[Python-Dev] Not all public names in C API have the "Py" prefix

[Victor Stinner]

2017-03-27 12:22 GMT+02:00 Serhiy Storchaka <storchaka at gmail.com>:
> Should we to do something with this? Maybe add Py-prefixed aliases and
> temporary keep old names for compatibility (but allow to hide them if define
> a special macro)?

Is is possible to keep backward compatibility if an older version of
the stable ABI is explicitly requested?

Something like:

#if !defined(Py_LIMITED_API) || Py_LIMITED_API+0 < 0x03070000
#define getter _Py_getter
...
#endif


Victor