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#ifndef Py_OBJECT_H
#define Py_OBJECT_H
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif


/* Object and type object interface */

/*
Objects are structures allocated on the heap.  Special rules apply to
the use of objects to ensure they are properly garbage-collected.
Objects are never allocated statically or on the stack; they must be
accessed through special macros and functions only.  (Type objects are
exceptions to the first rule; the standard types are represented by
statically initialized type objects, although work on type/class unification
for Python 2.2 made it possible to have heap-allocated type objects too).

An object has a 'reference count' that is increased or decreased when a
pointer to the object is copied or deleted; when the reference count
reaches zero there are no references to the object left and it can be
removed from the heap.

An object has a 'type' that determines what it represents and what kind
of data it contains.  An object's type is fixed when it is created.
Types themselves are represented as objects; an object contains a
pointer to the corresponding type object.  The type itself has a type
pointer pointing to the object representing the type 'type', which
contains a pointer to itself!.

Objects do not float around in memory; once allocated an object keeps
the same size and address.  Objects that must hold variable-size data
can contain pointers to variable-size parts of the object.  Not all
objects of the same type have the same size; but the size cannot change
after allocation.  (These restrictions are made so a reference to an
object can be simply a pointer -- moving an object would require
updating all the pointers, and changing an object's size would require
moving it if there was another object right next to it.)

Objects are always accessed through pointers of the type 'PyObject *'.
The type 'PyObject' is a structure that only contains the reference count
and the type pointer.  The actual memory allocated for an object
contains other data that can only be accessed after casting the pointer
to a pointer to a longer structure type.  This longer type must start
with the reference count and type fields; the macro PyObject_HEAD should be
used for this (to accommodate for future changes).  The implementation
of a particular object type can cast the object pointer to the proper
type and back.

A standard interface exists for objects that contain an array of items
whose size is determined when the object is allocated.
*/

/* Py_DEBUG implies Py_REF_DEBUG. */
#if defined(Py_DEBUG) && !defined(Py_REF_DEBUG)
#  define Py_REF_DEBUG
#endif

#if defined(_Py_OPAQUE_PYOBJECT) && !defined(Py_LIMITED_API)
#   error "_Py_OPAQUE_PYOBJECT only makes sense with Py_LIMITED_API"
#endif

#ifndef _Py_OPAQUE_PYOBJECT
/* PyObject_HEAD defines the initial segment of every PyObject. */
#define PyObject_HEAD                   PyObject ob_base;

// Kept for backward compatibility. It was needed by Py_TRACE_REFS build.
#define _PyObject_EXTRA_INIT

/* Make all uses of PyObject_HEAD_INIT immortal.
 *
 * Statically allocated objects might be shared between
 * interpreters, so must be marked as immortal.
 *
 * Before changing this, see the check in PyModuleDef_Init().
 */
#if defined(Py_GIL_DISABLED)
#define PyObject_HEAD_INIT(type)    \
    {                               \
        0,                          \
        _Py_STATICALLY_ALLOCATED_FLAG, \
        { 0 },                      \
        0,                          \
        _Py_IMMORTAL_REFCNT_LOCAL,  \
        0,                          \
        (type),                     \
    },
#else
#define PyObject_HEAD_INIT(type)    \
    {                               \
        { _Py_STATIC_IMMORTAL_INITIAL_REFCNT },    \
        (type)                      \
    },
#endif

#define PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(type, size) \
    {                                     \
        PyObject_HEAD_INIT(type)          \
        (size)                            \
    },

/* PyObject_VAR_HEAD defines the initial segment of all variable-size
 * container objects.  These end with a declaration of an array with 1
 * element, but enough space is malloc'ed so that the array actually
 * has room for ob_size elements.  Note that ob_size is an element count,
 * not necessarily a byte count.
 */
#define PyObject_VAR_HEAD      PyVarObject ob_base;
#endif // !defined(_Py_OPAQUE_PYOBJECT)

#define Py_INVALID_SIZE (Py_ssize_t)-1

/* PyObjects are given a minimum alignment so that the least significant bits
 * of an object pointer become available for other purposes.
 * This must be an integer literal with the value (1 << _PyGC_PREV_SHIFT), number of bytes.
 */
#define _PyObject_MIN_ALIGNMENT 4

/* Nothing is actually declared to be a PyObject, but every pointer to
 * a Python object can be cast to a PyObject*.  This is inheritance built
 * by hand.  Similarly every pointer to a variable-size Python object can,
 * in addition, be cast to PyVarObject*.
 */
#ifdef _Py_OPAQUE_PYOBJECT
  /* PyObject is opaque */
#elif !defined(Py_GIL_DISABLED)
struct _object {
    _Py_ANONYMOUS union {
#if SIZEOF_VOID_P > 4
        PY_INT64_T ob_refcnt_full; /* This field is needed for efficient initialization with Clang on ARM */
        struct {
#  if PY_BIG_ENDIAN
            uint16_t ob_flags;
            uint16_t ob_overflow;
            uint32_t ob_refcnt;
#  else
            uint32_t ob_refcnt;
            uint16_t ob_overflow;
            uint16_t ob_flags;
#  endif
        };
#else
        Py_ssize_t ob_refcnt;  // part of stable ABI; do not change
#endif
        _Py_ALIGNED_DEF(_PyObject_MIN_ALIGNMENT, char) _aligner;
    };

    PyTypeObject *ob_type;  // part of stable ABI; do not change
};
#else
// Objects that are not owned by any thread use a thread id (tid) of zero.
// This includes both immortal objects and objects whose reference count
// fields have been merged.
#define _Py_UNOWNED_TID             0

struct _object {
    // ob_tid stores the thread id (or zero). It is also used by the GC and the
    // trashcan mechanism as a linked list pointer and by the GC to store the
    // computed "gc_refs" refcount.
    _Py_ALIGNED_DEF(_PyObject_MIN_ALIGNMENT, uintptr_t) ob_tid;
    uint16_t ob_flags;
    PyMutex ob_mutex;           // per-object lock
    uint8_t ob_gc_bits;         // gc-related state
    uint32_t ob_ref_local;      // local reference count
    Py_ssize_t ob_ref_shared;   // shared (atomic) reference count
    PyTypeObject *ob_type;
};
#endif // !defined(_Py_OPAQUE_PYOBJECT)

/* Cast argument to PyObject* type. */
#define _PyObject_CAST(op) _Py_CAST(PyObject*, (op))

#ifndef _Py_OPAQUE_PYOBJECT
struct PyVarObject {
    PyObject ob_base;
    Py_ssize_t ob_size; // Number of items in variable part. Part of stable ABI
};
#endif
typedef struct PyVarObject PyVarObject;

/* Cast argument to PyVarObject* type. */
#define _PyVarObject_CAST(op) _Py_CAST(PyVarObject*, (op))


// Test if the 'x' object is the 'y' object, the same as "x is y" in Python.
PyAPI_FUNC(int) Py_Is(PyObject *x, PyObject *y);
#define Py_Is(x, y) ((x) == (y))

#if defined(Py_GIL_DISABLED) && !defined(Py_LIMITED_API)
PyAPI_FUNC(uintptr_t) _Py_GetThreadLocal_Addr(void);

static inline uintptr_t
_Py_ThreadId(void)
{
    uintptr_t tid;
#if defined(_MSC_VER) && defined(_M_X64)
    tid = __readgsqword(48);
#elif defined(_MSC_VER) && defined(_M_IX86)
    tid = __readfsdword(24);
#elif defined(_MSC_VER) && defined(_M_ARM64)
    tid = __getReg(18);
#elif defined(__MINGW32__) && defined(_M_X64)
    tid = __readgsqword(48);
#elif defined(__MINGW32__) && defined(_M_IX86)
    tid = __readfsdword(24);
#elif defined(__MINGW32__) && defined(_M_ARM64)
    tid = __getReg(18);
#elif defined(__i386__)
    __asm__("movl %%gs:0, %0" : "=r" (tid));  // 32-bit always uses GS
#elif defined(__MACH__) && defined(__x86_64__)
    __asm__("movq %%gs:0, %0" : "=r" (tid));  // x86_64 macOSX uses GS
#elif defined(__x86_64__)
   __asm__("movq %%fs:0, %0" : "=r" (tid));  // x86_64 Linux, BSD uses FS
#elif defined(__arm__) && __ARM_ARCH >= 7
    __asm__ ("mrc p15, 0, %0, c13, c0, 3\nbic %0, %0, #3" : "=r" (tid));
#elif defined(__aarch64__) && defined(__APPLE__)
    __asm__ ("mrs %0, tpidrro_el0" : "=r" (tid));
#elif defined(__aarch64__)
    __asm__ ("mrs %0, tpidr_el0" : "=r" (tid));
#elif defined(__powerpc64__)
    #if defined(__clang__) && _Py__has_builtin(__builtin_thread_pointer)
    tid = (uintptr_t)__builtin_thread_pointer();
    #else
    // r13 is reserved for use as system thread ID by the Power 64-bit ABI.
    register uintptr_t tp __asm__ ("r13");
    __asm__("" : "=r" (tp));
    tid = tp;
    #endif
#elif defined(__powerpc__)
    #if defined(__clang__) && _Py__has_builtin(__builtin_thread_pointer)
    tid = (uintptr_t)__builtin_thread_pointer();
    #else
    // r2 is reserved for use as system thread ID by the Power 32-bit ABI.
    register uintptr_t tp __asm__ ("r2");
    __asm__ ("" : "=r" (tp));
    tid = tp;
    #endif
#elif defined(__s390__) && defined(__GNUC__)
    // Both GCC and Clang have supported __builtin_thread_pointer
    // for s390 from long time ago.
    tid = (uintptr_t)__builtin_thread_pointer();
#elif defined(__riscv)
    #if defined(__clang__) && _Py__has_builtin(__builtin_thread_pointer)
    tid = (uintptr_t)__builtin_thread_pointer();
    #else
    // tp is Thread Pointer provided by the RISC-V ABI.
    __asm__ ("mv %0, tp" : "=r" (tid));
    #endif
#else
    // Fallback to a portable implementation if we do not have a faster
    // platform-specific implementation.
    tid = _Py_GetThreadLocal_Addr();
#endif
  return tid;
}

static inline Py_ALWAYS_INLINE int
_Py_IsOwnedByCurrentThread(PyObject *ob)
{
#ifdef _Py_THREAD_SANITIZER
    return _Py_atomic_load_uintptr_relaxed(&ob->ob_tid) == _Py_ThreadId();
#else
    return ob->ob_tid == _Py_ThreadId();
#endif
}
#endif

PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PyLong_Type;
PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PyBool_Type;

/* Definitions for the stable ABI */
#if !defined(Py_LIMITED_API) || Py_LIMITED_API+0 >= _Py_PACK_VERSION(3, 14)
PyAPI_FUNC(PyTypeObject*) Py_TYPE(PyObject *ob);
#endif
#if !defined(Py_LIMITED_API) || Py_LIMITED_API+0 >= _Py_PACK_VERSION(3, 15)
PyAPI_FUNC(Py_ssize_t) Py_SIZE(PyObject *ob);
PyAPI_FUNC(int) Py_IS_TYPE(PyObject *ob, PyTypeObject *type);
PyAPI_FUNC(void) Py_SET_SIZE(PyVarObject *ob, Py_ssize_t size);
#endif

#ifndef _Py_OPAQUE_PYOBJECT

static inline void
Py_SET_TYPE(PyObject *ob, PyTypeObject *type)
{
    ob->ob_type = type;
}

#if !defined(Py_LIMITED_API) || Py_LIMITED_API+0 < _Py_PACK_VERSION(3, 11)
// Non-limited API & limited API 3.11 & below: use static inline functions and
// use _PyObject_CAST so that users don't need their own casts
#  define Py_TYPE(ob) _Py_TYPE_impl(_PyObject_CAST(ob))
#  define Py_SIZE(ob) _Py_SIZE_impl(_PyObject_CAST(ob))
#  define Py_IS_TYPE(ob, type) _Py_IS_TYPE_impl(_PyObject_CAST(ob), (type))
#  define Py_SET_SIZE(ob, size) _Py_SET_SIZE_impl(_PyVarObject_CAST(ob), (size))
#  define Py_SET_TYPE(ob, type) Py_SET_TYPE(_PyObject_CAST(ob), type)
#elif Py_LIMITED_API+0 < _Py_PACK_VERSION(3, 15)
// Limited API 3.11-3.14: use static inline functions, without casts
#  define Py_SIZE(ob) _Py_SIZE_impl(ob)
#  define Py_IS_TYPE(ob, type) _Py_IS_TYPE_impl((ob), (type))
#  define Py_SET_SIZE(ob, size) _Py_SET_SIZE_impl((ob), (size))
#  if Py_LIMITED_API+0 < _Py_PACK_VERSION(3, 14)
//   Py_TYPE() is static inline only on Limited API 3.13 and below
#    define Py_TYPE(ob) _Py_TYPE_impl(ob)
#  endif
#else
// Limited API 3.15+: use function calls
#endif

static inline
PyTypeObject* _Py_TYPE_impl(PyObject *ob)
{
    return ob->ob_type;
}

// bpo-39573: The Py_SET_SIZE() function must be used to set an object size.
static inline Py_ssize_t
_Py_SIZE_impl(PyObject *ob)
{
    assert(Py_TYPE(ob) != &PyLong_Type);
    assert(Py_TYPE(ob) != &PyBool_Type);
    return  _PyVarObject_CAST(ob)->ob_size;
}

static inline int
_Py_IS_TYPE_impl(PyObject *ob, PyTypeObject *type)
{
    return Py_TYPE(ob) == type;
}

static inline void
_Py_SET_SIZE_impl(PyVarObject *ob, Py_ssize_t size)
{
    assert(Py_TYPE(_PyObject_CAST(ob)) != &PyLong_Type);
    assert(Py_TYPE(_PyObject_CAST(ob)) != &PyBool_Type);
#ifdef Py_GIL_DISABLED
    _Py_atomic_store_ssize_relaxed(&ob->ob_size, size);
#else
    ob->ob_size = size;
#endif
}

#endif // !defined(_Py_OPAQUE_PYOBJECT)


/*
Type objects contain a string containing the type name (to help somewhat
in debugging), the allocation parameters (see PyObject_New() and
PyObject_NewVar()),
and methods for accessing objects of the type.  Methods are optional, a
nil pointer meaning that particular kind of access is not available for
this type.  The Py_DECREF() macro uses the tp_dealloc method without
checking for a nil pointer; it should always be implemented except if
the implementation can guarantee that the reference count will never
reach zero (e.g., for statically allocated type objects).

NB: the methods for certain type groups are now contained in separate
method blocks.
*/

typedef PyObject * (*unaryfunc)(PyObject *);
typedef PyObject * (*binaryfunc)(PyObject *, PyObject *);
typedef PyObject * (*ternaryfunc)(PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
typedef int (*inquiry)(PyObject *);
typedef Py_ssize_t (*lenfunc)(PyObject *);
typedef PyObject *(*ssizeargfunc)(PyObject *, Py_ssize_t);
typedef PyObject *(*ssizessizeargfunc)(PyObject *, Py_ssize_t, Py_ssize_t);
typedef int(*ssizeobjargproc)(PyObject *, Py_ssize_t, PyObject *);
typedef int(*ssizessizeobjargproc)(PyObject *, Py_ssize_t, Py_ssize_t, PyObject *);
typedef int(*objobjargproc)(PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);

typedef int (*objobjproc)(PyObject *, PyObject *);
typedef int (*visitproc)(PyObject *, void *);
typedef int (*traverseproc)(PyObject *, visitproc, void *);


typedef void (*freefunc)(void *);
typedef void (*destructor)(PyObject *);
typedef PyObject *(*getattrfunc)(PyObject *, char *);
typedef PyObject *(*getattrofunc)(PyObject *, PyObject *);
typedef int (*setattrfunc)(PyObject *, char *, PyObject *);
typedef int (*setattrofunc)(PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
typedef PyObject *(*reprfunc)(PyObject *);
typedef Py_hash_t (*hashfunc)(PyObject *);
typedef PyObject *(*richcmpfunc) (PyObject *, PyObject *, int);
typedef PyObject *(*getiterfunc) (PyObject *);
typedef PyObject *(*iternextfunc) (PyObject *);
typedef PyObject *(*descrgetfunc) (PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
typedef int (*descrsetfunc) (PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
typedef int (*initproc)(PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
typedef PyObject *(*newfunc)(PyTypeObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
typedef PyObject *(*allocfunc)(PyTypeObject *, Py_ssize_t);

#if !defined(Py_LIMITED_API) || Py_LIMITED_API+0 >= 0x030c0000 // 3.12
typedef PyObject *(*vectorcallfunc)(PyObject *callable, PyObject *const *args,
                                    size_t nargsf, PyObject *kwnames);
#endif

typedef struct{
    int slot;    /* slot id, see below */
    void *pfunc; /* function pointer */
} PyType_Slot;

typedef struct{
    const char* name;
    int basicsize;
    int itemsize;
    unsigned int flags;
    PyType_Slot *slots; /* terminated by slot==0. */
} PyType_Spec;

PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject*) PyType_FromSpec(PyType_Spec*);
#if !defined(Py_LIMITED_API) || Py_LIMITED_API+0 >= 0x03030000
PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject*) PyType_FromSpecWithBases(PyType_Spec*, PyObject*);
#endif
#if !defined(Py_LIMITED_API) || Py_LIMITED_API+0 >= 0x03040000
PyAPI_FUNC(void*) PyType_GetSlot(PyTypeObject*, int);
#endif
#if !defined(Py_LIMITED_API) || Py_LIMITED_API+0 >= 0x03090000
PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject*) PyType_FromModuleAndSpec(PyObject *, PyType_Spec *, PyObject *);
PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyType_GetModule(PyTypeObject *);
PyAPI_FUNC(void *) PyType_GetModuleState(PyTypeObject *);
#endif
#if !defined(Py_LIMITED_API) || Py_LIMITED_API+0 >= 0x030B0000
PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyType_GetName(PyTypeObject *);
PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyType_GetQualName(PyTypeObject *);
#endif
#if !defined(Py_LIMITED_API) || Py_LIMITED_API+0 >= 0x030D0000
PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyType_GetFullyQualifiedName(PyTypeObject *type);
PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyType_GetModuleName(PyTypeObject *type);
#endif
#if !defined(Py_LIMITED_API) || Py_LIMITED_API+0 >= 0x030C0000
PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyType_FromMetaclass(PyTypeObject*, PyObject*, PyType_Spec*, PyObject*);
PyAPI_FUNC(void *) PyObject_GetTypeData(PyObject *obj, PyTypeObject *cls);
PyAPI_FUNC(Py_ssize_t) PyType_GetTypeDataSize(PyTypeObject *cls);
#endif
#if !defined(Py_LIMITED_API) || Py_LIMITED_API+0 >= 0x030E0000
PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyType_GetBaseByToken(PyTypeObject *, void *, PyTypeObject **);
#define Py_TP_USE_SPEC NULL
#endif

/* Generic type check */
PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyType_IsSubtype(PyTypeObject *, PyTypeObject *);

static inline int PyObject_TypeCheck(PyObject *ob, PyTypeObject *type) {
    return Py_IS_TYPE(ob, type) || PyType_IsSubtype(Py_TYPE(ob), type);
}
#if !defined(Py_LIMITED_API) || Py_LIMITED_API+0 < 0x030b0000
#  define PyObject_TypeCheck(ob, type) PyObject_TypeCheck(_PyObject_CAST(ob), (type))
#endif

PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PyType_Type; /* built-in 'type' */
PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PyBaseObject_Type; /* built-in 'object' */
PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PySuper_Type; /* built-in 'super' */

PyAPI_FUNC(unsigned long) PyType_GetFlags(PyTypeObject*);

PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyType_Ready(PyTypeObject *);
PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyType_GenericAlloc(PyTypeObject *, Py_ssize_t);
PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyType_GenericNew(PyTypeObject *,
                                               PyObject *, PyObject *);
PyAPI_FUNC(unsigned int) PyType_ClearCache(void);
PyAPI_FUNC(void) PyType_Modified(PyTypeObject *);

/* Generic operations on objects */
PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyObject_Repr(PyObject *);
PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyObject_Str(PyObject *);
PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyObject_ASCII(PyObject *);
PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyObject_Bytes(PyObject *);
PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyObject_RichCompare(PyObject *, PyObject *, int);
PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyObject_RichCompareBool(PyObject *, PyObject *, int);
PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyObject_GetAttrString(PyObject *, const char *);
PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyObject_SetAttrString(PyObject *, const char *, PyObject *);
PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyObject_DelAttrString(PyObject *v, const char *name);
PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyObject_HasAttrString(PyObject *, const char *);
PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyObject_GetAttr(PyObject *, PyObject *);
#if !defined(Py_LIMITED_API) || Py_LIMITED_API+0 >= 0x030d0000
PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyObject_GetOptionalAttr(PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject **);
PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyObject_GetOptionalAttrString(PyObject *, const char *, PyObject **);
#endif
PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyObject_SetAttr(PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyObject_DelAttr(PyObject *v, PyObject *name);
PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyObject_HasAttr(PyObject *, PyObject *);
#if !defined(Py_LIMITED_API) || Py_LIMITED_API+0 >= 0x030d0000
PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyObject_HasAttrWithError(PyObject *, PyObject *);
PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyObject_HasAttrStringWithError(PyObject *, const char *);
#endif
PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyObject_SelfIter(PyObject *);
PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyObject_GenericGetAttr(PyObject *, PyObject *);
PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyObject_GenericSetAttr(PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
#if !defined(Py_LIMITED_API) || Py_LIMITED_API+0 >= 0x03030000
PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyObject_GenericSetDict(PyObject *, PyObject *, void *);
#endif
PyAPI_FUNC(Py_hash_t) PyObject_Hash(PyObject *);
PyAPI_FUNC(Py_hash_t) PyObject_HashNotImplemented(PyObject *);
PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyObject_IsTrue(PyObject *);
PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyObject_Not(PyObject *);
PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyCallable_Check(PyObject *);
PyAPI_FUNC(void) PyObject_ClearWeakRefs(PyObject *);

/* PyObject_Dir(obj) acts like Python builtins.dir(obj), returning a
   list of strings.  PyObject_Dir(NULL) is like builtins.dir(),
   returning the names of the current locals.  In this case, if there are
   no current locals, NULL is returned, and PyErr_Occurred() is false.
*/
PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyObject_Dir(PyObject *);

/* Helpers for printing recursive container types */
PyAPI_FUNC(int) Py_ReprEnter(PyObject *);
PyAPI_FUNC(void) Py_ReprLeave(PyObject *);

/* Flag bits for printing: */
#define Py_PRINT_RAW    1       /* No string quotes etc. */

/*
Type flags (tp_flags)

These flags are used to change expected features and behavior for a
particular type.

Arbitration of the flag bit positions will need to be coordinated among
all extension writers who publicly release their extensions (this will
be fewer than you might expect!).

Most flags were removed as of Python 3.0 to make room for new flags.  (Some
flags are not for backwards compatibility but to indicate the presence of an
optional feature; these flags remain of course.)

Type definitions should use Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT for their tp_flags value.

Code can use PyType_HasFeature(type_ob, flag_value) to test whether the
given type object has a specified feature.
*/

#ifndef Py_LIMITED_API

/* Track types initialized using _PyStaticType_InitBuiltin(). */
#define _Py_TPFLAGS_STATIC_BUILTIN (1 << 1)

/* The values array is placed inline directly after the rest of
 * the object. Implies Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_GC.
 */
#define Py_TPFLAGS_INLINE_VALUES (1 << 2)

/* Placement of weakref pointers are managed by the VM, not by the type.
 * The VM will automatically set tp_weaklistoffset. Implies Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_GC.
 */
#define Py_TPFLAGS_MANAGED_WEAKREF (1 << 3)

/* Placement of dict (and values) pointers are managed by the VM, not by the type.
 * The VM will automatically set tp_dictoffset. Implies Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_GC.
 */
#define Py_TPFLAGS_MANAGED_DICT (1 << 4)

/* Type has dictionary or weakref pointers that are managed by VM and has
 * to allocate space to store these.
 */
#define Py_TPFLAGS_PREHEADER (Py_TPFLAGS_MANAGED_WEAKREF | Py_TPFLAGS_MANAGED_DICT)

/* Set if instances of the type object are treated as sequences for pattern matching */
#define Py_TPFLAGS_SEQUENCE (1 << 5)
/* Set if instances of the type object are treated as mappings for pattern matching */
#define Py_TPFLAGS_MAPPING (1 << 6)
#endif

/* Disallow creating instances of the type: set tp_new to NULL and don't create
 * the "__new__" key in the type dictionary. */
#define Py_TPFLAGS_DISALLOW_INSTANTIATION (1UL << 7)

/* Set if the type object is immutable: type attributes cannot be set nor deleted */
#define Py_TPFLAGS_IMMUTABLETYPE (1UL << 8)

/* Set if the type object is dynamically allocated */
#define Py_TPFLAGS_HEAPTYPE (1UL << 9)

/* Set if the type allows subclassing */
#define Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE (1UL << 10)

/* Set if the type implements the vectorcall protocol (PEP 590) */
#if !defined(Py_LIMITED_API) || Py_LIMITED_API+0 >= 0x030C0000
#define Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_VECTORCALL (1UL << 11)
#ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
// Backwards compatibility alias for API that was provisional in Python 3.8
#define _Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_VECTORCALL Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_VECTORCALL
#endif
#endif

/* Set if the type is 'ready' -- fully initialized */
#define Py_TPFLAGS_READY (1UL << 12)

/* Set while the type is being 'readied', to prevent recursive ready calls */
#define Py_TPFLAGS_READYING (1UL << 13)

/* Objects support garbage collection (see objimpl.h) */
#define Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_GC (1UL << 14)

/* These two bits are preserved for Stackless Python, next after this is 17 */
#ifdef STACKLESS
#define Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_STACKLESS_EXTENSION (3UL << 15)
#else
#define Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_STACKLESS_EXTENSION 0
#endif

/* Objects behave like an unbound method */
#define Py_TPFLAGS_METHOD_DESCRIPTOR (1UL << 17)

/* Unused. Legacy flag */
#define Py_TPFLAGS_VALID_VERSION_TAG  (1UL << 19)

/* Type is abstract and cannot be instantiated */
#define Py_TPFLAGS_IS_ABSTRACT (1UL << 20)

// This undocumented flag gives certain built-ins their unique pattern-matching
// behavior, which allows a single positional subpattern to match against the
// subject itself (rather than a mapped attribute on it):
#define _Py_TPFLAGS_MATCH_SELF (1UL << 22)

/* Items (ob_size*tp_itemsize) are found at the end of an instance's memory */
#define Py_TPFLAGS_ITEMS_AT_END (1UL << 23)

/* These flags are used to determine if a type is a subclass. */
#define Py_TPFLAGS_LONG_SUBCLASS        (1UL << 24)
#define Py_TPFLAGS_LIST_SUBCLASS        (1UL << 25)
#define Py_TPFLAGS_TUPLE_SUBCLASS       (1UL << 26)
#define Py_TPFLAGS_BYTES_SUBCLASS       (1UL << 27)
#define Py_TPFLAGS_UNICODE_SUBCLASS     (1UL << 28)
#define Py_TPFLAGS_DICT_SUBCLASS        (1UL << 29)
#define Py_TPFLAGS_BASE_EXC_SUBCLASS    (1UL << 30)
#define Py_TPFLAGS_TYPE_SUBCLASS        (1UL << 31)

#define Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT  ( \
                 Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_STACKLESS_EXTENSION | \
                0)

/* NOTE: Some of the following flags reuse lower bits (removed as part of the
 * Python 3.0 transition). */

/* The following flags are kept for compatibility; in previous
 * versions they indicated presence of newer tp_* fields on the
 * type struct.
 * Starting with 3.8, binary compatibility of C extensions across
 * feature releases of Python is not supported anymore (except when
 * using the stable ABI, in which all classes are created dynamically,
 * using the interpreter's memory layout.)
 * Note that older extensions using the stable ABI set these flags,
 * so the bits must not be repurposed.
 */
#define Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_FINALIZE (1UL << 0)
#define Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_VERSION_TAG   (1UL << 18)

// Flag values for ob_flags (16 bits available, if SIZEOF_VOID_P > 4).
#define _Py_IMMORTAL_FLAGS (1 << 0)
#define _Py_LEGACY_ABI_CHECK_FLAG (1 << 1) /* see PyModuleDef_Init() */
#define _Py_STATICALLY_ALLOCATED_FLAG (1 << 2)
#if defined(Py_GIL_DISABLED) && defined(Py_DEBUG)
#define _Py_TYPE_REVEALED_FLAG (1 << 3)
#endif

#define Py_CONSTANT_NONE 0
#define Py_CONSTANT_FALSE 1
#define Py_CONSTANT_TRUE 2
#define Py_CONSTANT_ELLIPSIS 3
#define Py_CONSTANT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED 4
#define Py_CONSTANT_ZERO 5
#define Py_CONSTANT_ONE 6
#define Py_CONSTANT_EMPTY_STR 7
#define Py_CONSTANT_EMPTY_BYTES 8
#define Py_CONSTANT_EMPTY_TUPLE 9

#if !defined(Py_LIMITED_API) || Py_LIMITED_API+0 >= 0x030d0000
PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject*) Py_GetConstant(unsigned int constant_id);
PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject*) Py_GetConstantBorrowed(unsigned int constant_id);
#endif


/*
_Py_NoneStruct is an object of undefined type which can be used in contexts
where NULL (nil) is not suitable (since NULL often means 'error').
*/
PyAPI_DATA(PyObject) _Py_NoneStruct; /* Don't use this directly */

#if defined(Py_LIMITED_API) && Py_LIMITED_API+0 >= 0x030D0000
#  define Py_None Py_GetConstantBorrowed(Py_CONSTANT_NONE)
#else
#  define Py_None (&_Py_NoneStruct)
#endif

// Test if an object is the None singleton, the same as "x is None" in Python.
PyAPI_FUNC(int) Py_IsNone(PyObject *x);
#define Py_IsNone(x) Py_Is((x), Py_None)

/* Macro for returning Py_None from a function.
 * Only treat Py_None as immortal in the limited C API 3.12 and newer. */
#if defined(Py_LIMITED_API) && Py_LIMITED_API+0 < 0x030c0000
#  define Py_RETURN_NONE return Py_NewRef(Py_None)
#else
#  define Py_RETURN_NONE return Py_None
#endif

/*
Py_NotImplemented is a singleton used to signal that an operation is
not implemented for a given type combination.
*/
PyAPI_DATA(PyObject) _Py_NotImplementedStruct; /* Don't use this directly */

#if defined(Py_LIMITED_API) && Py_LIMITED_API+0 >= 0x030D0000
#  define Py_NotImplemented Py_GetConstantBorrowed(Py_CONSTANT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED)
#else
#  define Py_NotImplemented (&_Py_NotImplementedStruct)
#endif

/* Macro for returning Py_NotImplemented from a function. Only treat
 * Py_NotImplemented as immortal in the limited C API 3.12 and newer. */
#if defined(Py_LIMITED_API) && Py_LIMITED_API+0 < 0x030c0000
#  define Py_RETURN_NOTIMPLEMENTED return Py_NewRef(Py_NotImplemented)
#else
#  define Py_RETURN_NOTIMPLEMENTED return Py_NotImplemented
#endif

/* Rich comparison opcodes */
#define Py_LT 0
#define Py_LE 1
#define Py_EQ 2
#define Py_NE 3
#define Py_GT 4
#define Py_GE 5

#if !defined(Py_LIMITED_API) || Py_LIMITED_API+0 >= 0x030A0000
/* Result of calling PyIter_Send */
typedef enum {
    PYGEN_RETURN = 0,
    PYGEN_ERROR = -1,
    PYGEN_NEXT = 1
} PySendResult;
#endif

/*
 * Macro for implementing rich comparisons
 *
 * Needs to be a macro because any C-comparable type can be used.
 */
#define Py_RETURN_RICHCOMPARE(val1, val2, op)                               \
    do {                                                                    \
        switch (op) {                                                       \
        case Py_EQ: if ((val1) == (val2)) Py_RETURN_TRUE; Py_RETURN_FALSE;  \
        case Py_NE: if ((val1) != (val2)) Py_RETURN_TRUE; Py_RETURN_FALSE;  \
        case Py_LT: if ((val1) < (val2)) Py_RETURN_TRUE; Py_RETURN_FALSE;   \
        case Py_GT: if ((val1) > (val2)) Py_RETURN_TRUE; Py_RETURN_FALSE;   \
        case Py_LE: if ((val1) <= (val2)) Py_RETURN_TRUE; Py_RETURN_FALSE;  \
        case Py_GE: if ((val1) >= (val2)) Py_RETURN_TRUE; Py_RETURN_FALSE;  \
        default:                                                            \
            Py_UNREACHABLE();                                               \
        }                                                                   \
    } while (0)


/*
More conventions
================

Argument Checking
-----------------

Functions that take objects as arguments normally don't check for nil
arguments, but they do check the type of the argument, and return an
error if the function doesn't apply to the type.

Failure Modes
-------------

Functions may fail for a variety of reasons, including running out of
memory.  This is communicated to the caller in two ways: an error string
is set (see errors.h), and the function result differs: functions that
normally return a pointer return NULL for failure, functions returning
an integer return -1 (which could be a legal return value too!), and
other functions return 0 for success and -1 for failure.
Callers should always check for errors before using the result.  If
an error was set, the caller must either explicitly clear it, or pass
the error on to its caller.

Reference Counts
----------------

It takes a while to get used to the proper usage of reference counts.

Functions that create an object set the reference count to 1; such new
objects must be stored somewhere or destroyed again with Py_DECREF().
Some functions that 'store' objects, such as PyTuple_SetItem() and
PyList_SetItem(),
don't increment the reference count of the object, since the most
frequent use is to store a fresh object.  Functions that 'retrieve'
objects, such as PyTuple_GetItem() and PyDict_GetItemString(), also
don't increment
the reference count, since most frequently the object is only looked at
quickly.  Thus, to retrieve an object and store it again, the caller
must call Py_INCREF() explicitly.

NOTE: functions that 'consume' a reference count, like
PyList_SetItem(), consume the reference even if the object wasn't
successfully stored, to simplify error handling.

It seems attractive to make other functions that take an object as
argument consume a reference count; however, this may quickly get
confusing (even the current practice is already confusing).  Consider
it carefully, it may save lots of calls to Py_INCREF() and Py_DECREF() at
times.
*/

#ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
#  define Py_CPYTHON_OBJECT_H
#  include "cpython/object.h"
#  undef Py_CPYTHON_OBJECT_H
#endif


static inline int
PyType_HasFeature(PyTypeObject *type, unsigned long feature)
{
    unsigned long flags;
#ifdef Py_LIMITED_API
    // PyTypeObject is opaque in the limited C API
    flags = PyType_GetFlags(type);
#else
    flags = type->tp_flags;
#endif
    return ((flags & feature) != 0);
}

#define PyType_FastSubclass(type, flag) PyType_HasFeature((type), (flag))

static inline int PyType_Check(PyObject *op) {
    return PyType_FastSubclass(Py_TYPE(op), Py_TPFLAGS_TYPE_SUBCLASS);
}
#if !defined(Py_LIMITED_API) || Py_LIMITED_API+0 < 0x030b0000
#  define PyType_Check(op) PyType_Check(_PyObject_CAST(op))
#endif

#define _PyType_CAST(op) \
    (assert(PyType_Check(op)), _Py_CAST(PyTypeObject*, (op)))

static inline int PyType_CheckExact(PyObject *op) {
    return Py_IS_TYPE(op, &PyType_Type);
}
#if !defined(Py_LIMITED_API) || Py_LIMITED_API+0 < 0x030b0000
#  define PyType_CheckExact(op) PyType_CheckExact(_PyObject_CAST(op))
#endif

#if !defined(Py_LIMITED_API) || Py_LIMITED_API+0 >= 0x030d0000
PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyType_GetModuleByDef(PyTypeObject *, PyModuleDef *);
#endif

#if !defined(Py_LIMITED_API) || Py_LIMITED_API+0 >= 0x030e0000
PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyType_Freeze(PyTypeObject *type);
#endif

#if !defined(Py_LIMITED_API) || Py_LIMITED_API+0 >= _Py_PACK_VERSION(3, 15)
PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyType_GetModuleByToken(PyTypeObject *type,
                                               const void *token);
#endif

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
#endif   // !Py_OBJECT_H

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