# PEP 793 – PyModExport: A new entry point for C extension modules

**URL:** <https://discuss.python.org/t/pep-793-pymodexport-a-new-entry-point-for-c-extension-modules/93444>\
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**Created:** [May 27, 2025, 4:55am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/pep-793-pymodexport-a-new-entry-point-for-c-extension-modules/93444 "2025-05-27T04:55:15Z")\
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I’d rather lok into adding slots-based inittab API, and keeping that check. It looks like the inittab could [use other improvement as well](https://discuss.python.org/t/43396).

`Py_mod_name` is currently optional. As a workaround, you should be able to leave it out.

Another workaround I’ve been doing in mutliple-ABI experiments is organizing the array to put the “new” slots first, and giving `m_slots` an offset so that it points where the “old” slots start. It’s rather cumbersome with C initializer syntax, but you might have better luck.

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