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7.5.3 Method Objects
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<a id='l2h-659' xml:id='l2h-659'></a>There are some useful functions that are useful for working with
method objects.
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<dl><dt>PyTypeObject <b><tt id='l2h-660' xml:id='l2h-660' class="cdata">PyMethod_Type</tt></b></dt>
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This instance of <tt class="ctype">PyTypeObject</tt> represents the Python method
type. This is exposed to Python programs as <code>types.MethodType</code>.
<a id='l2h-662' xml:id='l2h-662'></a></dd></dl>
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<dl><dt><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr valign="baseline"><td><nobr>int <b><tt id='l2h-663' xml:id='l2h-663' class="cfunction">PyMethod_Check</tt></b>(</nobr></td><td>PyObject *<var>o</var>)</td></tr></table></dt>
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Return true if <var>o</var> is a method object (has type
<tt class="cdata">PyMethod_Type</tt>). The parameter must not be <tt class="constant">NULL</tt>.
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<dl><dt><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr valign="baseline"><td><nobr>PyObject* <b><tt id='l2h-664' xml:id='l2h-664' class="cfunction">PyMethod_New</tt></b>(</nobr></td><td>PyObject *func.
PyObject *<var>self</var>, PyObject *<var>class</var>)</td></tr></table></dt>
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<span class="label">Return value:</span>
<span class="value">New reference.</span>
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Return a new method object, with <var>func</var> being any callable
object; this is the function that will be called when the method is
called. If this method should be bound to an instance, <var>self</var>
should be the instance and <var>class</var> should be the class of
<var>self</var>, otherwise <var>self</var> should be <tt class="constant">NULL</tt> and <var>class</var>
should be the class which provides the unbound method..
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<dl><dt><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr valign="baseline"><td><nobr>PyObject* <b><tt id='l2h-665' xml:id='l2h-665' class="cfunction">PyMethod_Class</tt></b>(</nobr></td><td>PyObject *<var>meth</var>)</td></tr></table></dt>
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<span class="label">Return value:</span>
<span class="value">Borrowed reference.</span>
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Return the class object from which the method <var>meth</var> was
created; if this was created from an instance, it will be the class
of the instance.
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<dl><dt><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr valign="baseline"><td><nobr>PyObject* <b><tt id='l2h-666' xml:id='l2h-666' class="cfunction">PyMethod_GET_CLASS</tt></b>(</nobr></td><td>PyObject *<var>meth</var>)</td></tr></table></dt>
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<span class="label">Return value:</span>
<span class="value">Borrowed reference.</span>
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Macro version of <tt class="cfunction">PyMethod_Class()</tt> which avoids error
checking.
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<dl><dt><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr valign="baseline"><td><nobr>PyObject* <b><tt id='l2h-667' xml:id='l2h-667' class="cfunction">PyMethod_Function</tt></b>(</nobr></td><td>PyObject *<var>meth</var>)</td></tr></table></dt>
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<span class="label">Return value:</span>
<span class="value">Borrowed reference.</span>
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Return the function object associated with the method <var>meth</var>.
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<dl><dt><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr valign="baseline"><td><nobr>PyObject* <b><tt id='l2h-668' xml:id='l2h-668' class="cfunction">PyMethod_GET_FUNCTION</tt></b>(</nobr></td><td>PyObject *<var>meth</var>)</td></tr></table></dt>
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<span class="label">Return value:</span>
<span class="value">Borrowed reference.</span>
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Macro version of <tt class="cfunction">PyMethod_Function()</tt> which avoids error
checking.
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<dl><dt><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr valign="baseline"><td><nobr>PyObject* <b><tt id='l2h-669' xml:id='l2h-669' class="cfunction">PyMethod_Self</tt></b>(</nobr></td><td>PyObject *<var>meth</var>)</td></tr></table></dt>
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<span class="label">Return value:</span>
<span class="value">Borrowed reference.</span>
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Return the instance associated with the method <var>meth</var> if it is
bound, otherwise return <tt class="constant">NULL</tt>.
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<dl><dt><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr valign="baseline"><td><nobr>PyObject* <b><tt id='l2h-670' xml:id='l2h-670' class="cfunction">PyMethod_GET_SELF</tt></b>(</nobr></td><td>PyObject *<var>meth</var>)</td></tr></table></dt>
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<span class="label">Return value:</span>
<span class="value">Borrowed reference.</span>
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Macro version of <tt class="cfunction">PyMethod_Self()</tt> which avoids error
checking.
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