func:`PyErr_WarnEx`, but use
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   :c:func:`PyUnicode_FromFormat` to format the warning message.  *format* is
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   an ASCII-encoded string.
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   .. versionadded:: 3.2
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.. c:function:: int PyErr_CheckSignals()
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   .. index::
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      module: signal
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      single: SIGINT
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      single: KeyboardInterrupt (built-in exception)
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   This function interacts with Python's signal handling.  It checks whether a
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   signal has been sent to the processes and if so, invokes the corresponding
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   signal handler.  If the :mod:`signal` module is supported, this can invoke a
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   signal handler written in Python.  In all cases, the default effect for
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   :const:`SIGINT` is to raise the  :exc:`KeyboardInterrupt` exception.  If an
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   exception is raised the error indicator is set and the function returns ``-1``;
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   otherwise the function returns ``0``.  The error indicator may or may not be
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   cleared if it was previously set.
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.. c:function:: void PyErr_SetInterrupt()
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   .. index::
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      single: SIGINT
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      single: KeyboardInterrupt (built-in exception)
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   This function simulates the effect of a :const:`SIGINT` signal arriving --- the
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   next time :c:func:`PyErr_CheckSignals` is called,  :exc:`KeyboardInterrupt` will
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   be raised.  It may be called without holding the interpreter lock.
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   .. % XXX This was described as obsolete, but is used in
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   .. % _thread.interrupt_main() (used from IDLE), so it's still needed.
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.. c:function:: int PySignal_SetWakeupFd(int fd)
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   This utility function specifies a file descriptor to which a ``'\0'`` byte will
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   be written whenever a signal is received.  It returns the previous such file
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   descriptor.  The value ``-1`` disables the feature; this is the initial state.
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   This is equivalent to :func:`signal.set_wakeup_fd` in Python, but without any
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   error checking.  *fd* should be a valid file descriptor.  The function should
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   only be called from the main thread.
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.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_NewException(char *name, PyObject *base, PyObject *dict)
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   This utility function creates and returns a new exception object. The *name*
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   argument must be the name of the new exception, a C string of the form
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   ``module.class``.  The *base* and *dict* arguments are normally *NULL*.  This
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   creates a class object derived from :exc:`Exception` (accessible in C as
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   :c:data:`PyExc_Exception`).
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   The :attr:`__module__` attribute of the new class is set to the first part (up
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   to the last dot) of the *name* argument, and the class name is set to the last
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   part (after the last dot).  The *base* argument can be used to specify alternate
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   base classes; it can either be only one class or a tuple of classes. The *dict*
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   argument can be used to specify a dictionary of class variables and methods.
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.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_NewExceptionWithDoc(char *name, char *doc, PyObject *base, PyObject *dict)
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   Same as :c:func:`PyErr_NewException`, except that the new exception class can
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   easily be given a docstring: If *doc* is non-*NULL*, it will be used as the
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   docstring for the exception class.
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   .. versionadded:: 3.2
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.. c:function:: void PyErr_WriteUnraisable(PyObject *obj)
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   This utility function prints a warning message to ``sys.stderr`` when an
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   exception has been set but it is impossible for the interpreter to actually
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   raise the exception.  It is used, for example, when an exception occurs in an
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   :meth:`__del__` method.
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
   The function is called with a single argument *obj* that identifies the context
 | 
						|
   in which the unraisable exception occurred. The repr of *obj* will be printed in
 | 
						|
   the warning message.
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
Exception Objects
 | 
						|
=================
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyException_GetTraceback(PyObject *ex)
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
   Return the traceback associated with the exception as a new reference, as
 | 
						|
   accessible from Python through :attr:`__traceback__`.  If there is no
 | 
						|
   traceback associated, this returns *NULL*.
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
.. c:function:: int PyException_SetTraceback(PyObject *ex, PyObject *tb)
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
   Set the traceback associated with the exception to *tb*.  Use ``Py_None`` to
 | 
						|
   clear it.
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyException_GetContext(PyObject *ex)
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
   Return the context (another exception instance during whose handling *ex* was
 | 
						|
   raised) associated with the exception as a new reference, as accessible from
 | 
						|
   Python through :attr:`__context__`.  If there is no context associated, this
 | 
						|
   returns *NULL*.
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
.. c:function:: void PyException_SetContext(PyObject *ex, PyObject *ctx)
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
   Set the context associated with the exception to *ctx*.  Use *NULL* to clear
 | 
						|
   it.  There is no type check to make sure that *ctx* is an exception instance.
 | 
						|
   This steals a reference to *ctx*.
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyException_GetCause(PyObject *ex)
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
   Return the cause (another exception instance set by ``raise ... from ...``)
 | 
						|
   associated with the exception as a new reference, as accessible from Python
 | 
						|
   through :attr:`__cause__`.  If there is no cause associated, this returns
 | 
						|
   *NULL*.
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
.. c:function:: void PyException_SetCause(PyObject *ex, PyObject *ctx)
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
   Set the cause associated with the exception to *ctx*.  Use *NULL* to clear
 | 
						|
   it.  There is no type check to make sure that *ctx* is an exception instance.
 | 
						|
   This steals a reference to *ctx*.
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
.. _unicodeexceptions:
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
Unicode Exception Objects
 | 
						|
=========================
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
The following functions are used to create and modify Unicode exceptions from C.
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicodeDecodeError_Create(const char *encoding, const char *object, Py_ssize_t length, Py_ssize_t start, Py_ssize_t end, const char *reason)
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
   Create a :class:`UnicodeDecodeError` object with the attributes *encoding*,
 | 
						|
   *object*, *length*, *start*, *end* and *reason*. *encoding* and *reason* are
 | 
						|
   UTF-8 encoded strings.
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicodeEncodeError_Create(const char *encoding, const Py_UNICODE *object, Py_ssize_t length, Py_ssize_t start, Py_ssize_t end, const char *reason)
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
   Create a :class:`UnicodeEncodeError` object with the attributes *encoding*,
 | 
						|
   *object*, *length*, *start*, *end* and *reason*. *encoding* and *reason* are
 | 
						|
   UTF-8 encoded strings.
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicodeTranslateError_Create(const Py_UNICODE *object, Py_ssize_t length, Py_ssize_t start, Py_ssize_t end, const char *reason)
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
   Create a :class:`UnicodeTranslateError` object with the attributes *object*,
 | 
						|
   *length*, *start*, *end* and *reason*. *reason* is an UTF-8 encoded string.
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicodeDecodeError_GetEncoding(PyObject *exc)
 | 
						|
                PyObject* PyUnicodeEncodeError_GetEncoding(PyObject *exc)
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
   Return the *encoding* attribute of the given exception object.
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicodeDecodeError_GetObject(PyObject *exc)
 | 
						|
                PyObject* PyUnicodeEncodeError_GetObject(PyObject *exc)
 | 
						|
                PyObject* PyUnicodeTranslateError_GetObject(PyObject *exc)
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
   Return the *object* attribute of the given exception object.
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
.. c:function:: int PyUnicodeDecodeError_GetStart(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t *start)
 | 
						|
                int PyUnicodeEncodeError_GetStart(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t *start)
 | 
						|
                int PyUnicodeTranslateError_GetStart(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t *start)
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
   Get the *start* attribute of the given exception object and place it into
 | 
						|
   *\*start*.  *start* must not be *NULL*.  Return ``0`` on success, ``-1`` on
 | 
						|
   failure.
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
.. c:function:: int PyUnicodeDecodeError_SetStart(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t start)
 | 
						|
                int PyUnicodeEncodeError_SetStart(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t start)
 | 
						|
                int PyUnicodeTranslateError_SetStart(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t start)
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
   Set the *start* attribute of the given exception object to *start*.  Return
 | 
						|
   ``0`` on success, ``-1`` on failure.
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
.. c:function:: int PyUnicodeDecodeError_GetEnd(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t *end)
 | 
						|
                int PyUnicodeEncodeError_GetEnd(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t *end)
 | 
						|
                int PyUnicodeTranslateError_GetEnd(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t *end)
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
   Get the *end* attribute of the given exception object and place it into
 | 
						|
   *\*end*.  *end* must not be *NULL*.  Return ``0`` on success, ``-1`` on
 | 
						|
   failure.
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
.. c:function:: int PyUnicodeDecodeError_SetEnd(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t end)
 | 
						|
                int PyUnicodeEncodeError_SetEnd(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t end)
 | 
						|
                int PyUnicodeTranslateError_SetEnd(PyObject *exc, Py_ssize_t end)
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
   Set the *end* attribute of the given exception object to *end*.  Return ``0``
 | 
						|
   on success, ``-1`` on failure.
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicodeDecodeError_GetReason(PyObject *exc)
 | 
						|
                PyObject* PyUnicodeEncodeError_GetReason(PyObject *exc)
 | 
						|
                PyObject* PyUnicodeTranslateError_GetReason(PyObject *exc)
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
   Return the *reason* attribute of the given exception object.
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
.. c:function:: int PyUnicodeDecodeError_SetReason(PyObject *exc, const char *reason)
 | 
						|
                int PyUnicodeEncodeError_SetReason(PyObject *exc, const char *reason)
 | 
						|
                int PyUnicodeTranslateError_SetReason(PyObject *exc, const char *reason)
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
   Set the *reason* attribute of the given exception object to *reason*.  Return
 | 
						|
   ``0`` on success, ``-1`` on failure.
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
Recursion Control
 | 
						|
=================
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
These two functions provide a way to perform safe recursive calls at the C
 | 
						|
level, both in the core and in extension modules.  They are needed if the
 | 
						|
recursive code does not necessarily invoke Python code (which tracks its
 | 
						|
recursion depth automatically).
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
.. c:function:: int Py_EnterRecursiveCall(char *where)
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
   Marks a point where a recursive C-level call is about to be performed.
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
   If :const:`USE_STACKCHECK` is defined, this function checks if the the OS
 | 
						|
   stack overflowed using :c:func:`PyOS_CheckStack`.  In this is the case, it
 | 
						|
   sets a :exc:`MemoryError` and returns a nonzero value.
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
   The function then checks if the recursion limit is reached.  If this is the
 | 
						|
   case, a :exc:`RuntimeError` is set and a nonzero value is returned.
 | 
						|
   Otherwise, zero is returned.
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
   *where* should be a string such as ``" in instance check"`` to be
 | 
						|
   concatenated to the :exc:`RuntimeError` message caused by the recursion depth
 | 
						|
   limit.
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
.. c:function:: void Py_LeaveRecursiveCall()
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
   Ends a :c:func:`Py_EnterRecursiveCall`.  Must be called once for each
 | 
						|
   *successful* invocation of :c:func:`Py_EnterRecursiveCall`.
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
Properly implementing :attr:`tp_repr` for container types requires
 | 
						|
special recursion handling.  In addition to protecting the stack,
 | 
						|
:attr:`tp_repr` also needs to track objects to prevent cycles.  The
 | 
						|
following two functions facilitate this functionality.  Effectively,
 | 
						|
these are the C equivalent to :func:`reprlib.recursive_repr`.
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
.. c:function:: int Py_ReprEnter(PyObject *object)
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
   Called at the beginning of the :attr:`tp_repr` implementation to
 | 
						|
   detect cycles.
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
   If the object has already been processed, the function returns a
 | 
						|
   positive integer.  In that case the :attr:`tp_repr` implementation
 | 
						|
   should return a string object indicating a cycle.  As examples,
 | 
						|
   :class:`dict` objects return ``{...}`` and :class:`list` objects
 | 
						|
   return ``[...]``.
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
   The function will return a negative integer if the recursion limit
 | 
						|
   is reached.  In that case the :attr:`tp_repr` implementation should
 | 
						|
   typically return ``NULL``.
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
   Otherwise, the function returns zero and the :attr:`tp_repr`
 | 
						|
   implementation can continue normally.
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
.. c:function:: void Py_ReprLeave(PyObject *object)
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
   Ends a :c:func:`Py_ReprEnter`.  Must be called once for each
 | 
						|
   invocation of :c:func:`Py_ReprEnter` that returns zero.
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
.. _standardexceptions:
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
Standard Exceptions
 | 
						|
===================
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
All standard Python exceptions are available as global variables whose names are
 | 
						|
``PyExc_`` followed by the Python exception name.  These have the type
 | 
						|
:c:type:`PyObject\*`; they are all class objects.  For completeness, here are all
 | 
						|
the variables:
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
 | 
						|
| C Name                              | Python Name                | Notes    |
 | 
						|
+=====================================+============================+==========+
 | 
						|
| :c:data:`PyExc_BaseException`       | :exc:`BaseException`       | \(1)     |
 | 
						|
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
 | 
						|
| :c:data:`PyExc_Exception`           | :exc:`Exception`           | \(1)     |
 | 
						|
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
 | 
						|
| :c:data:`PyExc_ArithmeticError`     | :exc:`ArithmeticError`     | \(1)     |
 | 
						|
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
 | 
						|
| :c:data:`PyExc_LookupError`         | :exc:`LookupError`         | \(1)     |
 | 
						|
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
 | 
						|
| :c:data:`PyExc_AssertionError`      | :exc:`AssertionError`      |          |
 | 
						|
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
 | 
						|
| :c:data:`PyExc_AttributeError`      | :exc:`AttributeError`      |          |
 | 
						|
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
 | 
						|
| :c:data:`PyExc_EOFError`            | :exc:`EOFError`            |          |
 | 
						|
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
 | 
						|
| :c:data:`PyExc_EnvironmentError`    | :exc:`EnvironmentError`    | \(1)     |
 | 
						|
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
 | 
						|
| :c:data:`PyExc_FloatingPointError`  | :exc:`FloatingPointError`  |          |
 | 
						|
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
 | 
						|
| :c:data:`PyExc_IOError`             | :exc:`IOError`             |          |
 | 
						|
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
 | 
						|
| :c:data:`PyExc_ImportError`         | :exc:`ImportError`         |          |
 | 
						|
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
 | 
						|
| :c:data:`PyExc_IndexError`          | :exc:`IndexError`          |          |
 | 
						|
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
 | 
						|
| :c:data:`PyExc_KeyError`            | :exc:`KeyError`            |          |
 | 
						|
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
 | 
						|
| :c:data:`PyExc_KeyboardInterrupt`   | :exc:`KeyboardInterrupt`   |          |
 | 
						|
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
 | 
						|
| :c:data:`PyExc_MemoryError`         | :exc:`MemoryError`         |          |
 | 
						|
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
 | 
						|
| :c:data:`PyExc_NameError`           | :exc:`NameError`           |          |
 | 
						|
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
 | 
						|
| :c:data:`PyExc_NotImplementedError` | :exc:`NotImplementedError` |          |
 | 
						|
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
 | 
						|
| :c:data:`PyExc_OSError`             | :exc:`OSError`             |          |
 | 
						|
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
 | 
						|
| :c:data:`PyExc_OverflowError`       | :exc:`OverflowError`       |          |
 | 
						|
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
 | 
						|
| :c:data:`PyExc_ReferenceError`      | :exc:`ReferenceError`      | \(2)     |
 | 
						|
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
 | 
						|
| :c:data:`PyExc_RuntimeError`        | :exc:`RuntimeError`        |          |
 | 
						|
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
 | 
						|
| :c:data:`PyExc_SyntaxError`         | :exc:`SyntaxError`         |          |
 | 
						|
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
 | 
						|
| :c:data:`PyExc_SystemError`         | :exc:`SystemError`         |          |
 | 
						|
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
 | 
						|
| :c:data:`PyExc_SystemExit`          | :exc:`SystemExit`          |          |
 | 
						|
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
 | 
						|
| :c:data:`PyExc_TypeError`           | :exc:`TypeError`           |          |
 | 
						|
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
 | 
						|
| :c:data:`PyExc_ValueError`          | :exc:`ValueError`          |          |
 | 
						|
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
 | 
						|
| :c:data:`PyExc_WindowsError`        | :exc:`WindowsError`        | \(3)     |
 | 
						|
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
 | 
						|
| :c:data:`PyExc_ZeroDivisionError`   | :exc:`ZeroDivisionError`   |          |
 | 
						|
+-------------------------------------+----------------------------+----------+
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
.. index::
 | 
						|
   single: PyExc_BaseException
 | 
						|
   single: PyExc_Exception
 | 
						|
   single: PyExc_ArithmeticError
 | 
						|
   single: PyExc_LookupError
 | 
						|
   single: PyExc_AssertionError
 | 
						|
   single: PyExc_AttributeError
 | 
						|
   single: PyExc_EOFError
 | 
						|
   single: PyExc_EnvironmentError
 | 
						|
   single: PyExc_FloatingPointError
 | 
						|
   single: PyExc_IOError
 | 
						|
   single: PyExc_ImportError
 | 
						|
   single: PyExc_IndexError
 | 
						|
   single: PyExc_KeyError
 | 
						|
   single: PyExc_KeyboardInterrupt
 | 
						|
   single: PyExc_MemoryError
 | 
						|
   single: PyExc_NameError
 | 
						|
   single: PyExc_NotImplementedError
 | 
						|
   single: PyExc_OSError
 | 
						|
   single: PyExc_OverflowError
 | 
						|
   single: PyExc_ReferenceError
 | 
						|
   single: PyExc_RuntimeError
 | 
						|
   single: PyExc_SyntaxError
 | 
						|
   single: PyExc_SystemError
 | 
						|
   single: PyExc_SystemExit
 | 
						|
   single: PyExc_TypeError
 | 
						|
   single: PyExc_ValueError
 | 
						|
   single: PyExc_WindowsError
 | 
						|
   single: PyExc_ZeroDivisionError
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
Notes:
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
(1)
 | 
						|
   This is a base class for other standard exceptions.
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
(2)
 | 
						|
   This is the same as :exc:`weakref.ReferenceError`.
 | 
						|
 | 
						|
(3)
 | 
						|
   Only defined on Windows; protect code that uses this by testing that the
 | 
						|
   preprocessor macro ``MS_WINDOWS`` is defined.
 |