Copy of@tacaswell'smessage:

aio-libs/multidict is also using_PyArg_Parser and friends (e.g.https://github.com/aio-libs/multidict/blob/18d981284b9e97b11a4c0cc1e2ad57a21c82f323/multidict/_multidict.c#L452-L456 but there are many)

The _PyArg_Parser API is used by Argument Clinic to generate efficient code parsing function arguments.

Since Python 3.12, when targeting Python internals, Argument Clinic initializes_PyArg_Parser.kwtuple with singletons objects using the_Py_SINGLETON(name) API. This API cannot be used outside Python.

Private functions with a_PyArg_Parser argument:

• _PyArg_ParseStackAndKeywords()
• _PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywordsFast()
• _PyArg_UnpackKeywords()
• _PyArg_UnpackKeywordsWithVararg()

cc@serhiy-storchaka

Linked PRs

• gh-112136: Restore removed _PyArg_Parser #121262
• [3.13] gh-112136: Restore removed _PyArg_Parser (GH-121262) #121344
• gh-112136: Remove unused #include "pycore_lock.h" #127093