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diff --git a/‎Objects/exceptions.c‎
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@@ -78,10 +78,6 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(void) _PyErr_GetExcInfo(PyThreadState *, PyObject **, PyObject **, Py
 
 PyAPI_FUNC(void) _PyErr_ChainExceptions(PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
 
-/* */
-
-#define PyExceptionClass_Name(x)  (((PyTypeObject*)(x))->tp_name)
-
 /* Convenience functions */
 
 #ifdef MS_WINDOWS
 
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+:c:func:`PyExceptionClass_Name` is now always declared as a function, in
+order to hide implementation details. The macro accessed
+:c:member:`PyTypeObject.tp_name` directly.  Patch by Erlend E. Aasland.
@@ -364,8 +364,6 @@ PyException_SetContext(PyObject *self, PyObject *context)
     Py_XSETREF(_PyBaseExceptionObject_cast(self)->context, context);
 }
 
-#undef PyExceptionClass_Name
-
 const char *
 PyExceptionClass_Name(PyObject *ob)
 {
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`@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@`
	`1`	+:c:func:`PyExceptionClass_Name` is now always declared as a function, in
	`2`	`+order to hide implementation details. The macro accessed`
	`3`	+:c:member:`PyTypeObject.tp_name` directly. Patch by Erlend E. Aasland.
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`@@ -364,8 +364,6 @@ PyException_SetContext(PyObject self, PyObject context)`
`364`	`364`	`Py_XSETREF(_PyBaseExceptionObject_cast(self)->context, context);`
`365`	`365`	`}`
`366`	`366`
`367`		`-#undef PyExceptionClass_Name`
`368`		`-`
`369`	`367`	`const char *`
`370`	`368`	`PyExceptionClass_Name(PyObject *ob)`
`371`	`369`	`{`