Issue #1772673: The type of char* arguments now changed to `const c…

…har*`.

Doc/c-api/dict.rst

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Dictionary Objects
    on failure.
 
 
-.. c:function:: int PyDict_DelItemString(PyObject *p, char *key)
+.. c:function:: int PyDict_DelItemString(PyObject *p, const char *key)
 
    Remove the entry in dictionary *p* which has a key specified by the string
    *key*.  Return ``0`` on success or ``-1`` on failure.

Doc/c-api/file.rst

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ error reporting in the interpreter; third-party code is advised to access
 the :mod:`io` APIs instead.
 
 
-.. c:function:: PyFile_FromFd(int fd, char *name, char *mode, int buffering, char *encoding, char *errors, char *newline, int closefd)
+.. c:function:: PyFile_FromFd(int fd, const char *name, const char *mode, int buffering, const char *encoding, const char *errors, const char *newline, int closefd)
 
    Create a Python file object from the file descriptor of an already
    opened file *fd*.  The arguments *name*, *encoding*, *errors* and *newline*

Doc/c-api/import.rst

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ Importing Modules
    encoded string instead of a Unicode object.
 
 
-.. c:function:: PyObject* PyImport_ExecCodeModule(char *name, PyObject *co)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyImport_ExecCodeModule(const char *name, PyObject *co)
 
    .. index:: builtin: compile
 
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ Importing Modules
    :c:func:`PyImport_ExecCodeModuleWithPathnames`.
 
 
-.. c:function:: PyObject* PyImport_ExecCodeModuleEx(char *name, PyObject *co, char *pathname)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyImport_ExecCodeModuleEx(const char *name, PyObject *co, const char *pathname)
 
    Like :c:func:`PyImport_ExecCodeModule`, but the :attr:`__file__` attribute of
    the module object is set to *pathname* if it is non-``NULL``.
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ Importing Modules
    .. versionadded:: 3.3
 
 
-.. c:function:: PyObject* PyImport_ExecCodeModuleWithPathnames(char *name, PyObject *co, char *pathname, char *cpathname)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyImport_ExecCodeModuleWithPathnames(const char *name, PyObject *co, const char *pathname, const char *cpathname)
 
    Like :c:func:`PyImport_ExecCodeModuleObject`, but *name*, *pathname* and
    *cpathname* are UTF-8 encoded strings. Attempts are also made to figure out
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ Importing Modules
    .. versionadded:: 3.3
 
 
-.. c:function:: int PyImport_ImportFrozenModule(char *name)
+.. c:function:: int PyImport_ImportFrozenModule(const char *name)
 
    Similar to :c:func:`PyImport_ImportFrozenModuleObject`, but the name is a
    UTF-8 encoded string instead of a Unicode object.

Doc/c-api/long.rst

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ All integers are implemented as "long" integer objects of arbitrary size.
    *NULL* on failure.
 
 
-.. c:function:: PyObject* PyLong_FromString(char *str, char **pend, int base)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyLong_FromString(const char *str, char **pend, int base)
 
    Return a new :c:type:`PyLongObject` based on the string value in *str*, which
    is interpreted according to the radix in *base*.  If *pend* is non-*NULL*,

Doc/c-api/mapping.rst

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Mapping Protocol
    expression ``len(o)``.
 
 
-.. c:function:: int PyMapping_DelItemString(PyObject *o, char *key)
+.. c:function:: int PyMapping_DelItemString(PyObject *o, const char *key)
 
    Remove the mapping for object *key* from the object *o*. Return ``-1`` on
    failure.  This is equivalent to the Python statement ``del o[key]``.
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ Mapping Protocol
    the Python expression ``list(o.items())``.
 
 
-.. c:function:: PyObject* PyMapping_GetItemString(PyObject *o, char *key)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyMapping_GetItemString(PyObject *o, const char *key)
 
    Return element of *o* corresponding to the object *key* or *NULL* on failure.
    This is the equivalent of the Python expression ``o[key]``.
 
 
-.. c:function:: int PyMapping_SetItemString(PyObject *o, char *key, PyObject *v)
+.. c:function:: int PyMapping_SetItemString(PyObject *o, const char *key, PyObject *v)
 
    Map the object *key* to the value *v* in object *o*. Returns ``-1`` on failure.
    This is the equivalent of the Python statement ``o[key] = v``.

Doc/c-api/veryhigh.rst

@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ the same library that the Python runtime is using.
    Python source code.
 
 
-.. c:var:: char* (*PyOS_ReadlineFunctionPointer)(FILE *, FILE *, char *)
+.. c:var:: char* (*PyOS_ReadlineFunctionPointer)(FILE *, FILE *, const char *)
 
    Can be set to point to a function with the prototype
    ``char *func(FILE *stdin, FILE *stdout, char *prompt)``,

Doc/data/refcounts.dat

@@ -508,13 +508,13 @@ PyImport_AddModule:const char*:name::
 PyImport_Cleanup:void:::
 
 PyImport_ExecCodeModule:PyObject*::+1:
-PyImport_ExecCodeModule:char*:name::
+PyImport_ExecCodeModule:const char*:name::
 PyImport_ExecCodeModule:PyObject*:co:0:
 
 PyImport_ExecCodeModuleEx:PyObject*::+1:
-PyImport_ExecCodeModuleEx:char*:name::
+PyImport_ExecCodeModuleEx:const char*:name::
 PyImport_ExecCodeModuleEx:PyObject*:co:0:
-PyImport_ExecCodeModuleEx:char*:pathname::
+PyImport_ExecCodeModuleEx:const char*:pathname::
 
 PyImport_GetMagicNumber:long:::
 
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ PyImport_Import:PyObject*::+1:
 PyImport_Import:PyObject*:name:0:
 
 PyImport_ImportFrozenModule:int:::
-PyImport_ImportFrozenModule:char*:::
+PyImport_ImportFrozenModule:const char*:::
 
 PyImport_ImportModule:PyObject*::+1:
 PyImport_ImportModule:const char*:name::
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong:PyObject*::+1:
 PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong:unsigned long long:v::
 
 PyLong_FromString:PyObject*::+1:
-PyLong_FromString:char*:str::
+PyLong_FromString:const char*:str::
 PyLong_FromString:char**:pend::
 PyLong_FromString:int:base::
 
@@ -701,15 +701,15 @@ PyMapping_DelItemString:const char*:key::
 
 PyMapping_GetItemString:PyObject*::+1:
 PyMapping_GetItemString:PyObject*:o:0:
-PyMapping_GetItemString:char*:key::
+PyMapping_GetItemString:const char*:key::
 
 PyMapping_HasKey:int:::
 PyMapping_HasKey:PyObject*:o:0:
 PyMapping_HasKey:PyObject*:key::
 
 PyMapping_HasKeyString:int:::
 PyMapping_HasKeyString:PyObject*:o:0:
-PyMapping_HasKeyString:char*:key::
+PyMapping_HasKeyString:const char*:key::
 
 PyMapping_Items:PyObject*::+1:
 PyMapping_Items:PyObject*:o:0:
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ PyMapping_Length:PyObject*:o:0:
 
 PyMapping_SetItemString:int:::
 PyMapping_SetItemString:PyObject*:o:0:
-PyMapping_SetItemString:char*:key::
+PyMapping_SetItemString:const char*:key::
 PyMapping_SetItemString:PyObject*:v:+1:
 
 PyMapping_Values:PyObject*::+1:
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ PyMarshal_ReadObjectFromFile:PyObject*::+1:
 PyMarshal_ReadObjectFromFile:FILE*:file::
 
 PyMarshal_ReadObjectFromString:PyObject*::+1:
-PyMarshal_ReadObjectFromString:char*:string::
+PyMarshal_ReadObjectFromString:const char*:string::
 PyMarshal_ReadObjectFromString:int:len::
 
 PyMarshal_WriteObjectToString:PyObject*::+1:

Include/abstract.h

@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx*/
 
      /* Implemented elsewhere:
 
-     int PyObject_HasAttrString(PyObject *o, char *attr_name);
+     int PyObject_HasAttrString(PyObject *o, const char *attr_name);
 
      Returns 1 if o has the attribute attr_name, and 0 otherwise.
      This is equivalent to the Python expression:
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx*/
 
      /* Implemented elsewhere:
 
-     PyObject* PyObject_GetAttrString(PyObject *o, char *attr_name);
+     PyObject* PyObject_GetAttrString(PyObject *o, const char *attr_name);
 
      Retrieve an attributed named attr_name form object o.
      Returns the attribute value on success, or NULL on failure.
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx*/
 
      /* Implemented elsewhere:
 
-     int PyObject_SetAttrString(PyObject *o, char *attr_name, PyObject *v);
+     int PyObject_SetAttrString(PyObject *o, const char *attr_name, PyObject *v);
 
      Set the value of the attribute named attr_name, for object o,
      to the value, v. Returns -1 on failure.  This is
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx*/
 
      /* implemented as a macro:
 
-     int PyObject_DelAttrString(PyObject *o, char *attr_name);
+     int PyObject_DelAttrString(PyObject *o, const char *attr_name);
 
      Delete attribute named attr_name, for object o. Returns
      -1 on failure.  This is the equivalent of the Python
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(Py_ssize_t) PyObject_LengthHint(PyObject *o, Py_ssize_t);
      statement: o[key]=v.
        */
 
-     PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyObject_DelItemString(PyObject *o, char *key);
+     PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyObject_DelItemString(PyObject *o, const char *key);
 
        /*
      Remove the mapping for object, key, from the object *o.
@@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(Py_ssize_t) PyObject_LengthHint(PyObject *o, Py_ssize_t);
 
      /* implemented as a macro:
 
-     int PyMapping_DelItemString(PyObject *o, char *key);
+     int PyMapping_DelItemString(PyObject *o, const char *key);
 
      Remove the mapping for object, key, from the object *o.
      Returns -1 on failure.  This is equivalent to
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(Py_ssize_t) PyObject_LengthHint(PyObject *o, Py_ssize_t);
        */
 #define PyMapping_DelItem(O,K) PyObject_DelItem((O),(K))
 
-     PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyMapping_HasKeyString(PyObject *o, char *key);
+     PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyMapping_HasKeyString(PyObject *o, const char *key);
 
        /*
      On success, return 1 if the mapping object has the key, key,
@@ -1218,15 +1218,16 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(Py_ssize_t) PyObject_LengthHint(PyObject *o, Py_ssize_t);
 
        */
 
-     PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyMapping_GetItemString(PyObject *o, char *key);
+     PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyMapping_GetItemString(PyObject *o,
+                                                    const char *key);
 
        /*
      Return element of o corresponding to the object, key, or NULL
      on failure. This is the equivalent of the Python expression:
      o[key].
        */
 
-     PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyMapping_SetItemString(PyObject *o, char *key,
+     PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyMapping_SetItemString(PyObject *o, const char *key,
                                             PyObject *value);
 
        /*

Include/fileobject.h

@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #define PY_STDIOTEXTMODE "b"
 
-PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyFile_FromFd(int, char *, char *, int, char *, char *,
-				     char *, int);
+PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyFile_FromFd(int, const char *, const char *, int,
+                                     const char *, const char *,
+                                     const char *, int);
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyFile_GetLine(PyObject *, int);
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyFile_WriteObject(PyObject *, PyObject *, int);
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyFile_WriteString(const char *, PyObject *);

Include/grammar.h

@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ typedef struct {
 /* FUNCTIONS */
 
 grammar *newgrammar(int start);
-dfa *adddfa(grammar *g, int type, char *name);
+dfa *adddfa(grammar *g, int type, const char *name);
 int addstate(dfa *d);
 void addarc(dfa *d, int from, int to, int lbl);
 dfa *PyGrammar_FindDFA(grammar *g, int type);
 
-int addlabel(labellist *ll, int type, char *str);
-int findlabel(labellist *ll, int type, char *str);
+int addlabel(labellist *ll, int type, const char *str);
+int findlabel(labellist *ll, int type, const char *str);
 const char *PyGrammar_LabelRepr(label *lb);
 void translatelabels(grammar *g);
 

Include/import.h

@@ -13,19 +13,19 @@ PyMODINIT_FUNC PyInit_imp(void);
 PyAPI_FUNC(long) PyImport_GetMagicNumber(void);
 PyAPI_FUNC(const char *) PyImport_GetMagicTag(void);
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyImport_ExecCodeModule(
-    char *name,                 /* UTF-8 encoded string */
+    const char *name,           /* UTF-8 encoded string */
     PyObject *co
     );
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyImport_ExecCodeModuleEx(
-    char *name,                 /* UTF-8 encoded string */
+    const char *name,           /* UTF-8 encoded string */
     PyObject *co,
-    char *pathname              /* decoded from the filesystem encoding */
+    const char *pathname        /* decoded from the filesystem encoding */
     );
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyImport_ExecCodeModuleWithPathnames(
-    char *name,                 /* UTF-8 encoded string */
+    const char *name,           /* UTF-8 encoded string */
     PyObject *co,
-    char *pathname,             /* decoded from the filesystem encoding */
-    char *cpathname             /* decoded from the filesystem encoding */
+    const char *pathname,       /* decoded from the filesystem encoding */
+    const char *cpathname       /* decoded from the filesystem encoding */
     );
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyImport_ExecCodeModuleObject(
     PyObject *name,
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyImport_ImportFrozenModuleObject(
     PyObject *name
     );
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyImport_ImportFrozenModule(
-    char *name                  /* UTF-8 encoded string */
+    const char *name            /* UTF-8 encoded string */
     );
 
 #ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
@@ -92,12 +92,12 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *)_PyImport_FindBuiltin(
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *)_PyImport_FindExtensionObject(PyObject *, PyObject *);
 PyAPI_FUNC(int)_PyImport_FixupBuiltin(
     PyObject *mod,
-    char *name                  /* UTF-8 encoded string */
+    const char *name            /* UTF-8 encoded string */
     );
 PyAPI_FUNC(int)_PyImport_FixupExtensionObject(PyObject*, PyObject *, PyObject *);
 
 struct _inittab {
-    char *name;                 /* ASCII encoded string */
+    const char *name;           /* ASCII encoded string */
     PyObject* (*initfunc)(void);
 };
 PyAPI_DATA(struct _inittab *) PyImport_Inittab;

Include/longobject.h

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(unsigned PY_LONG_LONG) PyLong_AsUnsignedLongLongMask(PyObject *);
 PyAPI_FUNC(PY_LONG_LONG) PyLong_AsLongLongAndOverflow(PyObject *, int *);
 #endif /* HAVE_LONG_LONG */
 
-PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyLong_FromString(char *, char **, int);
+PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyLong_FromString(const char *, char **, int);
 #ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyLong_FromUnicode(Py_UNICODE*, Py_ssize_t, int);
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyLong_FromUnicodeObject(PyObject *u, int base);
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyLong_FormatAdvancedWriter(
 /* These aren't really part of the int object, but they're handy. The
    functions are in Python/mystrtoul.c.
  */
-PyAPI_FUNC(unsigned long) PyOS_strtoul(char *, char **, int);
-PyAPI_FUNC(long) PyOS_strtol(char *, char **, int);
+PyAPI_FUNC(unsigned long) PyOS_strtoul(const char *, char **, int);
+PyAPI_FUNC(long) PyOS_strtol(const char *, char **, int);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }

Include/marshal.h

@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyMarshal_ReadShortFromFile(FILE *);
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyMarshal_ReadObjectFromFile(FILE *);
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyMarshal_ReadLastObjectFromFile(FILE *);
 #endif
-PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyMarshal_ReadObjectFromString(char *, Py_ssize_t);
+PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyMarshal_ReadObjectFromString(const char *,
+                                                      Py_ssize_t);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }