https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/a8b27305e8d34514219b4a7ed69b679ef1d64827 commit: a8b27305e8d34514219b4a7ed69b679ef1d64827 branch: 3.14 author: Miss Islington (bot) <[email protected]> committer: ZeroIntensity <[email protected]> date: 2025-11-09T16:27:53Z summary:
[3.14] gh-141004: Document `Py_func_type_input` (GH-141273) (GH-141298) gh-141004: Document `Py_func_type_input` (GH-141273) (cherry picked from commit 8dd849828636bb3989c6d5d20f8790a3fb770fc4) Co-authored-by: Peter Bierma <[email protected]> files: M Doc/c-api/veryhigh.rst diff --git a/Doc/c-api/veryhigh.rst b/Doc/c-api/veryhigh.rst index 0b2b55b6387bd1..916c616dfee589 100644 --- a/Doc/c-api/veryhigh.rst +++ b/Doc/c-api/veryhigh.rst @@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ the interpreter. Several of these functions accept a start symbol from the grammar as a parameter. The available start symbols are :c:data:`Py_eval_input`, -:c:data:`Py_file_input`, and :c:data:`Py_single_input`. These are described -following the functions which accept them as parameters. +:c:data:`Py_file_input`, :c:data:`Py_single_input`, and +:c:data:`Py_func_type_input`. These are described following the functions +which accept them as parameters. Note also that several of these functions take :c:expr:`FILE*` parameters. One particular issue which needs to be handled carefully is that the :c:type:`FILE` @@ -183,8 +184,7 @@ the same library that the Python runtime is using. objects *globals* and *locals* with the compiler flags specified by *flags*. *globals* must be a dictionary; *locals* can be any object that implements the mapping protocol. The parameter *start* specifies - the start symbol and must one of the following: - :c:data:`Py_eval_input`, :c:data:`Py_file_input`, or :c:data:`Py_single_input`. + the start symbol and must one of the :ref:`available start symbols <start-symbols>`. Returns the result of executing the code as a Python object, or ``NULL`` if an exception was raised. @@ -233,8 +233,8 @@ the same library that the Python runtime is using. Parse and compile the Python source code in *str*, returning the resulting code object. The start symbol is given by *start*; this can be used to constrain the - code which can be compiled and should be :c:data:`Py_eval_input`, - :c:data:`Py_file_input`, or :c:data:`Py_single_input`. The filename specified by + code which can be compiled and should be :ref:`available start symbols + <start-symbols>`. The filename specified by *filename* is used to construct the code object and may appear in tracebacks or :exc:`SyntaxError` exception messages. This returns ``NULL`` if the code cannot be parsed or compiled. @@ -297,32 +297,6 @@ the same library that the Python runtime is using. true on success, false on failure. -.. c:var:: int Py_eval_input - - .. index:: single: Py_CompileString (C function) - - The start symbol from the Python grammar for isolated expressions; for use with - :c:func:`Py_CompileString`. - - -.. c:var:: int Py_file_input - - .. index:: single: Py_CompileString (C function) - - The start symbol from the Python grammar for sequences of statements as read - from a file or other source; for use with :c:func:`Py_CompileString`. This is - the symbol to use when compiling arbitrarily long Python source code. - - -.. c:var:: int Py_single_input - - .. index:: single: Py_CompileString (C function) - - The start symbol from the Python grammar for a single statement; for use with - :c:func:`Py_CompileString`. This is the symbol used for the interactive - interpreter loop. - - .. c:struct:: PyCompilerFlags This is the structure used to hold compiler flags. In cases where code is only @@ -366,3 +340,52 @@ the same library that the Python runtime is using. as :c:macro:`CO_FUTURE_ANNOTATIONS` to enable features normally selectable using :ref:`future statements <future>`. See :ref:`c_codeobject_flags` for a complete list. + + +.. _start-symbols: + +Available start symbols +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + + +.. c:var:: int Py_eval_input + + .. index:: single: Py_CompileString (C function) + + The start symbol from the Python grammar for isolated expressions; for use with + :c:func:`Py_CompileString`. + + +.. c:var:: int Py_file_input + + .. index:: single: Py_CompileString (C function) + + The start symbol from the Python grammar for sequences of statements as read + from a file or other source; for use with :c:func:`Py_CompileString`. This is + the symbol to use when compiling arbitrarily long Python source code. + + +.. c:var:: int Py_single_input + + .. index:: single: Py_CompileString (C function) + + The start symbol from the Python grammar for a single statement; for use with + :c:func:`Py_CompileString`. This is the symbol used for the interactive + interpreter loop. + + +.. c:var:: int Py_func_type_input + + .. index:: single: Py_CompileString (C function) + + The start symbol from the Python grammar for a function type; for use with + :c:func:`Py_CompileString`. This is used to parse "signature type comments" + from :pep:`484`. + + This requires the :c:macro:`PyCF_ONLY_AST` flag to be set. + + .. seealso:: + * :py:class:`ast.FunctionType` + * :pep:`484` + + .. versionadded:: 3.8 _______________________________________________ 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]
