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Summary

  • Match CPython’s OS path conversion: direct str and bytes instances, including subclasses, are paths before considering __index__; other indexable objects precede __fspath__.
  • In io.open, FileIO, and _WindowsConsoleIO, instead use the I/O-specific numeric and descriptor precedence. A successful nonnegative __index__ result is treated as a file descriptor; a successful negative result raises ValueError, while a failed integer conversion falls back to the path protocol. Preserve the path-like owner and resolve paths at the appropriate stage relative to mode validation.
  • Avoid an extra integer allocation for existing int objects, avoid duplicate Unix index conversion, and preserve the original name for directory errors while reporting an invalid descriptor without a filename.

This aligns the reviewed conversion cases, not every behavior of these APIs. Existing differences include Windows filesystem decoding and console-name detection, FileIO reinitialization and non-EBADF fstat handling, and other error details. The shared path converter also changes in #9569; a reviewed staged composition preserves its predicate handling.

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  • Compared CPython 3.15.0 path_converter, _io.open, FileIO, and _WindowsConsoleIO source. CPython-only probes checked closed, negative and valid descriptors; error suppression; path/mode ordering; and EISDIR filename identity. These do not execute RustPython.
  • Independent source reviews and normal repository hooks passed. Independent source review of the staged combination with Propagate Windows path predicate conversion errors #9569 and Check signals during unbounded FileIO reads #9571 confirmed both predicate and readall changes are preserved.
  • No new snippet or Rust-hosted Python behavior tests were added. Native RustPython execution, workspace/C API tests, and Windows runtime were not run locally; hosted CI is required for the final head.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • String and byte inputs are now treated as paths before indexable values are interpreted as file descriptors.
    • Indexable values continue to support file descriptor use. Boolean inputs trigger a warning, and negative descriptors are rejected.
    • Inputs that cannot be converted to file descriptors are handled as paths when applicable.
    • File-opening errors include the original input where applicable, and file objects retain it as their name. Windows console paths are handled consistently.

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The PathConverter now checks string and byte paths before indexable file descriptors. Host-backed I/O constructors use shared descriptor conversion and resolve non-descriptor inputs through the path protocol before mode parsing.

Changes: Path and file-descriptor conversion

Layer / File(s) Summary
Path conversion helpers
crates/vm/src/ospath.rs
try_pathlike and try_match_str_bytes are now crate-visible. try_path_inner delegates non-string and non-byte inputs to try_pathlike.
Path and file-descriptor dispatch
crates/vm/src/ospath_fd.rs
try_path_or_fd checks strings and bytes before indexable file descriptors, then tries path-like conversion. Descriptor conversion and error mapping move into try_index_as_fd.
Host-backed I/O conversion
crates/vm/src/stdlib/_io.rs
io_open, FileIO, and Windows WindowsConsoleIO use shared descriptor conversion and resolve non-descriptor paths before mode parsing. FileIO attaches the original argument to some inspection errors and returns EBADF directly. Windows console I/O supports path-protocol and bytes-path conversion.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix

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Merge Risk: Low · previous review 06694

Windows io.open can reject otherwise usable inputs when stateful conversion methods return different descriptors or paths. These narrow edge cases warrant owner awareness and follow-up but do not indicate broad failures for ordinary inputs.

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let obj = match self.try_match_str_bytes(obj, vm)? {
Ok(path) => return Ok(OsPathOrFd::Path(path)),

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P1 Badge Preserve io.open's descriptor validation for indexed strings

On Unix builds with host_env, _io::io_open also invokes this converter for its descriptor-validity check (crates/vm/src/stdlib/_io.rs:5822–5826). A str or bytes subclass whose __index__ returns a closed, nonnegative descriptor previously entered that check and raised EBADF. This early Path return now bypasses validation, and FileIO::init only recognizes actual PyInt objects as descriptors, so open(value, "w") proceeds to create or truncate the string's filename instead of raising. Preserve descriptor-first handling for the I/O caller separately from the new OS-path dispatch.

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- Line 5824: Update the Windows io.open flow so an indexable non-int descriptor
is converted once, then pass the same converted value to both
pyio_get_console_type and the selected constructor. Preserve the existing
behavior for other descriptor types and avoid a second __index__ call when
constructing the descriptor.
- Line 6767: Update the console-type check using pyio_get_console_type so it
derives the console name from decoded’s string contents without invoking an
overridable __str__. Ensure validation uses the same path value whose contents
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FsPath::try_from_path_like(file.as_object().to_owned(), false, vm)?.to_pyobject(vm)

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Poor tradeoff

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Convert the descriptor once in Windows io.open.

Indexable non-int arguments now pass unchanged to io.open. On Windows, pyio_get_console_type calls __index__ to choose _WindowsConsoleIO. The selected constructor calls __index__ again for its descriptor. A stateful __index__ can return different values on each call. The selected class and the used descriptor can then differ. Convert once and pass that result to both steps.

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Review comment at @crates/vm/src/stdlib/_io.rs at line 5824:
Update the Windows io.open flow so an indexable non-int descriptor is converted
once, then pass the same converted value to both pyio_get_console_type and the
selected constructor. Preserve the existing behavior for other descriptor types
and avoid a second __index__ call when constructing the descriptor.

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

6684-6685: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Poor tradeoff

Add a Windows test for console classification with a changing __index__.

No existing test covers _WindowsConsoleIO selection or pyio_get_console_type. A test that returns different descriptors from successive __index__ calls would catch separate conversions in io.open. Add it under a sys.platform == "win32" guard.

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Review comment at @crates/vm/src/stdlib/_io.rs around lines 6684 - 6685:
Add a test guarded by sys.platform == "win32" for io.open that supplies an
object whose __index__ returns different descriptors on successive calls, and
verify console classification and _WindowsConsoleIO selection use the same
converted descriptor. Place it with the tests covering pyio_get_console_type and
ensure it would fail if the descriptor is converted separately during
classification and selection.

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Review comments at @crates/vm/src/stdlib/_io.rs:
- Line 6691: Update the io.open flow around pyio_get_console_type and
WindowsConsoleIO::init to resolve a numeric path-like argument once, then reuse
that same resolved path for console classification and construction. Preserve
the existing behavior for arguments that do not require path-like resolution.

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- Around line 6684-6685: Add a test guarded by sys.platform == "win32" for
io.open that supplies an object whose __index__ returns different descriptors on
successive calls, and verify console classification and _WindowsConsoleIO
selection use the same converted descriptor. Place it with the tests covering
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// Try as string path
let Ok(name) = path_or_fd.str(vm) else {
let Ok(path) = FsPath::try_from_path_like(path_or_fd.to_owned(), true, vm) else {
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Minor · Functional Correctness · Poor tradeoff

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Resolve numeric path-like arguments once, before console classification.

For a numeric object without __index__, io.open calls __fspath__ twice on Windows: once in pyio_get_console_type and again in WindowsConsoleIO::init. If the first call returns CONOUT$ and the second returns a regular file path, io.open raises ValueError: Cannot open non-console file. Resolve the path once and use that result for both the classifier and the constructor.

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Review comment at @crates/vm/src/stdlib/_io.rs at line 6691:
Update the io.open flow around pyio_get_console_type and WindowsConsoleIO::init
to resolve a numeric path-like argument once, then reuse that same resolved path
for console classification and construction. Preserve the existing behavior for
arguments that do not require path-like resolution.

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Match path_converter for str and bytes subclasses that also define __index__, while preserving index precedence for other path-like objects.

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Pass the existing decoded string object to the console-type helper with AsObject, fixing the Windows E0308 build error without changing path handling.

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Use borrowed-object ownership conversion when resolving paths and constructing file errors. This preserves the original argument drop scopes while satisfying redundant_clone checks.

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Read decoded path contents rather than invoking an overridden __str__. Preserve CPython’s repeated index conversion and allow path fallback after a negative descriptor result.

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