7.5.3 Function Objects

7.5.3 Function Objects

There are a few functions specific to Python functions.

PyFunctionObject: The C structure used for functions.

PyTypeObject PyFunction_Type: This is an instance of PyTypeObject and represents the Python function type. It is exposed to Python programmers as types.FunctionType.

int PyFunction_Check( PyObject *o): Return true if o is a function object (has type PyFunction_Type). The parameter must not be NULL.

PyObject* PyFunction_New( PyObject *code, PyObject *globals): Return value: New reference.
Return a new function object associated with the code object code. globals must be a dictionary with the global variables accessible to the function.
The function's docstring, name and __module__ are retrieved from the code object, the argument defaults and closure are set to NULL.

PyObject* PyFunction_GetCode( PyObject *op): Return value: Borrowed reference.
Return the code object associated with the function object op.

PyObject* PyFunction_GetGlobals( PyObject *op): Return value: Borrowed reference.
Return the globals dictionary associated with the function object op.

PyObject* PyFunction_GetModule( PyObject *op): Return value: Borrowed reference.
Return the __module__ attribute of the function object op. This is normally a string containing the module name, but can be set to any other object by Python code.

PyObject* PyFunction_GetDefaults( PyObject *op): Return value: Borrowed reference.
Return the argument default values of the function object op. This can be a tuple of arguments or NULL.

int PyFunction_SetDefaults( PyObject *op, PyObject *defaults): Set the argument default values for the function object op. defaults must be Py_None or a tuple.
Raises SystemError and returns -1 on failure.

PyObject* PyFunction_GetClosure( PyObject *op): Return value: Borrowed reference.
Return the closure associated with the function object op. This can be NULL or a tuple of cell objects.

int PyFunction_SetClosure( PyObject *op, PyObject *closure): Set the closure associated with the function object op. closure must be Py_None or a tuple of cell objects.
Raises SystemError and returns -1 on failure.

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