cpython/Doc/c-api/slice.rst
Antonio Cuni 315fc52db1
bpo-42528: Improve the docs of most Py*_Check{,Exact} API calls (GH-23602)
I think that none of these API calls can fail, but only few of them are
documented as such. Add the sentence "This function always succeeds" (which is
the same already used e.g. by PyNumber_Check) to all of them.
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.. highlight:: c
.. _slice-objects:
Slice Objects
-------------
.. c:var:: PyTypeObject PySlice_Type
The type object for slice objects. This is the same as :class:`slice` in the
Python layer.
.. c:function:: int PySlice_Check(PyObject *ob)
Return true if *ob* is a slice object; *ob* must not be ``NULL``. This
function always succeeds.
.. c:function:: PyObject* PySlice_New(PyObject *start, PyObject *stop, PyObject *step)
Return a new slice object with the given values. The *start*, *stop*, and
*step* parameters are used as the values of the slice object attributes of
the same names. Any of the values may be ``NULL``, in which case the
``None`` will be used for the corresponding attribute. Return ``NULL`` if
the new object could not be allocated.
.. c:function:: int PySlice_GetIndices(PyObject *slice, Py_ssize_t length, Py_ssize_t *start, Py_ssize_t *stop, Py_ssize_t *step)
Retrieve the start, stop and step indices from the slice object *slice*,
assuming a sequence of length *length*. Treats indices greater than
*length* as errors.
Returns ``0`` on success and ``-1`` on error with no exception set (unless one of
the indices was not :const:`None` and failed to be converted to an integer,
in which case ``-1`` is returned with an exception set).
You probably do not want to use this function.
.. versionchanged:: 3.2
The parameter type for the *slice* parameter was ``PySliceObject*``
before.
.. c:function:: int PySlice_GetIndicesEx(PyObject *slice, Py_ssize_t length, Py_ssize_t *start, Py_ssize_t *stop, Py_ssize_t *step, Py_ssize_t *slicelength)
Usable replacement for :c:func:`PySlice_GetIndices`. Retrieve the start,
stop, and step indices from the slice object *slice* assuming a sequence of
length *length*, and store the length of the slice in *slicelength*. Out
of bounds indices are clipped in a manner consistent with the handling of
normal slices.
Returns ``0`` on success and ``-1`` on error with exception set.
.. note::
This function is considered not safe for resizable sequences.
Its invocation should be replaced by a combination of
:c:func:`PySlice_Unpack` and :c:func:`PySlice_AdjustIndices` where ::
if (PySlice_GetIndicesEx(slice, length, &start, &stop, &step, &slicelength) < 0) {
// return error
}
is replaced by ::
if (PySlice_Unpack(slice, &start, &stop, &step) < 0) {
// return error
}
slicelength = PySlice_AdjustIndices(length, &start, &stop, step);
.. versionchanged:: 3.2
The parameter type for the *slice* parameter was ``PySliceObject*``
before.
.. versionchanged:: 3.6.1
If ``Py_LIMITED_API`` is not set or set to the value between ``0x03050400``
and ``0x03060000`` (not including) or ``0x03060100`` or higher
:c:func:`!PySlice_GetIndicesEx` is implemented as a macro using
:c:func:`!PySlice_Unpack` and :c:func:`!PySlice_AdjustIndices`.
Arguments *start*, *stop* and *step* are evaluated more than once.
.. deprecated:: 3.6.1
If ``Py_LIMITED_API`` is set to the value less than ``0x03050400`` or
between ``0x03060000`` and ``0x03060100`` (not including)
:c:func:`!PySlice_GetIndicesEx` is a deprecated function.
.. c:function:: int PySlice_Unpack(PyObject *slice, Py_ssize_t *start, Py_ssize_t *stop, Py_ssize_t *step)
Extract the start, stop and step data members from a slice object as
C integers. Silently reduce values larger than ``PY_SSIZE_T_MAX`` to
``PY_SSIZE_T_MAX``, silently boost the start and stop values less than
``PY_SSIZE_T_MIN`` to ``PY_SSIZE_T_MIN``, and silently boost the step
values less than ``-PY_SSIZE_T_MAX`` to ``-PY_SSIZE_T_MAX``.
Return ``-1`` on error, ``0`` on success.
.. versionadded:: 3.6.1
.. c:function:: Py_ssize_t PySlice_AdjustIndices(Py_ssize_t length, Py_ssize_t *start, Py_ssize_t *stop, Py_ssize_t step)
Adjust start/end slice indices assuming a sequence of the specified length.
Out of bounds indices are clipped in a manner consistent with the handling
of normal slices.
Return the length of the slice. Always successful. Doesn't call Python
code.
.. versionadded:: 3.6.1
Ellipsis Object
---------------
.. c:var:: PyObject *Py_Ellipsis
The Python ``Ellipsis`` object. This object has no methods. It needs to be
treated just like any other object with respect to reference counts. Like
:c:data:`Py_None` it is a singleton object.