Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/main' into codegen-labels-cont

Author: iritkatriel

Doc/c-api/call.rst

@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@ This bears repeating:
    A class supporting vectorcall **must** also implement
    :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_call` with the same semantics.
 
+.. versionchanged:: 3.12
+
+   The :const:`Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_VECTORCALL` flag is now removed from a class
+   when the class's :py:meth:`~object.__call__` method is reassigned.
+   (This internally sets :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_call` only, and thus
+   may make it behave differently than the vectorcall function.)
+   In earlier Python versions, vectorcall should only be used with
+   :const:`immutable <Py_TPFLAGS_IMMUTABLETYPE>` or static types.
+
 A class should not implement vectorcall if that would be slower
 than *tp_call*. For example, if the callee needs to convert
 the arguments to an args tuple and kwargs dict anyway, then there is no point

Doc/c-api/object.rst

@@ -126,6 +126,14 @@ Object Protocol
    A generic implementation for the getter of a ``__dict__`` descriptor. It
    creates the dictionary if necessary.
 
+   This function may also be called to get the :py:attr:`~object.__dict__`
+   of the object *o*. Pass ``NULL`` for *context* when calling it.
+   Since this function may need to allocate memory for the
+   dictionary, it may be more efficient to call :c:func:`PyObject_GetAttr`
+   when accessing an attribute on the object.
+
+   On failure, returns ``NULL`` with an exception set.
+
    .. versionadded:: 3.3
 
 
@@ -137,6 +145,16 @@ Object Protocol
    .. versionadded:: 3.3
 
 
+.. c:function:: PyObject** _PyObject_GetDictPtr(PyObject *obj)
+
+   Return a pointer to :py:attr:`~object.__dict__` of the object *obj*.
+   If there is no ``__dict__``, return ``NULL`` without setting an exception.
+
+   This function may need to allocate memory for the
+   dictionary, so it may be more efficient to call :c:func:`PyObject_GetAttr`
+   when accessing an attribute on the object.
+
+
 .. c:function:: PyObject* PyObject_RichCompare(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2, int opid)
 
    Compare the values of *o1* and *o2* using the operation specified by *opid*,

Doc/c-api/typeobj.rst

@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ Quick Reference
    +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+---+---+---+---+
    | [:c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_cache`]           | :c:type:`PyObject` *              |                   |   |   |       |
    +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+---+---+---+---+
-   | [:c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_subclasses`]      | :c:type:`PyObject` *              | __subclasses__    |   |   |       |
+   | [:c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_subclasses`]      | void *                            | __subclasses__    |   |   |       |
    +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+---+---+---+---+
    | [:c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_weaklist`]        | :c:type:`PyObject` *              |                   |   |   |       |
    +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+-------------------+---+---+---+---+
@@ -720,29 +720,29 @@ and :c:type:`PyType_Type` effectively act as defaults.)
    with the *vectorcallfunc* function.
    This can be done by setting *tp_call* to :c:func:`PyVectorcall_Call`.
 
-   .. warning::
-
-      It is not recommended for :ref:`mutable heap types <heap-types>` to implement
-      the vectorcall protocol.
-      When a user sets :attr:`__call__` in Python code, only *tp_call* is updated,
-      likely making it inconsistent with the vectorcall function.
-
    .. versionchanged:: 3.8
 
       Before version 3.8, this slot was named ``tp_print``.
       In Python 2.x, it was used for printing to a file.
       In Python 3.0 to 3.7, it was unused.
 
+   .. versionchanged:: 3.12
+
+      Before version 3.12, it was not recommended for
+      :ref:`mutable heap types <heap-types>` to implement the vectorcall
+      protocol.
+      When a user sets :attr:`~type.__call__` in Python code, only *tp_call* is
+      updated, likely making it inconsistent with the vectorcall function.
+      Since 3.12, setting ``__call__`` will disable vectorcall optimization
+      by clearing the :const:`Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_VECTORCALL` flag.
+
    **Inheritance:**
 
    This field is always inherited.
    However, the :const:`Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_VECTORCALL` flag is not
-   always inherited. If it's not, then the subclass won't use
+   always inherited. If it's not set, then the subclass won't use
    :ref:`vectorcall <vectorcall>`, except when
    :c:func:`PyVectorcall_Call` is explicitly called.
-   This is in particular the case for types without the
-   :const:`Py_TPFLAGS_IMMUTABLETYPE` flag set (including subclasses defined in
-   Python).
 
 
 .. c:member:: getattrfunc PyTypeObject.tp_getattr
@@ -1178,12 +1178,18 @@ and :c:type:`PyType_Type` effectively act as defaults.)
 
       **Inheritance:**
 
-      This bit is inherited for types with the
-      :const:`Py_TPFLAGS_IMMUTABLETYPE` flag set, if
-      :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_call` is also inherited.
+      This bit is inherited if :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_call` is also
+      inherited.
 
       .. versionadded:: 3.9
 
+      .. versionchanged:: 3.12
+
+         This flag is now removed from a class when the class's
+         :py:meth:`~object.__call__` method is reassigned.
+
+         This flag can now be inherited by mutable classes.
+
    .. data:: Py_TPFLAGS_IMMUTABLETYPE
 
       This bit is set for type objects that are immutable: type attributes cannot be set nor deleted.
@@ -1709,18 +1715,11 @@ and :c:type:`PyType_Type` effectively act as defaults.)
    :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_dictoffset` should be set to ``-4`` to indicate that the dictionary is
    at the very end of the structure.
 
-   The real dictionary offset in an instance can be computed from a negative
-   :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_dictoffset` as follows::
-
-      dictoffset = tp_basicsize + abs(ob_size)*tp_itemsize + tp_dictoffset
-      if dictoffset is not aligned on sizeof(void*):
-          round up to sizeof(void*)
-
-   where :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_basicsize`, :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_itemsize` and :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_dictoffset` are
-   taken from the type object, and :attr:`ob_size` is taken from the instance.  The
-   absolute value is taken because ints use the sign of :attr:`ob_size` to
-   store the sign of the number.  (There's never a need to do this calculation
-   yourself; it is done for you by :c:func:`_PyObject_GetDictPtr`.)
+   The :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_dictoffset` should be regarded as write-only.
+   To get the pointer to the dictionary call :c:func:`PyObject_GenericGetDict`.
+   Calling :c:func:`PyObject_GenericGetDict` may need to allocate memory for the
+   dictionary, so it is may be more efficient to call :c:func:`PyObject_GetAttr`
+   when accessing an attribute on the object.
 
    **Inheritance:**
 
@@ -1928,9 +1927,17 @@ and :c:type:`PyType_Type` effectively act as defaults.)
    This field is not inherited.
 
 
-.. c:member:: PyObject* PyTypeObject.tp_subclasses
+.. c:member:: void* PyTypeObject.tp_subclasses
+
+   A collection of subclasses.  Internal use only.  May be an invalid pointer.
+
+   To get a list of subclasses, call the Python method
+   :py:meth:`~class.__subclasses__`.
+
+   .. versionchanged:: 3.12
 
-   List of weak references to subclasses.  Internal use only.
+      For some types, this field does not hold a valid :c:expr:`PyObject*`.
+      The type was changed to :c:expr:`void*` to indicate this.
 
    **Inheritance:**
 

Doc/c-api/unicode.rst

@@ -477,9 +477,6 @@ APIs:
    |                   |                     | :c:func:`PyObject_Repr`.         |
    +-------------------+---------------------+----------------------------------+
 
-   An unrecognized format character causes all the rest of the format string to be
-   copied as-is to the result string, and any extra arguments discarded.
-
    .. note::
       The width formatter unit is number of characters rather than bytes.
       The precision formatter unit is number of bytes for ``"%s"`` and
@@ -500,6 +497,11 @@ APIs:
       Support width and precision formatter for ``"%s"``, ``"%A"``, ``"%U"``,
       ``"%V"``, ``"%S"``, ``"%R"`` added.
 
+   .. versionchanged:: 3.12
+      An unrecognized format character now sets a :exc:`SystemError`.
+      In previous versions it caused all the rest of the format string to be
+      copied as-is to the result string, and any extra arguments discarded.
+
 
 .. c:function:: PyObject* PyUnicode_FromFormatV(const char *format, va_list vargs)
 

Doc/data/stable_abi.dat

@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ Creating Futures and Tasks
 
 .. method:: loop.create_task(coro, *, name=None, context=None)
 
-   Schedule the execution of a :ref:`coroutine`.
+   Schedule the execution of :ref:`coroutine <coroutine>` *coro*.
    Return a :class:`Task` object.
 
    Third-party event loops can use their own subclass of :class:`Task`

Doc/library/asyncio-eventloop.rst

@@ -13,10 +13,16 @@
 
 This module provides support for maintaining a list in sorted order without
 having to sort the list after each insertion.  For long lists of items with
-expensive comparison operations, this can be an improvement over the more common
-approach.  The module is called :mod:`bisect` because it uses a basic bisection
-algorithm to do its work.  The source code may be most useful as a working
-example of the algorithm (the boundary conditions are already right!).
+expensive comparison operations, this can be an improvement over
+linear searches or frequent resorting.
+
+The module is called :mod:`bisect` because it uses a basic bisection
+algorithm to do its work.  Unlike other bisection tools that search for a
+specific value, the functions in this module are designed to locate an
+insertion point. Accordingly, the functions never call an :meth:`__eq__`
+method to determine whether a value has been found.  Instead, the
+functions only call the :meth:`__lt__` method and will return an insertion
+point between values in an array.
 
 The following functions are provided:
 
@@ -30,16 +36,17 @@ The following functions are provided:
    any existing entries.  The return value is suitable for use as the first
    parameter to ``list.insert()`` assuming that *a* is already sorted.
 
-   The returned insertion point *i* partitions the array *a* into two halves so
-   that ``all(val < x for val in a[lo : i])`` for the left side and
-   ``all(val >= x for val in a[i : hi])`` for the right side.
+   The returned insertion point *ip* partitions the array *a* into two
+   slices such that ``all(elem < x for elem in a[lo : ip])`` is true for the
+   left slice and ``all(elem >= x for elem in a[ip : hi])`` is true for the
+   right slice.
 
    *key* specifies a :term:`key function` of one argument that is used to
    extract a comparison key from each element in the array.  To support
    searching complex records, the key function is not applied to the *x* value.
 
-   If *key* is ``None``, the elements are compared directly with no
-   intervening function call.
+   If *key* is ``None``, the elements are compared directly and
+   no key function is called.
 
    .. versionchanged:: 3.10
       Added the *key* parameter.
@@ -51,16 +58,9 @@ The following functions are provided:
    Similar to :func:`bisect_left`, but returns an insertion point which comes
    after (to the right of) any existing entries of *x* in *a*.
 
-   The returned insertion point *i* partitions the array *a* into two halves so
-   that ``all(val <= x for val in a[lo : i])`` for the left side and
-   ``all(val > x for val in a[i : hi])`` for the right side.
-
-   *key* specifies a :term:`key function` of one argument that is used to
-   extract a comparison key from each element in the array.  To support
-   searching complex records, the key function is not applied to the *x* value.
-
-   If *key* is ``None``, the elements are compared directly with no
-   intervening function call.
+   The returned insertion point *ip* partitions the array *a* into two slices
+   such that ``all(elem <= x for elem in a[lo : ip])`` is true for the left slice and
+   ``all(elem > x for elem in a[ip : hi])`` is true for the right slice.
 
    .. versionchanged:: 3.10
       Added the *key* parameter.

Doc/library/bisect.rst

@@ -408,6 +408,24 @@ The Python compiler currently generates the following bytecode instructions.
    .. versionadded:: 3.11
 
 
+.. opcode:: CACHE
+
+   Rather than being an actual instruction, this opcode is used to mark extra
+   space for the interpreter to cache useful data directly in the bytecode
+   itself. It is automatically hidden by all ``dis`` utilities, but can be
+   viewed with ``show_caches=True``.
+
+   Logically, this space is part of the preceding instruction. Many opcodes
+   expect to be followed by an exact number of caches, and will instruct the
+   interpreter to skip over them at runtime.
+
+   Populated caches can look like arbitrary instructions, so great care should
+   be taken when reading or modifying raw, adaptive bytecode containing
+   quickened data.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.11
+
+
 **Unary operations**
 
 Unary operations take the top of the stack, apply the operation, and push the

Doc/library/dis.rst

@@ -147,6 +147,3 @@ Legacy API:
    Module :mod:`mailbox`
       Tools for creating, reading, and managing collections of messages on disk
       using a variety standard formats.
-
-   Module :mod:`smtpd`
-      SMTP server framework (primarily useful for testing)

Doc/library/email.rst

@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ The :mod:`functools` module defines the following functions:
    tool for programs being converted from Python 2 which supported the use of
    comparison functions.
 
-   A comparison function is any callable that accept two arguments, compares them,
+   A comparison function is any callable that accepts two arguments, compares them,
    and returns a negative number for less-than, zero for equality, or a positive
    number for greater-than.  A key function is a callable that accepts one
    argument and returns another value to be used as the sort key.