From: Stefan Behnel <scoder@users.berlios.de>
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:39:32 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: more .pxd cleanups
X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=543d5ca5a2d223584673dddbbb15c3a0c83505bb;p=cython.git

more .pxd cleanups

--HG--
rename : Cython/Includes/python_string.pxd => Cython/Includes/python_bytes.pxd
rename : Cython/Includes/python_parse.pxd => Cython/Includes/python_getargs.pxd
---

diff --git a/Cython/Includes/python_buffer.pxd b/Cython/Includes/python_buffer.pxd
index dd40c117..654eb969 100644
--- a/Cython/Includes/python_buffer.pxd
+++ b/Cython/Includes/python_buffer.pxd
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ cdef extern from "Python.h":
     # fastest). If fortran is 'A', then it does not matter and the
     # copy will be made in whatever way is more efficient.
 
-    int PyObject_CopyData(object dest, object src)
+    int PyObject_CopyData(object dest, object src) except -1
     # Copy the data from the src buffer to the buffer of destination
 
     bint PyBuffer_IsContiguous(Py_buffer *view, char fort)
diff --git a/Cython/Includes/python_bytes.pxd b/Cython/Includes/python_bytes.pxd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0c08c45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cython/Includes/python_bytes.pxd
@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+from python_ref cimport PyObject
+
+cdef extern from "Python.h":
+    ctypedef struct va_list
+
+    ############################################################################
+    # 7.3.1 String Objects
+    ############################################################################
+
+    # These functions raise TypeError when expecting a string
+    # parameter and are called with a non-string parameter.
+    # PyStringObject
+    # This subtype of PyObject represents a Python bytes object. 
+    # PyTypeObject PyBytes_Type
+    # This instance of PyTypeObject represents the Python bytes type;
+    # it is the same object as bytes and types.BytesType in the Python
+    # layer. 
+
+    bint PyBytes_Check(object o)
+    # Return true if the object o is a string object or an instance of
+    # a subtype of the string type. 
+
+    bint PyBytes_CheckExact(object o)
+    # Return true if the object o is a string object, but not an instance of a subtype of the string type. 
+
+    object PyBytes_FromString(char *v)
+    # Return value: New reference.
+    # Return a new string object with the value v on success, and NULL
+    # on failure. The parameter v must not be NULL; it will not be
+    # checked.
+
+    object PyBytes_FromStringAndSize(char *v, Py_ssize_t len)
+    # Return value: New reference.
+    # Return a new string object with the value v and length len on
+    # success, and NULL on failure. If v is NULL, the contents of the
+    # string are uninitialized.
+
+    object PyBytes_FromFormat(char *format, ...)
+    # Return value: New reference.
+    # Take a C printf()-style format string and a variable number of
+    # arguments, calculate the size of the resulting Python string and
+    # return a string with the values formatted into it. The variable
+    # arguments must be C types and must correspond exactly to the
+    # format characters in the format string. The following format
+    # characters are allowed:
+    # Format Characters 	Type 	Comment
+    # %% 	n/a 	The literal % character.
+    # %c 	int 	A single character, represented as an C int.
+    # %d 	int 	Exactly equivalent to printf("%d").
+    # %u 	unsigned int 	Exactly equivalent to printf("%u").
+    # %ld 	long 	Exactly equivalent to printf("%ld").
+    # %lu 	unsigned long 	Exactly equivalent to printf("%lu").
+    # %zd 	Py_ssize_t 	Exactly equivalent to printf("%zd").
+    # %zu 	size_t 	Exactly equivalent to printf("%zu").
+    # %i 	int 	Exactly equivalent to printf("%i").
+    # %x 	int 	Exactly equivalent to printf("%x").
+    # %s 	char* 	A null-terminated C character array.
+
+    # %p 	void* 	The hex representation of a C pointer.
+    #    Mostly equivalent to printf("%p") except that it is guaranteed to
+    #    start with the literal 0x regardless of what the platform's printf
+    #    yields.
+    # An unrecognized format character causes all the rest of the
+    # format string to be copied as-is to the result string, and any
+    # extra arguments discarded.
+
+    object PyBytes_FromFormatV(char *format, va_list vargs)
+    # Return value: New reference.
+    # Identical to PyBytes_FromFormat() except that it takes exactly two arguments. 
+
+    Py_ssize_t PyBytes_Size(object string) except -1
+    # Return the length of the string in string object string. 
+
+    Py_ssize_t PyBytes_GET_SIZE(object string)
+    # Macro form of PyBytes_Size() but without error checking. 
+
+    char* PyBytes_AsString(object string) except NULL
+    # Return a NUL-terminated representation of the contents of
+    # string. The pointer refers to the internal buffer of string, not
+    # a copy. The data must not be modified in any way, unless the
+    # string was just created using PyBytes_FromStringAndSize(NULL,
+    # size). It must not be deallocated. If string is a Unicode
+    # object, this function computes the default encoding of string
+    # and operates on that. If string is not a string object at all,
+    # PyBytes_AsString() returns NULL and raises TypeError.
+
+    char* PyBytes_AS_STRING(object string)
+    # Macro form of PyBytes_AsString() but without error
+    # checking. Only string objects are supported; no Unicode objects
+    # should be passed.
+
+    int PyBytes_AsStringAndSize(object obj, char **buffer, Py_ssize_t *length) except -1
+    # Return a NULL-terminated representation of the contents of the
+    # object obj through the output variables buffer and length.
+    #
+    # The function accepts both string and Unicode objects as
+    # input. For Unicode objects it returns the default encoded
+    # version of the object. If length is NULL, the resulting buffer
+    # may not contain NUL characters; if it does, the function returns
+    # -1 and a TypeError is raised.
+    
+    # The buffer refers to an internal string buffer of obj, not a
+    # copy. The data must not be modified in any way, unless the
+    # string was just created using PyBytes_FromStringAndSize(NULL,
+    # size). It must not be deallocated. If string is a Unicode
+    # object, this function computes the default encoding of string
+    # and operates on that. If string is not a string object at all,
+    # PyBytes_AsStringAndSize() returns -1 and raises TypeError.
+
+    void PyBytes_Concat(PyObject **string, object newpart)
+    # Create a new string object in *string containing the contents of
+    # newpart appended to string; the caller will own the new
+    # reference. The reference to the old value of string will be
+    # stolen. If the new string cannot be created, the old reference
+    # to string will still be discarded and the value of *string will
+    # be set to NULL; the appropriate exception will be set.
+
+    void PyBytes_ConcatAndDel(PyObject **string, object newpart)
+    # Create a new string object in *string containing the contents of
+    # newpart appended to string. This version decrements the
+    # reference count of newpart.
+
+    int _PyBytes_Resize(PyObject **string, Py_ssize_t newsize) except -1
+    # A way to resize a string object even though it is
+    # ``immutable''. Only use this to build up a brand new string
+    # object; don't use this if the string may already be known in
+    # other parts of the code. It is an error to call this function if
+    # the refcount on the input string object is not one. Pass the
+    # address of an existing string object as an lvalue (it may be
+    # written into), and the new size desired. On success, *string
+    # holds the resized string object and 0 is returned; the address
+    # in *string may differ from its input value. If the reallocation
+    # fails, the original string object at *string is deallocated,
+    # *string is set to NULL, a memory exception is set, and -1 is
+    # returned.
+
+    object PyBytes_Format(object format, object args)
+    # Return value: New reference.  Return a new string object from
+    # format and args. Analogous to format % args. The args argument
+    # must be a tuple.
+
+    void PyBytes_InternInPlace(PyObject **string)
+    # Intern the argument *string in place. The argument must be the
+    # address of a pointer variable pointing to a Python string
+    # object. If there is an existing interned string that is the same
+    # as *string, it sets *string to it (decrementing the reference
+    # count of the old string object and incrementing the reference
+    # count of the interned string object), otherwise it leaves
+    # *string alone and interns it (incrementing its reference
+    # count). (Clarification: even though there is a lot of talk about
+    # reference counts, think of this function as
+    # reference-count-neutral; you own the object after the call if
+    # and only if you owned it before the call.)
+
+    object PyBytes_InternFromString(char *v)
+    # Return value: New reference.
+    # A combination of PyBytes_FromString() and
+    # PyBytes_InternInPlace(), returning either a new string object
+    # that has been interned, or a new (``owned'') reference to an
+    # earlier interned string object with the same value.
+
+    object PyBytes_Decode(char *s, Py_ssize_t size, char *encoding, char *errors)
+    #  Return value: New reference.
+    # Create an object by decoding size bytes of the encoded buffer s
+    # using the codec registered for encoding. encoding and errors
+    # have the same meaning as the parameters of the same name in the
+    # unicode() built-in function. The codec to be used is looked up
+    # using the Python codec registry. Return NULL if an exception was
+    # raised by the codec.
+
+    object PyBytes_AsDecodedObject(object str, char *encoding, char *errors)
+    # Return value: New reference.
+    # Decode a string object by passing it to the codec registered for
+    # encoding and return the result as Python object. encoding and
+    # errors have the same meaning as the parameters of the same name
+    # in the string encode() method. The codec to be used is looked up
+    # using the Python codec registry. Return NULL if an exception was
+    # raised by the codec.
+
+    object PyBytes_Encode(char *s, Py_ssize_t size, char *encoding, char *errors)
+    # Return value: New reference.
+    # Encode the char buffer of the given size by passing it to the
+    # codec registered for encoding and return a Python
+    # object. encoding and errors have the same meaning as the
+    # parameters of the same name in the string encode() method. The
+    # codec to be used is looked up using the Python codec
+    # registry. Return NULL if an exception was raised by the codec.
+
+    object PyBytes_AsEncodedObject(object str, char *encoding, char *errors)
+    # Return value: New reference.
+    # Encode a string object using the codec registered for encoding
+    # and return the result as Python object. encoding and errors have
+    # the same meaning as the parameters of the same name in the
+    # string encode() method. The codec to be used is looked up using
+    # the Python codec registry. Return NULL if an exception was
+    # raised by the codec.
+
+
diff --git a/Cython/Includes/python_cobject.pxd b/Cython/Includes/python_cobject.pxd
index 523a7b93..12bf9bc9 100644
--- a/Cython/Includes/python_cobject.pxd
+++ b/Cython/Includes/python_cobject.pxd
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ cdef extern from "Python.h":
     #     be called when the object is reclaimed. The desc argument can be
     #     used to pass extra callback data for the destructor function.
 
-    void* PyCObject_AsVoidPtr(object self)
+    void* PyCObject_AsVoidPtr(object self) except? NULL
     #     Return the object void * that the PyCObject self was created with.
 
-    void* PyCObject_GetDesc(object self)
+    void* PyCObject_GetDesc(object self) except? NULL
     #     Return the description void * that the PyCObject self was created with.
 
-    int PyCObject_SetVoidPtr(object self, void* cobj)
+    int PyCObject_SetVoidPtr(object self, void* cobj) except 0
     #     Set the void pointer inside self to cobj. The PyCObject must not
     #     have an associated destructor. Return true on success, false on
     #     failure.
diff --git a/Cython/Includes/python_complex.pxd b/Cython/Includes/python_complex.pxd
index 020bdd76..116698d9 100644
--- a/Cython/Includes/python_complex.pxd
+++ b/Cython/Includes/python_complex.pxd
@@ -29,11 +29,13 @@ cdef extern from "Python.h":
     # Return value: New reference.
     # Return a new PyComplexObject object from real and imag. 
 
-    double PyComplex_RealAsDouble(object op)
+    double PyComplex_RealAsDouble(object op) except? -1
     # Return the real part of op as a C double. 
 
-    double PyComplex_ImagAsDouble(object op)
+    double PyComplex_ImagAsDouble(object op) except? -1
     # Return the imaginary part of op as a C double. 
 
     Py_complex PyComplex_AsCComplex(object op)
-    # Return the Py_complex value of the complex number op. 
+    # Return the Py_complex value of the complex number op.
+    #
+    # Returns (-1+0i) in case of an error
diff --git a/Cython/Includes/python_dict.pxd b/Cython/Includes/python_dict.pxd
index ee94e911..217cdeee 100644
--- a/Cython/Includes/python_dict.pxd
+++ b/Cython/Includes/python_dict.pxd
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ cdef extern from "Python.h":
     # dictionary p, as in the dictionary method values() (see the
     # Python Library Reference).
 
-    Py_ssize_t PyDict_Size(object p)
+    Py_ssize_t PyDict_Size(object p) except -1
     # Return the number of items in the dictionary. This is equivalent
     # to "len(p)" on a dictionary.
 
diff --git a/Cython/Includes/python_exc.pxd b/Cython/Includes/python_exc.pxd
index 975abf1a..a3ddedf0 100644
--- a/Cython/Includes/python_exc.pxd
+++ b/Cython/Includes/python_exc.pxd
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ cdef extern from "Python.h":
     # of a class, in the case of a class exception, or it may the a
     # subclass of the expected exception.)
 
-    int PyErr_ExceptionMatches(object exc)
+    bint PyErr_ExceptionMatches(object exc)
     # Equivalent to "PyErr_GivenExceptionMatches(PyErr_Occurred(),
     # exc)". This should only be called when an exception is actually
     # set; a memory access violation will occur if no exception has
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ cdef extern from "Python.h":
     void PyErr_SetNone(object type)
     # This is a shorthand for "PyErr_SetObject(type, Py_None)". 
 
-    int PyErr_BadArgument()
+    int PyErr_BadArgument() except 0
 
     # This is a shorthand for "PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
     # message)", where message indicates that a built-in operation was
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ cdef extern from "Python.h":
     # (e.g. a Python/C API function) was invoked with an illegal
     # argument. It is mostly for internal use.
 
-    int PyErr_WarnEx(object category, char *message, int stacklevel)
+    int PyErr_WarnEx(object category, char *message, int stacklevel) except -1
     # Issue a warning message. The category argument is a warning
     # category (see below) or NULL; the message argument is a message
     # string. stacklevel is a positive number giving a number of stack
@@ -205,14 +205,14 @@ cdef extern from "Python.h":
     # function calling PyErr_WarnEx(), 2 is the function above that,
     # and so forth.
 
-    int PyErr_WarnExplicit(object category, char *message, char *filename, int lineno, char *module, object registry)
+    int PyErr_WarnExplicit(object category, char *message, char *filename, int lineno, char *module, object registry) except -1
     # Issue a warning message with explicit control over all warning
     # attributes. This is a straightforward wrapper around the Python
     # function warnings.warn_explicit(), see there for more
     # information. The module and registry arguments may be set to
     # NULL to get the default effect described there.
 
-    int PyErr_CheckSignals()
+    int PyErr_CheckSignals() except -1
     # This function interacts with Python's signal handling. It checks
     # whether a signal has been sent to the processes and if so,
     # invokes the corresponding signal handler. If the signal module
diff --git a/Cython/Includes/python_float.pxd b/Cython/Includes/python_float.pxd
index 44cf9df3..602cc816 100644
--- a/Cython/Includes/python_float.pxd
+++ b/Cython/Includes/python_float.pxd
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ cdef extern from "Python.h":
     # Return value: New reference.
     # Create a PyFloatObject object from v, or NULL on failure. 
 
-    double PyFloat_AsDouble(object pyfloat)
+    double PyFloat_AsDouble(object pyfloat) except? -1
     # Return a C double representation of the contents of pyfloat.
 
-    double PyFloat_AS_DOUBLE(object pyfloat)
+    double PyFloat_AS_DOUBLE(object pyfloat) except? -1
     # Return a C double representation of the contents of pyfloat, but
     # without error checking.
diff --git a/Cython/Includes/python_function.pxd b/Cython/Includes/python_function.pxd
index 4a14f4cb..0c5a658c 100644
--- a/Cython/Includes/python_function.pxd
+++ b/Cython/Includes/python_function.pxd
@@ -30,21 +30,21 @@ cdef extern from "Python.h":
     # the code object, the argument defaults and closure are set to
     # NULL.
 
-    PyObject* PyFunction_GetCode(object op)
+    PyObject* PyFunction_GetCode(object op) except? NULL
     # Return value: Borrowed reference.
     # Return the code object associated with the function object op. 
 
-    PyObject* PyFunction_GetGlobals(object op)
+    PyObject* PyFunction_GetGlobals(object op) except? NULL
     # Return value: Borrowed reference.
     # Return the globals dictionary associated with the function object op. 
 
-    PyObject* PyFunction_GetModule(object op)
+    PyObject* PyFunction_GetModule(object op) except? NULL
     # Return value: Borrowed reference.
     # Return the __module__ attribute of the function object op. This
     # is normally a string containing the module name, but can be set
     # to any other object by Python code.
 
-    PyObject* PyFunction_GetDefaults(object op)
+    PyObject* PyFunction_GetDefaults(object op) except? NULL
     # Return value: Borrowed reference.
     # Return the argument default values of the function object
     # op. This can be a tuple of arguments or NULL.
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ cdef extern from "Python.h":
     # op. defaults must be Py_None or a tuple.
     # Raises SystemError and returns -1 on failure. 
 
-    PyObject* PyFunction_GetClosure(object op)
+    PyObject* PyFunction_GetClosure(object op) except? NULL
     # Return value: Borrowed reference.
     # Return the closure associated with the function object op. This
     # can be NULL or a tuple of cell objects.
diff --git a/Cython/Includes/python_getargs.pxd b/Cython/Includes/python_getargs.pxd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..90d29faf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cython/Includes/python_getargs.pxd
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+from python_ref cimport PyObject
+
+cdef extern from "Python.h":
+    #####################################################################
+    # 5.5 Parsing arguments and building values
+    #####################################################################
+    ctypedef struct va_list
+    int PyArg_ParseTuple(object args, char *format, ...) except 0
+    int PyArg_VaParse(object args, char *format, va_list vargs) except 0
+    int PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(object args, object kw, char *format, char *keywords[], ...) except 0
+    int PyArg_VaParseTupleAndKeywords(object args, object kw, char *format, char *keywords[], va_list vargs) except 0
+    int PyArg_Parse(object args, char *format, ...) except 0
+    int PyArg_UnpackTuple(object args, char *name, Py_ssize_t min, Py_ssize_t max, ...) except 0
diff --git a/Cython/Includes/python_int.pxd b/Cython/Includes/python_int.pxd
index 391d035e..bc87c603 100644
--- a/Cython/Includes/python_int.pxd
+++ b/Cython/Includes/python_int.pxd
@@ -58,18 +58,18 @@ cdef extern from "Python.h":
     long PyInt_AS_LONG(object io)
     # Return the value of the object io. No error checking is performed. 
 
-    unsigned long PyInt_AsUnsignedLongMask(object io)
+    unsigned long PyInt_AsUnsignedLongMask(object io) except? -1
     # Will first attempt to cast the object to a PyIntObject or
     # PyLongObject, if it is not already one, and then return its
     # value as unsigned long. This function does not check for
     # overflow. 
 
-    PY_LONG_LONG PyInt_AsUnsignedLongLongMask(object io)
+    PY_LONG_LONG PyInt_AsUnsignedLongLongMask(object io) except? -1
     # Will first attempt to cast the object to a PyIntObject or
     # PyLongObject, if it is not already one, and then return its
     # value as unsigned long long, without checking for overflow. 
 
-    Py_ssize_t PyInt_AsSsize_t(object io)
+    Py_ssize_t PyInt_AsSsize_t(object io) except? -1
     # Will first attempt to cast the object to a PyIntObject or
     # PyLongObject, if it is not already one, and then return its
     # value as Py_ssize_t.
diff --git a/Cython/Includes/python_list.pxd b/Cython/Includes/python_list.pxd
index f66fe826..86837819 100644
--- a/Cython/Includes/python_list.pxd
+++ b/Cython/Includes/python_list.pxd
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ cdef extern from "Python.h":
     # Return true if p is a list object, but not an instance of a
     # subtype of the list type.
 
-    Py_ssize_t PyList_Size(object list)
+    Py_ssize_t PyList_Size(object list) except -1
     # Return the length of the list object in list; this is equivalent
     # to "len(list)" on a list object.
 
     Py_ssize_t PyList_GET_SIZE(object list)
     # Macro form of PyList_Size() without error checking. 
 
-    PyObject* PyList_GetItem(object list, Py_ssize_t index)
+    PyObject* PyList_GetItem(object list, Py_ssize_t index) except NULL
     # Return value: Borrowed reference.  
     # Return the object at position pos in the list pointed to by
     # p. The position must be positive, indexing from the end of the
diff --git a/Cython/Includes/python_long.pxd b/Cython/Includes/python_long.pxd
index be22c64b..d6159a60 100644
--- a/Cython/Includes/python_long.pxd
+++ b/Cython/Includes/python_long.pxd
@@ -72,32 +72,32 @@ cdef extern from "Python.h":
     # PyLong_AsVoidPtr().  If the integer is larger than LONG_MAX, a
     # positive long integer is returned.
 
-    long PyLong_AsLong(object pylong)
+    long PyLong_AsLong(object pylong) except? -1
     # Return a C long representation of the contents of pylong. If
     # pylong is greater than LONG_MAX, an OverflowError is raised.
 
-    unsigned long PyLong_AsUnsignedLong(object pylong)
+    unsigned long PyLong_AsUnsignedLong(object pylong) except? -1
     # Return a C unsigned long representation of the contents of
     # pylong. If pylong is greater than ULONG_MAX, an OverflowError is
     # raised.
 
-    PY_LONG_LONG PyLong_AsLongLong(object pylong)
+    PY_LONG_LONG PyLong_AsLongLong(object pylong) except? -1
     # Return a C long long from a Python long integer. If pylong
     # cannot be represented as a long long, an OverflowError will be
     # raised.
 
-    uPY_LONG_LONG PyLong_AsUnsignedLongLong(object pylong)
+    uPY_LONG_LONG PyLong_AsUnsignedLongLong(object pylong) except? -1
     #unsigned PY_LONG_LONG PyLong_AsUnsignedLongLong(object pylong)
     # Return a C unsigned long long from a Python long integer. If
     # pylong cannot be represented as an unsigned long long, an
     # OverflowError will be raised if the value is positive, or a
     # TypeError will be raised if the value is negative. 
 
-    unsigned long PyLong_AsUnsignedLongMask(object io)
+    unsigned long PyLong_AsUnsignedLongMask(object io) except? -1
     # Return a C unsigned long from a Python long integer, without
     # checking for overflow. 
 
-    uPY_LONG_LONG PyLong_AsUnsignedLongLongMask(object io)
+    uPY_LONG_LONG PyLong_AsUnsignedLongLongMask(object io) except? -1
     #unsigned PY_LONG_LONG PyLong_AsUnsignedLongLongMask(object io)
     # Return a C unsigned long long from a Python long integer,
     # without checking for overflow.
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ cdef extern from "Python.h":
     # pylong cannot be approximately represented as a double, an
     # OverflowError exception is raised and -1.0 will be returned.
 
-    void* PyLong_AsVoidPtr(object pylong)
+    void* PyLong_AsVoidPtr(object pylong) except? NULL
     # Convert a Python integer or long integer pylong to a C void
     # pointer. If pylong cannot be converted, an OverflowError will be
     # raised. This is only assured to produce a usable void pointer
diff --git a/Cython/Includes/python_method.pxd b/Cython/Includes/python_method.pxd
index 7a5a7b20..36e7ef45 100644
--- a/Cython/Includes/python_method.pxd
+++ b/Cython/Includes/python_method.pxd
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ cdef extern from "Python.h":
     # otherwise self should be NULL and class should be the class
     # which provides the unbound method..
 
-    PyObject* PyMethod_Class(object meth)
+    PyObject* PyMethod_Class(object meth) except NULL
     # Return value: Borrowed reference.
     # Return the class object from which the method meth was created;
     # if this was created from an instance, it will be the class of
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ cdef extern from "Python.h":
     # Return value: Borrowed reference.
     # Macro version of PyMethod_Class() which avoids error checking. 
 
-    PyObject* PyMethod_Function(object meth)
+    PyObject* PyMethod_Function(object meth) except NULL
     # Return value: Borrowed reference.
     # Return the function object associated with the method meth. 
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ cdef extern from "Python.h":
     # Return value: Borrowed reference.
     # Macro version of PyMethod_Function() which avoids error checking. 
 
-    PyObject* PyMethod_Self(object meth)
+    PyObject* PyMethod_Self(object meth) except? NULL
     # Return value: Borrowed reference.
     # Return the instance associated with the method meth if it is bound, otherwise return NULL. 
 
diff --git a/Cython/Includes/python_module.pxd b/Cython/Includes/python_module.pxd
index 01c7c210..419a982d 100644
--- a/Cython/Includes/python_module.pxd
+++ b/Cython/Includes/python_module.pxd
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ cdef extern from "Python.h":
     # and .pyo files). The magic number should be present in the first
     # four bytes of the bytecode file, in little-endian byte order.
 
-    PyObject* PyImport_GetModuleDict()
+    PyObject* PyImport_GetModuleDict() except NULL
     # Return value: Borrowed reference.
     # Return the dictionary used for the module administration
     # (a.k.a. sys.modules). Note that this is a per-interpreter
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ cdef extern from "Python.h":
     # filled in; the caller is responsible for providing a __file__
     # attribute.
 
-    PyObject* PyModule_GetDict(object module)
+    PyObject* PyModule_GetDict(object module) except NULL
     # Return value: Borrowed reference.
     # Return the dictionary object that implements module's namespace;
     # this object is the same as the __dict__ attribute of the module
diff --git a/Cython/Includes/python_number.pxd b/Cython/Includes/python_number.pxd
index 6f7c24cd..44677fc6 100644
--- a/Cython/Includes/python_number.pxd
+++ b/Cython/Includes/python_number.pxd
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ cdef extern from "Python.h":
     # Returns the o converted to a Python int or long on success or
     # NULL with a TypeError exception raised on failure.
 
-    Py_ssize_t PyNumber_AsSsize_t(object o, object exc)
+    Py_ssize_t PyNumber_AsSsize_t(object o, object exc) except? -1
     # Returns o converted to a Py_ssize_t value if o can be
     # interpreted as an integer. If o can be converted to a Python int
     # or long but the attempt to convert to a Py_ssize_t value would
diff --git a/Cython/Includes/python_parse.pxd b/Cython/Includes/python_parse.pxd
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c676ab0..00000000
--- a/Cython/Includes/python_parse.pxd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-cdef extern from "Python.h":
-    ctypedef void PyObject
-    #####################################################################
-    # 5.5 Parsing arguments and building values
-    #####################################################################
-    ctypedef struct va_list
-    int PyArg_ParseTuple(PyObject *args, char *format, ...)
-    int PyArg_VaParse(PyObject *args, char *format, va_list vargs)
-    int PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(PyObject *args, PyObject *kw, char *format, char *keywords[], ...)
-    int PyArg_VaParseTupleAndKeywords(PyObject *args, PyObject *kw, char *format, char *keywords[], va_list vargs)
-    int PyArg_Parse(PyObject *args, char *format, ...)
-    int PyArg_UnpackTuple(PyObject *args, char *name, Py_ssize_t min, Py_ssize_t max, ...)
-
diff --git a/Cython/Includes/python_pycapsule.pxd b/Cython/Includes/python_pycapsule.pxd
index 4c193e8c..81175194 100644
--- a/Cython/Includes/python_pycapsule.pxd
+++ b/Cython/Includes/python_pycapsule.pxd
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ cdef extern from "Python.h":
     # PyCapsule_Import().
 
 
-    void* PyCapsule_GetPointer(object capsule, char *name)
+    void* PyCapsule_GetPointer(object capsule, char *name) except? NULL
     # Retrieve the pointer stored in the capsule. On failure, set an
     # exception and return NULL.
     #
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ cdef extern from "Python.h":
     # to compare capsule names.
 
 
-    PyCapsule_Destructor PyCapsule_GetDestructor(object capsule)
+    PyCapsule_Destructor PyCapsule_GetDestructor(object capsule) except? NULL
     # Return the current destructor stored in the capsule. On failure,
     # set an exception and return NULL.
     #
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ cdef extern from "Python.h":
     # or PyErr_Occurred() to disambiguate.
 
 
-    char* PyCapsule_GetName(object capsule)
+    char* PyCapsule_GetName(object capsule) except? NULL
     # Return the current name stored in the capsule. On failure, set
     # an exception and return NULL.
     #
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ cdef extern from "Python.h":
     # PyErr_Occurred() to disambiguate.
 
 
-    void* PyCapsule_GetContext(object capsule)
+    void* PyCapsule_GetContext(object capsule) except? NULL
     # Return the current context stored in the capsule. On failure,
     # set an exception and return NULL.
     #
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ cdef extern from "Python.h":
     # PyErr_Occurred() to disambiguate.
 
 
-    int PyCapsule_IsValid(object capsule, char *name)
+    bint PyCapsule_IsValid(object capsule, char *name)
     # Determines whether or not capsule is a valid capsule. A valid
     # capsule is non-NULL, passes PyCapsule_CheckExact(), has a
     # non-NULL pointer stored in it, and its internal name matches the
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ cdef extern from "Python.h":
     # name passed in. Return 0 otherwise. This function will not fail.
 
 
-    int PyCapsule_SetPointer(object capsule, void *pointer)
+    int PyCapsule_SetPointer(object capsule, void *pointer) except -1
     # Set the void pointer inside capsule to pointer. The pointer may
     # not be NULL.
     #
@@ -109,14 +109,14 @@ cdef extern from "Python.h":
     # failure.
 
 
-    int PyCapsule_SetDestructor(object capsule, PyCapsule_Destructor destructor)
+    int PyCapsule_SetDestructor(object capsule, PyCapsule_Destructor destructor) except -1
     # Set the destructor inside capsule to destructor.
     #
     # Return 0 on success. Return nonzero and set an exception on
     # failure.
 
 
-    int PyCapsule_SetName(object capsule, char *name)
+    int PyCapsule_SetName(object capsule, char *name) except -1
     # Set the name inside capsule to name. If non-NULL, the name must
     # outlive the capsule. If the previous name stored in the capsule
     # was not NULL, no attempt is made to free it.
@@ -125,12 +125,12 @@ cdef extern from "Python.h":
     # failure.
 
 
-    int PyCapsule_SetContext(object capsule, void *context)
+    int PyCapsule_SetContext(object capsule, void *context) except -1
     # Set the context pointer inside capsule to context.  Return 0 on
     # success. Return nonzero and set an exception on failure.
 
 
-    void* PyCapsule_Import(char *name, int no_block)
+    void* PyCapsule_Import(char *name, int no_block) except? NULL
     # Import a pointer to a C object from a capsule attribute in a
     # module. The name parameter should specify the full name to the
     # attribute, as in module.attribute. The name stored in the
diff --git a/Cython/Includes/python_set.pxd b/Cython/Includes/python_set.pxd
index a26390a4..3cedcb5b 100644
--- a/Cython/Includes/python_set.pxd
+++ b/Cython/Includes/python_set.pxd
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ cdef extern from "Python.h":
     bint PyFrozenSet_CheckExact(object p)
     # Return true if p is a frozenset object but not an instance of a subtype. 
 
-    PySet_New(object iterable)
+    object PySet_New(object iterable)
     # Return value: New reference.
     # Return a new set containing objects returned by the
     # iterable. The iterable may be NULL to create a new empty
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ cdef extern from "Python.h":
     # TypeError if iterable is not actually iterable. The constructor
     # is also useful for copying a set (c=set(s)).
 
-    PyFrozenSet_New(object iterable)
+    object PyFrozenSet_New(object iterable)
     # Return value: New reference.
     # Return a new frozenset containing objects returned by the
     # iterable. The iterable may be NULL to create a new empty
diff --git a/Cython/Includes/python_string.pxd b/Cython/Includes/python_string.pxd
index a339983a..54f3ff57 100644
--- a/Cython/Includes/python_string.pxd
+++ b/Cython/Includes/python_string.pxd
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ cdef extern from "Python.h":
     # Return value: New reference.
     # Identical to PyString_FromFormat() except that it takes exactly two arguments. 
 
-    Py_ssize_t PyString_Size(object string)
+    Py_ssize_t PyString_Size(object string) except -1
     # Return the length of the string in string object string. 
 
     Py_ssize_t PyString_GET_SIZE(object string)
diff --git a/Cython/Includes/python_tuple.pxd b/Cython/Includes/python_tuple.pxd
index e04ece8e..025d2e17 100644
--- a/Cython/Includes/python_tuple.pxd
+++ b/Cython/Includes/python_tuple.pxd
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ cdef extern from "Python.h":
     # pointing to Python objects. "PyTuple_Pack(2, a, b)" is
     # equivalent to "Py_BuildValue("(OO)", a, b)".
 
-    int PyTuple_Size(object  p)
+    int PyTuple_Size(object  p) except -1
     # Take a pointer to a tuple object, and return the size of that tuple. 
 
     int PyTuple_GET_SIZE(object  p)
diff --git a/Cython/Includes/python_unicode.pxd b/Cython/Includes/python_unicode.pxd
index 0c75d9d6..2a1f14f3 100644
--- a/Cython/Includes/python_unicode.pxd
+++ b/Cython/Includes/python_unicode.pxd
@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@ cdef extern from *:
 
     # Return a read-only pointer to the Unicode object's internal
     # Py_UNICODE buffer, NULL if unicode is not a Unicode object.
-    Py_UNICODE* PyUnicode_AsUnicode(object o)
+    Py_UNICODE* PyUnicode_AsUnicode(object o) except NULL
 
     # Return the length of the Unicode object. 
-    Py_ssize_t PyUnicode_GetSize(object o)
+    Py_ssize_t PyUnicode_GetSize(object o) except -1
 
     # Coerce an encoded object obj to an Unicode object and return a
     # reference with incremented refcount.