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Add Py_tp_token support to xxlimited module
Implement the TODO at line 99-100 to add Py_tp_token slot support, demonstrating Python 3.14 type checking best practices for Limited C API extension modules. Changes to Modules/xxlimited.c: - Update Limited API version from 3.13 (0x030d0000) to 3.14 (0x030e0000) - Add Py_tp_token slot with Py_TP_USE_SPEC to Xxo_Type_slots Changes to Doc/howto/isolating-extensions.rst: - Add new "Type Checking with Heap Types" section documenting Py_tp_token - Reference xxlimited.c as example and link to gh-124153 This addresses the type-checking problem for heap types described in PEP 630 and aligns with the documentation modernization effort (gh-134160). The xxlimited module now serves as a complete example of modern isolated extension module development. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Doc/howto/isolating-extensions.rst

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Type Checking with Heap Types
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.. versionadded:: 3.14
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Heap types defined with :c:func:`PyType_FromModuleAndSpec` can use the
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:c:data:`Py_tp_token` slot to enable type checking across module boundaries
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and inheritance hierarchies.
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Setting ``Py_tp_token`` to :c:data:`Py_TP_USE_SPEC` uses the
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:c:type:`PyType_Spec`'s address as a unique identifier. This allows
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:c:func:`PyType_GetBaseByToken` to search the :term:`method resolution order`
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for types with compatible memory layouts::
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static PyType_Slot MyType_slots[] = {
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{Py_tp_token, Py_TP_USE_SPEC},
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// ... other slots
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};
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This addresses the type-checking problem for heap types described in
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:pep:`630#type-checking`. See the
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`xxlimited module <https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/main/Modules/xxlimited.c>`__
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for a complete example.
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For details, see :c:data:`Py_tp_token` and :c:func:`PyType_GetBaseByToken`
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(added in :gh:`124153`).
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Garbage-Collection Protocol
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Modules/xxlimited.c

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// Need limited C API version 3.13 for Py_mod_gil
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// Need limited C API version 3.14 for Py_tp_token
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#include "pyconfig.h" // Py_GIL_DISABLED
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#ifndef Py_GIL_DISABLED
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# define Py_LIMITED_API 0x030d0000
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# define Py_LIMITED_API 0x030e0000
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#include "Python.h"
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#define XxoObject_CAST(op) ((XxoObject *)(op))
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// TODO: full support for type-checking was added in 3.14 (Py_tp_token)
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// #define XxoObject_Check(v) Py_IS_TYPE(v, Xxo_Type)
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static XxoObject *
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newXxoObject(PyObject *module)
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static PyType_Slot Xxo_Type_slots[] = {
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{Py_tp_token, Py_TP_USE_SPEC},
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{Py_tp_doc, (char *)Xxo_doc},
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{Py_tp_traverse, Xxo_traverse},
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{Py_tp_clear, Xxo_clear},

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