Clear Element children when replacing extra state by youknowdot · Pull Request #9624 · RustPython/RustPython

youknowdot · 2026-11-03T13:37:12Z

Summary

When an Element is reinitialized with a nonempty attribute mapping, replace its extra state and clear existing children. As in CPython, reinitialization with no attributes or an empty mapping preserves the existing attributes and children. Displaced RustPython references are released after the element lock is dropped.

Lifetime distinction

CPython 3.15.0's element_init calls create_extra, which overwrites the old extra pointer on this unusual reinitialization path without freeing it. A CPython weak-reference check confirms the detached child remains alive. This change intentionally releases the displaced state instead of reproducing that leak, so finalizer timing and reentrant side effects can differ from CPython.

Validation

CPython 3.15.0 reproductions checked absent, empty and nonempty attribute mappings, child counts, attribute identity, text/tail reset and detached-child lifetime.
Independent source review and normal commit hooks (including rustfmt) passed. Sequential local three-way file merges with Validate Element setstate input type #9591, Preserve valid prefix when extending Element #9594 and Create base Elements from accelerator helpers #9598 were clean.
RustPython was not built or executed locally. No tests were added or changed; hosted CI is expected to run existing ElementTree tests.

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Bug Fixes
- Element initialization now preserves existing attributes when no nonempty attributes are provided.
- When nonempty attributes are provided, initialization now clears existing children along with replacing attributes.

Reinitializing an Element with nonempty attributes replaces its extra state, including children. Release displaced references outside the lock; empty attributes retain existing extra state. Assisted-by: OpenAI Codex:model version not exposed

coderabbitai · 2026-11-03T13:37:19Z

Walkthrough

Element.__init__ now preserves existing attributes and children when no nonempty attributes are supplied. When nonempty attributes are supplied, it replaces the attribute dictionary and clears the children. Replaced values are retained for recycling after the lock is released.

Changes: Element initialization

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Update element state `crates/stdlib/src/elementtree.rs`	When nonempty attributes are supplied, initialization replaces the attribute dictionary and clears existing children. When no attributes are supplied, it preserves the existing dictionary and children. Replaced values are retained for recycling after the lock is released.

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

Change: Bug fix

Merge Risk: Low · up to b8e0c

The change is mergeable with bounded follow-up, but a focused reinitialization test should protect the new child-clearing behavior.

Pre-merge checks: 4 · 1

Failed checks: 1 warning

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Docstring Coverage		Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documentat…	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

Passed checks: 4 passed

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Title check		The title "Clear Element children when replacing extra state" matches the main behavior change in crates/stdlib/src/elementtree.rs. When Element.init receives a nonempty attribute mapping, it now …
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The title "Clear Element children when replacing extra state" matches the main behavior change in crates/stdlib/src/elementtree.rs. When Element.init receives a nonempty attribute mapping, it now replaces the extra state and clears the children. The title names that primary change. It does not mention the preservation of attributes and children for empty or absent mappings, but that is a secondary detail. The title is specific, concise, and free of file lists or vague terms.

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crates/stdlib/src/elementtree.rs: 1
471-471: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Add a test for clearing children when Element is reinitialized with nonempty attributes.

Element.__init__ now clears children when it receives a nonempty attrib mapping. The current suite never calls __init__ on an element that already has children. A change that keeps the old children would still pass the tests.

Add a test to Lib/test/test_xml_etree.py. The C accelerator test module runs those tests too.
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def test_reinit_with_attrib_clears_children(self):
    e = ET.Element('a')
    ET.SubElement(e, 'b')
    e.__init__('a', {'x': '1'})
    self.assertEqual(len(e), 0)
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Review comment at @crates/stdlib/src/elementtree.rs at line 471:
There is no test covering whether Element.__init__ clears existing children when
given nonempty attributes. Add a regression test to the existing test class in
Lib/test/test_xml_etree.py that creates an element with a child, reinitializes
it with a nonempty attrib mapping, and verifies it has no children; ensure the
test also runs with the C accelerator.

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Review comments at @crates/stdlib/src/elementtree.rs:
- Line 471: There is no test covering whether Element.__init__ clears existing
children when given nonempty attributes. Add a regression test to the existing
test class in Lib/test/test_xml_etree.py that creates an element with a child,
reinitializes it with a nonempty attrib mapping, and verifies it has no
children; ensure the test also runs with the C accelerator.

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Share borrowed str and bytes checks #9625

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Match Element child assignment error order #9626

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Preserve Element state list subclasses #9627

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