[Python-Dev] cpython: Issue #16129: Add `Py_SetStandardStreamEncoding`
Nick Coghlan
ncoghlan at gmail.com
Fri Oct 18 12:16:03 CEST 2013
On 18 Oct 2013 15:20, "Georg Brandl" <g.brandl at gmx.net> wrote:
>
> Am 17.10.2013 17:36, schrieb Antoine Pitrou:
> > On Thu, 17 Oct 2013 15:22:03 +0200 (CEST)
> > nick.coghlan <python-checkins at python.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> +.. c:function:: int Py_SetStandardStreamEncoding(char *encoding, char
*errors)
> >> +
> >> + .. index::
> >> + single: Py_Initialize()
> >> + single: main()
> >> + triple: stdin; stdout; sdterr
> >> +
> >> + This function should be called before :c:func:`Py_Initialize`. It
> >> + specifies which encoding and error handling to use with standard
io,
> >> + with the same meanings as in :func:`str.encode`.
> >> +
> >> + It overrides :envvar:`PYTHONIOENCODING` values, and allows
embedding code
> >> + to control io encoding when the environment variable does not work.
> >> +
> >> + ``encoding`` and/or ``errors`` may be NULL to use
> >> + :envvar:`PYTHONIOENCODING` and/or default values (depending on
other
> >> + settings).
> >> +
> >> + Note that :data:`sys.stderr` always uses the "backslashreplace"
error
> >> + handler, regardless of this (or any other) setting.
> >> +
> >> + If :c:func:`Py_Finalize` is called, this function will need to be
called
> >> + again in order to affect subsequent calls to
:c:func:`Py_Initialize`.
> >> +
> >> + Returns 0 if successful.
> >> +
> >> +
> >
> > Needs a versionadded tag.
>
> Also, shouldn't it be excluded from the stable/limited API?
Since it didn't expose any struct layouts, I just followed the precedent
set by the other PySet_* APIs on that front. Moving it would be fine, too,
though, since "embedding the interpreter" and "using the limited API" don't
exactly mix :)
Cheers,
Nick.
>
> Georg
>
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