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-rw-r--r--Doc/howto/clinic.rst70
-rw-r--r--Misc/NEWS3
-rw-r--r--Modules/_dbmmodule.c9
-rw-r--r--Modules/_gdbmmodule.c4
-rw-r--r--Modules/arraymodule.c4
-rw-r--r--Modules/unicodedata.c4
-rwxr-xr-xTools/clinic/clinic.py123
7 files changed, 119 insertions, 98 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/howto/clinic.rst b/Doc/howto/clinic.rst
index ca8e1cb..cb208d5 100644
--- a/Doc/howto/clinic.rst
+++ b/Doc/howto/clinic.rst
@@ -758,6 +758,14 @@ All Argument Clinic converters accept the following arguments:
In addition, some converters accept additional arguments. Here is a list
of these arguments, along with their meanings:
+ ``accept``
+ A set of Python types (and possibly pseudo-types);
+ this restricts the allowable Python argument to values of these types.
+ (This is not a general-purpose facility; as a rule it only supports
+ specific lists of types as shown in the legacy converter table.)
+
+ To accept ``None``, add ``NoneType`` to this set.
+
``bitwise``
Only supported for unsigned integers. The native integer value of this
Python argument will be written to the parameter without any range checking,
@@ -772,39 +780,27 @@ of these arguments, along with their meanings:
Only supported for strings. Specifies the encoding to use when converting
this string from a Python str (Unicode) value into a C ``char *`` value.
- ``length``
- Only supported for strings. If true, requests that the length of the
- string be passed in to the impl function, just after the string parameter,
- in a parameter named ``<parameter_name>_length``.
-
- ``nullable``
- Only supported for strings. If true, this parameter may also be set to
- ``None``, in which case the C parameter will be set to ``NULL``.
``subclass_of``
Only supported for the ``object`` converter. Requires that the Python
value be a subclass of a Python type, as expressed in C.
- ``types``
- Only supported for the ``object`` (and ``self``) converter. Specifies
+ ``type``
+ Only supported for the ``object`` and ``self`` converters. Specifies
the C type that will be used to declare the variable. Default value is
``"PyObject *"``.
- ``types``
- A string containing a list of Python types (and possibly pseudo-types);
- this restricts the allowable Python argument to values of these types.
- (This is not a general-purpose facility; as a rule it only supports
- specific lists of types as shown in the legacy converter table.)
-
``zeroes``
Only supported for strings. If true, embedded NUL bytes (``'\\0'``) are
- permitted inside the value.
+ permitted inside the value. The length of the string will be passed in
+ to the impl function, just after the string parameter, as a parameter named
+ ``<parameter_name>_length``.
Please note, not every possible combination of arguments will work.
-Often these arguments are implemented internally by specific ``PyArg_ParseTuple``
+Usually these arguments are implemented by specific ``PyArg_ParseTuple``
*format units*, with specific behavior. For example, currently you cannot
-call ``str`` and pass in ``zeroes=True`` without also specifying an ``encoding``;
-although it's perfectly reasonable to think this would work, these semantics don't
+call ``unsigned_short`` without also specifying ``bitwise=True``.
+Although it's perfectly reasonable to think this would work, these semantics don't
map to any existing format unit. So Argument Clinic doesn't support it. (Or, at
least, not yet.)
@@ -816,13 +812,13 @@ on the right is the text you'd replace it with.
``'B'`` ``unsigned_char(bitwise=True)``
``'b'`` ``unsigned_char``
``'c'`` ``char``
-``'C'`` ``int(types='str')``
+``'C'`` ``int(accept={str})``
``'d'`` ``double``
``'D'`` ``Py_complex``
-``'es#'`` ``str(encoding='name_of_encoding', length=True, zeroes=True)``
``'es'`` ``str(encoding='name_of_encoding')``
-``'et#'`` ``str(encoding='name_of_encoding', types='bytes bytearray str', length=True)``
-``'et'`` ``str(encoding='name_of_encoding', types='bytes bytearray str')``
+``'es#'`` ``str(encoding='name_of_encoding', zeroes=True)``
+``'et'`` ``str(encoding='name_of_encoding', accept={bytes, bytearray, str})``
+``'et#'`` ``str(encoding='name_of_encoding', accept={bytes, bytearray, str}, zeroes=True)``
``'f'`` ``float``
``'h'`` ``short``
``'H'`` ``unsigned_short(bitwise=True)``
@@ -832,27 +828,27 @@ on the right is the text you'd replace it with.
``'K'`` ``unsigned_PY_LONG_LONG(bitwise=True)``
``'L'`` ``PY_LONG_LONG``
``'n'`` ``Py_ssize_t``
+``'O'`` ``object``
``'O!'`` ``object(subclass_of='&PySomething_Type')``
``'O&'`` ``object(converter='name_of_c_function')``
-``'O'`` ``object``
``'p'`` ``bool``
-``'s#'`` ``str(length=True)``
``'S'`` ``PyBytesObject``
``'s'`` ``str``
-``'s*'`` ``Py_buffer(types='str bytes bytearray buffer')``
-``'u#'`` ``Py_UNICODE(length=True)``
-``'u'`` ``Py_UNICODE``
+``'s#'`` ``str(zeroes=True)``
+``'s*'`` ``Py_buffer(accept={buffer, str})``
``'U'`` ``unicode``
-``'w*'`` ``Py_buffer(types='bytearray rwbuffer')``
-``'y#'`` ``str(types='bytes', length=True)``
+``'u'`` ``Py_UNICODE``
+``'u#'`` ``Py_UNICODE(zeroes=True)``
+``'w*'`` ``Py_buffer(accept={rwbuffer})``
``'Y'`` ``PyByteArrayObject``
-``'y'`` ``str(types='bytes')``
+``'y'`` ``str(accept={bytes})``
+``'y#'`` ``str(accept={robuffer}, zeroes=True)``
``'y*'`` ``Py_buffer``
-``'Z#'`` ``Py_UNICODE(nullable=True, length=True)``
-``'z#'`` ``str(nullable=True, length=True)``
-``'Z'`` ``Py_UNICODE(nullable=True)``
-``'z'`` ``str(nullable=True)``
-``'z*'`` ``Py_buffer(types='str bytes bytearray buffer', nullable=True)``
+``'Z'`` ``Py_UNICODE(accept={str, NoneType})``
+``'Z#'`` ``Py_UNICODE(accept={str, NoneType}, zeroes=True)``
+``'z'`` ``str(accept={str, NoneType})``
+``'z#'`` ``str(accept={str, NoneType}, zeroes=True)``
+``'z*'`` ``Py_buffer(accept={buffer, str, NoneType})``
========= =================================================================================
As an example, here's our sample ``pickle.Pickler.dump`` using the proper
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 336038b..f7f14b7 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ Documentation
Tools/Demos
-----------
+- Issue #24000: Improved Argument Clinic's mapping of converters to legacy
+ "format units". Updated the documentation to match.
+
- Issue #24001: Argument Clinic converters now use accept={type}
instead of types={'type'} to specify the types the converter accepts.
diff --git a/Modules/_dbmmodule.c b/Modules/_dbmmodule.c
index 191cdd6..02899e4 100644
--- a/Modules/_dbmmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_dbmmodule.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ static PySequenceMethods dbm_as_sequence = {
/*[clinic input]
_dbm.dbm.get
- key: str(accept={str, robuffer}, length=True)
+ key: str(accept={str, robuffer}, zeroes=True)
default: object(c_default="NULL") = b''
/
@@ -284,7 +284,8 @@ Return the value for key if present, otherwise default.
static PyObject *
_dbm_dbm_get_impl(dbmobject *self, const char *key,
Py_ssize_clean_t key_length, PyObject *default_value)
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=b44f95eba8203d93 input=3c7c1afd9c508457]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=b44f95eba8203d93 input=a3a279957f85eb6d]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=4f5c0e523eaf1251 input=9402c0af8582dc69]*/
{
datum dbm_key, val;
@@ -301,7 +302,7 @@ _dbm_dbm_get_impl(dbmobject *self, const char *key,
/*[clinic input]
_dbm.dbm.setdefault
- key: str(accept={str, robuffer}, length=True)
+ key: str(accept={str, robuffer}, zeroes=True)
default: object(c_default="NULL") = b''
/
@@ -314,7 +315,7 @@ static PyObject *
_dbm_dbm_setdefault_impl(dbmobject *self, const char *key,
Py_ssize_clean_t key_length,
PyObject *default_value)
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=52545886cf272161 input=a66fcb7f18ee2f50]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=52545886cf272161 input=bf40c48edaca01d6]*/
{
datum dbm_key, val;
Py_ssize_t tmp_size;
diff --git a/Modules/_gdbmmodule.c b/Modules/_gdbmmodule.c
index cce5c7e..f070a14 100644
--- a/Modules/_gdbmmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_gdbmmodule.c
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ _gdbm_gdbm_firstkey_impl(dbmobject *self)
/*[clinic input]
_gdbm.gdbm.nextkey
- key: str(accept={str, robuffer}, length=True)
+ key: str(accept={str, robuffer}, zeroes=True)
/
Returns the key that follows key in the traversal.
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ to create a list in memory that contains them all:
static PyObject *
_gdbm_gdbm_nextkey_impl(dbmobject *self, const char *key,
Py_ssize_clean_t key_length)
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=192ab892de6eb2f6 input=1eb2ff9b4b0e6ffd]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=192ab892de6eb2f6 input=1f1606943614e36f]*/
{
PyObject *v;
datum dbm_key, nextkey;
diff --git a/Modules/arraymodule.c b/Modules/arraymodule.c
index 45e27eb..8d0462d 100644
--- a/Modules/arraymodule.c
+++ b/Modules/arraymodule.c
@@ -1673,7 +1673,7 @@ array_array_tostring_impl(arrayobject *self)
/*[clinic input]
array.array.fromunicode
- ustr: Py_UNICODE(length=True)
+ ustr: Py_UNICODE(zeroes=True)
/
Extends this array with data from the unicode string ustr.
@@ -1686,7 +1686,7 @@ some other type.
static PyObject *
array_array_fromunicode_impl(arrayobject *self, Py_UNICODE *ustr,
Py_ssize_clean_t ustr_length)
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=ebb72fc16975e06d input=56bcedb5ef70139f]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=ebb72fc16975e06d input=150f00566ffbca6e]*/
{
char typecode;
diff --git a/Modules/unicodedata.c b/Modules/unicodedata.c
index b4336f2..a6e2dbc 100644
--- a/Modules/unicodedata.c
+++ b/Modules/unicodedata.c
@@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ unicodedata_UCD_name_impl(PyObject *self, int chr, PyObject *default_value)
unicodedata.UCD.lookup
self: self
- name: str(accept={str, robuffer}, length=True)
+ name: str(accept={str, robuffer}, zeroes=True)
/
Look up character by name.
@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ corresponding character. If not found, KeyError is raised.
static PyObject *
unicodedata_UCD_lookup_impl(PyObject *self, const char *name,
Py_ssize_clean_t name_length)
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=765cb8186788e6be input=2dfe682c2491447a]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=765cb8186788e6be input=a557be0f8607a0d6]*/
{
Py_UCS4 code;
unsigned int index;
diff --git a/Tools/clinic/clinic.py b/Tools/clinic/clinic.py
index 4f0615f..3ce3587 100755
--- a/Tools/clinic/clinic.py
+++ b/Tools/clinic/clinic.py
@@ -2644,64 +2644,85 @@ class buffer: pass
class rwbuffer: pass
class robuffer: pass
-@add_legacy_c_converter('s#', accept={str, robuffer}, length=True)
-@add_legacy_c_converter('y', accept={robuffer})
-@add_legacy_c_converter('y#', accept={robuffer}, length=True)
-@add_legacy_c_converter('z', accept={str, NoneType})
-@add_legacy_c_converter('z#', accept={str, NoneType}, length=True)
-# add_legacy_c_converter not supported for es, es#, et, et#
-# because of their extra encoding argument
+def str_converter_key(types, encoding, zeroes):
+ return (frozenset(types), bool(encoding), bool(zeroes))
+
+str_converter_argument_map = {}
+
class str_converter(CConverter):
type = 'const char *'
default_type = (str, Null, NoneType)
format_unit = 's'
- def converter_init(self, *, encoding=None, accept={str}, length=False, zeroes=False):
-
- self.length = bool(length)
+ def converter_init(self, *, accept={str}, encoding=None, zeroes=False):
- is_b_or_ba = accept == {bytes, bytearray}
- is_b_or_ba_or_none = accept == {bytes, bytearray, NoneType}
- is_str = accept == {str}
- is_str_or_none = accept == {str, NoneType}
- is_robuffer = accept == {robuffer}
- is_str_or_robuffer = accept == {str, robuffer}
- is_str_or_robuffer_or_none = accept == {str, robuffer, NoneType}
-
- format_unit = None
+ key = str_converter_key(accept, encoding, zeroes)
+ format_unit = str_converter_argument_map.get(key)
+ if not format_unit:
+ fail("str_converter: illegal combination of arguments", key)
+ self.format_unit = format_unit
+ self.length = bool(zeroes)
if encoding:
+ if self.default not in (Null, None, unspecified):
+ fail("str_converter: Argument Clinic doesn't support default values for encoded strings")
self.encoding = encoding
+ self.type = 'char *'
+ # sorry, clinic can't support preallocated buffers
+ # for es# and et#
+ self.c_default = "NULL"
- if is_str and not length and not zeroes:
- format_unit = 'es'
- elif is_str_or_none and length and zeroes:
- format_unit = 'es#'
- elif is_b_or_ba and not length and not zeroes:
- format_unit = 'et'
- elif is_b_or_ba_or_none and length and zeroes:
- format_unit = 'et#'
-
- else:
- if zeroes:
- fail("str_converter: illegal combination of arguments (zeroes is only legal with an encoding)")
-
- if is_str and not length:
- format_unit = 's'
- elif is_str_or_none and not length:
- format_unit = 'z'
- elif is_robuffer and not length:
- format_unit = 'y'
- elif is_robuffer and length:
- format_unit = 'y#'
- elif is_str_or_robuffer and length:
- format_unit = 's#'
- elif is_str_or_robuffer_or_none and length:
- format_unit = 'z#'
+ def cleanup(self):
+ if self.encoding:
+ name = ensure_legal_c_identifier(self.name)
+ return "".join(["if (", name, ")\n PyMem_FREE(", name, ");\n"])
- if not format_unit:
- fail("str_converter: illegal combination of arguments")
- self.format_unit = format_unit
+#
+# This is the fourth or fifth rewrite of registering all the
+# crazy string converter format units. Previous approaches hid
+# bugs--generally mismatches between the semantics of the format
+# unit and the arguments necessary to represent those semantics
+# properly. Hopefully with this approach we'll get it 100% right.
+#
+# The r() function (short for "register") both registers the
+# mapping from arguments to format unit *and* registers the
+# legacy C converter for that format unit.
+#
+def r(format_unit, *, accept, encoding=False, zeroes=False):
+ if not encoding and format_unit != 's':
+ # add the legacy c converters here too.
+ #
+ # note: add_legacy_c_converter can't work for
+ # es, es#, et, or et#
+ # because of their extra encoding argument
+ #
+ # also don't add the converter for 's' because
+ # the metaclass for CConverter adds it for us.
+ kwargs = {}
+ if accept != {str}:
+ kwargs['accept'] = accept
+ if zeroes:
+ kwargs['zeroes'] = True
+ added_f = functools.partial(str_converter, **kwargs)
+ legacy_converters[format_unit] = added_f
+
+ d = str_converter_argument_map
+ key = str_converter_key(accept, encoding, zeroes)
+ if key in d:
+ sys.exit("Duplicate keys specified for str_converter_argument_map!")
+ d[key] = format_unit
+
+r('es', encoding=True, accept={str})
+r('es#', encoding=True, zeroes=True, accept={str})
+r('et', encoding=True, accept={bytes, bytearray, str})
+r('et#', encoding=True, zeroes=True, accept={bytes, bytearray, str})
+r('s', accept={str})
+r('s#', zeroes=True, accept={robuffer, str})
+r('y', accept={robuffer})
+r('y#', zeroes=True, accept={robuffer})
+r('z', accept={str, NoneType})
+r('z#', zeroes=True, accept={robuffer, str, NoneType})
+del r
class PyBytesObject_converter(CConverter):
@@ -2719,17 +2740,17 @@ class unicode_converter(CConverter):
default_type = (str, Null, NoneType)
format_unit = 'U'
-@add_legacy_c_converter('u#', length=True)
+@add_legacy_c_converter('u#', zeroes=True)
@add_legacy_c_converter('Z', accept={str, NoneType})
-@add_legacy_c_converter('Z#', accept={str, NoneType}, length=True)
+@add_legacy_c_converter('Z#', accept={str, NoneType}, zeroes=True)
class Py_UNICODE_converter(CConverter):
type = 'Py_UNICODE *'
default_type = (str, Null, NoneType)
format_unit = 'u'
- def converter_init(self, *, accept={str}, length=False):
+ def converter_init(self, *, accept={str}, zeroes=False):
format_unit = 'Z' if accept=={str, NoneType} else 'u'
- if length:
+ if zeroes:
format_unit += '#'
self.length = True
self.format_unit = format_unit