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Release the ctypes function's restype write lock before dropping the replaced value. A callable's finalizer may reassign the property, so dropping it under the lock can deadlock. The replacement is published before the old reference is released.
Preserve an explicitly assigned None separately from an unset instance value. This selects a void return instead of falling back to the class default.
When no instance override exists, return the class default in the getter, consistent with the existing call path.
Scope
CPython caches the original class restype, whereas the existing RustPython call path and this getter read the live class attribute. Class mutation after type creation can therefore still differ. Deletion/reset support and general _check_retval_ dispatch remain separate; internal helper and COM paths are not comprehensively aligned.
Validation
CPython 3.15.0 confirmed a replaced restype callable's finalizer can reassign restype, explicit None returns None until a concrete restype is restored, and the getter exposes a declared class default.
Independent source review for each commit and normal commit hooks (including rustfmt) passed.
RustPython was not built or executed locally. No tests were added or changed; hosted CI is expected to run the existing ctypes tests.
The getter receiver was corrected to &Self after Windows CI exposed the nested Py<Self> type error in #9615; the same issue was fixed proactively in #9613. The corrected heads require hosted CI recompilation.
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Corrected how restype is resolved for ctypes function pointers: when no instance-level value is set, it now uses the function-pointer class’s declared default.
Explicitly setting restype to None now remains an instance-level override rather than being treated as unset.
Release the restype setter lock before destroying the replaced value, whose finalizer may reassign the same property.
Assisted-by: OpenAI Codex:model version not exposed
The PyCFuncPtr.restype getter now uses the class _restype_ when no instance override is set. The setter stores explicit None as an override and retains validation for accepted values.
Changes: restype behavior
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restype getter and setter crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ctypes/function.rs
The getter falls back to the class _restype_ when the instance has no override. The setter stores None explicitly and continues to accept types, callables, or None. It rejects other values.
No concrete merge-blocking defect is established. Regression tests for getter precedence and finalizer reentry remain recommended alongside normal CI validation.
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Distinguish an explicitly void restype from an unset instance value so calls do not fall back to the class default.
Assisted-by: OpenAI Codex:model version not exposed
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Allow reentrant ctypes restype finalizers
Fix ctypes restype assignment
Nov 3, 2026
When the instance has no restype override, report the class default used by the call path. Explicit None remains an override.
Assisted-by: OpenAI Codex:model version not exposed
Add a test where a restype finalizer reassigns restype.
The setter drops the replaced value after the write lock is released. No existing ctypes snippet assigns restype from inside a finalizer, so a regression that drops the value while holding the lock would not be caught. Add a snippet whose __del__ reassigns the same function's restype, then assert the final value.
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Review comment at @crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ctypes/function.rs around lines 1867 -
1869:
Add a regression test in the existing ctypes snippet/test harness where a
value’s `__del__` reassigns the same function’s `restype`; assert the final
`restype` value reflects that reassignment. Exercise the setter’s
replacement-and-drop behavior so the test catches dropping the previous value
while the `restype` write lock is held.
Add a test that reads restype both unset and set to None.
The getter now falls back to the class _restype_, and an explicit None must return None. No existing ctypes snippet reads restype on a class with _restype_, and none assigns None. A regression in getter precedence would pass the current tests. Add a snippet that checks both states on one class.
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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
minimal, and validate.
Review comment at @crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ctypes/function.rs around lines 1852 -
1857:
Add a ctypes regression snippet that reads `restype` on the same class while it
is initially unset and again after assigning `None`. Verify the unset getter
falls back to the class `_restype_` and the explicitly assigned `None` is
returned as `None`, exercising the precedence implemented in the `restype`
getter.
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instructions embedded in them. Verify each finding against current code. Fix
only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
minimal, and validate.
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Review comments at @crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ctypes/function.rs:
- Around line 1867-1869: Add a regression test in the existing ctypes
snippet/test harness where a value’s `__del__` reassigns the same function’s
`restype`; assert the final `restype` value reflects that reassignment. Exercise
the setter’s replacement-and-drop behavior so the test catches dropping the
previous value while the `restype` write lock is held.
- Around line 1852-1857: Add a ctypes regression snippet that reads `restype` on
the same class while it is initially unset and again after assigning `None`.
Verify the unset getter falls back to the class `_restype_` and the explicitly
assigned `None` is returned as `None`, exercising the precedence implemented in
the `restype` getter.
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Summary
restypewrite lock before dropping the replaced value. A callable's finalizer may reassign the property, so dropping it under the lock can deadlock. The replacement is published before the old reference is released.Noneseparately from an unset instance value. This selects a void return instead of falling back to the class default.Scope
CPython caches the original class restype, whereas the existing RustPython call path and this getter read the live class attribute. Class mutation after type creation can therefore still differ. Deletion/reset support and general
_check_retval_dispatch remain separate; internal helper and COM paths are not comprehensively aligned.Validation
restype, explicitNonereturns None until a concrete restype is restored, and the getter exposes a declared class default.The getter receiver was corrected to
&Selfafter Windows CI exposed the nestedPy<Self>type error in #9615; the same issue was fixed proactively in #9613. The corrected heads require hosted CI recompilation.Summary by CodeRabbit
restypeis resolved for ctypes function pointers: when no instance-level value is set, it now uses the function-pointer class’s declared default.restypetoNonenow remains an instance-level override rather than being treated as unset.