Nathan Goldbaum 89c220b93c
gh-133296: Publicly expose critical section API that accepts PyMutex (gh-135899)
This makes the following APIs public:

* `Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION_MUTEX(mutex),`
* `Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION2_MUTEX(mutex1, mutex2)`
* `void PyCriticalSection_BeginMutex(PyCriticalSection *c, PyMutex *mutex)`
* `void PyCriticalSection2_BeginMutex(PyCriticalSection2 *c, PyMutex *mutex1, PyMutex *mutex2)`

The macros are identical to the corresponding `Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION` and
`Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION2` macros (e.g., they include braces), but they
accept a `PyMutex` instead of an object.

The new macros are still paired with the existing END macros
(`Py_END_CRITICAL_SECTION`, `Py_END_CRITICAL_SECTION2`).
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The Python C API
================

The C API is divided into these sections:

1. ``Include/``: Limited API
2. ``Include/cpython/``: CPython implementation details
3. ``Include/cpython/``, names with the ``PyUnstable_`` prefix: API that can
   change between minor releases
4. ``Include/internal/``, and any name with ``_`` prefix: The internal API

Information on changing the C API is available `in the developer guide`_

.. _in the developer guide: https://devguide.python.org/c-api/