gh-98608: Change _Py_NewInterpreter() to _Py_NewInterpreterFromConfig() #98609
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(Note that this PR adds "private" symbols. We'll probably make them public, and add docs, in a separate change.)
We do the following:
_PyInterpreterConfigstruct_Py_NewInterpreterFromConfig(), inspired byPy_InitializeFromConfig()(takes a_PyInterpreterConfiginstead ofisolated_subinterpreter)isolated_subinterpreterinto the corresponding multiple granular settingsPyInterpreterState.feature_flagsto store those settingsPyInterpreterState *PyConfig._isolated_interpreterThe current default (
Py_NewInterpeter()andPy_Initialize*()) allows fork, subprocess, and threads and the optional "isolated" interpreter disables all three. None of that changes here.Note that the given
_PyInterpreterConfigwill not be used (nor preserved, for now) outside_Py_NewInterpreterFromConfig(). This contrasts with howPyConfigis currently preserved, used, and modified outsidePy_InitializeFromConfig(). I'd rather just avoid that mess from the start for_PyInterpreterConfig.This change allows us to follow up with a number of improvements (e.g. stop disallowing subprocess and support disallowing exec instead).