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.. _cobjects:
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CObjects
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.. index:: object: CObject
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.. warning::
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The CObject API is deprecated as of Python 2.7. Please switch to the new
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:ref:`capsules` API.
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.. c:type:: PyCObject
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This subtype of :c:type:`PyObject` represents an opaque value, useful for C
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extension modules who need to pass an opaque value (as a :c:type:`void\*`
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pointer) through Python code to other C code. It is often used to make a C
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function pointer defined in one module available to other modules, so the
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regular import mechanism can be used to access C APIs defined in dynamically
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loaded modules.
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.. c:function:: int PyCObject_Check(PyObject *p)
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Return true if its argument is a :c:type:`PyCObject`.
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.. c:function:: PyObject* PyCObject_FromVoidPtr(void* cobj, void (*destr)(void *))
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Create a :c:type:`PyCObject` from the ``void *`` *cobj*. The *destr* function
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will be called when the object is reclaimed, unless it is *NULL*.
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.. c:function:: PyObject* PyCObject_FromVoidPtrAndDesc(void* cobj, void* desc, void (*destr)(void *, void *))
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Create a :c:type:`PyCObject` from the :c:type:`void \*` *cobj*. The *destr*
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function will be called when the object is reclaimed. The *desc* argument can
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be used to pass extra callback data for the destructor function.
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.. c:function:: void* PyCObject_AsVoidPtr(PyObject* self)
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Return the object :c:type:`void \*` that the :c:type:`PyCObject` *self* was
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created with.
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.. c:function:: void* PyCObject_GetDesc(PyObject* self)
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Return the description :c:type:`void \*` that the :c:type:`PyCObject` *self* was
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created with.
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.. c:function:: int PyCObject_SetVoidPtr(PyObject* self, void* cobj)
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Set the void pointer inside *self* to *cobj*. The :c:type:`PyCObject` must not
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have an associated destructor. Return true on success, false on failure.
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