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Summary

Align breakpoint and sys.breakpointhook callback controls in 122 changed lines across two production Rust files.

  • Select sys.breakpointhook directly from the sys dictionary and audit the selected callable before invoking it. Preserve the selection if an audit hook replaces it, and distinguish missing from a present None.
  • Retain raw positional and keyword arguments until after the selected/resolved hook is released, including call failures. Use FuncArgs directly rather than reconstructing it through a second argument converter.
  • Respect ignore_environment before reading PYTHONBREAKPOINT, preserve disabled/default handling, and reject leading-dot names without attempting import.
  • Reuse import_from with an empty list, discard the importer result and retrieve the exact registered module rather than using a top-level package or arbitrary importer return. Retain the from-list through module lookup.
  • Warn only for ImportError during import and AttributeError during hook lookup. Propagate other exceptions and warning failures. Release the imported module before calling the resolved hook.

Reference: CPython d220409a13b77de7a6c30abe16ea90db01528edc, builtin breakpoint and sys.breakpointhook.

Validation

Independent exact-patch source review passed. The original bounded reflection/debugger CPython oracle passed 64 cases and 36 assertions; independent additional checks passed 13 cases and 25 assertions covering error subclasses, warning-as-error, importer result disposal, exact module lookup and retained from-list cleanup. Stub hooks were used throughout; no debugger was launched. These establish reference behavior and source reasoning, not RustPython runtime results.

Final threaded host-env/VM/stdlib cargo check passed in 1m07s and all-targets Clippy in 4m09s. All 12 baseline diagnostics match unchanged, without suppression. Normal commit hooks passed. Compiler-reported configuration, dictionary-key and dynamic-name API mismatches were corrected and independently re-reviewed before these final checks.

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Native RustPython execution was not performed because the required execution guard has not been verified. Full workspace/C-API suites and separate platform/feature graphs remain unrun; hosted CI is pending. No tests, Lib files, assertions, expected-failure markers or workflows were changed.

This is not full PyImport_Import parity: current VM import helpers still differ in globals/locals and builtins selection, and interpreter-internal versus reassigned sys.modules behavior remains separate. Environment encoding and universal caller-tail argument destruction order are not claimed. Raw owners are retained through internal hook cleanup.

Relevant #9720 print/input, #9690 shutdown and #9612 tracing patches were inspected and do not overlap these modified hunks. This branch is based directly on main dc84268 and does not include those unrelated changes.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Module imports through the Python C API now return the module associated with the requested name.
    • Breakpoint handling follows PYTHONBREAKPOINT when environment settings are enabled, uses the debugger by default otherwise, and can be disabled with PYTHONBREAKPOINT=0.
    • Invalid or unavailable breakpoint hooks produce warnings; other errors are preserved.
    • Breakpoint hooks receive the original arguments and are audited before being called.

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Walkthrough

The C API now uses a VM import helper that returns the requested module from sys.modules. Breakpoint hook selection now accounts for environment settings, parses hook paths, and distinguishes import and lookup errors. The breakpoint builtin reads and audits the selected hook before calling it.

Changes: Import and breakpoint hook behavior

Layer / File(s) Summary
Import helper and C API integration
crates/vm/src/import.rs, crates/capi/src/import.rs
A new import_module helper calls __import__ and returns the requested entry from sys.modules. PyImport_Import returns the helper’s result.
Breakpoint hook selection and resolution
crates/vm/src/stdlib/sys.rs
sys.breakpointhook applies the PYTHONBREAKPOINT setting when allowed, parses the hook path, imports its module, and handles specified import and lookup errors.
Breakpoint builtin dispatch
crates/vm/src/stdlib/builtins.rs
builtins.breakpoint reads the hook from the sys module dictionary, audits it, and calls it with FuncArgs.

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

Change: Bug fix

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Caller
  participant BuiltinsBreakpoint as builtins.breakpoint
  participant SysBreakpointhook as sys.breakpointhook
  participant ImportModule as import_module
  participant ConfiguredHook
  Caller->>BuiltinsBreakpoint: Call with FuncArgs
  BuiltinsBreakpoint->>SysBreakpointhook: Invoke hook from sys dictionary
  SysBreakpointhook->>ImportModule: Import configured hook module
  ImportModule-->>SysBreakpointhook: Return requested sys.modules entry
  SysBreakpointhook->>ConfiguredHook: Call with original arguments
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Merge Risk: Low · up to b607f

Custom frozen builtins or a descriptor-backed sys.modules can cause otherwise valid imports and breakpoint hooks to fail or select stale modules. These narrow compatibility issues warrant owner awareness or follow-up; no broad failure is established.

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Comment thread crates/vm/src/stdlib/builtins.rs Outdated
Comment on lines +800 to +802
// Audit callbacks can replace sys.breakpointhook. Invoke the selected
// hook, retaining the original arguments until that hook is released.
let result = hook.call(args.clone(), vm);

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why should we do that manually?

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The lifetime requirement is to keep the original argument references alive while releasing the selected hook. PyObject::call takes FuncArgs by value, so hook.call(args, vm) can release those references before hook is dropped. If an audit callback or the hook itself replaces sys.breakpointhook, the selected hook may then be finalized, and its __del__ can observe whether the arguments are still alive. CPython borrows the caller's argument vector and decrefs the selected hook before returning. I checked both replacement cases on CPython 3.15.0: the hook's finalizer runs while the argument is still alive.

The explicit drops are not necessary for that ordering here, though. Rust drops the local hook before the parameter args at scope exit, so this block can simply end with:

hook.call(args.clone(), vm)

The clone retains PyObjectRef owners; it does not copy the Python objects. Keeping those owners is the relevant part with the current consuming call API. The explicit drop(hook); drop(args); sequence is redundant in this block.

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Comment thread crates/vm/src/import.rs
Comment on lines +33 to +40
let importer = importer.insert(if builtins.downcast_ref::<PyDict>().is_some() {
// Dict subclasses keep their subscription callbacks, but every
// lookup failure is replaced, not just KeyError.
builtins
.get_item(identifier!(vm, __import__), vm)
.map_err(|_err| vm.new_key_error(identifier!(vm, __import__).to_owned().into()))?
} else {
builtins.get_attr(identifier!(vm, __import__), vm)?

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Recognize frozendict builtins as a mapping.

When __builtins__ is a frozendict, import_module looks for __import__ as an attribute instead of a mapping entry. Consequently, sys.breakpointhook raises AttributeError before calling a valid importer. Use mapping lookup for frozendict builtins too.

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Update the builtins mapping check in import_module to recognize frozendict as
well as PyDict, so frozendict builtins use get_item for __import__ instead of
attribute lookup. Preserve the existing lookup behavior for PyDict and the
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Comment on lines +799 to +802
// Audit callbacks can replace sys.breakpointhook. Invoke the selected
// hook, retaining the original arguments until that hook is released.
// Scope cleanup drops the later hook binding before the retained args.
let (_retained_args, hook) = (args.clone(), hook);

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it doesn't make sense. if there is no bug, retaining args here must not have any meaning inside the call

youknowdot and others added 10 commits November 7, 2026 22:38
Audit the selected breakpoint hook, honor isolated environment policy, preserve exact module selection and selective errors, and retain callback owners through cleanup.

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Keep debugger hook behavior unchanged while correcting configuration access and borrowing the string payload for module lookup.

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Use the existing PyStr attribute conversion for dynamic environment-derived names.

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Reuse one PyImport_Import-style helper for debugger and C API callers, preserving fresh globals lookup, generic builtins access and explicit cleanup ordering without changing ordinary import helpers.

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Keep the original argument owners with args.clone() and let Rust drop the local hook before the function arguments at scope exit.

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Bind retained argument owners before the selected hook so scope cleanup releases the hook first. Keep the clone at the call site and consume the original arguments, preserving reference counts without explicit drops or redundant_clone diagnostics.

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Keep retained owners outside lock scopes and preserve callback-sensitive release ordering.

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Release globals before builtins, importer and from-list without explicit tail drops. Retain early releases before registry lookup and warning callbacks.

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

811-817: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Low value

Add a test for audit-time hook replacement.

Add a regression test that replaces sys.breakpointhook during the builtins.breakpoint audit event. Assert that breakpoint() calls the previously selected hook, not the replacement.

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Review comment at @crates/vm/src/stdlib/builtins.rs around lines 811 - 817:
Add a regression test for the `builtins.breakpoint` audit path that replaces
`sys.breakpointhook` during the audit callback and verifies that `breakpoint()`
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- Around line 58-59: Update the final module lookup in the import flow to use
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Comment on lines +58 to +59
let modules = vm.sys_module.dict().get_item("modules", vm)?;
let selected = match modules.get_item(module_name, vm) {

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Low value

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Use the importer’s module registry for the final lookup.

If a sys subclass defines a modules property, the importer can use that property while this lookup uses the module dictionary. A successful import can then raise KeyError or return a stale module. Use the same lookup as import_module_level.

Suggested fix

--- "a/crates/vm/src/import.rs"
+++ "b/crates/vm/src/import.rs"
@@ -53,9 +53,8 @@
         )?;
         drop(imported);
 
-        // RustPython currently exposes the registry through sys' dictionary;
-        // unlike CPython's interpreter-owned registry, reassignment is visible.
-        let modules = vm.sys_module.dict().get_item("modules", vm)?;
+        // Use the same registry lookup as import_module_level.
+        let modules = vm.sys_module.get_attr("modules", vm)?;
         let selected = match modules.get_item(module_name, vm) {
             Ok(module) => Ok(Some(module)),
             Err(err) if err.fast_isinstance(vm.ctx.exceptions.key_error) => Ok(None),
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Review comment at @crates/vm/src/import.rs around lines 58 - 59:
Update the final module lookup in the import flow to use the same registry
lookup as import_module_level, rather than reading sys_module’s dictionary
directly. Preserve the existing selected-module handling and ensure the lookup
honors any sys subclass modules property.

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youknowone merged commit 296e9c3 into RustPython:main Nov 8, 2026
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