bpo-39877: Deprecate PyEval_InitThreads() (GH-18892)

Deprecated PyEval_InitThreads() and PyEval_ThreadsInitialized().
Calling PyEval_InitThreads() now does nothing.
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Victor Stinner 2020-03-10 01:28:54 +01:00 committed by GitHub
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@ -842,12 +842,12 @@ code, or when embedding the Python interpreter:
single: PyEval_SaveThread()
single: PyEval_RestoreThread()
Initialize and acquire the global interpreter lock. It should be called in the
main thread before creating a second thread or engaging in any other thread
operations such as ``PyEval_ReleaseThread(tstate)``. It is not needed before
calling :c:func:`PyEval_SaveThread` or :c:func:`PyEval_RestoreThread`.
Deprecated function which does nothing.
This is a no-op when called for a second time.
In Python 3.6 and older, this function created the GIL if it didn't exist.
.. versionchanged:: 3.9
The function now does nothing.
.. versionchanged:: 3.7
This function is now called by :c:func:`Py_Initialize()`, so you don't
@ -856,6 +856,8 @@ code, or when embedding the Python interpreter:
.. versionchanged:: 3.2
This function cannot be called before :c:func:`Py_Initialize()` anymore.
.. deprecated-removed:: 3.9 3.11
.. index:: module: _thread
@ -868,6 +870,8 @@ code, or when embedding the Python interpreter:
.. versionchanged:: 3.7
The :term:`GIL` is now initialized by :c:func:`Py_Initialize()`.
.. deprecated-removed:: 3.9 3.11
.. c:function:: PyThreadState* PyEval_SaveThread()

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@ -519,6 +519,12 @@ Deprecated
(Contributed by Victor Stinner in :issue:`39353`.)
* The :c:func:`PyEval_InitThreads` and :c:func:`PyEval_ThreadsInitialized`
functions are now deprecated and will be removed in Python 3.11. Calling
:c:func:`PyEval_InitThreads` now does nothing. The :term:`GIL` is initialized
by :c:func:`Py_Initialize()` since Python 3.7.
(Contributed by Victor Stinner in :issue:`39877`.)
Removed
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@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyEval_EvalFrameEx(struct _frame *f, int exc);
PyAPI_FUNC(PyThreadState *) PyEval_SaveThread(void);
PyAPI_FUNC(void) PyEval_RestoreThread(PyThreadState *);
PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyEval_ThreadsInitialized(void);
PyAPI_FUNC(void) PyEval_InitThreads(void);
Py_DEPRECATED(3.9) PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyEval_ThreadsInitialized(void);
Py_DEPRECATED(3.9) PyAPI_FUNC(void) PyEval_InitThreads(void);
Py_DEPRECATED(3.2) PyAPI_FUNC(void) PyEval_AcquireLock(void);
/* Py_DEPRECATED(3.2) */ PyAPI_FUNC(void) PyEval_ReleaseLock(void);
PyAPI_FUNC(void) PyEval_AcquireThread(PyThreadState *tstate);

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@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
Deprecated :c:func:`PyEval_InitThreads` and
:c:func:`PyEval_ThreadsInitialized`. Calling :c:func:`PyEval_InitThreads` now
does nothing.

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@ -241,12 +241,7 @@ _PyEval_InitThreads(PyThreadState *tstate)
void
PyEval_InitThreads(void)
{
PyThreadState *tstate = _PyThreadState_GET();
PyStatus status = _PyEval_InitThreads(tstate);
if (_PyStatus_EXCEPTION(status)) {
Py_ExitStatusException(status);
}
/* Do nothing: kept for backward compatibility */
}
void