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3.. _mapping:
4
5Mapping Protocol
6================
7
8See also :c:func:`PyObject_GetItem`, :c:func:`PyObject_SetItem` and
9:c:func:`PyObject_DelItem`.
10
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12.. c:function:: int PyMapping_Check(PyObject *o)
13
14   Return ``1`` if the object provides mapping protocol or supports slicing,
15   and ``0`` otherwise.  Note that it returns ``1`` for Python classes with
16   a :meth:`__getitem__` method since in general case it is impossible to
17   determine what type of keys it supports. This function always succeeds.
18
19
20.. c:function:: Py_ssize_t PyMapping_Size(PyObject *o)
21               Py_ssize_t PyMapping_Length(PyObject *o)
22
23   .. index:: builtin: len
24
25   Returns the number of keys in object *o* on success, and ``-1`` on failure.
26   This is equivalent to the Python expression ``len(o)``.
27
28
29.. c:function:: PyObject* PyMapping_GetItemString(PyObject *o, const char *key)
30
31   Return element of *o* corresponding to the string *key* or ``NULL`` on failure.
32   This is the equivalent of the Python expression ``o[key]``.
33   See also :c:func:`PyObject_GetItem`.
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35
36.. c:function:: int PyMapping_SetItemString(PyObject *o, const char *key, PyObject *v)
37
38   Map the string *key* to the value *v* in object *o*.  Returns ``-1`` on
39   failure.  This is the equivalent of the Python statement ``o[key] = v``.
40   See also :c:func:`PyObject_SetItem`.
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42
43.. c:function:: int PyMapping_DelItem(PyObject *o, PyObject *key)
44
45   Remove the mapping for the object *key* from the object *o*.  Return ``-1``
46   on failure.  This is equivalent to the Python statement ``del o[key]``.
47   This is an alias of :c:func:`PyObject_DelItem`.
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49
50.. c:function:: int PyMapping_DelItemString(PyObject *o, const char *key)
51
52   Remove the mapping for the string *key* from the object *o*.  Return ``-1``
53   on failure.  This is equivalent to the Python statement ``del o[key]``.
54
55
56.. c:function:: int PyMapping_HasKey(PyObject *o, PyObject *key)
57
58   Return ``1`` if the mapping object has the key *key* and ``0`` otherwise.
59   This is equivalent to the Python expression ``key in o``.
60   This function always succeeds.
61
62   Note that exceptions which occur while calling the :meth:`__getitem__`
63   method will get suppressed.
64   To get error reporting use :c:func:`PyObject_GetItem()` instead.
65
66
67.. c:function:: int PyMapping_HasKeyString(PyObject *o, const char *key)
68
69   Return ``1`` if the mapping object has the key *key* and ``0`` otherwise.
70   This is equivalent to the Python expression ``key in o``.
71   This function always succeeds.
72
73   Note that exceptions which occur while calling the :meth:`__getitem__`
74   method and creating a temporary string object will get suppressed.
75   To get error reporting use :c:func:`PyMapping_GetItemString()` instead.
76
77
78.. c:function:: PyObject* PyMapping_Keys(PyObject *o)
79
80   On success, return a list of the keys in object *o*.  On failure, return
81   ``NULL``.
82
83   .. versionchanged:: 3.7
84      Previously, the function returned a list or a tuple.
85
86
87.. c:function:: PyObject* PyMapping_Values(PyObject *o)
88
89   On success, return a list of the values in object *o*.  On failure, return
90   ``NULL``.
91
92   .. versionchanged:: 3.7
93      Previously, the function returned a list or a tuple.
94
95
96.. c:function:: PyObject* PyMapping_Items(PyObject *o)
97
98   On success, return a list of the items in object *o*, where each item is a
99   tuple containing a key-value pair.  On failure, return ``NULL``.
100
101   .. versionchanged:: 3.7
102      Previously, the function returned a list or a tuple.
103