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Fixes #9506.

FuncArgs::bind_for now checks for an unfilled required positional-or-keyword parameter before running T::from_args, next to the existing surplus-argument and duplicate checks. A conversion of an earlier argument (e.g. __iter__ in itertools.compress(x)) can no longer replace the TypeError for the missing one, as in CPython.

Positional-only parameters are intentionally left to the type: hand-written FromArgs impls such as operator.attrgetter declare PARAMS for the signature only and check the count themselves.

Tested: cargo test workspace and crates/capi, clippy, all extra_tests/snippets, and about 30 Lib/test modules (test_itertools, test_call, test_inspect, test_builtin, test_io, ...). A new case in extra_tests/snippets/vm_argument_errors.py passes on both RustPython and CPython 3.15.2.

Assisted-by: Claude Code:claude-sonnet-5-5

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Missing required arguments are now reported before supplied arguments are converted, making argument errors more predictable.
  • Tests
    • Added coverage confirming that missing-argument errors take precedence over conversion errors, while conversion errors still occur when all required arguments are provided.

bind_for now checks for an unfilled required positional-or-keyword parameter before running from_args, so a conversion of an earlier argument (e.g. __iter__ in itertools.compress(x)) can no longer replace the TypeError for the missing one, as in CPython.

Assisted-by: Claude Code:claude-sonnet-5-5
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Argument binding now reports the first missing required positional-or-keyword parameter before converting supplied arguments. A regression test checks missing-argument errors and confirms that conversion still runs when all required arguments are supplied.

Changes: Argument validation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Scan parameter metadata
crates/vm/src/function/argument.rs
A new helper scans parameter metadata, recurses through known flattened parameters, and identifies a missing required positional-or-keyword parameter. It skips defaults and supplied arguments, and stops at unknown flattened or variadic positional parameters.
Check before conversion
crates/vm/src/function/argument.rs, extra_tests/snippets/vm_argument_errors.py
bind_for returns the missing-argument error before calling FromArgs::from_args. The regression test checks missing arguments to itertools.compress and confirms that conversion raises when both arguments are supplied.

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

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Low

Possibly related PRs

  • RustPython/RustPython#9513: Adds an early missing-argument check in FuncArgs::bind_for and a test for itertools.compress.
  • RustPython/RustPython#9563: Changes argument binding validation in argument.rs to detect missing parameters and other binding errors before conversions.

Suggested reviewers: youknowone, shaharnaveh

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 5311f

The change checks missing required arguments before conversion. Additional flattened-parameter testing would improve regression protection, but no concrete issue currently blocks merging after normal checks.

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Title check Passed The title states the main change: missing required arguments are now reported before any argument is converted. The raw summary confirms FuncArgs::bind_for checks for the first missing required positi…
Linked Issues check Passed The only direct link is #9506, which is closed and completed. Per the assessment rules, it supplies background only. No active linked-issue coding requirements apply.

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Out of Scope Changes check Passed The whole-PR diff against the merge base 151813d touches two files.

1. crates/vm/src/function/argument.rs (+51/-1): adds the ControlFlow import, a missing-argument check in bind_for, and the helper …
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The title states the main change: missing required arguments are now reported before any argument is converted. The raw summary confirms FuncArgs::bind_for checks for the first missing required positional-or-keyword parameter before calling FromArgs::from_args, and the added test checks itertools.compress with a RaisingIter. The title is concise, specific, and matches the PR objectives, so it passes.

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The only direct link is #9506, which is closed and completed. Per the assessment rules, it supplies background only. No active linked-issue coding requirements apply.

For context, the change matches the behavior described in #9506. In crates/vm/src/function/argument.rs, FuncArgs::bind_for now calls first_missing_required before T::from_args. If a required positional-or-keyword parameter is neither filled by position nor supplied by keyword, the missing-argument TypeError is returned first. Therefore the conversion of an earlier argument (for example, iter in itertools.compress(x)) no longer runs. The check uses Param.default.is_none() as the required marker, which matches count_param and arity in signature.rs. The new test in extra_tests/snippets/vm_argument_errors.py covers compress(RaisingIter()), compress(data=RaisingIter()), and compress(selectors=RaisingIter()), and also checks that a full call still raises RuntimeError.

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The whole-PR diff against the merge base 151813d touches two files.

  1. crates/vm/src/function/argument.rs (+51/-1): adds the ControlFlow import, a missing-argument check in bind_for, and the helper first_missing_required. All of these serve the stated objective of reporting a missing required argument before conversion. The helper is a traversal of Param metadata that handles Flatten, VarPositional, and keyword-supplied parameters. It does not alter other binding paths.
  2. extra_tests/snippets/vm_argument_errors.py (+20/-0): adds one regression test and one invocation call. This test supports the change.

No unrelated change was found.

One behavior point was noted but not demonstrated as a defect. The check skips positional-only parameters. When a positional-only parameter and a later positional-or-keyword parameter are both missing, the new check reports the positional-or-keyword name. The base code reported the earlier binding error from from_args. The PR description states that positional-only parameters are intentionally left to the type. Whether this mixed-case message matches CPython was not verified in this assessment.

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Nitpick comments: 1

extra_tests/snippets/vm_argument_errors.py: 1

170-186: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Low value

Test missing arguments in flattened parameters.

The compress cases bind their parameters directly. If flattened-parameter recursion stops, they still pass, while a native call can run conversion before reporting a missing argument. Add a case with flattened parameters and a raising conversion.

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Review comment at @extra_tests/snippets/vm_argument_errors.py around lines 170 -
186:
Add a missing-argument test with flattened parameters and an argument whose
conversion raises, verifying that the call reports the missing required argument
before conversion runs. Extend the existing test near
`test_a_missing_argument_is_reported_before_any_is_converted`; the current
`itertools.compress` cases do not exercise flattened-parameter recursion.

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Review comments at @extra_tests/snippets/vm_argument_errors.py:
- Around line 170-186: Add a missing-argument test with flattened parameters and
an argument whose conversion raises, verifying that the call reports the missing
required argument before conversion runs. Extend the existing test near
`test_a_missing_argument_is_reported_before_any_is_converted`; the current
`itertools.compress` cases do not exercise flattened-parameter recursion.

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Closing: this is already fixed on main by #9513 (008eabb), which reports the missing argument before any conversion and covers the same compress() cases. Sorry for the noise.

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itertools.compress(x) calls x.__iter__() before reporting the missing selectors argument

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