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21 changes: 21 additions & 0 deletions Doc/c-api/exceptions.rst
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Expand Up @@ -979,6 +979,27 @@ these are the C equivalent to :func:`reprlib.recursive_repr`.
Ends a :c:func:`Py_ReprEnter`. Must be called once for each
invocation of :c:func:`Py_ReprEnter` that returns zero.

.. c:function:: int Py_GetRecursionLimit(void)

Get the recursion limit for the current interpreter. It can be set with
:c:func:`Py_SetRecursionLimit`. The recursion limit prevents the
Python interpreter stack from growing infinitely.

This function cannot fail, and the caller must hold an
:term:`attached thread state`.

.. seealso::
:py:func:`sys.getrecursionlimit`

.. c:function:: void Py_SetRecursionLimit(int new_limit)

Set the recursion limit for the current interpreter.

This function cannot fail, and the caller must hold an
:term:`attached thread state`.

.. seealso::
:py:func:`sys.setrecursionlimit`

.. _standardexceptions:

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