python · zware · Apr 27, 2020 · Apr 27, 2020
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/intro.rst b/Doc/c-api/intro.rst
@@ -162,6 +162,39 @@ complete listing.
 
    .. versionadded:: 3.4
 
+.. c:macro:: PyDoc_STRVAR(name, str)
+
+   Creates a variable with name ``name`` that can be used in docstrings.
+   If Python is built without docstrings, the value will be empty.
+
+   Use :c:macro:`PyDoc_STRVAR` for docstrings to support building
+   Python without docstrings, as specified in :pep:`7`.
+
+   Example::
+
+      PyDoc_STRVAR(pop_doc, "Remove and return the rightmost element.");
+
+      static PyMethodDef deque_methods[] = {
+          // ...
+          {"pop", (PyCFunction)deque_pop, METH_NOARGS, pop_doc},
+          // ...
+      }
+
+.. c:macro:: PyDoc_STR(str)
+
+   Creates a docstring for the given input string or an empty string
+   if docstrings are disabled.
+
+   Use :c:macro:`PyDoc_STR` in specifying docstrings to support
+   building Python without docstrings, as specified in :pep:`7`.
+
+   Example::
+
+      static PyMethodDef pysqlite_row_methods[] = {
+          {"keys", (PyCFunction)pysqlite_row_keys, METH_NOARGS,
+              PyDoc_STR("Returns the keys of the row.")},
+          {NULL, NULL}
+      };
 
 .. _api-objects:
 

diff --git a/Doc/c-api/module.rst b/Doc/c-api/module.rst
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ or request "multi-phase initialization" by returning the definition struct itsel
    .. c:member:: const char *m_doc
 
       Docstring for the module; usually a docstring variable created with
-      :c:func:`PyDoc_STRVAR` is used.
+      :c:macro:`PyDoc_STRVAR` is used.
 
    .. c:member:: Py_ssize_t m_size
 

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2019-10-06-23-44-15.bpo-38387.fZoq0S.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2019-10-06-23-44-15.bpo-38387.fZoq0S.rst
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+Document :c:macro:`PyDoc_STRVAR` macro in the C-API reference.
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		Document :c:macro:`PyDoc_STRVAR` macro in the C-API reference.