Match Element child assignment error order - #9626

Nitpick comments: 3

crates/stdlib/src/elementtree.rs: 3

992-999: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Add a regression check for a non-Element value at an out-of-range index.

The _setitem path now checks the index before the value. No test in the repository covers an invalid index with an invalid value. Add a case to extra_tests/snippets/stdlib_xml.py. It fails if the value check runs before the index check.

Suggested test

     assert str(caught.exception) == (
         "remove() argument must be xml.etree.ElementTree.Element, not " + type_name
     )
+
+with assert_raises(IndexError):
+    root[5] = 1

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Review comment at @crates/stdlib/src/elementtree.rs around lines 992 - 999:
Add a regression case in the existing XML tests in
extra_tests/snippets/stdlib_xml.py that assigns a non-Element value to an
out-of-range child index and asserts IndexError. This should verify that the
_setitem path checks the index before validating the value; preserve the
existing tests and implementation.

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1250-1257: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Add a regression test for index-before-value precedence on the sequence slot.

The ass_item slot now checks the index before the replacement type. No existing test asserts IndexError for an out-of-range index with a non-Element value on this slot. Python e[i] = v never reaches this slot, so the gap is reachable only through PySequence_SetItem. If a C-API test harness can call this path, add a case there. Otherwise, record the gap as a known limitation.

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Review comment at @crates/stdlib/src/elementtree.rs around lines 1250 - 1257:
Check whether the existing C-API test harness can exercise the `ass_item`
sequence slot through `PySequence_SetItem`; if so, add a regression case using
an out-of-range index and a non-`PyElement` value, asserting that index
validation takes precedence and returns `IndexError`. If the harness cannot
reach this slot, record the gap as a known limitation rather than adding an
unreachable test.

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1010-1021: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Add a snippet that covers the length-before-type ordering.

The extended-slice assignment now reports a length mismatch before it rejects a non-Element item. No test in extra_tests/snippets/stdlib_xml.py exercises extended-slice assignment on an Element, so a change that reverses this order would not be caught here. Add a case that combines a length mismatch with a non-Element item and expects ValueError:

🧪 Suggested test

     assert str(caught.exception) == (
         "remove() argument must be xml.etree.ElementTree.Element, not " + type_name
     )
+
+slice_root = Element("root")
+for tag in ("a", "b", "c"):
+    slice_root.append(Element(tag))
+with assert_raises(ValueError):
+    slice_root[::2] = [1]
 
 
 def test_element_frozen_attrib_identity_bounded():

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Review comment at @crates/stdlib/src/elementtree.rs around lines 1010 - 1021:
Add a regression case to the Element assignment tests using Element and
assert_raises: assign a non-Element item to an extended slice whose required
length differs from the assigned sequence, and verify that ValueError is raised
before item-type rejection.

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Nitpick comments:
Review comments at @crates/stdlib/src/elementtree.rs:
- Around line 992-999: Add a regression case in the existing XML tests in
extra_tests/snippets/stdlib_xml.py that assigns a non-Element value to an
out-of-range child index and asserts IndexError. This should verify that the
_setitem path checks the index before validating the value; preserve the
existing tests and implementation.
- Around line 1250-1257: Check whether the existing C-API test harness can
exercise the `ass_item` sequence slot through `PySequence_SetItem`; if so, add a
regression case using an out-of-range index and a non-`PyElement` value,
asserting that index validation takes precedence and returns `IndexError`. If
the harness cannot reach this slot, record the gap as a known limitation rather
than adding an unreachable test.
- Around line 1010-1021: Add a regression case to the Element assignment tests
using Element and assert_raises: assign a non-Element item to an extended slice
whose required length differs from the assigned sequence, and verify that
ValueError is raised before item-type rejection.

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