一、初识PyObject

PyObject是整个Python对象机制的核心

[object.h]
typedef struct _object {
PyObject_HEAD
} PyObject;

[object.h]
#ifdef Py_TRACE_REFS
/* Define pointers to support a doubly-linked list of all live heap objects. */
#define _PyObject_HEAD_EXTRA            \
    struct _object *_ob_next;           \
    struct _object *_ob_prev;

#define _PyObject_EXTRA_INIT 0, 0,

#else
#define _PyObject_HEAD_EXTRA
#define _PyObject_EXTRA_INIT
#endif

/* PyObject_HEAD defines the initial segment of every PyObject. */
#define PyObject_HEAD                   \
    _PyObject_HEAD_EXTRA                \
    Py_ssize_t ob_refcnt;               \
    struct _typeobject *ob_type;

在实际发布的Python中PyObject的定义非常简单

[object.h]
typedef struct _object {
    int ob_refcnt;//引用计数
    struct _typeobject *ob_type;
} PyObject;

这里的ob_refcnt是引用计数。ob_type？？？让我们看看这个_typeobject，它存储了大量的信息，里面的每一条信息，被称为一个元信息。

[object.h]
typedef struct _typeobject {
    PyObject_VAR_HEAD
    const char *tp_name; /* For printing, in format "." */ 类型名
    Py_ssize_t tp_basicsize, tp_itemsize; /* For allocation */ 对象分配时内存空间大小

    /* Methods to implement standard operations */ 函数指针

    destructor tp_dealloc;
    printfunc tp_print;
    getattrfunc tp_getattr;
    setattrfunc tp_setattr;
    cmpfunc tp_compare;
    reprfunc tp_repr;

    /* Method suites for standard classes */  //三组非常重要的操作族

    PyNumberMethods *tp_as_number;  //PyNumberMethods类型定义了作为一个数值对象应该支持的操作
    PySequenceMethods *tp_as_sequence;
    PyMappingMethods *tp_as_mapping;

    /* More standard operations (here for binary compatibility) */

    hashfunc tp_hash;
    ternaryfunc tp_call;
    reprfunc tp_str;
    getattrofunc tp_getattro;
    setattrofunc tp_setattro;

    /* Functions to access object as input/output buffer */
    PyBufferProcs *tp_as_buffer;

    /* Flags to define presence of optional/expanded features */
    long tp_flags;

    const char *tp_doc; /* Documentation string */

    /* Assigned meaning in release 2.0 */
    /* call function for all accessible objects */
    traverseproc tp_traverse;

    /* delete references to contained objects */
    inquiry tp_clear;

    /* Assigned meaning in release 2.1 */
    /* rich comparisons */
    richcmpfunc tp_richcompare;

    /* weak reference enabler */
    Py_ssize_t tp_weaklistoffset;

    /* Added in release 2.2 */
    /* Iterators */
    getiterfunc tp_iter;
    iternextfunc tp_iternext;

    /* Attribute descriptor and subclassing stuff */
    struct PyMethodDef *tp_methods;
    struct PyMemberDef *tp_members;
    struct PyGetSetDef *tp_getset;
    struct _typeobject *tp_base;
    PyObject *tp_dict;
    descrgetfunc tp_descr_get;
    descrsetfunc tp_descr_set;
    Py_ssize_t tp_dictoffset;
    initproc tp_init;
    allocfunc tp_alloc;
    newfunc tp_new;
    freefunc tp_free; /* Low-level free-memory routine */
    inquiry tp_is_gc; /* For PyObject_IS_GC */
    PyObject *tp_bases;
    PyObject *tp_mro; /* method resolution order */
    PyObject *tp_cache;
    PyObject *tp_subclasses;
    PyObject *tp_weaklist;
    destructor tp_del;

    /* Type attribute cache version tag. Added in version 2.6 */
    unsigned int tp_version_tag;

#ifdef COUNT_ALLOCS
    /* these must be last and never explicitly initialized */
    Py_ssize_t tp_allocs;
    Py_ssize_t tp_frees;
    Py_ssize_t tp_maxalloc;
    struct _typeobject *tp_prev;
    struct _typeobject *tp_next;
#endif
} PyTypeObject;

总结：PyObject里面有一个ob_refcnt(引用计数)，一个ob_type(一堆的信息，一堆的函数，一堆这个对象支持的操作)。