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Expand Up @@ -793,6 +793,17 @@ Exception Classes
Return :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_name` of the exception class *ob*.


.. c:macro:: PyException_HEAD

This is a :term:`soft deprecated` macro including the base fields for an
exception object.

This was included in Python's C API by mistake and is not designed for use
in extensions. For creating custom exception objects, use
:c:func:`PyErr_NewException` or otherwise create a class inheriting from
:c:data:`PyExc_BaseException`.


Exception Objects
=================

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