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From: "Gregory P. Smith" <greg@krypto.org>
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2025 16:02:08 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Add Py_tp_token support to xxlimited module
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Implement the TODO at line 99-100 to add Py_tp_token slot support,
demonstrating Python 3.14 type checking best practices for Limited
C API extension modules.

Changes to Modules/xxlimited.c:
- Update Limited API version from 3.13 (0x030d0000) to 3.14 (0x030e0000)
- Add Py_tp_token slot with Py_TP_USE_SPEC to Xxo_Type_slots

Changes to Doc/howto/isolating-extensions.rst:
- Add new "Type Checking with Heap Types" section documenting Py_tp_token
- Reference xxlimited.c as example and link to gh-124153

This addresses the type-checking problem for heap types described in
PEP 630 and aligns with the documentation modernization effort
(gh-134160). The xxlimited module now serves as a complete example
of modern isolated extension module development.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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 Doc/howto/isolating-extensions.rst | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Doc/howto/isolating-extensions.rst b/Doc/howto/isolating-extensions.rst
index 6092c75f48fdef0..9918d66898a22e5 100644
--- a/Doc/howto/isolating-extensions.rst
+++ b/Doc/howto/isolating-extensions.rst
@@ -340,6 +340,34 @@ safe access from C) and the module's ``__dict__`` (for access from
 Python code).
 
 
+Type Checking with Heap Types
+------------------------------
+
+.. versionadded:: 3.14
+
+Heap types defined with :c:func:`PyType_FromModuleAndSpec` can use the
+:c:data:`Py_tp_token` slot to enable type checking across module boundaries
+and inheritance hierarchies.
+
+Setting ``Py_tp_token`` to :c:data:`Py_TP_USE_SPEC` uses the
+:c:type:`PyType_Spec`'s address as a unique identifier. This allows
+:c:func:`PyType_GetBaseByToken` to search the :term:`method resolution order`
+for types with compatible memory layouts::
+
+    static PyType_Slot MyType_slots[] = {
+        {Py_tp_token, Py_TP_USE_SPEC},
+        // ... other slots
+    };
+
+This addresses the type-checking problem for heap types described in
+:pep:`630#type-checking`. See the
+`xxlimited module <https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/main/Modules/xxlimited.c>`__
+for a complete example.
+
+For details, see :c:data:`Py_tp_token` and :c:func:`PyType_GetBaseByToken`
+(added in :gh:`124153`).
+
+
 Garbage-Collection Protocol
 ---------------------------