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  r71873 | jeroen.ruigrok | 2009-04-25 13:15:06 +0200 (za, 25 apr 2009) | 2 lines

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  r71874 | jeroen.ruigrok | 2009-04-25 13:59:09 +0200 (za, 25 apr 2009) | 2 lines

  First attempt to document PyObject_HEAD_INIT and PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT.
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  r71882 | jeroen.ruigrok | 2009-04-25 14:49:10 +0200 (za, 25 apr 2009) | 3 lines

  Issue #4239: adjust email examples not to use connect() and terminate with
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  r71890 | jeroen.ruigrok | 2009-04-25 15:07:40 +0200 (za, 25 apr 2009) | 3 lines

  Rewrite a sentence to be more in line with the rest of the documentation with
  regard to person and audience.
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  r71899 | jeroen.ruigrok | 2009-04-25 16:27:00 +0200 (za, 25 apr 2009) | 3 lines

  The type for ppos has been Py_ssize_t since 2.5, reflect this in the
  documentation.
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  Issue #4129: Belatedly document which C API functions had their argument(s) or
  return type changed from int or int * to Py_ssize_t or Py_ssize_t * as this
  might cause problems on 64-bit platforms.
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  r71915 | jeroen.ruigrok | 2009-04-25 20:46:03 +0200 (za, 25 apr 2009) | 2 lines

  Issue #4129: Document more int -> Py_ssize_t changes.
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  Reference to an int type, whereas it's a Py_ssize_t as the synopsis states.
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  r71920 | jeroen.ruigrok | 2009-04-25 21:44:55 +0200 (za, 25 apr 2009) | 5 lines

  Issue #4129: More documentation pointers about int -> Py_ssize_t.
  Also fix up the documentation for PyObject_GC_Resize(). It seems that since
  it first got documented, the documentation was actually for
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  r71921 | jeroen.ruigrok | 2009-04-25 21:46:19 +0200 (za, 25 apr 2009) | 2 lines

  Issue #4129: Documentation notes for int -> Py_ssize_t changes.
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  Reformat, since I've been busy here anyway.
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  Issue #4129: Add a versionchanged notice for a few forgotten entries.
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  Since it's a macro, actually refer to it as such instead of function.
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  Issue #4129: int -> Py_ssize_t documentation.
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  Issue #4129: int -> Py_ssize_t documentation.
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  Issue #4129: int -> Py_ssize_t documentation.
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  Issue #4129: more int -> Py_ssize_t documentation.
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  Issue #4129: more int -> Py_ssize_t documentation.
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  r71934 | jeroen.ruigrok | 2009-04-25 23:02:34 +0200 (za, 25 apr 2009) | 2 lines

  Issue #4129: field changed from int to Py_ssize_t.
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  Issue #4129: document int -> Py_ssize_t changes.
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diff --git a/Doc/c-api/sequence.rst b/Doc/c-api/sequence.rst
index 7f5e77a..0b22090 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/sequence.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/sequence.rst
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 
 .. cfunction:: Py_ssize_t PySequence_Size(PyObject *o)
+               Py_ssize_t PySequence_Length(PyObject *o)
 
    .. index:: builtin: len
 
@@ -20,10 +21,9 @@
    For objects that do not provide sequence protocol, this is equivalent to the
    Python expression ``len(o)``.
 
-
-.. cfunction:: Py_ssize_t PySequence_Length(PyObject *o)
-
-   Alternate name for :cfunc:`PySequence_Size`.
+   .. versionchanged:: 2.5
+      These functions returned an :ctype:`int` type. This might require
+      changes in your code for properly supporting 64-bit systems.
 
 
 .. cfunction:: PyObject* PySequence_Concat(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
    Return the result of repeating sequence object *o* *count* times, or *NULL* on
    failure.  This is the equivalent of the Python expression ``o * count``.
 
+   .. versionchanged:: 2.5
+      This function used an :ctype:`int` type for *count*. This might require
+      changes in your code for properly supporting 64-bit systems.
+
 
 .. cfunction:: PyObject* PySequence_InPlaceConcat(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2)
 
@@ -51,18 +55,30 @@
    failure.  The operation is done *in-place* when *o* supports it.  This is the
    equivalent of the Python expression ``o *= count``.
 
+   .. versionchanged:: 2.5
+      This function used an :ctype:`int` type for *count*. This might require
+      changes in your code for properly supporting 64-bit systems.
+
 
 .. cfunction:: PyObject* PySequence_GetItem(PyObject *o, Py_ssize_t i)
 
    Return the *i*th element of *o*, or *NULL* on failure. This is the equivalent of
    the Python expression ``o[i]``.
 
+   .. versionchanged:: 2.5
+      This function used an :ctype:`int` type for *i*. This might require
+      changes in your code for properly supporting 64-bit systems.
+
 
 .. cfunction:: PyObject* PySequence_GetSlice(PyObject *o, Py_ssize_t i1, Py_ssize_t i2)
 
    Return the slice of sequence object *o* between *i1* and *i2*, or *NULL* on
    failure. This is the equivalent of the Python expression ``o[i1:i2]``.
 
+   .. versionchanged:: 2.5
+      This function used an :ctype:`int` type for *i1* and *i2*. This might
+      require changes in your code for properly supporting 64-bit systems.
+
 
 .. cfunction:: int PySequence_SetItem(PyObject *o, Py_ssize_t i, PyObject *v)
 
@@ -70,24 +86,40 @@
    is the equivalent of the Python statement ``o[i] = v``.  This function *does
    not* steal a reference to *v*.
 
+   .. versionchanged:: 2.5
+      This function used an :ctype:`int` type for *i*. This might require
+      changes in your code for properly supporting 64-bit systems.
+
 
 .. cfunction:: int PySequence_DelItem(PyObject *o, Py_ssize_t i)
 
    Delete the *i*th element of object *o*.  Returns ``-1`` on failure.  This is the
    equivalent of the Python statement ``del o[i]``.
 
+   .. versionchanged:: 2.5
+      This function used an :ctype:`int` type for *i*. This might require
+      changes in your code for properly supporting 64-bit systems.
+
 
 .. cfunction:: int PySequence_SetSlice(PyObject *o, Py_ssize_t i1, Py_ssize_t i2, PyObject *v)
 
    Assign the sequence object *v* to the slice in sequence object *o* from *i1* to
    *i2*.  This is the equivalent of the Python statement ``o[i1:i2] = v``.
 
+   .. versionchanged:: 2.5
+      This function used an :ctype:`int` type for *i1* and *i2*. This might
+      require changes in your code for properly supporting 64-bit systems.
+
 
 .. cfunction:: int PySequence_DelSlice(PyObject *o, Py_ssize_t i1, Py_ssize_t i2)
 
    Delete the slice in sequence object *o* from *i1* to *i2*.  Returns ``-1`` on
    failure.  This is the equivalent of the Python statement ``del o[i1:i2]``.
 
+   .. versionchanged:: 2.5
+      This function used an :ctype:`int` type for *i1* and *i2*. This might
+      require changes in your code for properly supporting 64-bit systems.
+
 
 .. cfunction:: Py_ssize_t PySequence_Count(PyObject *o, PyObject *value)
 
@@ -95,6 +127,10 @@
    of keys for which ``o[key] == value``.  On failure, return ``-1``.  This is
    equivalent to the Python expression ``o.count(value)``.
 
+   .. versionchanged:: 2.5
+      This function returned an :ctype:`int` type. This might require changes
+      in your code for properly supporting 64-bit systems.
+
 
 .. cfunction:: int PySequence_Contains(PyObject *o, PyObject *value)
 
@@ -108,6 +144,10 @@
    Return the first index *i* for which ``o[i] == value``.  On error, return
    ``-1``.    This is equivalent to the Python expression ``o.index(value)``.
 
+   .. versionchanged:: 2.5
+      This function returned an :ctype:`int` type. This might require changes
+      in your code for properly supporting 64-bit systems.
+
 
 .. cfunction:: PyObject* PySequence_List(PyObject *o)
 
@@ -138,6 +178,10 @@
    Return the *i*th element of *o*, assuming that *o* was returned by
    :cfunc:`PySequence_Fast`, *o* is not *NULL*, and that *i* is within bounds.
 
+   .. versionchanged:: 2.5
+      This function used an :ctype:`int` type for *i*. This might require
+      changes in your code for properly supporting 64-bit systems.
+
 
 .. cfunction:: PyObject** PySequence_Fast_ITEMS(PyObject *o)
 
@@ -160,6 +204,10 @@
 
    .. versionadded:: 2.3
 
+   .. versionchanged:: 2.5
+      This function used an :ctype:`int` type for *i*. This might require
+      changes in your code for properly supporting 64-bit systems.
+
 
 .. cfunction:: Py_ssize_t PySequence_Fast_GET_SIZE(PyObject *o)