Modernize "Extension types" documentation

[pitrou]

BPO	33201
Nosy	@pitrou
PRs	bpo-33201: Modernize "Extension types" doc #6337 [3.7] bpo-33201: Modernize "Extension types" doc (GH-6337) #6411 [3.6] bpo-33201: Modernize "Extension types" doc (GH-6337) #6412

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title = 'Modernize "Extension types" documentation'
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[pitrou]

The "Defining New Types" in the C extension docs uses outdated idioms (e.g. pre-C99 struct initialization) and could do with a good refresh.

[pitrou]

New changeset 1d80a56 by Antoine Pitrou in branch 'master':
bpo-33201: Modernize "Extension types" doc (GH-6337)
1d80a56

[pitrou]

New changeset 31f1b52 by Antoine Pitrou (Miss Islington (bot)) in branch '3.7':
bpo-33201: Modernize "Extension types" doc (GH-6337) (GH-6411)
31f1b52

[pitrou]

New changeset b603609 by Antoine Pitrou in branch '3.6':
[3.6] bpo-33201: Modernize "Extension types" doc (GH-6337) (GH-6412)
b603609