[Python-checkins] [3.12] gh-107306: Add a Doc Entry for Py_mod_multiple_interpreters (GH-107403) (gh-107521)

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https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/3f6afafa7e7294786913dbecf79fe42c8b510f85
commit: 3f6afafa7e7294786913dbecf79fe42c8b510f85
branch: 3.12
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committer: ericsnowcurrently <ericsnowcurrently at gmail.com>
date: 2023-07-31T23:15:13Z
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[3.12] gh-107306: Add a Doc Entry for Py_mod_multiple_interpreters (GH-107403) (gh-107521)

gh-107306: Add a Doc Entry for Py_mod_multiple_interpreters (GH-107403)

It was added in 3.12 for PEP 684 (per-interpreter GIL).
(cherry picked from commit fb344e99aa0da5bef9318684ade69978585fe060)

Co-authored-by: Eric Snow <ericsnowcurrently at gmail.com>

files:
M Doc/c-api/init.rst
M Doc/c-api/module.rst
M Doc/howto/isolating-extensions.rst

diff --git a/Doc/c-api/init.rst b/Doc/c-api/init.rst
index 52824b6d88afd..8b960b06871b1 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/init.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/init.rst
@@ -1555,6 +1555,7 @@ function. You can create and destroy them using the following functions:
       in any thread where the sub-interpreter is currently active.
       Otherwise only multi-phase init extension modules
       (see :pep:`489`) may be imported.
+      (Also see :c:macro:`Py_mod_multiple_interpreters`.)
 
       This must be ``1`` (non-zero) if
       :c:member:`~PyInterpreterConfig.use_main_obmalloc` is ``0``.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/module.rst b/Doc/c-api/module.rst
index 8ca48c852d4e6..2b6875d533c82 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/module.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/module.rst
@@ -376,6 +376,37 @@ The available slot types are:
    If multiple ``Py_mod_exec`` slots are specified, they are processed in the
    order they appear in the *m_slots* array.
 
+.. c:macro:: Py_mod_multiple_interpreters
+
+   Specifies one of the following values:
+
+   .. c:macro:: Py_MOD_MULTIPLE_INTERPRETERS_NOT_SUPPORTED
+
+      The module does not support being imported in subinterpreters.
+
+   .. c:macro:: Py_MOD_MULTIPLE_INTERPRETERS_SUPPORTED
+
+      The module supports being imported in subinterpreters,
+      but only when they share the main interpreter's GIL.
+      (See :ref:`isolating-extensions-howto`.)
+
+   .. c:macro:: Py_MOD_PER_INTERPRETER_GIL_SUPPORTED
+
+      The module supports being imported in subinterpreters,
+      even when they have their own GIL.
+      (See :ref:`isolating-extensions-howto`.)
+
+   This slot determines whether or not importing this module
+   in a subinterpreter will fail.
+
+   Multiple ``Py_mod_multiple_interpreters`` slots may not be specified
+   in one module definition.
+
+   If ``Py_mod_multiple_interpreters`` is not specified, the import
+   machinery defaults to ``Py_MOD_MULTIPLE_INTERPRETERS_NOT_SUPPORTED``.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.12
+
 See :PEP:`489` for more details on multi-phase initialization.
 
 Low-level module creation functions
diff --git a/Doc/howto/isolating-extensions.rst b/Doc/howto/isolating-extensions.rst
index 60854c3c034d7..2551fbe87b5c2 100644
--- a/Doc/howto/isolating-extensions.rst
+++ b/Doc/howto/isolating-extensions.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 .. highlight:: c
 
+.. _isolating-extensions-howto:
+
 ***************************
 Isolating Extension Modules
 ***************************