Document C API functions which swallow exceptions

BPO	35461
Nosy	@rhettinger, @ronaldoussoren, @vstinner, @ned-deily, @ericsnowcurrently, @serhiy-storchaka, @miss-islington
PRs	bpo-35461: Document C API functions which suppress exceptions. #11119 [3.7] bpo-35461: Document C API functions which suppress exceptions. (GH-11119) #11209 [3.6] bpo-35461: Document C API functions which suppress exceptions. (GH-11119) #11210

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assignee = None
closed_at = <Date 2018-12-19.09:24:15.051>
created_at = <Date 2018-12-11.13:27:28.106>
labels = ['3.8', 'type-feature', '3.7', 'docs']
title = 'Document C API functions which swallow exceptions'
updated_at = <Date 2018-12-20.21:28:32.946>
user = 'https://github.com/serhiy-storchaka'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2018-12-20.21:28:32.946>
actor = 'ned.deily'
assignee = 'docs@python'
closed = True
closed_date = <Date 2018-12-19.09:24:15.051>
closer = 'serhiy.storchaka'
components = ['Documentation']
creation = <Date 2018-12-11.13:27:28.106>
creator = 'serhiy.storchaka'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 35461
keywords = ['patch']
message_count = 5.0
messages = ['331620', '332053', '332077', '332114', '332262']
nosy_count = 8.0
nosy_names = ['rhettinger', 'ronaldoussoren', 'vstinner', 'ned.deily', 'docs@python', 'eric.snow', 'serhiy.storchaka', 'miss-islington']
pr_nums = ['11119', '11209', '11210']
priority = 'normal'
resolution = 'fixed'
stage = 'resolved'
status = 'closed'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue35461'
versions = ['Python 3.6', 'Python 3.7', 'Python 3.8']