Cython 3.1.0__py3-none-any.whl

Cython/Compiler/TypeSlots.py

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+#
+#   Tables describing slots in the CPython type object
+#   and associated know-how.
+#
+
+
+from . import Naming
+from . import PyrexTypes
+from .Errors import error, warn_once
+
+import copy
+
+invisible = ['__cinit__', '__dealloc__', '__richcmp__',
+             '__nonzero__', '__bool__']
+
+richcmp_special_methods = ['__eq__', '__ne__', '__lt__', '__gt__', '__le__', '__ge__']
+
+
+class Signature:
+    #  Method slot signature descriptor.
+    #
+    #  has_dummy_arg      boolean
+    #  has_generic_args   boolean
+    #  fixed_arg_format   string
+    #  ret_format         string
+    #  error_value        string
+    #  use_fastcall       boolean
+    #
+    #  The formats are strings made up of the following
+    #  characters:
+    #
+    #    'O'  Python object
+    #    'T'  Python object of the type of 'self'
+    #    'v'  void
+    #    'p'  void *
+    #    'P'  void **
+    #    'i'  int
+    #    'b'  bint
+    #    'I'  int *
+    #    'l'  long
+    #    'f'  float
+    #    'd'  double
+    #    'h'  Py_hash_t
+    #    'z'  Py_ssize_t
+    #    'Z'  Py_ssize_t *
+    #    's'  char *
+    #    'S'  char **
+    #    'r'  int used only to signal exception
+    #    'B'  Py_buffer *
+    #    '-'  dummy 'self' argument (not used)
+    #    '*'  rest of args passed as generic Python
+    #           arg tuple and kw dict (must be last
+    #           char in format string)
+    #    '?'  optional object arg (currently for pow only)
+
+    format_map = {
+        'O': PyrexTypes.py_object_type,
+        'v': PyrexTypes.c_void_type,
+        'p': PyrexTypes.c_void_ptr_type,
+        'P': PyrexTypes.c_void_ptr_ptr_type,
+        'i': PyrexTypes.c_int_type,
+        'b': PyrexTypes.c_bint_type,
+        'I': PyrexTypes.c_int_ptr_type,
+        'l': PyrexTypes.c_long_type,
+        'f': PyrexTypes.c_float_type,
+        'd': PyrexTypes.c_double_type,
+        'h': PyrexTypes.c_py_hash_t_type,
+        'z': PyrexTypes.c_py_ssize_t_type,
+        'Z': PyrexTypes.c_py_ssize_t_ptr_type,
+        's': PyrexTypes.c_char_ptr_type,
+        'S': PyrexTypes.c_char_ptr_ptr_type,
+        'r': PyrexTypes.c_returncode_type,
+        'B': PyrexTypes.c_py_buffer_ptr_type,
+        '?': PyrexTypes.py_object_type
+        # 'T', '-' and '*' are handled otherwise
+        # and are not looked up in here
+    }
+
+    type_to_format_map = {type_: format_ for format_, type_ in format_map.items()}
+
+    error_value_map = {
+        'O': "NULL",
+        'T': "NULL",
+        'i': "-1",
+        'b': "-1",
+        'l': "-1",
+        'r': "-1",
+        'h': "-1",
+        'z': "-1",
+    }
+
+    # Use METH_FASTCALL instead of METH_VARARGS
+    use_fastcall = False
+
+    def __init__(self, arg_format, ret_format, nogil=False):
+        self.has_dummy_arg = False
+        self.has_generic_args = False
+        self.optional_object_arg_count = 0
+        if arg_format[:1] == '-':
+            self.has_dummy_arg = True
+            arg_format = arg_format[1:]
+        if arg_format[-1:] == '*':
+            self.has_generic_args = True
+            arg_format = arg_format[:-1]
+        if arg_format[-1:] == '?':
+            self.optional_object_arg_count += 1
+        self.fixed_arg_format = arg_format
+        self.ret_format = ret_format
+        self.error_value = self.error_value_map.get(ret_format, None)
+        self.exception_check = ret_format != 'r' and self.error_value is not None
+        self.is_staticmethod = False
+        self.nogil = nogil
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return '<Signature[%s(%s%s)]>' % (
+            self.ret_format,
+            ', '.join(self.fixed_arg_format),
+            '*' if self.has_generic_args else '')
+
+    def min_num_fixed_args(self):
+        return self.max_num_fixed_args() - self.optional_object_arg_count
+
+    def max_num_fixed_args(self):
+        return len(self.fixed_arg_format)
+
+    def is_self_arg(self, i):
+        # argument is 'self' for methods or 'class' for classmethods
+        return self.fixed_arg_format[i] == 'T'
+
+    def returns_self_type(self):
+        # return type is same as 'self' argument type
+        return self.ret_format == 'T'
+
+    def fixed_arg_type(self, i):
+        return self.format_map[self.fixed_arg_format[i]]
+
+    def return_type(self):
+        return self.format_map[self.ret_format]
+
+    def format_from_type(self, arg_type):
+        if arg_type.is_pyobject:
+            arg_type = PyrexTypes.py_object_type
+        return self.type_to_format_map[arg_type]
+
+    def exception_value(self):
+        return self.error_value_map.get(self.ret_format)
+
+    def function_type(self, self_arg_override=None):
+        #  Construct a C function type descriptor for this signature
+        args = []
+        for i in range(self.max_num_fixed_args()):
+            if self_arg_override is not None and self.is_self_arg(i):
+                assert isinstance(self_arg_override, PyrexTypes.CFuncTypeArg)
+                args.append(self_arg_override)
+            else:
+                arg_type = self.fixed_arg_type(i)
+                args.append(PyrexTypes.CFuncTypeArg("", arg_type, None))
+        if self_arg_override is not None and self.returns_self_type():
+            ret_type = self_arg_override.type
+        else:
+            ret_type = self.return_type()
+        exc_value = self.exception_value()
+        return PyrexTypes.CFuncType(
+            ret_type, args, exception_value=exc_value,
+            exception_check=self.exception_check,
+            nogil=self.nogil)
+
+    def method_flags(self):
+        if self.ret_format == "O":
+            full_args = self.fixed_arg_format
+            if self.has_dummy_arg:
+                full_args = "O" + full_args
+            if full_args in ["O", "T"]:
+                if not self.has_generic_args:
+                    return [method_noargs]
+                elif self.use_fastcall:
+                    return [method_fastcall, method_keywords]
+                else:
+                    return [method_varargs, method_keywords]
+            elif full_args in ["OO", "TO"] and not self.has_generic_args:
+                return [method_onearg]
+
+            if self.is_staticmethod:
+                if self.use_fastcall:
+                    return [method_fastcall, method_keywords]
+                else:
+                    return [method_varargs, method_keywords]
+        return None
+
+    def method_function_type(self):
+        # Return the C function type
+        mflags = self.method_flags()
+        kw = "WithKeywords" if (method_keywords in mflags) else ""
+        for m in mflags:
+            if m == method_noargs or m == method_onearg:
+                return "PyCFunction"
+            if m == method_varargs:
+                return "PyCFunction" + kw
+            if m == method_fastcall:
+                return "__Pyx_PyCFunction_FastCall" + kw
+        return None
+
+    def with_fastcall(self):
+        # Return a copy of this Signature with use_fastcall=True
+        sig = copy.copy(self)
+        sig.use_fastcall = True
+        return sig
+
+    @property
+    def fastvar(self):
+        # Used to select variants of functions, one dealing with METH_VARARGS
+        # and one dealing with __Pyx_METH_FASTCALL
+        if self.use_fastcall:
+            return "FASTCALL"
+        else:
+            return "VARARGS"
+
+
+class SlotDescriptor:
+    #  Abstract base class for type slot descriptors.
+    #
+    #  slot_name    string           Member name of the slot in the type object
+    #  is_initialised_dynamically    Is initialised by code in the module init function
+    #  is_inherited                  Is inherited by subtypes (see PyType_Ready())
+    #  ifdef                         Full #ifdef string that slot is wrapped in. Using this causes flags to be ignored.
+    #  used_ifdef                    Full #ifdef string that the slot value is wrapped in (otherwise it is assigned NULL)
+    #                                Unlike "ifdef" the slot is defined and this just controls if it receives a value
+
+    def __init__(self, slot_name, dynamic=False, inherited=False,
+                 ifdef=None, is_binop=False,
+                 used_ifdef=None):
+        self.slot_name = slot_name
+        self.is_initialised_dynamically = dynamic
+        self.is_inherited = inherited
+        self.ifdef = ifdef
+        self.used_ifdef = used_ifdef
+        self.is_binop = is_binop
+
+    def slot_code(self, scope):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def spec_value(self, scope):
+        return self.slot_code(scope)
+
+    def preprocessor_guard_code(self):
+        ifdef = self.ifdef
+        guard = None
+        if ifdef:
+            guard = "#if %s" % ifdef
+        return guard
+
+    def generate_spec(self, scope, code):
+        if self.is_initialised_dynamically:
+            return
+        value = self.spec_value(scope)
+        if value == "0":
+            return
+        preprocessor_guard = self.preprocessor_guard_code()
+        if not preprocessor_guard:
+            if self.slot_name.startswith(('bf_', 'am_')):
+                # The buffer protocol requires Limited API 3.11 and 'am_send' requires 3.10,
+                # so check if the spec slots are available.
+                preprocessor_guard = "#if defined(Py_%s)" % self.slot_name
+        if preprocessor_guard:
+            code.putln(preprocessor_guard)
+        if self.used_ifdef:
+            # different from preprocessor guard - this defines if we *want* to define it,
+            # rather than if the slot exists
+            code.putln(f"#if {self.used_ifdef}")
+        code.putln("{Py_%s, (void *)%s}," % (self.slot_name, value))
+        if self.used_ifdef:
+            code.putln("#endif")
+        if preprocessor_guard:
+            code.putln("#endif")
+
+    def generate(self, scope, code):
+        preprocessor_guard = self.preprocessor_guard_code()
+        if preprocessor_guard:
+            code.putln(preprocessor_guard)
+
+        end_pypy_guard = False
+        if self.is_initialised_dynamically:
+            value = "0"
+        else:
+            value = self.slot_code(scope)
+            if value == "0" and self.is_inherited:
+                # PyPy currently has a broken PyType_Ready() that fails to
+                # inherit some slots.  To work around this, we explicitly
+                # set inherited slots here, but only in PyPy since CPython
+                # handles this better than we do (except for buffer slots in type specs).
+                inherited_value = value
+                current_scope = scope
+                while (inherited_value == "0"
+                       and current_scope.parent_type
+                       and current_scope.parent_type.base_type
+                       and current_scope.parent_type.base_type.scope):
+                    current_scope = current_scope.parent_type.base_type.scope
+                    inherited_value = self.slot_code(current_scope)
+                if inherited_value != "0":
+                    # we always need inherited buffer slots for the type spec
+                    is_buffer_slot = int(self.slot_name in ("bf_getbuffer", "bf_releasebuffer"))
+                    code.putln("#if CYTHON_COMPILING_IN_PYPY || %d" % is_buffer_slot)
+                    code.putln("%s, /*%s*/" % (inherited_value, self.slot_name))
+                    code.putln("#else")
+                    end_pypy_guard = True
+
+        if self.used_ifdef:
+            code.putln("#if %s" % self.used_ifdef)
+        code.putln("%s, /*%s*/" % (value, self.slot_name))
+        if self.used_ifdef:
+            code.putln("#else")
+            code.putln("NULL, /*%s*/" % self.slot_name)
+            code.putln("#endif")
+
+        if end_pypy_guard:
+            code.putln("#endif")
+
+        if preprocessor_guard:
+            code.putln("#endif")
+
+    # Some C implementations have trouble statically
+    # initialising a global with a pointer to an extern
+    # function, so we initialise some of the type slots
+    # in the module init function instead.
+
+    def generate_dynamic_init_code(self, scope, code):
+        if self.is_initialised_dynamically:
+            self.generate_set_slot_code(
+                self.slot_code(scope), scope, code)
+
+    def generate_set_slot_code(self, value, scope, code):
+        if value == "0":
+            return
+
+        if scope.parent_type.typeptr_cname:
+            target = "%s->%s" % (
+                code.typeptr_cname_in_module_state(scope.parent_type), self.slot_name)
+        else:
+            assert scope.parent_type.typeobj_cname
+            target = "%s.%s" % (
+                code.name_in_module_state(scope.parent_type.typeobj_cname), self.slot_name)
+
+        code.putln("%s = %s;" % (target, value))
+
+
+class FixedSlot(SlotDescriptor):
+    #  Descriptor for a type slot with a fixed value.
+    #
+    #  value        string
+
+    def __init__(self, slot_name, value, ifdef=None):
+        SlotDescriptor.__init__(self, slot_name, ifdef=ifdef)
+        self.value = value
+
+    def slot_code(self, scope):
+        return self.value
+
+
+class EmptySlot(FixedSlot):
+    #  Descriptor for a type slot whose value is always 0.
+
+    def __init__(self, slot_name, ifdef=None):
+        FixedSlot.__init__(self, slot_name, "0", ifdef=ifdef)
+
+
+class MethodSlot(SlotDescriptor):
+    #  Type slot descriptor for a user-definable method.
+    #
+    #  signature    Signature
+    #  method_name  string           The __xxx__ name of the method
+    #  alternatives [string]         Alternative list of __xxx__ names for the method
+
+    def __init__(self, signature, slot_name, method_name, method_name_to_slot,
+                 fallback=None, ifdef=None, inherited=True):
+        SlotDescriptor.__init__(self, slot_name,
+                                ifdef=ifdef, inherited=inherited)
+        self.signature = signature
+        self.slot_name = slot_name
+        self.method_name = method_name
+        self.alternatives = []
+        method_name_to_slot[method_name] = self
+        #
+        if fallback:
+            self.alternatives.append(fallback)
+
+    def slot_code(self, scope):
+        entry = scope.lookup_here(self.method_name)
+        if entry and entry.is_special and entry.func_cname:
+            for method_name in self.alternatives:
+                alt_entry = scope.lookup_here(method_name)
+                if alt_entry:
+                    warn_once(alt_entry.pos,
+                              f"{method_name} was removed in Python 3; ignoring it and using {self.method_name} instead",
+                              2)
+            return entry.func_cname
+        for method_name in self.alternatives:
+            entry = scope.lookup_here(method_name)
+            if entry and entry.is_special and entry.func_cname:
+                warn_once(entry.pos,
+                          f"{method_name} was removed in Python 3; use {self.method_name} instead",
+                          2)
+                return entry.func_cname
+        return "0"
+
+
+class InternalMethodSlot(SlotDescriptor):
+    #  Type slot descriptor for a method which is always
+    #  synthesized by Cython.
+    #
+    #  slot_name    string           Member name of the slot in the type object
+
+    def __init__(self, slot_name, **kargs):
+        SlotDescriptor.__init__(self, slot_name, **kargs)
+
+    def slot_code(self, scope):
+        return scope.mangle_internal(self.slot_name)
+
+
+class GCDependentSlot(InternalMethodSlot):
+    #  Descriptor for a slot whose value depends on whether
+    #  the type participates in GC.
+
+    def __init__(self, slot_name, **kargs):
+        InternalMethodSlot.__init__(self, slot_name, **kargs)
+
+    def slot_code(self, scope):
+        if not scope.needs_gc():
+            return "0"
+        if not scope.has_cyclic_pyobject_attrs:
+            # if the type does not have GC relevant object attributes, it can
+            # delegate GC methods to its parent - iff the parent functions
+            # are defined in the same module
+            parent_type_scope = scope.parent_type.base_type.scope
+            if scope.parent_scope is parent_type_scope.parent_scope:
+                entry = scope.parent_scope.lookup_here(scope.parent_type.base_type.name)
+                if entry.visibility != 'extern':
+                    return self.slot_code(parent_type_scope)
+        return InternalMethodSlot.slot_code(self, scope)
+
+
+class GCClearReferencesSlot(GCDependentSlot):
+
+    def slot_code(self, scope):
+        if scope.needs_tp_clear():
+            return GCDependentSlot.slot_code(self, scope)
+        return "0"
+
+
+class ConstructorSlot(InternalMethodSlot):
+    #  Descriptor for tp_new and tp_dealloc.
+
+    def __init__(self, slot_name, method=None, **kargs):
+        InternalMethodSlot.__init__(self, slot_name, **kargs)
+        self.method = method
+
+    def _needs_own(self, scope):
+        if (scope.parent_type.base_type
+                and not scope.has_pyobject_attrs
+                and not scope.has_memoryview_attrs
+                and not scope.has_explicitly_constructable_attrs
+                and not (self.slot_name == 'tp_new' and scope.parent_type.vtabslot_cname)):
+            entry = scope.lookup_here(self.method) if self.method else None
+            if not (entry and entry.is_special):
+                return False
+        # Unless we can safely delegate to the parent, all types need a tp_new().
+        return True
+
+    def _parent_slot_function(self, scope):
+        parent_type_scope = scope.parent_type.base_type.scope
+        if scope.parent_scope is parent_type_scope.parent_scope:
+            entry = scope.parent_scope.lookup_here(scope.parent_type.base_type.name)
+            if entry.visibility != 'extern':
+                return self.slot_code(parent_type_scope)
+        return None
+
+    def slot_code(self, scope):
+        if not self._needs_own(scope):
+            # if the type does not have object attributes, it can
+            # delegate GC methods to its parent - iff the parent
+            # functions are defined in the same module
+            slot_code = self._parent_slot_function(scope)
+            return slot_code or '0'
+        return InternalMethodSlot.slot_code(self, scope)
+
+    def spec_value(self, scope):
+        slot_function = self.slot_code(scope)
+        if self.slot_name == "tp_dealloc" and slot_function != scope.mangle_internal("tp_dealloc"):
+            # Not used => inherit from base type.
+            return "0"
+        return slot_function
+
+    def generate_dynamic_init_code(self, scope, code):
+        if self.slot_code(scope) != '0':
+            return
+        # If we don't have our own slot function and don't know the
+        # parent function statically, copy it dynamically.
+        base_type = scope.parent_type.base_type
+        if base_type.typeptr_cname:
+            base_typeptr_cname = code.typeptr_cname_in_module_state(base_type)
+            src = '%s->%s' % (base_typeptr_cname, self.slot_name)
+        elif base_type.is_extension_type and base_type.typeobj_cname:
+            src = '%s.%s' % (code.typeptr_cname_in_module_state(base_type), self.slot_name)
+        else:
+            return
+
+        self.generate_set_slot_code(src, scope, code)
+
+
+class SyntheticSlot(InternalMethodSlot):
+    #  Type slot descriptor for a synthesized method which
+    #  dispatches to one or more user-defined methods depending
+    #  on its arguments. If none of the relevant methods are
+    #  defined, the method will not be synthesized and an
+    #  alternative default value will be placed in the type
+    #  slot.
+
+    def __init__(self, slot_name, user_methods, default_value, **kargs):
+        InternalMethodSlot.__init__(self, slot_name, **kargs)
+        self.user_methods = user_methods
+        self.default_value = default_value
+
+    def slot_code(self, scope):
+        if scope.defines_any_special(self.user_methods):
+            return InternalMethodSlot.slot_code(self, scope)
+        else:
+            return self.default_value
+
+    def spec_value(self, scope):
+        return self.slot_code(scope)
+
+
+class BinopSlot(SyntheticSlot):
+    def __init__(self, signature, slot_name, left_method, method_name_to_slot, **kargs):
+        assert left_method.startswith('__')
+        right_method = '__r' + left_method[2:]
+        SyntheticSlot.__init__(
+                self, slot_name, [left_method, right_method], "0", is_binop=True, **kargs)
+        # MethodSlot causes special method registration.
+        self.left_slot = MethodSlot(signature, "", left_method, method_name_to_slot, **kargs)
+        self.right_slot = MethodSlot(signature, "", right_method, method_name_to_slot, **kargs)
+
+
+class RichcmpSlot(MethodSlot):
+    def slot_code(self, scope):
+        entry = scope.lookup_here(self.method_name)
+        if entry and entry.is_special and entry.func_cname:
+            return entry.func_cname
+        elif scope.defines_any_special(richcmp_special_methods):
+            return scope.mangle_internal(self.slot_name)
+        else:
+            return "0"
+
+
+class TypeFlagsSlot(SlotDescriptor):
+    #  Descriptor for the type flags slot.
+
+    def slot_code(self, scope):
+        value = "Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT"
+        if scope.directives['type_version_tag']:
+            # it's not in 'Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT' in Py2
+            value += "|Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_VERSION_TAG"
+        else:
+            # it's enabled in 'Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT' in Py3
+            value = "(%s&~Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_VERSION_TAG)" % value
+        value += "|Py_TPFLAGS_CHECKTYPES|Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_NEWBUFFER"
+        if not scope.parent_type.is_final_type:
+            value += "|Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE"
+        if scope.needs_gc():
+            value += "|Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_GC"
+        if scope.may_have_finalize():
+            value += "|Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_FINALIZE"
+        if scope.parent_type.has_sequence_flag:
+            value += "|Py_TPFLAGS_SEQUENCE"
+        return value
+
+    def generate_spec(self, scope, code):
+        # Flags are stored in the PyType_Spec, not in a PyType_Slot.
+        return
+
+
+class DocStringSlot(SlotDescriptor):
+    #  Descriptor for the docstring slot.
+
+    def slot_code(self, scope):
+        doc = scope.doc
+        if doc is None:
+            return "0"
+        if doc.is_unicode:
+            doc = doc.as_utf8_string()
+        return "PyDoc_STR(%s)" % doc.as_c_string_literal()
+
+
+class SuiteSlot(SlotDescriptor):
+    #  Descriptor for a substructure of the type object.
+    #
+    #  sub_slots   [SlotDescriptor]
+
+    def __init__(self, sub_slots, slot_type, slot_name, substructures, ifdef=None, cast_cname=None):
+        SlotDescriptor.__init__(self, slot_name, ifdef=ifdef)
+        self.sub_slots = sub_slots
+        self.slot_type = slot_type
+        self.cast_cname = cast_cname
+        substructures.append(self)
+
+    def is_empty(self, scope):
+        for slot in self.sub_slots:
+            if slot.slot_code(scope) != "0":
+                return False
+        return True
+
+    def substructure_cname(self, scope):
+        return "%s%s_%s" % (Naming.pyrex_prefix, self.slot_name, scope.class_name)
+
+    def slot_code(self, scope):
+        if not self.is_empty(scope):
+            cast = ""
+            if self.cast_cname:
+                cast = f"({self.cast_cname}*)"
+            return f"{cast}&{self.substructure_cname(scope)}"
+        return "0"
+
+    def generate_substructure(self, scope, code):
+        if not self.is_empty(scope):
+            code.putln("")
+            if self.ifdef:
+                code.putln("#if %s" % self.ifdef)
+            code.putln(
+                "static %s %s = {" % (
+                    self.slot_type,
+                    self.substructure_cname(scope)))
+            for slot in self.sub_slots:
+                slot.generate(scope, code)
+            code.putln("};")
+            if self.ifdef:
+                code.putln("#endif")
+
+    def generate_spec(self, scope, code):
+        for slot in self.sub_slots:
+            slot.generate_spec(scope, code)
+
+class MethodTableSlot(SlotDescriptor):
+    #  Slot descriptor for the method table.
+
+    def slot_code(self, scope):
+        if scope.pyfunc_entries:
+            return scope.method_table_cname
+        else:
+            return "0"
+
+
+class MemberTableSlot(SlotDescriptor):
+    #  Slot descriptor for the table of Python-accessible attributes.
+
+    def slot_code(self, scope):
+        # Only used in specs.
+        return "0"
+
+    def get_member_specs(self, scope):
+        return [
+            get_slot_by_name("tp_dictoffset", scope.directives).members_slot_value(scope),
+            #get_slot_by_name("tp_weaklistoffset").spec_value(scope),
+        ]
+
+    def is_empty(self, scope):
+        for member_entry in self.get_member_specs(scope):
+            if member_entry:
+                return False
+        return True
+
+    def substructure_cname(self, scope):
+        return "%s%s_%s" % (Naming.pyrex_prefix, self.slot_name, scope.class_name)
+
+    def generate_substructure_spec(self, scope, code):
+        if self.is_empty(scope):
+            return
+        from .Code import UtilityCode
+        code.globalstate.use_utility_code(UtilityCode.load_cached("IncludeStructmemberH", "ModuleSetupCode.c"))
+
+        code.putln("static struct PyMemberDef %s[] = {" % self.substructure_cname(scope))
+        for member_entry in self.get_member_specs(scope):
+            if member_entry:
+                code.putln(member_entry)
+        code.putln("{NULL, 0, 0, 0, NULL}")
+        code.putln("};")
+
+    def spec_value(self, scope):
+        if self.is_empty(scope):
+            return "0"
+        return self.substructure_cname(scope)
+
+
+class GetSetSlot(SlotDescriptor):
+    #  Slot descriptor for the table of attribute get & set methods.
+
+    def slot_code(self, scope):
+        if scope.property_entries:
+            return scope.getset_table_cname
+        else:
+            return "0"
+
+
+class BaseClassSlot(SlotDescriptor):
+    #  Slot descriptor for the base class slot.
+
+    def __init__(self, name):
+        SlotDescriptor.__init__(self, name, dynamic=True)
+
+    def generate_dynamic_init_code(self, scope, code):
+        base_type = scope.parent_type.base_type
+        if base_type:
+            base_typeptr_cname = code.typeptr_cname_in_module_state(base_type)
+            code.putln("%s->%s = %s;" % (
+                code.typeptr_cname_in_module_state(scope.parent_type),
+                self.slot_name,
+                base_typeptr_cname))
+
+
+class DictOffsetSlot(SlotDescriptor):
+    #  Slot descriptor for a class' dict offset, for dynamic attributes.
+
+    def slot_code(self, scope):
+        dict_entry = scope.lookup_here("__dict__") if not scope.is_closure_class_scope else None
+        if dict_entry and dict_entry.is_variable:
+            from . import Builtin
+            if dict_entry.type is not Builtin.dict_type:
+                error(dict_entry.pos, "__dict__ slot must be of type 'dict'")
+                return "0"
+            type = scope.parent_type
+            if type.typedef_flag:
+                objstruct = type.objstruct_cname
+            else:
+                objstruct = "struct %s" % type.objstruct_cname
+            return ("offsetof(%s, %s)" % (
+                        objstruct,
+                        dict_entry.cname))
+        else:
+            return "0"
+
+    def members_slot_value(self, scope):
+        dict_offset = self.slot_code(scope)
+        if dict_offset == "0":
+            return None
+        return '{"__dictoffset__", T_PYSSIZET, %s, READONLY, NULL},' % dict_offset
+
+## The following slots are (or could be) initialised with an
+## extern function pointer.
+#
+#slots_initialised_from_extern = (
+#    "tp_free",
+#)
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+#  Utility functions for accessing slot table data structures
+#
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def get_property_accessor_signature(name):
+    #  Return signature of accessor for an extension type
+    #  property, else None.
+    return property_accessor_signatures.get(name)
+
+
+def get_base_slot_function(scope, slot):
+    #  Returns the function implementing this slot in the baseclass.
+    #  This is useful for enabling the compiler to optimize calls
+    #  that recursively climb the class hierarchy.
+    base_type = scope.parent_type.base_type
+    if base_type and scope.parent_scope is base_type.scope.parent_scope:
+        parent_slot = slot.slot_code(base_type.scope)
+        if parent_slot != '0':
+            entry = scope.parent_scope.lookup_here(scope.parent_type.base_type.name)
+            if entry.visibility != 'extern':
+                return parent_slot
+    return None
+
+
+def get_slot_function(scope, slot):
+    #  Returns the function implementing this slot in the baseclass.
+    #  This is useful for enabling the compiler to optimize calls
+    #  that recursively climb the class hierarchy.
+    slot_code = slot.slot_code(scope)
+    if slot_code != '0':
+        entry = scope.parent_scope.lookup_here(scope.parent_type.name)
+        if entry.visibility != 'extern':
+            return slot_code
+    return None
+
+
+def get_slot_by_name(slot_name, compiler_directives):
+    # For now, only search the type struct, no referenced sub-structs.
+    for slot in get_slot_table(compiler_directives).slot_table:
+        if slot.slot_name == slot_name:
+            return slot
+    assert False, "Slot not found: %s" % slot_name
+
+
+def get_slot_code_by_name(scope, slot_name):
+    slot = get_slot_by_name(slot_name, scope.directives)
+    return slot.slot_code(scope)
+
+def is_binop_number_slot(name):
+    """
+    Tries to identify __add__/__radd__ and friends (so the METH_COEXIST flag can be applied).
+
+    There's no great consequence if it inadvertently identifies a few other methods
+    so just use a simple rule rather than an exact list.
+    """
+    slot_table = get_slot_table(None)
+    for meth in get_slot_table(None).PyNumberMethods:
+        if meth.is_binop and name in meth.user_methods:
+            return True
+    return False
+
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+#  Signatures for generic Python functions and methods.
+#
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+pyfunction_signature = Signature("-*", "O")
+pymethod_signature = Signature("T*", "O")
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+#  Signatures for simple Python functions.
+#
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+pyfunction_noargs = Signature("-", "O")
+pyfunction_onearg = Signature("-O", "O")
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+#  Signatures for the various kinds of function that
+#  can appear in the type object and its substructures.
+#
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+unaryfunc = Signature("T", "O")            # typedef PyObject * (*unaryfunc)(PyObject *);
+binaryfunc = Signature("OO", "O")          # typedef PyObject * (*binaryfunc)(PyObject *, PyObject *);
+ibinaryfunc = Signature("TO", "O")         # typedef PyObject * (*binaryfunc)(PyObject *, PyObject *);
+powternaryfunc = Signature("OO?", "O")     # typedef PyObject * (*ternaryfunc)(PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
+ipowternaryfunc = Signature("TO?", "O")    # typedef PyObject * (*ternaryfunc)(PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
+callfunc = Signature("T*", "O")            # typedef PyObject * (*ternaryfunc)(PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
+inquiry = Signature("T", "i")              # typedef int (*inquiry)(PyObject *);
+lenfunc = Signature("T", "z")              # typedef Py_ssize_t (*lenfunc)(PyObject *);
+
+                                           # typedef int (*coercion)(PyObject **, PyObject **);
+intargfunc = Signature("Ti", "O")          # typedef PyObject *(*intargfunc)(PyObject *, int);
+ssizeargfunc = Signature("Tz", "O")        # typedef PyObject *(*ssizeargfunc)(PyObject *, Py_ssize_t);
+intintargfunc = Signature("Tii", "O")      # typedef PyObject *(*intintargfunc)(PyObject *, int, int);
+ssizessizeargfunc = Signature("Tzz", "O")  # typedef PyObject *(*ssizessizeargfunc)(PyObject *, Py_ssize_t, Py_ssize_t);
+intobjargproc = Signature("TiO", 'r')      # typedef int(*intobjargproc)(PyObject *, int, PyObject *);
+ssizeobjargproc = Signature("TzO", 'r')    # typedef int(*ssizeobjargproc)(PyObject *, Py_ssize_t, PyObject *);
+intintobjargproc = Signature("TiiO", 'r')  # typedef int(*intintobjargproc)(PyObject *, int, int, PyObject *);
+ssizessizeobjargproc = Signature("TzzO", 'r')  # typedef int(*ssizessizeobjargproc)(PyObject *, Py_ssize_t, Py_ssize_t, PyObject *);
+
+intintargproc = Signature("Tii", 'r')
+ssizessizeargproc = Signature("Tzz", 'r')
+objargfunc = Signature("TO", "O")
+objobjargproc = Signature("TOO", 'r')      # typedef int (*objobjargproc)(PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
+readbufferproc = Signature("TzP", "z")     # typedef Py_ssize_t (*readbufferproc)(PyObject *, Py_ssize_t, void **);
+writebufferproc = Signature("TzP", "z")    # typedef Py_ssize_t (*writebufferproc)(PyObject *, Py_ssize_t, void **);
+segcountproc = Signature("TZ", "z")        # typedef Py_ssize_t (*segcountproc)(PyObject *, Py_ssize_t *);
+charbufferproc = Signature("TzS", "z")     # typedef Py_ssize_t (*charbufferproc)(PyObject *, Py_ssize_t, char **);
+objargproc = Signature("TO", 'r')          # typedef int (*objobjproc)(PyObject *, PyObject *);
+                                           # typedef int (*visitproc)(PyObject *, void *);
+                                           # typedef int (*traverseproc)(PyObject *, visitproc, void *);
+
+destructor = Signature("T", "v")           # typedef void (*destructor)(PyObject *);
+# printfunc = Signature("TFi", 'r')        # typedef int (*printfunc)(PyObject *, FILE *, int);
+                                           # typedef PyObject *(*getattrfunc)(PyObject *, char *);
+getattrofunc = Signature("TO", "O")        # typedef PyObject *(*getattrofunc)(PyObject *, PyObject *);
+                                           # typedef int (*setattrfunc)(PyObject *, char *, PyObject *);
+setattrofunc = Signature("TOO", 'r')       # typedef int (*setattrofunc)(PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
+delattrofunc = Signature("TO", 'r')
+cmpfunc = Signature("TO", "i")             # typedef int (*cmpfunc)(PyObject *, PyObject *);
+reprfunc = Signature("T", "O")             # typedef PyObject *(*reprfunc)(PyObject *);
+hashfunc = Signature("T", "h")             # typedef Py_hash_t (*hashfunc)(PyObject *);
+richcmpfunc = Signature("TOi", "O")        # typedef PyObject *(*richcmpfunc) (PyObject *, PyObject *, int);
+getiterfunc = Signature("T", "O")          # typedef PyObject *(*getiterfunc) (PyObject *);
+iternextfunc = Signature("T", "O")         # typedef PyObject *(*iternextfunc) (PyObject *);
+descrgetfunc = Signature("TOO", "O")       # typedef PyObject *(*descrgetfunc) (PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
+descrsetfunc = Signature("TOO", 'r')       # typedef int (*descrsetfunc) (PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
+descrdelfunc = Signature("TO", 'r')
+initproc = Signature("T*", 'r')            # typedef int (*initproc)(PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
+                                           # typedef PyObject *(*newfunc)(struct _typeobject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
+                                           # typedef PyObject *(*allocfunc)(struct _typeobject *, int);
+
+getbufferproc = Signature("TBi", "r")      # typedef int (*getbufferproc)(PyObject *, Py_buffer *, int);
+releasebufferproc = Signature("TB", "v")   # typedef void (*releasebufferproc)(PyObject *, Py_buffer *);
+
+# typedef PySendResult (*sendfunc)(PyObject* iter, PyObject* value, PyObject** result);
+sendfunc = PyrexTypes.CPtrType(PyrexTypes.CFuncType(
+        return_type=PyrexTypes.PySendResult_type,
+        args=[
+            PyrexTypes.CFuncTypeArg("iter", PyrexTypes.py_object_type),
+            PyrexTypes.CFuncTypeArg("value", PyrexTypes.py_object_type),
+            PyrexTypes.CFuncTypeArg("result", PyrexTypes.CPtrType(PyrexTypes.py_objptr_type)),
+        ],
+        exception_value="PYGEN_ERROR",
+        exception_check=True,  # we allow returning PYGEN_ERROR without GeneratorExit / StopIteration
+    ))
+
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+#  Signatures for accessor methods of properties.
+#
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+property_accessor_signatures = {
+    '__get__': Signature("T", "O"),
+    '__set__': Signature("TO", 'r'),
+    '__del__': Signature("T", 'r')
+}
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+#  The main slot table. This table contains descriptors for all the
+#  top-level type slots, beginning with tp_dealloc, in the order they
+#  appear in the type object.
+#
+# It depends on some compiler directives (currently c_api_binop_methods), so the
+# slot tables for each set of compiler directives are generated lazily and put in
+# the _slot_table_dict
+#
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class SlotTable:
+    def __init__(self, old_binops):
+        # The following dictionary maps __xxx__ method names to slot descriptors.
+        method_name_to_slot = {}
+        self._get_slot_by_method_name = method_name_to_slot.get
+        self.substructures = []   # List of all SuiteSlot instances
+
+        bf = binaryfunc if old_binops else ibinaryfunc
+        ptf = powternaryfunc if old_binops else ipowternaryfunc
+
+        #  Descriptor tables for the slots of the various type object
+        #  substructures, in the order they appear in the structure.
+        self.PyNumberMethods = (
+            BinopSlot(bf, "nb_add", "__add__", method_name_to_slot),
+            BinopSlot(bf, "nb_subtract", "__sub__", method_name_to_slot),
+            BinopSlot(bf, "nb_multiply", "__mul__", method_name_to_slot),
+            BinopSlot(bf, "nb_remainder", "__mod__", method_name_to_slot),
+            BinopSlot(bf, "nb_divmod", "__divmod__", method_name_to_slot),
+            BinopSlot(ptf, "nb_power", "__pow__", method_name_to_slot),
+            MethodSlot(unaryfunc, "nb_negative", "__neg__", method_name_to_slot),
+            MethodSlot(unaryfunc, "nb_positive", "__pos__", method_name_to_slot),
+            MethodSlot(unaryfunc, "nb_absolute", "__abs__", method_name_to_slot),
+            MethodSlot(inquiry, "nb_bool", "__bool__", method_name_to_slot,
+                       fallback="__nonzero__"),
+            MethodSlot(unaryfunc, "nb_invert", "__invert__", method_name_to_slot),
+            BinopSlot(bf, "nb_lshift", "__lshift__", method_name_to_slot),
+            BinopSlot(bf, "nb_rshift", "__rshift__", method_name_to_slot),
+            BinopSlot(bf, "nb_and", "__and__", method_name_to_slot),
+            BinopSlot(bf, "nb_xor", "__xor__", method_name_to_slot),
+            BinopSlot(bf, "nb_or", "__or__", method_name_to_slot),
+            MethodSlot(unaryfunc, "nb_int", "__int__", method_name_to_slot, fallback="__long__"),
+            EmptySlot("nb_long (reserved)"),
+            MethodSlot(unaryfunc, "nb_float", "__float__", method_name_to_slot),
+
+            # Added in release 2.0
+            MethodSlot(ibinaryfunc, "nb_inplace_add", "__iadd__", method_name_to_slot),
+            MethodSlot(ibinaryfunc, "nb_inplace_subtract", "__isub__", method_name_to_slot),
+            MethodSlot(ibinaryfunc, "nb_inplace_multiply", "__imul__", method_name_to_slot),
+            MethodSlot(ibinaryfunc, "nb_inplace_remainder", "__imod__", method_name_to_slot),
+            MethodSlot(ptf, "nb_inplace_power", "__ipow__", method_name_to_slot),
+            MethodSlot(ibinaryfunc, "nb_inplace_lshift", "__ilshift__", method_name_to_slot),
+            MethodSlot(ibinaryfunc, "nb_inplace_rshift", "__irshift__", method_name_to_slot),
+            MethodSlot(ibinaryfunc, "nb_inplace_and", "__iand__", method_name_to_slot),
+            MethodSlot(ibinaryfunc, "nb_inplace_xor", "__ixor__", method_name_to_slot),
+            MethodSlot(ibinaryfunc, "nb_inplace_or", "__ior__", method_name_to_slot),
+
+            # Added in release 2.2
+            # The following require the Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_CLASS flag
+            BinopSlot(bf, "nb_floor_divide", "__floordiv__", method_name_to_slot),
+            BinopSlot(bf, "nb_true_divide", "__truediv__", method_name_to_slot),
+            MethodSlot(ibinaryfunc, "nb_inplace_floor_divide", "__ifloordiv__", method_name_to_slot),
+            MethodSlot(ibinaryfunc, "nb_inplace_true_divide", "__itruediv__", method_name_to_slot),
+
+            # Added in release 2.5
+            MethodSlot(unaryfunc, "nb_index", "__index__", method_name_to_slot),
+
+            # Added in release 3.5
+            BinopSlot(bf, "nb_matrix_multiply", "__matmul__", method_name_to_slot),
+            MethodSlot(ibinaryfunc, "nb_inplace_matrix_multiply", "__imatmul__", method_name_to_slot),
+        )
+
+        self.PySequenceMethods = (
+            MethodSlot(lenfunc, "sq_length", "__len__", method_name_to_slot),
+            EmptySlot("sq_concat"),  # nb_add used instead
+            EmptySlot("sq_repeat"),  # nb_multiply used instead
+            SyntheticSlot("sq_item", ["__getitem__"], "0"),    #EmptySlot("sq_item"),   # mp_subscript used instead
+            EmptySlot("sq_slice"),
+            EmptySlot("sq_ass_item"),  # mp_ass_subscript used instead
+            EmptySlot("sq_ass_slice"),
+            MethodSlot(cmpfunc, "sq_contains", "__contains__", method_name_to_slot),
+            EmptySlot("sq_inplace_concat"),  # nb_inplace_add used instead
+            EmptySlot("sq_inplace_repeat"),  # nb_inplace_multiply used instead
+        )
+
+        self.PyMappingMethods = (
+            MethodSlot(lenfunc, "mp_length", "__len__", method_name_to_slot),
+            MethodSlot(objargfunc, "mp_subscript", "__getitem__", method_name_to_slot),
+            SyntheticSlot("mp_ass_subscript", ["__setitem__", "__delitem__"], "0"),
+        )
+
+        self.PyBufferProcs = (
+            MethodSlot(getbufferproc, "bf_getbuffer", "__getbuffer__", method_name_to_slot),
+            MethodSlot(releasebufferproc, "bf_releasebuffer", "__releasebuffer__", method_name_to_slot)
+        )
+
+        self.PyAsyncMethods = (
+            MethodSlot(unaryfunc, "am_await", "__await__", method_name_to_slot),
+            MethodSlot(unaryfunc, "am_aiter", "__aiter__", method_name_to_slot),
+            MethodSlot(unaryfunc, "am_anext", "__anext__", method_name_to_slot),
+            # We should not map arbitrary .send() methods to an async slot.
+            #MethodSlot(sendfunc, "am_send", "send", method_name_to_slot),
+            EmptySlot("am_send"),
+        )
+
+        self.slot_table = (
+            ConstructorSlot("tp_dealloc", '__dealloc__'),
+            EmptySlot("tp_print", ifdef="PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x030800b4"),
+            EmptySlot("tp_vectorcall_offset", ifdef="PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x030800b4"),
+            EmptySlot("tp_getattr"),
+            EmptySlot("tp_setattr"),
+
+            SuiteSlot(self. PyAsyncMethods, "__Pyx_PyAsyncMethodsStruct", "tp_as_async",
+                      self.substructures, cast_cname="PyAsyncMethods"),
+
+            MethodSlot(reprfunc, "tp_repr", "__repr__", method_name_to_slot),
+
+            SuiteSlot(self.PyNumberMethods, "PyNumberMethods", "tp_as_number", self.substructures),
+            SuiteSlot(self.PySequenceMethods, "PySequenceMethods", "tp_as_sequence", self.substructures),
+            SuiteSlot(self.PyMappingMethods, "PyMappingMethods", "tp_as_mapping", self.substructures),
+
+            MethodSlot(hashfunc, "tp_hash", "__hash__", method_name_to_slot,
+                       inherited=False),    # Py3 checks for __richcmp__
+            MethodSlot(callfunc, "tp_call", "__call__", method_name_to_slot),
+            MethodSlot(reprfunc, "tp_str", "__str__", method_name_to_slot),
+
+            SyntheticSlot("tp_getattro", ["__getattr__","__getattribute__"], "0"),  #"PyObject_GenericGetAttr"),
+            SyntheticSlot("tp_setattro", ["__setattr__", "__delattr__"], "0"),  #"PyObject_GenericSetAttr"),
+
+            SuiteSlot(self.PyBufferProcs, "PyBufferProcs", "tp_as_buffer", self.substructures),
+
+            TypeFlagsSlot("tp_flags"),
+            DocStringSlot("tp_doc"),
+
+            GCDependentSlot("tp_traverse"),
+            GCClearReferencesSlot("tp_clear"),
+
+            RichcmpSlot(richcmpfunc, "tp_richcompare", "__richcmp__", method_name_to_slot,
+                        inherited=False),  # Py3 checks for __hash__
+
+            EmptySlot("tp_weaklistoffset"),
+
+            MethodSlot(getiterfunc, "tp_iter", "__iter__", method_name_to_slot),
+            MethodSlot(iternextfunc, "tp_iternext", "__next__", method_name_to_slot),
+
+            MethodTableSlot("tp_methods"),
+            MemberTableSlot("tp_members"),
+            GetSetSlot("tp_getset"),
+
+            BaseClassSlot("tp_base"),  #EmptySlot("tp_base"),
+            EmptySlot("tp_dict"),
+
+            SyntheticSlot("tp_descr_get", ["__get__"], "0"),
+            SyntheticSlot("tp_descr_set", ["__set__", "__delete__"], "0"),
+
+            DictOffsetSlot("tp_dictoffset", ifdef="!CYTHON_USE_TYPE_SPECS"),  # otherwise set via "__dictoffset__" member
+
+            MethodSlot(initproc, "tp_init", "__init__", method_name_to_slot),
+            EmptySlot("tp_alloc"),  #FixedSlot("tp_alloc", "PyType_GenericAlloc"),
+            ConstructorSlot("tp_new", "__cinit__"),
+            EmptySlot("tp_free"),
+
+            EmptySlot("tp_is_gc"),
+            EmptySlot("tp_bases"),
+            EmptySlot("tp_mro"),
+            EmptySlot("tp_cache"),
+            EmptySlot("tp_subclasses"),
+            EmptySlot("tp_weaklist"),
+            EmptySlot("tp_del"),
+            EmptySlot("tp_version_tag"),
+            SyntheticSlot("tp_finalize", ["__del__"], "0",
+                          used_ifdef="CYTHON_USE_TP_FINALIZE"),
+            EmptySlot("tp_vectorcall", ifdef="PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x030800b1 && (!CYTHON_COMPILING_IN_PYPY || PYPY_VERSION_NUM >= 0x07030800)"),
+            EmptySlot("tp_print", ifdef="__PYX_NEED_TP_PRINT_SLOT == 1"),
+            EmptySlot("tp_watched", ifdef="PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x030C0000"),
+            EmptySlot("tp_versions_used", ifdef="PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x030d00A4"),
+            # PyPy specific extension - only here to avoid C compiler warnings.
+            EmptySlot("tp_pypy_flags", ifdef="CYTHON_COMPILING_IN_PYPY && PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x03090000 && PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x030a0000"),
+        )
+
+        #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+        #
+        #  Descriptors for special methods which don't appear directly
+        #  in the type object or its substructures. These methods are
+        #  called from slot functions synthesized by Cython.
+        #
+        #------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+        MethodSlot(initproc, "", "__cinit__", method_name_to_slot)
+        MethodSlot(destructor, "", "__dealloc__", method_name_to_slot)
+        MethodSlot(destructor, "", "__del__", method_name_to_slot)
+        MethodSlot(objobjargproc, "", "__setitem__", method_name_to_slot)
+        MethodSlot(objargproc, "", "__delitem__", method_name_to_slot)
+        MethodSlot(ssizessizeobjargproc, "", "__setslice__", method_name_to_slot)
+        MethodSlot(ssizessizeargproc, "", "__delslice__", method_name_to_slot)
+        MethodSlot(getattrofunc, "", "__getattr__", method_name_to_slot)
+        MethodSlot(getattrofunc, "", "__getattribute__", method_name_to_slot)
+        MethodSlot(setattrofunc, "", "__setattr__", method_name_to_slot)
+        MethodSlot(delattrofunc, "", "__delattr__", method_name_to_slot)
+        MethodSlot(descrgetfunc, "", "__get__", method_name_to_slot)
+        MethodSlot(descrsetfunc, "", "__set__", method_name_to_slot)
+        MethodSlot(descrdelfunc, "", "__delete__", method_name_to_slot)
+
+        #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+        #
+        # Legacy "fallback" Py2 slots. Don't appear in the generated slot table,
+        # but match the "fallback" argument of a slot that does
+        #
+        #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+        MethodSlot(inquiry, "", "__nonzero__", method_name_to_slot)
+        MethodSlot(unaryfunc, "", "__long__", method_name_to_slot)
+
+    def get_special_method_signature(self, name):
+        #  Given a method name, if it is a special method,
+        #  return its signature, else return None.
+        slot = self._get_slot_by_method_name(name)
+        if slot:
+            return slot.signature
+        elif name in richcmp_special_methods:
+            return ibinaryfunc
+        else:
+            return None
+
+    def get_slot_by_method_name(self, method_name):
+        # For now, only search the type struct, no referenced sub-structs.
+        return self._get_slot_by_method_name(method_name)
+
+    def __iter__(self):
+        # make it easier to iterate over all the slots
+        return iter(self.slot_table)
+
+
+_slot_table_dict = {}
+
+def get_slot_table(compiler_directives):
+    if not compiler_directives:
+        # fetch default directives here since the builtin type classes don't have
+        # directives set
+        from .Options import get_directive_defaults
+        compiler_directives = get_directive_defaults()
+
+    old_binops = compiler_directives['c_api_binop_methods']
+    key = (old_binops,)
+    if key not in _slot_table_dict:
+        _slot_table_dict[key] = SlotTable(old_binops=old_binops)
+    return _slot_table_dict[key]
+
+
+# Populate "special_method_names" based on the default directives (so it can always be accessed quickly).
+special_method_names = set(get_slot_table(compiler_directives=None))
+
+
+# Method flags for python-exposed methods.
+
+method_noargs   = "METH_NOARGS"
+method_onearg   = "METH_O"
+method_varargs  = "METH_VARARGS"
+method_fastcall = "__Pyx_METH_FASTCALL"  # Actually VARARGS on versions < 3.7
+method_keywords = "METH_KEYWORDS"
+method_coexist  = "METH_COEXIST"