Sphinx would like to remove support for the pre-v3 C domain syntax. We have confirmed that the Linux kernel is no longer using it, so Python is the only project we are blocked on.

I have a branch where I've done the work, but it is a large number of files affected (~50) and the majority of the C-API documentation. The changes are almost all mechanical search-and-replace, but there are a few where I've had to use judgement.

Questions:

1. Is this change welcome?
2. How should I proceed with PRs? One per data type, per file, etc?
3. I would want to backport these changes to 3.10/3.11 (to allow future docs backports without conflicts), does anybody have objections?
4. Does anybody have other concerns?

cc: @vstinner @serhiy-storchaka @encukou @erlend-aasland @JelleZijlstra @hugovk (Selection of C-API/documentation people, if I've missed anyone please mention them).

A

Tasks

• gh-93738: Documentation C syntax (:c:data:0 -> 0) #97771
• gh-93738: Documentation C syntax (:c:type:Py_UNICODE* -> :c:expr:Py_UNICODE*) #97784
• gh-93738: Documentation C syntax (:c:type:PyUnicodeObject* -> :c:expr:PyUnicodeObject*) #97783
• gh-93738: Documentation C syntax (:c:type:PyBytesObject* -> :c:expr:PyBytesObject*) #97782
• gh-93738: Documentation C syntax (:c:type:PyTupleObject* -> :c:expr:PyTupleObject*) #97780
• gh-93738: Documentation C syntax (:c:data:view->obj -> :c:expr:view->obj) #97773
• gh-93738: Documentation C syntax (:c:type:FILE -> :c:expr:FILE) #97769
• gh-93738: Documentation C syntax (:c:type:TYPE -> :c:expr:TYPE) #97770
• gh-93738: Documentation C syntax (:c:type:PyInterpreterState * -> :c:expr:PyInterpreterState *) #97777
• gh-93738: Documentation C syntax (:c:type:PyObject -> :c:expr:PyObject) #97776
• gh-93738: Documentation C syntax (:c:type: to :c:expr:, misc. cases) #97775
• gh-93738: Documentation C syntax (:c:type:PyTypeObject* -> :c:expr:PyTypeObject*) #97778
• gh-93738: Documentation C syntax (Use c:struct) #97772
• gh-93738: Documentation C syntax (Function glob patterns -> literal markup) #97774
• gh-93738: Documentation C syntax (:c:type:<C type> -> :c:expr:<C type>) #97768
• gh-93738: Disallow pre-v3 syntax in the C domain #97962