https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/0b260305d302eace7d59931ca582a1953d894018 commit: 0b260305d302eace7d59931ca582a1953d894018 branch: main author: Peter Bierma <[email protected]> committer: ZeroIntensity <[email protected]> date: 2025-11-06T16:37:52Z summary:
gh-141004: Document `Py_GetRecursionLimit` and `Py_SetRecursionLimit` (GH-141151) Co-authored-by: Stan Ulbrych <[email protected]> files: M Doc/c-api/exceptions.rst diff --git a/Doc/c-api/exceptions.rst b/Doc/c-api/exceptions.rst index 3ff4631a8e53c4..9c75f66f683195 100644 --- a/Doc/c-api/exceptions.rst +++ b/Doc/c-api/exceptions.rst @@ -979,6 +979,27 @@ these are the C equivalent to :func:`reprlib.recursive_repr`. Ends a :c:func:`Py_ReprEnter`. Must be called once for each invocation of :c:func:`Py_ReprEnter` that returns zero. +.. c:function:: int Py_GetRecursionLimit(void) + + Get the recursion limit for the current interpreter. It can be set with + :c:func:`Py_SetRecursionLimit`. The recursion limit prevents the + Python interpreter stack from growing infinitely. + + This function cannot fail, and the caller must hold an + :term:`attached thread state`. + + .. seealso:: + :py:func:`sys.getrecursionlimit` + +.. c:function:: void Py_SetRecursionLimit(int new_limit) + + Set the recursion limit for the current interpreter. + + This function cannot fail, and the caller must hold an + :term:`attached thread state`. + + .. seealso:: + :py:func:`sys.setrecursionlimit` .. _standardexceptions: _______________________________________________ Python-checkins mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] https://mail.python.org/mailman3//lists/python-checkins.python.org Member address: [email protected]
