gh-76595: Add note on PyCapsule_Import behavior
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There's a PR (pythonGH-6898) which changes this behavior (to be less surprising, I believe), but this seems to have stalled. See: python#76595 See: python#6898
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| @@ -108,6 +108,14 @@ Refer to :ref:`using-capsules` for more information on using these objects. | |||
| Return the capsule's internal *pointer* on success. On failure, set an | |||
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| :c:func:`PyCapsule_Import` splits *name* on the ``.`` character, and | |||
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| :c:func:`PyCapsule_Import` splits *name* on the ``.`` character, and | |
| This function splits *name* on the ``.`` character, and |
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I was somewhat surprised by this behavior recently, so thought it'd be useful to have a note in the docs.
There's a PR (GH-6898) which changes this behavior (to be less surprising, I believe), but this seems to have stalled.
See: #76595
See: #6898
📚 Documentation preview 📚: https://cpython-previews--134022.org.readthedocs.build/en/134022/c-api/capsule.html#c.PyCapsule_Import