# Migrating to Stable ABI for free threading (abi3t) — Module export hook

> Unless you've done this step already, your extension module defines a module initialization function named PyInit_{}.

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## Knowledge

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Unless you've done this step already, your extension module defines a module initialization function named PyInit_{}. You will need to port it to a module export hook , PyModExport_{}, a feature added in CPython 3.15 in 793.

Your existing init function should look like this (with your own names for and )

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```text
PyMODINIT_FUNC
PyInit_&lt;modname&gt;(void)
{
return PyModuleDef_Init(&amp;&lt;moddef&gt;);
}
```

If there is some code before the return, move it to a Py_mod_create or Py_mod_exec slot function. See the PyInit documentation for related information.

The function references a PyModuleDef object ( in the code above). Its definition should be similar to the following, with different values and perhaps some fields unnnamed or left out

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```text
static PyModuleDef &lt;moddef&gt; = {
PyModuleDef_HEAD_INIT,
.m_name = "my_module",
.m_doc = "my docstring",
.m_size = sizeof(my_state_struct),
.m_methods = my_methods,
.m_slots = my_slots,
.m_traverse = my_traverse,
.m_clear = my_clear,
.m_free = my_free,
};
```

Remove this definition and the PyInit function (or put them in an #ifndef Py_TARGET_ABI3T block, to retain backwards compatibility), and replace them with the following

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```text
PyABIInfo_VAR(abi_info);

static PySlot my_slot_array[] = {
PySlot_STATIC_DATA(Py_mod_abi, &amp;abi_info),
PySlot_STATIC_DATA(Py_mod_name, "my_module"),
PySlot_STATIC_DATA(Py_mod_doc, "my docstring"),
PySlot_SIZE(Py_mod_state_size, sizeof(my_state_struct)),
PySlot_STATIC_DATA(Py_mod_methods, my_methods),
PySlot_STATIC_DATA(Py_mod_slots, my_slots),
PySlot_FUNC(Py_mod_state_traverse, my_traverse),
PySlot_FUNC(Py_mod_state_clear, my_clear),
PySlot_FUNC(Py_mod_state_free, my_free),
PySlot_END
};

PyMODEXPORT_FUNC
PyModExport_&lt;modname&gt;(void)
{
return my_slot_array;
}
```

Leave out any fields that were missing (except the new Py_mod_abi), and substitute your own values.

See the PySlot and export hook documentation for details on this API.

As in the example, your PyModExport_ function should only return a pointer to static data. If you cannot avoid additional code, refer to the caveats in PyModExport documentation .

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