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Propagate Windows path predicate conversion errors - #9569

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Summary

The six Windows nt._path_* predicates currently turn every path-conversion exception into False. CPython 3.15's path_converter suppresses ValueError and subclasses for these predicates, but propagates other errors, including errors raised by __fspath__ or __index__, invalid types, descriptor overflow, and warnings promoted to exceptions.

  • Propagate non-ValueError conversion exceptions and keep ValueError suppression for all six predicates.
  • Treat descriptor -1 as a false predicate result, while keeping the existing target-specific EBADF error for strict path-or-fd users. Other invalid descriptors still reach the existing OS predicate path.
  • Share the existing conversion so __index__ is not called twice and valid calls do not allocate a Python default or exception.

Compared against CPython v3.15.0 path_converter, _fd_converter, and the Windows predicate implementations. This change does not claim full path-converter parity: function-specific error wording and the pre-existing precedence of __index__ on str/bytes subclasses remain separate. The _path_isdir binder also overlaps #9568; integration must retain both its positional-only binder and this change's error propagation.

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  • Independent source review checked exception classes, __index__/__fspath__ calls and ordering, warning handling, invalid descriptors, strict caller behavior, and no-host/unsupported-target considerations.
  • rustfmt --edition 2024 --check, git diff --check, and the normal commit hook passed. Existing Lib/test/test_os/test_os.py contains invalid-fd checks for the six predicates.
  • No local Windows runtime, workspace or C API tests were run: the coordinated native execution guard and lock are absent, and the offline dependency cache is incomplete. Hosted CI is pending; source review does not establish runtime parity.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved handling of file descriptors and paths: valid descriptors and paths continue to be checked, while descriptor -1 reports the standard bad-file-descriptor error.
    • Windows path checks now return false when the path or descriptor is absent or conversion yields a ValueError. Other conversion errors continue to propagate.

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Path conversion now supports an optional result for invalid or absent inputs. The nt path predicates use this conversion, return false for absent paths, and propagate other conversion errors.

Changes: nt path predicate conversion

Layer / File(s) Summary
Optional path conversion
crates/vm/src/ospath_fd.rs
PathConverter adds a helper that returns None for descriptor -1 and wraps valid descriptors or converted paths in Some. The existing method maps None to its prior EBADF error.
nt predicate error handling
crates/vm/src/stdlib/nt.rs
PathArg::to_path_or_fd maps ValueError to None and propagates other errors. The six path predicates propagate conversion errors and return false when the result is absent.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix

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sequenceDiagram
  participant PathPredicates as nt path predicates
  participant PathArg
  participant PathConverter
  PathPredicates->>PathArg: to_path_or_fd
  PathArg->>PathConverter: try_path_or_fd_allow_invalid
  PathConverter-->>PathArg: optional path or descriptor, or error
  PathArg-->>PathPredicates: optional result or propagated error
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The change is mergeable with owner awareness, but callback-exception regression tests would better protect the intended Windows predicate behavior.

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Nitpick Add a non-ValueError case to the nt.path predicate test.

248-250: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Add a non-ValueError case to the nt._path_* predicate test.

The Windows block in test_negative_fd_ebadf (Lib/test/test_os/test_os.py, around lines 2936-2943) passes only the descriptors -1 and -5. Both return False under the old suppression and under the new ValueError-only suppression, so restoring blanket suppression would still pass. The new RuntimeError propagation has no assertion that would catch a regression.

Add a case inside the same if support.MS_WINDOWS: block. Use a path-like object whose __fspath__ raises RuntimeError, and assert that each predicate propagates it:

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class FspathRaises:
    def __fspath__(self):
        raise RuntimeError('boom')

for name in ('_path_exists', '_path_lexists', '_path_isdir',
             '_path_isfile', '_path_islink', '_path_isjunction'):
    with self.assertRaises(RuntimeError):
        getattr(nt, name)(FspathRaises())

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Review comment at @crates/vm/src/stdlib/nt.rs around lines 248 - 250:
Extend the Windows-specific block in test_negative_fd_ebadf with a path-like
object whose __fspath__ raises RuntimeError, and assert that each nt._path_*
predicate propagates that exception. This verifies the ValueError-only
suppression in PathConverter::try_path_or_fd_allow_invalid does not suppress
unrelated errors.
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Nitpick Add Windows tests for error propagation in the nt.path predicates.

345-347: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

The PR changes how the six Windows nt._path_* predicates handle path-conversion errors, but no test covers the new behavior. Existing Windows checks pass only invalid descriptors -1 and -5, which return False with or without this change. No test passes a path object whose __fspath__ raises to any predicate.

Add Windows tests for error propagation in the nt._path_* predicates.

Add a Windows-only test that passes a path object whose __fspath__ raises RuntimeError to each of the six predicates. The test should assert that RuntimeError propagates. Add a companion case where __fspath__ raises ValueError and assert that each predicate returns False. Without these cases, a change that restores the old suppression of all conversion errors would not fail the Windows test run.

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Review comment at @crates/vm/src/stdlib/nt.rs around lines 345 - 347:
Add Windows-only tests for all six `nt._path_*` predicates using a path object
whose `__fspath__` raises: assert `RuntimeError` propagates and, in a companion
case, `ValueError` returns `False`. Ensure the tests distinguish the new error
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Suppress ValueError during path conversion while propagating other errors, and preserve false for the invalid -1 descriptor without changing strict descriptor callers.

Assisted-by: dot:frontier-intelligence
Satisfy clippy::err_expect while preserving the existing EBADF conversion. Borrowed descriptors implement Debug on all supported and unsupported host targets.

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Nitpick comments: 1

crates/vm/src/stdlib/nt.rs: 1

245-249: Trivial · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Add regression tests for callback exceptions.

For each changed Windows predicate, assert that a callback’s ValueError returns False and its TypeError propagates. Also test both __fspath__ and __index__ with a representative predicate. The conversion is shared, so each predicate does not need both callbacks.

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Review comment at @crates/vm/src/stdlib/nt.rs around lines 245 - 249:
Add regression tests for each changed Windows predicate that verify a ValueError
raised by a callback produces False and a TypeError propagates. Use a
representative predicate to cover both __fspath__ and __index__ callbacks, since
conversion is shared through to_path_or_fd; do not duplicate both callback cases
for every predicate.

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Review comments at @crates/vm/src/stdlib/nt.rs:
- Around line 245-249: Add regression tests for each changed Windows predicate
that verify a ValueError raised by a callback produces False and a TypeError
propagates. Use a representative predicate to cover both __fspath__ and
__index__ callbacks, since conversion is shared through to_path_or_fd; do not
duplicate both callback cases for every predicate.

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