# HG changeset patch # Parent 15d8ffd7f5ba0700dfe1660631ea9729cfea90b0 Issue #28771: Correct method signature documentation diff -r 15d8ffd7f5ba Doc/c-api/typeobj.rst --- a/Doc/c-api/typeobj.rst Thu Nov 24 01:06:24 2016 +0000 +++ b/Doc/c-api/typeobj.rst Thu Nov 24 02:31:12 2016 +0000 @@ -230,8 +230,9 @@ This field is deprecated. When it is defined, it should point to a function that acts the same as the :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_getattro` function, but taking a C string - instead of a Python string object to give the attribute name. The signature is - the same as for :c:func:`PyObject_GetAttrString`. + instead of a Python string object to give the attribute name. The signature is :: + + PyObject * tp_getattr(PyObject *o, char *attr_name); This field is inherited by subtypes together with :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_getattro`: a subtype inherits both :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_getattr` and :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_getattro` from its base type when @@ -244,10 +245,11 @@ This field is deprecated. When it is defined, it should point to a function that acts the same as the :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_setattro` function, but taking a C string - instead of a Python string object to give the attribute name. The signature is - the same as for :c:func:`PyObject_SetAttrString`, but setting - *v* to *NULL* to delete an attribute must be supported. + instead of a Python string object to give the attribute name. The signature is :: + PyObject * tp_setattr(PyObject *o, char *attr_name, PyObject *v); + + The *v* argument is set to *NULL* to delete the attribute. This field is inherited by subtypes together with :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_setattro`: a subtype inherits both :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_setattr` and :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_setattro` from its base type when the subtype's :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_setattr` and :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_setattro` are both *NULL*. @@ -1450,7 +1452,7 @@ all segments in ``*lenp``. The function cannot fail. -.. c:type:: Py_ssize_t (*charbufferproc) (PyObject *self, Py_ssize_t segment, const char **ptrptr) +.. c:type:: Py_ssize_t (*charbufferproc) (PyObject *self, Py_ssize_t segment, char **ptrptr) Return the size of the segment *segment* that *ptrptr* is set to. ``*ptrptr`` is set to the memory buffer. Returns ``-1`` on error.