Add PyType_GetName()

Author: vstinner

docs/api.rst

@@ -667,6 +667,10 @@ Python 3.11
 
    Not available on PyPy nor on limited C API 3.10 and older.
 
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyType_GetName(PyTypeObject *type)
+
+   See `PyType_GetName() documentation <https://docs.python.org/dev/c-api/type.html#c.PyType_GetName>`__.
+
 .. c:function:: PyObject* PyType_GetQualName(PyTypeObject *type)
 
    See `PyType_GetQualName() documentation <https://docs.python.org/dev/c-api/type.html#c.PyType_GetQualName>`__.
@@ -675,7 +679,6 @@ Python 3.11
 Not supported:
 
 * ``PyType_GetModuleByDef()``.
-* ``PyType_GetName()``.
 * ``Py_Version`` constant.
 * ``PyErr_GetHandledException()``, ``PyErr_SetHandledException()``.
 * ``PyFrame_GetGenerator()``.

docs/changelog.rst

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Changelog
   * ``PyImport_ImportModuleAttrString()``
   * ``PyType_GetFullyQualifiedName()``
   * ``PyType_GetModuleName()``
+  * ``PyType_GetName()``
   * ``PyType_GetQualName()``
 
 * 2026-10-04: Add support for the limited C API (``Py_LIMITED_API``).

pythoncapi_compat.h

@@ -2901,9 +2901,15 @@ PyImport_ImportModuleAttrString(const char *mod_name, const char *attr_name)
 #endif
 
 
-// Python 3.11 added PyType_GetQualName()
+// Python 3.11 added PyType_GetName() and PyType_GetQualName()
 #if (PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x030B0000 \
         || (defined(Py_LIMITED_API) && Py_LIMITED_API+0 < 0x030B0000))
+static inline PyObject*
+PyType_GetName(PyTypeObject *type)
+{
+    return PyObject_GetAttrString(_PyObject_CAST(type), "__name__");
+}
+
 static inline PyObject*
 PyType_GetQualName(PyTypeObject *type)
 {

tests/test_pythoncapi_compat_cext.c

@@ -2581,6 +2581,11 @@ test_type(PyObject *Py_UNUSED(module), PyObject *Py_UNUSED(args))
 #endif
     Py_DECREF(modname);
 
+    PyObject *name = PyType_GetName(type);
+    assert(name != NULL);
+    assert(PyUnicode_EqualToUTF8(name, "time") == 1);
+    Py_DECREF(name);
+
     PyObject *qualname = PyType_GetQualName(type);
     assert(qualname != NULL);
     assert(PyUnicode_EqualToUTF8(qualname, "time") == 1);