How Python object set attribute

object_setattr.c

// type object set attribute
static int
type_setattro(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *name, PyObject *value)
{
    if (!(type->tp_flags & Py_TPFLAGS_HEAPTYPE)) {
        PyErr_Format(
            PyExc_TypeError,
            "can't set attributes of built-in/extension type '%s'",
            type->tp_name);
        return -1;
    }
    if (PyObject_GenericSetAttr((PyObject *)type, name, value) < 0)
        return -1;
    return update_slot(type, name);
}


// object set attribute
int
_PyObject_GenericSetAttrWithDict(PyObject *obj, PyObject *name,
                                 PyObject *value, PyObject *dict)
{
    PyTypeObject *tp = Py_TYPE(obj);
    PyObject *descr;
    descrsetfunc f;
    PyObject **dictptr;
    int res = -1;

    if (!PyUnicode_Check(name)){
        PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
                     "attribute name must be string, not '%.200s'",
                     name->ob_type->tp_name);
        return -1;
    }

    if (tp->tp_dict == NULL && PyType_Ready(tp) < 0)
        return -1;

    Py_INCREF(name);

    descr = _PyType_Lookup(tp, name);

    if (descr != NULL) {
        Py_INCREF(descr);
        f = descr->ob_type->tp_descr_set;
        if (f != NULL) {
            res = f(descr, obj, value);
            goto done;
        }
    }

    if (dict == NULL) {
        dictptr = _PyObject_GetDictPtr(obj);
        if (dictptr == NULL) {
            if (descr == NULL) {
                PyErr_Format(PyExc_AttributeError,
                             "'%.100s' object has no attribute '%U'",
                             tp->tp_name, name);
            }
            else {
                PyErr_Format(PyExc_AttributeError,
                             "'%.50s' object attribute '%U' is read-only",
                             tp->tp_name, name);
            }
            goto done;
        }
        res = _PyObjectDict_SetItem(tp, dictptr, name, value);
    }
    else {
        Py_INCREF(dict);
        if (value == NULL)
            res = PyDict_DelItem(dict, name);
        else
            res = PyDict_SetItem(dict, name, value);
        Py_DECREF(dict);
    }
    if (res < 0 && PyErr_ExceptionMatches(PyExc_KeyError))
        PyErr_SetObject(PyExc_AttributeError, name);

  done:
    Py_XDECREF(descr);
    Py_DECREF(name);
    return res;
}