bpo-38600: NULL -> NULL. (GH-17001)

Also fix some other formatting.

Author: serhiy-storchaka

Doc/c-api/arg.rst

@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ Other objects
    If the *converter* returns ``Py_CLEANUP_SUPPORTED``, it may get called a
    second time if the argument parsing eventually fails, giving the converter a
    chance to release any memory that it had already allocated. In this second
-   call, the *object* parameter will be NULL; *address* will have the same value
+   call, the *object* parameter will be ``NULL``; *address* will have the same value
    as in the original call.
 
    .. versionchanged:: 3.1

Doc/c-api/buffer.rst

@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ a buffer, see :c:func:`PyObject_GetBuffer`.
    .. c:member:: Py_ssize_t itemsize
 
       Item size in bytes of a single element. Same as the value of :func:`struct.calcsize`
-      called on non-NULL :c:member:`~Py_buffer.format` values.
+      called on non-``NULL`` :c:member:`~Py_buffer.format` values.
 
       Important exception: If a consumer requests a buffer without the
       :c:macro:`PyBUF_FORMAT` flag, :c:member:`~Py_buffer.format` will
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ a buffer, see :c:func:`PyObject_GetBuffer`.
       memory block).
 
       If all suboffsets are negative (i.e. no de-referencing is needed), then
-      this field must be NULL (the default value).
+      this field must be ``NULL`` (the default value).
 
       This type of array representation is used by the Python Imaging Library
       (PIL). See `complex arrays`_ for further information how to access elements
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ to two ``char x[2][3]`` arrays that can be located anywhere in memory.
 
 
 Here is a function that returns a pointer to the element in an N-D array
-pointed to by an N-dimensional index when there are both non-NULL strides
+pointed to by an N-dimensional index when there are both non-``NULL`` strides
 and suboffsets::
 
    void *get_item_pointer(int ndim, void *buf, Py_ssize_t *strides,
@@ -522,4 +522,4 @@ Buffer-related functions
 
    If this function is used as part of a :ref:`getbufferproc <buffer-structs>`,
    *exporter* MUST be set to the exporting object and *flags* must be passed
-   unmodified. Otherwise, *exporter* MUST be NULL.
+   unmodified. Otherwise, *exporter* MUST be ``NULL``.

Doc/c-api/conversion.rst

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ NULL``.
 
 If the platform doesn't have :c:func:`vsnprintf` and the buffer size needed to
 avoid truncation exceeds *size* by more than 512 bytes, Python aborts with a
-*Py_FatalError*.
+:c:func:`Py_FatalError`.
 
 The return value (*rv*) for these functions should be interpreted as follows:
 
@@ -95,21 +95,21 @@ The following functions provide locale-independent string to number conversions.
    must be 0 and is ignored.  The ``'r'`` format code specifies the
    standard :func:`repr` format.
 
-   *flags* can be zero or more of the values *Py_DTSF_SIGN*,
-   *Py_DTSF_ADD_DOT_0*, or *Py_DTSF_ALT*, or-ed together:
+   *flags* can be zero or more of the values ``Py_DTSF_SIGN``,
+   ``Py_DTSF_ADD_DOT_0``, or ``Py_DTSF_ALT``, or-ed together:
 
-   * *Py_DTSF_SIGN* means to always precede the returned string with a sign
+   * ``Py_DTSF_SIGN`` means to always precede the returned string with a sign
      character, even if *val* is non-negative.
 
-   * *Py_DTSF_ADD_DOT_0* means to ensure that the returned string will not look
+   * ``Py_DTSF_ADD_DOT_0`` means to ensure that the returned string will not look
      like an integer.
 
-   * *Py_DTSF_ALT* means to apply "alternate" formatting rules.  See the
+   * ``Py_DTSF_ALT`` means to apply "alternate" formatting rules.  See the
      documentation for the :c:func:`PyOS_snprintf` ``'#'`` specifier for
      details.
 
-   If *ptype* is non-NULL, then the value it points to will be set to one of
-   *Py_DTST_FINITE*, *Py_DTST_INFINITE*, or *Py_DTST_NAN*, signifying that
+   If *ptype* is non-``NULL``, then the value it points to will be set to one of
+   ``Py_DTST_FINITE``, ``Py_DTST_INFINITE``, or ``Py_DTST_NAN``, signifying that
    *val* is a finite number, an infinite number, or not a number, respectively.
 
    The return value is a pointer to *buffer* with the converted string or

Doc/c-api/coro.rst

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ return.
 
 .. c:function:: int PyCoro_CheckExact(PyObject *ob)
 
-   Return true if *ob*'s type is *PyCoro_Type*; *ob* must not be ``NULL``.
+   Return true if *ob*'s type is :c:type:`PyCoro_Type`; *ob* must not be ``NULL``.
 
 
 .. c:function:: PyObject* PyCoro_New(PyFrameObject *frame, PyObject *name, PyObject *qualname)

Doc/c-api/exceptions.rst

@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ return ``1`` for success and ``0`` for failure).
 
 Concretely, the error indicator consists of three object pointers: the
 exception's type, the exception's value, and the traceback object.  Any
-of those pointers can be NULL if non-set (although some combinations are
-forbidden, for example you can't have a non-NULL traceback if the exception
-type is NULL).
+of those pointers can be ``NULL`` if non-set (although some combinations are
+forbidden, for example you can't have a non-``NULL`` traceback if the exception
+type is ``NULL``).
 
 When a function must fail because some function it called failed, it generally
 doesn't set the error indicator; the function it called already set it.  It is
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ Raising exceptions
 
 These functions help you set the current thread's error indicator.
 For convenience, some of these functions will always return a
-NULL pointer for use in a ``return`` statement.
+``NULL`` pointer for use in a ``return`` statement.
 
 
 .. c:function:: void PyErr_SetString(PyObject *type, const char *message)

Doc/c-api/function.rst

@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ There are a few functions specific to Python functions.
 .. c:function:: PyObject* PyFunction_NewWithQualName(PyObject *code, PyObject *globals, PyObject *qualname)
 
    As :c:func:`PyFunction_New`, but also allows setting the function object's
-   ``__qualname__`` attribute.  *qualname* should be a unicode object or NULL;
-   if NULL, the ``__qualname__`` attribute is set to the same value as its
+   ``__qualname__`` attribute.  *qualname* should be a unicode object or ``NULL``;
+   if ``NULL``, the ``__qualname__`` attribute is set to the same value as its
    ``__name__`` attribute.
 
    .. versionadded:: 3.3
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ There are a few functions specific to Python functions.
 .. c:function:: int PyFunction_SetDefaults(PyObject *op, PyObject *defaults)
 
    Set the argument default values for the function object *op*. *defaults* must be
-   *Py_None* or a tuple.
+   ``Py_None`` or a tuple.
 
    Raises :exc:`SystemError` and returns ``-1`` on failure.
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ There are a few functions specific to Python functions.
 .. c:function:: int PyFunction_SetClosure(PyObject *op, PyObject *closure)
 
    Set the closure associated with the function object *op*. *closure* must be
-   *Py_None* or a tuple of cell objects.
+   ``Py_None`` or a tuple of cell objects.
 
    Raises :exc:`SystemError` and returns ``-1`` on failure.
 
@@ -103,6 +103,6 @@ There are a few functions specific to Python functions.
 .. c:function:: int PyFunction_SetAnnotations(PyObject *op, PyObject *annotations)
 
    Set the annotations for the function object *op*. *annotations*
-   must be a dictionary or *Py_None*.
+   must be a dictionary or ``Py_None``.
 
    Raises :exc:`SystemError` and returns ``-1`` on failure.

Doc/c-api/gen.rst

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ than explicitly calling :c:func:`PyGen_New` or :c:func:`PyGen_NewWithQualName`.
 
 .. c:function:: int PyGen_CheckExact(PyObject *ob)
 
-   Return true if *ob*'s type is *PyGen_Type*; *ob* must not be ``NULL``.
+   Return true if *ob*'s type is :c:type:`PyGen_Type`; *ob* must not be ``NULL``.
 
 
 .. c:function:: PyObject* PyGen_New(PyFrameObject *frame)

Doc/c-api/import.rst

@@ -207,8 +207,8 @@ Importing Modules
 .. c:function:: PyObject* PyImport_GetModule(PyObject *name)
 
    Return the already imported module with the given name.  If the
-   module has not been imported yet then returns NULL but does not set
-   an error.  Returns NULL and sets an error if the lookup failed.
+   module has not been imported yet then returns ``NULL`` but does not set
+   an error.  Returns ``NULL`` and sets an error if the lookup failed.
 
    .. versionadded:: 3.7
 

Doc/c-api/init.rst

@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ Process-wide parameters
    It overrides :envvar:`PYTHONIOENCODING` values, and allows embedding code
    to control IO encoding when the environment variable does not work.
 
-   ``encoding`` and/or ``errors`` may be NULL to use
+   *encoding* and/or *errors* may be ``NULL`` to use
    :envvar:`PYTHONIOENCODING` and/or default values (depending on other
    settings).
 

Doc/c-api/init_config.rst

@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ PyWideStringList
 
    List of ``wchar_t*`` strings.
 
-   If *length* is non-zero, *items* must be non-NULL and all strings must be
-   non-NULL.
+   If *length* is non-zero, *items* must be non-``NULL`` and all strings must be
+   non-``NULL``.
 
    Methods:
 
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ PyConfig
 
       :data:`sys.pycache_prefix`: ``.pyc`` cache prefix.
 
-      If NULL, :data:`sys.pycache_prefix` is set to ``None``.
+      If ``NULL``, :data:`sys.pycache_prefix` is set to ``None``.
 
    .. c:member:: int quiet