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Require an exact dict for _elementtree.Element.__setstate__, matching CPython's accelerator; reject dict subclasses before modifying the element.
Propagate errors raised by an invalid state's __repr__ and limit the diagnostic to the first 200 Unicode code points, preserving surrogate code points without building a full character index.
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Compared against CPython 3.15.0 Modules/_elementtree.c. Reproduced dict-subclass rejection, propagation of a raising __repr__, unchanged element state, and truncation including a lone surrogate on the verified CPython 3.15.0 runtime.
Independent source review covered exact type checking, error propagation, WTF-8 boundaries and state mutation. Normal commit hooks, rustfmt and git diff --check passed.
No local RustPython build, interpreter tests, workspace/C-API tests or clippy ran because the required coordinated native execution guard was unavailable. Hosted CI must validate this exact commit; no test files were edited.
This only changes input type and diagnostic handling. Existing differences in validation and application of exact-dict contents, including unexpected keys, remain out of scope.
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XML parser state restoration now accepts only an exact dictionary; other values, including dictionary subclasses, raise a TypeError.
Error messages for invalid state include a representation limited to 200 Unicode code points, keeping them concise even when the supplied value has a lengthy representation.
Require an exact dict for Element.__setstate__ and preserve errors from repr when constructing the bounded diagnostic.
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PyElement.__setstate__ now accepts only an exact dict. For other inputs, it raises TypeError with a representation truncated after 200 Unicode code points.
Changes: Element pickle state validation
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Validate and report element state crates/stdlib/src/elementtree.rs
PyElement.__setstate__ rejects dictionary subclasses and non-dictionaries. Its TypeError message includes up to 200 Unicode code points of the state representation.
The validation change has no established functional defect. Merge risk is bounded to missing regression tests for dict-subclass rejection and Unicode diagnostic truncation; adding those tests would improve confidence.
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Add a dict-subclass rejection check to the __setstate__ round-trip.
The round-trip at lines 149-153 passes the exact dict returned by __getstate__. Removing the exact-type check in __setstate__ would not change this test's result. Add a case that passes a dict subclass, expects TypeError, and confirms the element is unchanged.
🧪 Suggested test addition
restored.__setstate__(state)
assert restored.attrib is mapping
++ class StateDict(dict):+ pass++ try:+ restored.__setstate__(StateDict(state))+ except TypeError:+ pass+ else:+ raise AssertionError("dict subclass state was accepted")+ assert restored.attrib is mapping
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Review comment at @crates/stdlib/src/elementtree.rs at line 888:
Add a `__setstate__` test that passes a `dict` subclass as state, verifies it
raises `TypeError`, and confirms the element’s attributes remain unchanged;
retain the existing exact-`dict` round-trip coverage.
Add a snippet for the repr error path in Element.setstate.
Add a snippet for the repr error path in Element.__setstate__.
The branch at crates/stdlib/src/elementtree.rs:890 propagates an error from state.repr(vm). The snippets in extra_tests/snippets/stdlib_xml.py pass only a valid dict to __setstate__. No snippet passes a non-dict state whose __repr__ raises. A change that replaces the ? with a fallback would return a TypeError instead, and no existing snippet assertion would fail. The added test asserts the original exception type.
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assert restored.attrib is mapping
+class BadRepr:+ def __repr__(self):+ raise RuntimeError("repr failed")+++def test_element_setstate_repr_error_propagates():+ with assert_raises(RuntimeError):+ Element("restored").__setstate__(BadRepr())++
test_element_frozen_attrib_identity_bounded()
test_element_frozen_attrib_mutation_bounded()
test_element_frozen_attrib_copy_state_bounded()
+test_element_setstate_repr_error_propagates()
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Review comment at @crates/stdlib/src/elementtree.rs at line 890:
Add a snippet test for Element.__setstate__ that passes a non-dict object whose
__repr__ raises RuntimeError, and assert that the original RuntimeError
propagates. Register the test with the existing snippet tests without changing
the repr error handling.
Add a snippet for the 200-code-point truncation in Element.setstate.
Add a snippet for the 200-code-point truncation in Element.__setstate__.
The new error path truncates the invalid state's repr to 200 code points. The __setstate__ snippet in extra_tests/snippets/stdlib_xml.py covers only a valid round trip. No snippet in that file checks the truncation boundary, a multibyte prefix, or a lone surrogate.
Add a snippet that passes a non-dict state whose __repr__ returns more than 200 code points, including multibyte characters and a lone surrogate. Assert the exact TypeError message.
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Review comment at @crates/stdlib/src/elementtree.rs around lines 893 - 897:
Add a snippet alongside the existing Element.__setstate__ coverage in
stdlib_xml.py that passes a non-dict state with a __repr__ returning over 200
code points, including multibyte characters and a lone surrogate. Assert the
exact TypeError message, verifying the 200-code-point truncation behavior.
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Use map_or_else for the default byte length to satisfy strict Clippy while preserving Unicode truncation and error behavior.
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Add a regression test for the truncated Element.__setstate__ error.
The new non-dict branch in __setstate__ truncates the state repr to 200 code points before it builds the TypeError message. No test in this checkout calls this branch or asserts the message. A regression in the truncation or in the surrogate-safe slicing would pass the current tests unnoticed.
Add a case to extra_tests/snippets/stdlib_xml.py that passes a non-dict state whose repr has more than 200 code points, including multibyte characters. For example, a str of 300 é characters gives a repr of ' followed by 300 é and '. The assertion should check the exact message:
Don't know how to unpickle "' followed by 199 é characters, then " as an Element.
This is a coverage improvement for behavior that already works. It does not indicate a current production failure.
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Review comment at @crates/stdlib/src/elementtree.rs at line 895:
Add a regression case for Element.__setstate__ using a non-dict state whose repr
exceeds 200 code points and contains multibyte characters; assert the exact
TypeError message includes the repr truncated to 200 code points without
breaking character boundaries. Keep the test focused on the existing truncation
behavior.
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Summary
dictfor_elementtree.Element.__setstate__, matching CPython's accelerator; reject dict subclasses before modifying the element.__repr__and limit the diagnostic to the first 200 Unicode code points, preserving surrogate code points without building a full character index.Verification and scope
Modules/_elementtree.c. Reproduced dict-subclass rejection, propagation of a raising__repr__, unchanged element state, and truncation including a lone surrogate on the verified CPython 3.15.0 runtime.git diff --checkpassed.AI assistance: OpenAI Codex assisted with implementation and source review.
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TypeError.