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Add minimal C-api implementation that builds with Pyo3#7562

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This is my shot at implementing a minimal Cpython compatible C-api. I've implemented the bare minimum to get the included Pyo3 example running where most of the api is stubbed. I'm not familiar with the rest of the RustPython code base so let me know what you think and where I did stupid things.

Please take extra care reviewing the pylifecycle.rs & pystate.rs files where I try to setup the RustPython interpreter.

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Could you try with hpy if you dont mind? We are looking for sustainable way

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Could you try with hpy if you dont mind? We are looking for sustainable way

That would require significant changes in codebase that are using the CPython api spec. I would like to explore the possibility to use the ab3/abi3t api. Would you be willing to accept that?

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This way will not work.

Just in case, the code can be generated, but I hope we carefully review the decisions. unlikely-to-happen decisions must be reviewed and justified by document(comment) the decisions.
If you are not familiar enough to the project to decide good way, please start from a smaller and simpler issue.

We only need abi3t, because we are compatible to free-threading.

We have to minimize the surface of C API. if HPy helps it, we need HPy.

Ideally c api must be very thin wrappers to RustPython features. "code" must not be included in this crate.

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Ideally c api must be very thin wrappers to RustPython features. "code" must not be included in this crate.

I wanted to create as little of modificaties to the existing code base without significant motivation. But I definitely agree with you.

Comment thread crates/capi/src/pylifecycle.rs
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pyo3 = { workspace = true, features = ["auto-initialize", "abi3"] }

[features]
# Enable PyObject_CallMethodObjArgs variadic function, which is only available on nightly Rust.
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# Enable PyObject_CallMethodObjArgs variadic function, which is only available on nightly Rust.
# Enable PyObject_CallMethodObjArgs variadic function, which is only available on nightly Rust.
# TODO: remove this when the `c_variadic` feature is stabilized (https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/44930)

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As this will be stabilised very soon. I was planning to removing this feature entirely before merging this.

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