Merge branch 'main' into uuid-v7-method-1

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
     # reproducible: to get the same tools versions (autoconf, aclocal, ...)
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     container:
-      image: ghcr.io/python/autoconf:2024.11.11.11786316759
+      image: ghcr.io/python/autoconf:2025.01.02.12581854023
     timeout-minutes: 60
     needs: check_source
     if: needs.check_source.outputs.run_tests == 'true'
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "IMAGE_VERSION=${ImageVersion}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
       - name: Check Autoconf and aclocal versions
         run: |
-          grep "Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71" configure
+          grep "Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.72" configure
           grep "aclocal 1.16.5" aclocal.m4
           grep -q "runstatedir" configure
           grep -q "PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG" aclocal.m4

.github/workflows/reusable-docs.yml

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
   # Run "doctest" on HEAD as new syntax doesn't exist in the latest stable release
   doctest:
     name: 'Doctest'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     timeout-minutes: 60
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4

.github/workflows/reusable-macos.yml

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ jobs:
         brew link --overwrite tcl-tk@8
     - name: Configure CPython
       run: |
+        MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.15 \
         GDBM_CFLAGS="-I$(brew --prefix gdbm)/include" \
         GDBM_LIBS="-L$(brew --prefix gdbm)/lib -lgdbm" \
         ./configure \

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: check-dependabot
       - id: check-github-workflows
+      - id: check-readthedocs
 
   - repo: https://github.com/rhysd/actionlint
     rev: v1.7.4

Doc/about.rst

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-=====================
-About these documents
-=====================
+========================
+About this documentation
+========================
 
 
-These documents are generated from `reStructuredText`_ sources by `Sphinx`_, a
-document processor specifically written for the Python documentation.
+Python's documentation is generated from `reStructuredText`_ sources
+using `Sphinx`_, a documentation generator originally created for Python
+and now maintained as an independent project.
 
 .. _reStructuredText: https://docutils.sourceforge.io/rst.html
 .. _Sphinx: https://www.sphinx-doc.org/
@@ -20,14 +21,14 @@ volunteers are always welcome!
 Many thanks go to:
 
 * Fred L. Drake, Jr., the creator of the original Python documentation toolset
-  and writer of much of the content;
+  and author of much of the content;
 * the `Docutils <https://docutils.sourceforge.io/>`_ project for creating
   reStructuredText and the Docutils suite;
 * Fredrik Lundh for his Alternative Python Reference project from which Sphinx
   got many good ideas.
 
 
-Contributors to the Python Documentation
+Contributors to the Python documentation
 ----------------------------------------
 
 Many people have contributed to the Python language, the Python standard

Doc/c-api/apiabiversion.rst

@@ -6,9 +6,13 @@
 API and ABI Versioning
 ***********************
 
+
+Build-time version constants
+----------------------------
+
 CPython exposes its version number in the following macros.
-Note that these correspond to the version code is **built** with,
-not necessarily the version used at **run time**.
+Note that these correspond to the version code is **built** with.
+See :c:var:`Py_Version` for the version used at **run time**.
 
 See :ref:`stable` for a discussion of API and ABI stability across versions.
 
@@ -37,37 +41,83 @@ See :ref:`stable` for a discussion of API and ABI stability across versions.
 .. c:macro:: PY_VERSION_HEX
 
    The Python version number encoded in a single integer.
+   See :c:func:`Py_PACK_FULL_VERSION` for the encoding details.
 
-   The underlying version information can be found by treating it as a 32 bit
-   number in the following manner:
-
-   +-------+-------------------------+-------------------------+--------------------------+
-   | Bytes | Bits (big endian order) | Meaning                 | Value for ``3.4.1a2``    |
-   +=======+=========================+=========================+==========================+
-   |   1   |         1-8             |  ``PY_MAJOR_VERSION``   | ``0x03``                 |
-   +-------+-------------------------+-------------------------+--------------------------+
-   |   2   |         9-16            |  ``PY_MINOR_VERSION``   | ``0x04``                 |
-   +-------+-------------------------+-------------------------+--------------------------+
-   |   3   |         17-24           |  ``PY_MICRO_VERSION``   | ``0x01``                 |
-   +-------+-------------------------+-------------------------+--------------------------+
-   |   4   |         25-28           |  ``PY_RELEASE_LEVEL``   | ``0xA``                  |
-   +       +-------------------------+-------------------------+--------------------------+
-   |       |         29-32           |  ``PY_RELEASE_SERIAL``  | ``0x2``                  |
-   +-------+-------------------------+-------------------------+--------------------------+
+   Use this for numeric comparisons, for example,
+   ``#if PY_VERSION_HEX >= ...``.
 
-   Thus ``3.4.1a2`` is hexversion ``0x030401a2`` and ``3.10.0`` is
-   hexversion ``0x030a00f0``.
 
-   Use this for numeric comparisons, e.g. ``#if PY_VERSION_HEX >= ...``.
-
-   This version is also available via the symbol :c:var:`Py_Version`.
+Run-time version
+----------------
 
 .. c:var:: const unsigned long Py_Version
 
-   The Python runtime version number encoded in a single constant integer, with
-   the same format as the :c:macro:`PY_VERSION_HEX` macro.
+   The Python runtime version number encoded in a single constant integer.
+   See :c:func:`Py_PACK_FULL_VERSION` for the encoding details.
    This contains the Python version used at run time.
 
+   Use this for numeric comparisons, for example, ``if (Py_Version >= ...)``.
+
    .. versionadded:: 3.11
 
-All the given macros are defined in :source:`Include/patchlevel.h`.
+
+Bit-packing macros
+------------------
+
+.. c:function:: uint32_t Py_PACK_FULL_VERSION(int major, int minor, int micro, int release_level, int release_serial)
+
+   Return the given version, encoded as a single 32-bit integer with
+   the following structure:
+
+   +------------------+-------+----------------+-----------+--------------------------+
+   |                  | No.   |                |           | Example values           |
+   |                  | of    |                |           +-------------+------------+
+   | Argument         | bits  | Bit mask       | Bit shift | ``3.4.1a2`` | ``3.10.0`` |
+   +==================+=======+================+===========+=============+============+
+   | *major*          |   8   | ``0xFF000000`` | 24        | ``0x03``    | ``0x03``   |
+   +------------------+-------+----------------+-----------+-------------+------------+
+   | *minor*          |   8   | ``0x00FF0000`` | 16        | ``0x04``    | ``0x0A``   |
+   +------------------+-------+----------------+-----------+-------------+------------+
+   | *micro*          |   8   | ``0x0000FF00`` | 8         | ``0x01``    | ``0x00``   |
+   +------------------+-------+----------------+-----------+-------------+------------+
+   | *release_level*  |   4   | ``0x000000F0`` | 4         | ``0xA``     | ``0xF``    |
+   +------------------+-------+----------------+-----------+-------------+------------+
+   | *release_serial* |   4   | ``0x0000000F`` | 0         | ``0x2``     | ``0x0``    |
+   +------------------+-------+----------------+-----------+-------------+------------+
+
+   For example:
+
+   +-------------+------------------------------------+-----------------+
+   | Version     | ``Py_PACK_FULL_VERSION`` arguments | Encoded version |
+   +=============+====================================+=================+
+   | ``3.4.1a2`` | ``(3, 4, 1, 0xA, 2)``              | ``0x030401a2``  |
+   +-------------+------------------------------------+-----------------+
+   | ``3.10.0``  | ``(3, 10, 0, 0xF, 0)``             | ``0x030a00f0``  |
+   +-------------+------------------------------------+-----------------+
+
+   Out-of range bits in the arguments are ignored.
+   That is, the macro can be defined as:
+
+   .. code-block:: c
+
+      #ifndef Py_PACK_FULL_VERSION
+      #define Py_PACK_FULL_VERSION(X, Y, Z, LEVEL, SERIAL) ( \
+         (((X) & 0xff) << 24) |                              \
+         (((Y) & 0xff) << 16) |                              \
+         (((Z) & 0xff) << 8) |                               \
+         (((LEVEL) & 0xf) << 4) |                            \
+         (((SERIAL) & 0xf) << 0))
+      #endif
+
+   ``Py_PACK_FULL_VERSION`` is primarily a macro, intended for use in
+   ``#if`` directives, but it is also available as an exported function.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.14
+
+.. c:function:: uint32_t Py_PACK_VERSION(int major, int minor)
+
+   Equivalent to ``Py_PACK_FULL_VERSION(major, minor, 0, 0, 0)``.
+   The result does not correspond to any Python release, but is useful
+   in numeric comparisons.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.14

Doc/c-api/arg.rst

@@ -229,12 +229,24 @@ There are three ways strings and buffers can be converted to C:
 Numbers
 -------
 
+These formats allow representing Python numbers or single characters as C numbers.
+Formats that require :class:`int`, :class:`float` or :class:`complex` can
+also use the corresponding special methods :meth:`~object.__index__`,
+:meth:`~object.__float__` or :meth:`~object.__complex__` to convert
+the Python object to the required type.
+
+For signed integer formats, :exc:`OverflowError` is raised if the value
+is out of range for the C type.
+For unsigned integer formats, no range checking is done --- the
+most significant bits are silently truncated when the receiving field is too
+small to receive the value.
+
 ``b`` (:class:`int`) [unsigned char]
-   Convert a nonnegative Python integer to an unsigned tiny int, stored in a C
+   Convert a nonnegative Python integer to an unsigned tiny integer, stored in a C
    :c:expr:`unsigned char`.
 
 ``B`` (:class:`int`) [unsigned char]
-   Convert a Python integer to a tiny int without overflow checking, stored in a C
+   Convert a Python integer to a tiny integer without overflow checking, stored in a C
    :c:expr:`unsigned char`.
 
 ``h`` (:class:`int`) [short int]
@@ -307,7 +319,7 @@ Other objects
 
 .. _o_ampersand:
 
-``O&`` (object) [*converter*, *anything*]
+``O&`` (object) [*converter*, *address*]
    Convert a Python object to a C variable through a *converter* function.  This
    takes two arguments: the first is a function, the second is the address of a C
    variable (of arbitrary type), converted to :c:expr:`void *`.  The *converter*
@@ -321,14 +333,20 @@ Other objects
    the conversion has failed.  When the conversion fails, the *converter* function
    should raise an exception and leave the content of *address* unmodified.
 
-   If the *converter* returns ``Py_CLEANUP_SUPPORTED``, it may get called a
+   .. c:macro:: Py_CLEANUP_SUPPORTED
+      :no-typesetting:
+
+   If the *converter* returns :c:macro:`!Py_CLEANUP_SUPPORTED`, it may get called a
    second time if the argument parsing eventually fails, giving the converter a
    chance to release any memory that it had already allocated. In this second
    call, the *object* parameter will be ``NULL``; *address* will have the same value
    as in the original call.
 
+   Examples of converters: :c:func:`PyUnicode_FSConverter` and
+   :c:func:`PyUnicode_FSDecoder`.
+
    .. versionchanged:: 3.1
-      ``Py_CLEANUP_SUPPORTED`` was added.
+      :c:macro:`!Py_CLEANUP_SUPPORTED` was added.
 
 ``p`` (:class:`bool`) [int]
    Tests the value passed in for truth (a boolean **p**\ redicate) and converts
@@ -344,12 +362,6 @@ Other objects
    in *items*.  The C arguments must correspond to the individual format units in
    *items*.  Format units for sequences may be nested.
 
-It is possible to pass "long" integers (integers whose value exceeds the
-platform's :c:macro:`LONG_MAX`) however no proper range checking is done --- the
-most significant bits are silently truncated when the receiving field is too
-small to receive the value (actually, the semantics are inherited from downcasts
-in C --- your mileage may vary).
-
 A few other characters have a meaning in a format string.  These may not occur
 inside nested parentheses.  They are:
 

Doc/c-api/init.rst

@@ -1492,6 +1492,17 @@ All of the following functions must be called after :c:func:`Py_Initialize`.
 
    .. versionadded:: 3.8
 
+
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnstable_InterpreterState_GetMainModule(PyInterpreterState *interp)
+
+   Return a :term:`strong reference` to the ``__main__`` `module object <moduleobjects>`_
+   for the given interpreter.
+
+   The caller must hold the GIL.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.13
+
+
 .. c:type:: PyObject* (*_PyFrameEvalFunction)(PyThreadState *tstate, _PyInterpreterFrame *frame, int throwflag)
 
    Type of a frame evaluation function.

Doc/c-api/object.rst

@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ Object Protocol
    .. note::
 
       Exceptions that occur when this calls :meth:`~object.__getattr__` and
-      :meth:`~object.__getattribute__` methods are silently ignored.
+      :meth:`~object.__getattribute__` methods aren't propagated,
+      but instead given to :func:`sys.unraisablehook`.
       For proper error handling, use :c:func:`PyObject_HasAttrWithError`,
       :c:func:`PyObject_GetOptionalAttr` or :c:func:`PyObject_GetAttr` instead.
 
@@ -492,6 +493,13 @@ Object Protocol
    on failure.  This is equivalent to the Python statement ``del o[key]``.
 
 
+.. c:function:: int PyObject_DelItemString(PyObject *o, const char *key)
+
+   This is the same as :c:func:`PyObject_DelItem`, but *key* is
+   specified as a :c:expr:`const char*` UTF-8 encoded bytes string,
+   rather than a :c:expr:`PyObject*`.
+
+
 .. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_Dir(PyObject *o)
 
    This is equivalent to the Python expression ``dir(o)``, returning a (possibly

Doc/c-api/sys.rst

@@ -216,6 +216,38 @@ Operating System Utilities
       The function now uses the UTF-8 encoding on Windows if
       :c:member:`PyPreConfig.legacy_windows_fs_encoding` is zero.
 
+.. c:function:: FILE* Py_fopen(PyObject *path, const char *mode)
+
+   Similar to :c:func:`!fopen`, but *path* is a Python object and
+   an exception is set on error.
+
+   *path* must be a :class:`str` object, a :class:`bytes` object,
+   or a :term:`path-like object`.
+
+   On success, return the new file pointer.
+   On error, set an exception and return ``NULL``.
+
+   The file must be closed by :c:func:`Py_fclose` rather than calling directly
+   :c:func:`!fclose`.
+
+   The file descriptor is created non-inheritable (:pep:`446`).
+
+   The caller must hold the GIL.
+
+   .. versionadded:: next
+
+
+.. c:function:: int Py_fclose(FILE *file)
+
+   Close a file that was opened by :c:func:`Py_fopen`.
+
+   On success, return ``0``.
+   On error, return ``EOF`` and ``errno`` is set to indicate the error.
+   In either case, any further access (including another call to
+   :c:func:`Py_fclose`) to the stream results in undefined behavior.
+
+   .. versionadded:: next
+
 
 .. _systemfunctions:
 

Doc/c-api/typeobj.rst

@@ -1023,6 +1023,7 @@ and :c:data:`PyType_Type` effectively act as defaults.)
    :c:macro:`Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_GC` flag bit is clear in the subtype and the
    :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_traverse` and :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_clear` fields in the subtype exist and have
    ``NULL`` values.
+
    .. XXX are most flag bits *really* inherited individually?
 
    **Default:**