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[3.13] gh-141004: Document PyImport_Inittab (GH-141844) 
(cherry picked from commit 5f35702)

Co-authored-by: Peter Bierma <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Stan Ulbrych <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Victor Stinner <[email protected]>
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7 changes: 7 additions & 0 deletions Doc/c-api/import.rst
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If Python is initialized multiple times, :c:func:`PyImport_AppendInittab` or
:c:func:`PyImport_ExtendInittab` must be called before each Python
initialization.


.. c:var:: struct _inittab *PyImport_Inittab

The table of built-in modules used by Python initialization. Do not use this directly;
use :c:func:`PyImport_AppendInittab` and :c:func:`PyImport_ExtendInittab`
instead.
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Expand Up @@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ A pointer to the module definition must be returned via :c:func:`PyModuleDef_Ini
so that the import machinery can create the module and store it in ``sys.modules``.

When embedding Python, the :c:func:`!PyInit_spam` function is not called
automatically unless there's an entry in the :c:data:`!PyImport_Inittab` table.
automatically unless there's an entry in the :c:data:`PyImport_Inittab` table.
To add the module to the initialization table, use :c:func:`PyImport_AppendInittab`,
optionally followed by an import of the module::

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.. nonce: 3p14JB
.. section: C API

:c:func:`Py_RunMain` now resets :c:data:`!PyImport_Inittab` to its initial
:c:func:`Py_RunMain` now resets :c:data:`PyImport_Inittab` to its initial
value at exit. It must be possible to call :c:func:`PyImport_AppendInittab`
or :c:func:`PyImport_ExtendInittab` at each Python initialization. Patch by
Victor Stinner.
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.. section: Core and Builtins
The docs clearly say that ``PyImport_Inittab``,
The docs clearly say that :c:data:`PyImport_Inittab`,
:c:func:`PyImport_AppendInittab`, and :c:func:`PyImport_ExtendInittab`
should not be used after :c:func:`Py_Initialize` has been called. We now
enforce this for the two functions. Additionally, the runtime now uses an
internal copy of ``PyImport_Inittab``, to guard against modification.
internal copy of :c:data:`PyImport_Inittab`, to guard against modification.

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