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[C API] Deprecate private functions which have a public replacement #128863
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Other deprecations to consider:
- _PyCode_GetExtra(): PyUnstable_Code_GetExtra()
- _PyCode_SetExtra(): PyUnstable_Code_SetExtra()
- _PyEval_RequestCodeExtraIndex(): PyUnstable_Eval_RequestCodeExtraIndex()
- _PyLong_AsByteArray(): PyLong_AsNativeBytes()
- _PyLong_FromByteArray(): PyLong_FromNativeBytes()
- _PyLong_FromDigits(): PyLongWriter_Create()
- _PyLong_New(): PyLongWriter_Create()
- _PyLong_Sign(): PyLong_GetSign()
- _PyUnicodeWriter_Init(): PyUnicodeWriter_Create() (and other
_PyUnicodeWriterfunctions)
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on Jan 23, 2025
Hi,
Python 3.13 and 3.14 added public functions to replace private functions. For example, a public function
PyBytes_Join()was added to replace the private function_PyBytes_Join().I propose to deprecate the private functions which have a public replacement, and remove them in Python 3.16.
Victor
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