python · ncoghlan · Oct 27, 2017 · Oct 26, 2017 · Oct 27, 2017 · serhiy-storchaka
diff --git a/Include/pylifecycle.h b/Include/pylifecycle.h
@@ -133,6 +133,12 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyOS_URandom(void *buffer, Py_ssize_t size);
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyOS_URandomNonblock(void *buffer, Py_ssize_t size);
 #endif /* !Py_LIMITED_API */
 
+/* Legacy locale support */
+#ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
+PyAPI_FUNC(void) _Py_CoerceLegacyLocale(void);
+PyAPI_FUNC(int) _Py_LegacyLocaleDetected(void);
+#endif
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif

diff --git a/Programs/python.c b/Programs/python.c
@@ -15,20 +15,6 @@ wmain(int argc, wchar_t **argv)
 }
 #else
 
-/* Access private pylifecycle helper API to better handle the legacy C locale
- *
- * The legacy C locale assumes ASCII as the default text encoding, which
- * causes problems not only for the CPython runtime, but also other
- * components like GNU readline.
- *
- * Accordingly, when the CLI detects it, it attempts to coerce it to a
- * more capable UTF-8 based alternative.
- *
- * See the documentation of the PYTHONCOERCECLOCALE setting for more details.
- *
- */
-extern int _Py_LegacyLocaleDetected(void);
-extern void _Py_CoerceLegacyLocale(void);
 
 int
 main(int argc, char **argv)
@@ -78,6 +64,16 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
 #endif
 
+    /* The legacy C locale assumes ASCII as the default text encoding, which
+     * causes problems not only for the CPython runtime, but also other
+     * components like GNU readline.
+     *
+     * Accordingly, when the CLI detects it, it attempts to coerce it to a
+     * more capable UTF-8 based alternative.
+     *
+     * See the documentation of the PYTHONCOERCECLOCALE setting for more
+     * details.
+     */
     if (_Py_LegacyLocaleDetected()) {
         _Py_CoerceLegacyLocale();
     }