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7.1.1 Type Objects

PyTypeObject

The C structure of the objects used to describe built-in types.

PyObject* PyType_Type

This is the type object for type objects; it is the same object as types.TypeType in the Python layer.

int PyType_Check (PyObject *o)

Returns true is the object o is a type object.

int PyType_HasFeature (PyObject *o, int feature)

Returns true if the type object o sets the feature feature. Type features are denoted by single bit flags. The only defined feature flag is Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_GETCHARBUFFER, described in section 10.5.

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