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Serhiy Storchaka 1f777396f5
gh-122943: Rework support of var-positional parameter in Argument Clinic (GH-122945)
Move creation of a tuple for var-positional parameter out of
_PyArg_UnpackKeywordsWithVararg().
Merge _PyArg_UnpackKeywordsWithVararg() with _PyArg_UnpackKeywords().
Add a new parameter in _PyArg_UnpackKeywords().

The "parameters" and "converters" attributes of ParseArgsCodeGen no
longer contain the var-positional parameter. It is now available as the
"varpos" attribute. Optimize code generation for var-positional
parameter and reuse the same generating code for functions with and without
keyword parameters.

Add special converters for var-positional parameter. "tuple" represents it as
a Python tuple and "array" represents it as a continuous array of PyObject*.
"object" is a temporary alias of "tuple".
2024-11-07 23:40:03 +02:00
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c_analyzer
c_common
c_parser gh-122943: Rework support of var-positional parameter in Argument Clinic (GH-122945) 2024-11-07 23:40:03 +02:00
cpython gh-76785: Minor Cleanup of "Cross-interpreter" Code (gh-126457) 2024-11-07 09:32:42 -07:00
distutils
c-analyzer.py
check-c-globals.py
must-resolve.sh
README
table-file.py
TODO gh-99108: Cleanup references to inexisting Modules/_blake2. (GH-126270) 2024-11-01 16:18:44 +00:00

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# C Globals and CPython Runtime State.

CPython's C code makes extensive use of global variables.  Each global
falls into one of several categories:

* (effectively) constants (incl. static types)
* globals used exclusively in main or in the REPL
* freelists, caches, and counters
* process-global state
* module state
* Python runtime state

Of the different categories, the last two are problematic and
generally should not exist in the codebase.

Globals that hold module state (i.e. in Modules/*.c) cause problems
when multiple interpreters are in use.  For more info, see PEP 3121,
which addresses the situation for extension modules in general.

Globals in the last category should be avoided as well.  The problem
isn't with the Python runtime having state.  Rather, the problem is with
that state being spread throughout the codebase in dozens of individual
globals.  Unlike the other globals, the runtime state represents a set
of values that are constantly shifting in a complex way.  When they are
spread out it's harder to get a clear picture of what the runtime
involves.  Furthermore, when they are spread out it complicates efforts
that change the runtime.

Consequently, the globals for Python's runtime state have been
consolidated under a single top-level _PyRuntime global. No new globals
should be added for runtime state.  Instead, they should be added to
_PyRuntimeState or one of its sub-structs.  The check-c-globals script
should be run to ensure that no new globals have been added:

  python3 Tools/c-analyzer/check-c-globals.py

You can also use the more generic tool:

  python3 Tools/c-analyzer/c-analyzer.py

If it reports any globals then they should be resolved.  If the globals
are runtime state then they should be folded into _PyRuntimeState.