python · AA-Turner · Apr 4, 2025 · Apr 1, 2025 · Apr 1, 2025 · Apr 1, 2025
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Define names for built-in types that aren't directly accessible as a builtin.
 """
 
-import sys
+import _types
 
 # Iterators in Python aren't a matter of type but of protocol.  A large
 # and changing number of builtin types implement *some* flavor of
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def _f(): pass
 LambdaType = type(lambda: None)         # Same as FunctionType
 CodeType = type(_f.__code__)
 MappingProxyType = type(type.__dict__)
-SimpleNamespace = type(sys.implementation)
+SimpleNamespace = _types.SimpleNamespace
 
 def _cell_factory():
     a = 1
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def _m(self): pass
 MethodDescriptorType = type(str.join)
 ClassMethodDescriptorType = type(dict.__dict__['fromkeys'])
 
-ModuleType = type(sys)
+ModuleType = type(_types)
 
 try:
     raise TypeError
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ def _m(self): pass
 GetSetDescriptorType = type(FunctionType.__code__)
 MemberDescriptorType = type(FunctionType.__globals__)
 
-del sys, _f, _g, _C, _c, _ag, _cell_factory  # Not for export
+CapsuleType = _types.CapsuleType
+
+del _types, _f, _g, _C, _c, _ag, _cell_factory  # Not for export
 
 
 # Provide a PEP 3115 compliant mechanism for class creation
@@ -331,11 +333,4 @@ def wrapped(*args, **kwargs):
 NoneType = type(None)
 NotImplementedType = type(NotImplemented)
 
-def __getattr__(name):
-    if name == 'CapsuleType':
-        import _socket
-        return type(_socket.CAPI)
-    raise AttributeError(f"module {__name__!r} has no attribute {name!r}")
-
-__all__ = [n for n in globals() if n[:1] != '_']
-__all__ += ['CapsuleType']
+__all__ = [n for n in globals() if not n.startswith('_')]  # for pydoc
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ PYTHONPATH=$(COREPYTHONPATH)
 #_socket socketmodule.c
 #_statistics _statisticsmodule.c
 #_struct _struct.c
+#_types _typesmodule.c
 #_typing _typingmodule.c
 #_zoneinfo _zoneinfo.c
 #array arraymodule.c

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ _sre _sre/sre.c
 _sysconfig _sysconfig.c
 _thread _threadmodule.c
 time timemodule.c
+_types _typesmodule.c
 _typing _typingmodule.c
 _weakref _weakref.c
 

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/* _types module */
+
+#include "Python.h"
+#include "pycore_namespace.h"     // _PyNamespace_Type
+
+static int
+_types_exec(PyObject *m)
+{
+    if (PyModule_AddObjectRef(m, "CapsuleType", (PyObject *)&PyCapsule_Type) < 0) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if (PyModule_AddObjectRef(m, "SimpleNamespace", (PyObject *)&_PyNamespace_Type) < 0) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static struct PyModuleDef_Slot _typesmodule_slots[] = {
+    {Py_mod_exec, _types_exec},
+    {Py_mod_multiple_interpreters, Py_MOD_PER_INTERPRETER_GIL_SUPPORTED},
+    {Py_mod_gil, Py_MOD_GIL_NOT_USED},
+    {0, NULL}
+};
+
+static struct PyModuleDef typesmodule = {
+    .m_base = PyModuleDef_HEAD_INIT,
+    .m_name = "_types",
+    .m_doc = "Define names for built-in types.",
+    .m_size = 0,
+    .m_slots = _typesmodule_slots,
+};
+
+PyMODINIT_FUNC
+PyInit__types(void)
+{
+    return PyModuleDef_Init(&typesmodule);
+}
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ extern PyObject* PyInit__sha2(void);
 extern PyObject* PyInit__sha3(void);
 extern PyObject* PyInit__statistics(void);
 extern PyObject* PyInit__sysconfig(void);
+extern PyObject* PyInit__types(void);
 extern PyObject* PyInit__typing(void);
 extern PyObject* PyInit__blake2(void);
 extern PyObject* PyInit_time(void);
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ struct _inittab _PyImport_Inittab[] = {
     {"time", PyInit_time},
     {"_thread", PyInit__thread},
     {"_tokenize", PyInit__tokenize},
+    {"_types", PyInit__types},
     {"_typing", PyInit__typing},
     {"_statistics", PyInit__statistics},
 #ifdef WIN32

@@ -481,6 +481,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\Modules\_sysconfig.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\Modules\_threadmodule.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\Modules\_tracemalloc.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\Modules\_typesmodule.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\Modules\_typingmodule.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\Modules\timemodule.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\Modules\xxsubtype.c" />

@@ -992,6 +992,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\Modules\_statisticsmodule.c">
       <Filter>Modules</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="..\Modules\_typesmodule.c">
+      <Filter>Modules</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="..\Modules\_typingmodule.c">
       <Filter>Modules</Filter>
     </ClCompile>

diff --git a/Python/stdlib_module_names.h b/Python/stdlib_module_names.h
@@ -7767,6 +7767,7 @@ PY_STDLIB_MOD_SIMPLE([_queue])
 PY_STDLIB_MOD_SIMPLE([_random])
 PY_STDLIB_MOD_SIMPLE([select])
 PY_STDLIB_MOD_SIMPLE([_struct])
+PY_STDLIB_MOD_SIMPLE([_types])
 PY_STDLIB_MOD_SIMPLE([_typing])
 PY_STDLIB_MOD_SIMPLE([_interpreters])
 PY_STDLIB_MOD_SIMPLE([_interpchannels])