Complex Number Objects¶

type PyComplexObject¶

This subtype of PyObject represents a Python complex number object.

Py_complex cval¶

The complex number value, using the C Py_complex representation.

Deprecated since version 3.15.0a0 (unreleased), will be removed in version 3.20: Use PyComplex_AsCComplex() and PyComplex_FromCComplex() to convert a Python complex number to/from the C Py_complex representation.

PyTypeObject PyComplex_Type¶

Part of the Stable ABI.

This instance of PyTypeObject represents the Python complex number type. It is the same object as complex in the Python layer.

int PyComplex_Check(PyObject *p)¶

Return true if its argument is a PyComplexObject or a subtype of PyComplexObject. This function always succeeds.

int PyComplex_CheckExact(PyObject *p)¶

Return true if its argument is a PyComplexObject, but not a subtype of PyComplexObject. This function always succeeds.

PyObject *PyComplex_FromDoubles(double real, double imag)¶

Return value: New reference. Part of the Stable ABI.

Return a new PyComplexObject object from real and imag. Return NULL with an exception set on error.

double PyComplex_RealAsDouble(PyObject *op)¶

Part of the Stable ABI.

Return the real part of op as a C double.

If op is not a Python complex number object but has a __complex__() method, this method will first be called to convert op to a Python complex number object. If __complex__() is not defined then it falls back to call PyFloat_AsDouble() and returns its result.

Upon failure, this method returns -1.0 with an exception set, so one should call PyErr_Occurred() to check for errors.

Changed in version 3.13: Use __complex__() if available.

double PyComplex_ImagAsDouble(PyObject *op)¶

Part of the Stable ABI.

Return the imaginary part of op as a C double.

If op is not a Python complex number object but has a __complex__() method, this method will first be called to convert op to a Python complex number object. If __complex__() is not defined then it falls back to call PyFloat_AsDouble() and returns 0.0 on success.

Upon failure, this method returns -1.0 with an exception set, so one should call PyErr_Occurred() to check for errors.

Changed in version 3.13: Use __complex__() if available.

type Py_complex¶

This C structure defines export format for a Python complex number object.

double real¶

double imag¶

The structure is defined as:

typedef struct {
    double real;
    double imag;
} Py_complex;

PyObject *PyComplex_FromCComplex(Py_complex v)¶

Return value: New reference.

Create a new Python complex number object from a C Py_complex value. Return NULL with an exception set on error.

Py_complex PyComplex_AsCComplex(PyObject *op)¶

Return the Py_complex value of the complex number op.

If op is not a Python complex number object but has a __complex__() method, this method will first be called to convert op to a Python complex number object. If __complex__() is not defined then it falls back to __float__(). If __float__() is not defined then it falls back to __index__().

Upon failure, this method returns Py_complex with real set to -1.0 and with an exception set, so one should call PyErr_Occurred() to check for errors.

Changed in version 3.8: Use __index__() if available.