
Slice Objects
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PyTypeObject PySlice_Type

   The type object for slice objects.  This is the same as ``slice``
   and ``types.SliceType``.

int PySlice_Check(PyObject *ob)

   Return true if *ob* is a slice object; *ob* must not be *NULL*.

PyObject* PySlice_New(PyObject *start, PyObject *stop, PyObject *step)
    Return value: New reference.

   Return a new slice object with the given values.  The *start*,
   *stop*, and *step* parameters are used as the values of the slice
   object attributes of the same names.  Any of the values may be
   *NULL*, in which case the ``None`` will be used for the
   corresponding attribute.  Return *NULL* if the new object could not
   be allocated.

int PySlice_GetIndices(PySliceObject *slice, Py_ssize_t length, Py_ssize_t *start, Py_ssize_t *stop, Py_ssize_t *step)

   Retrieve the start, stop and step indices from the slice object
   *slice*, assuming a sequence of length *length*. Treats indices
   greater than *length* as errors.

   Returns 0 on success and -1 on error with no exception set (unless
   one of the indices was not ``None`` and failed to be converted to
   an integer, in which case -1 is returned with an exception set).

   You probably do not want to use this function.

int PySlice_GetIndicesEx(PySliceObject *slice, Py_ssize_t length, Py_ssize_t *start, Py_ssize_t *stop, Py_ssize_t *step, Py_ssize_t *slicelength)

   Usable replacement for ``PySlice_GetIndices``.  Retrieve the start,
   stop, and step indices from the slice object *slice* assuming a
   sequence of length *length*, and store the length of the slice in
   *slicelength*.  Out of bounds indices are clipped in a manner
   consistent with the handling of normal slices.

   Returns 0 on success and -1 on error with exception set.
