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cpython/Doc/c-api/bool.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.
2021-01-06 12:38:26 +01:00

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.. highlight:: c
.. _boolobjects:
Boolean Objects
---------------
Booleans in Python are implemented as a subclass of integers. There are only
two booleans, :const:`Py_False` and :const:`Py_True`. As such, the normal
creation and deletion functions don't apply to booleans. The following macros
are available, however.
.. c:function:: int PyBool_Check(PyObject *o)
Return true if *o* is of type :c:data:`PyBool_Type`. This function always
succeeds.
.. c:var:: PyObject* Py_False
The Python ``False`` object. This object has no methods. It needs to be
treated just like any other object with respect to reference counts.
.. c:var:: PyObject* Py_True
The Python ``True`` object. This object has no methods. It needs to be treated
just like any other object with respect to reference counts.
.. c:macro:: Py_RETURN_FALSE
Return :const:`Py_False` from a function, properly incrementing its reference
count.
.. c:macro:: Py_RETURN_TRUE
Return :const:`Py_True` from a function, properly incrementing its reference
count.
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyBool_FromLong(long v)
Return a new reference to :const:`Py_True` or :const:`Py_False` depending on the
truth value of *v*.