There are only a few functions special to module objects.
PyModule_Type
PyTypeObject
represents the Python module type. This is exposed to Python programs as types.ModuleType
.PyModule_Check
(PyObject *p)Return true if p is a module object, or a subtype of a module object.
Changed in version 2.2: Allowed subtypes to be accepted.
PyModule_CheckExact
(PyObject *p)Return true if p is a module object, but not a subtype of
PyModule_Type
.
New in version 2.2.
PyModule_New
(const char *name)Return value: New reference.
Return a new module object with the __name__
attribute set to name.
Only the module’s __doc__
and __name__
attributes are filled in;
the caller is responsible for providing a __file__
attribute.
PyModule_GetDict
(PyObject *module)Return value: Borrowed reference.
Return the dictionary object that implements module’s namespace; this object
is the same as the __dict__
attribute of the module object. This
function never fails. It is recommended extensions use other
PyModule_*()
and PyObject_*()
functions rather than directly
manipulate a module’s __dict__
.
PyModule_GetName
(PyObject *module)__name__
value. If the module does not provide one, or if it is not a string, SystemError
is raised and NULL is returned.PyModule_GetFilename
(PyObject *module)__file__
attribute. If this is not defined, or if it is not a string, raise SystemError
and return NULL.PyModule_AddObject
(PyObject *module, const char *name, PyObject *value)Add an object to module as name. This is a convenience function which can
be used from the module’s initialization function. This steals a reference to
value. Return -1
on error, 0
on success.
New in version 2.0.
PyModule_AddIntConstant
(PyObject *module, const char *name, long value)Add an integer constant to module as name. This convenience function can be
used from the module’s initialization function. Return -1
on error, 0
on
success.
New in version 2.0.
PyModule_AddStringConstant
(PyObject *module, const char *name, const char *value)Add a string constant to module as name. This convenience function can be
used from the module’s initialization function. The string value must be
null-terminated. Return -1
on error, 0
on success.
New in version 2.0.
PyModule_AddIntMacro
(PyObject *module, macro)Add an int constant to module. The name and the value are taken from
macro. For example PyModule_AddIntMacro(module, AF_INET)
adds the int
constant AF_INET with the value of AF_INET to module.
Return -1
on error, 0
on success.
New in version 2.6.
PyModule_AddStringMacro
(PyObject *module, macro)Add a string constant to module.
New in version 2.6.