Add dtrace hook for PyCFunction_Call
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Description
| BPO | 32599 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @vstinner, @tiran, @nanjekyejoannah, @isidentical, @0mp |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2018-01-19.17:39:36.010>
labels = ['interpreter-core', 'type-feature']
title = 'Add dtrace hook for PyCFunction_Call'
updated_at = <Date 2021-08-10.10:25:06.093>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/fche'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2021-08-10.10:25:06.093>
actor = '0mp'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Interpreter Core']
creation = <Date 2018-01-19.17:39:36.010>
creator = 'fche'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 32599
keywords = []
message_count = 2.0
messages = ['310278', '358776']
nosy_count = 6.0
nosy_names = ['vstinner', 'christian.heimes', 'fche', 'nanjekyejoannah', 'BTaskaya', '0mp']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue32599'
versions = []
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the PyCFunction_Call entry point in the CPython interpreter and reviewing nearby dtrace hook conventions. Determine the expected hook behavior from the issue and existing tracing interfaces; done means PyCFunction_Call exposes the requested dtrace hook with appropriate coverage.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- observability
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100