Add PyList_GetItem to C API - #9669

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Nitpick comments: 2

crates/capi/src/listobject.rs: 2

195-198: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Assert the reference count in the get_item_borrowed test.

The test checks only the returned pointers. PyList_GetItem returns a borrowed reference and leaves the item's count unchanged. A future change that adds a reference to the returned item would still pass these assertions. Read each item's reference count before its successful lookup, then check that the count is unchanged afterward.

If the items are small cached integers, a count change may not be visible. In that case, use fresh, non-cached items in this test.

Suggested test change

             let first = list.get_item(0).unwrap();
             let last = list.get_item(1).unwrap();
+            let first_refcnt = unsafe { pyo3::ffi::Py_REFCNT(first.as_ptr()) };
+            let last_refcnt = unsafe { pyo3::ffi::Py_REFCNT(last.as_ptr()) };
 
             assert_eq!(
                 unsafe { super::PyList_GetItem(list.as_ptr().cast(), 0) },
                 first.as_ptr().cast::<super::PyObject>()
             );
+            assert_eq!(unsafe { pyo3::ffi::Py_REFCNT(first.as_ptr()) }, first_refcnt);
             assert_eq!(
                 unsafe { super::PyList_GetItem(list.as_ptr().cast(), 1) },
                 last.as_ptr().cast::<super::PyObject>()
             );
+            assert_eq!(unsafe { pyo3::ffi::Py_REFCNT(last.as_ptr()) }, last_refcnt);

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Review comment at @crates/capi/src/listobject.rs around lines 195 - 198:
Update the `get_item_borrowed` test to verify that each item's reference count
is unchanged across a successful `PyList_GetItem` lookup, in addition to
checking the returned pointer. Use fresh, non-cached items if small cached
integers could hide a reference-count change.

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203-204: Trivial · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Assert the pending IndexError for invalid list indices.

The test checks only that PyList_GetItem returns null for index -1 and index 2. It does not check the exception state. A change that returns null without setting IndexError would still pass this test.

Add an error-state check to the invalid-index path. Place it before any other call that depends on the thread's exception state, so the check covers one call. Confirm how the test leaves no pending exception behind before it ends. The inspected crates/capi source does not show a clearing function.

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Review comment at @crates/capi/src/listobject.rs around lines 203 - 204:
Update the invalid-index checks around PyList_GetItem to verify that each call
returns null and sets IndexError, checking the exception state immediately after
the call before any other exception-dependent operation. Use the existing
exception-state inspection and cleanup mechanisms, and ensure the test leaves no
pending exception when it ends; establish a supported cleanup method if none is
visible in the current test.

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Nitpick comments:
Review comments at @crates/capi/src/listobject.rs:
- Around line 195-198: Update the `get_item_borrowed` test to verify that each
item's reference count is unchanged across a successful `PyList_GetItem` lookup,
in addition to checking the returned pointer. Use fresh, non-cached items if
small cached integers could hide a reference-count change.
- Around line 203-204: Update the invalid-index checks around PyList_GetItem to
verify that each call returns null and sets IndexError, checking the exception
state immediately after the call before any other exception-dependent operation.
Use the existing exception-state inspection and cleanup mechanisms, and ensure
the test leaves no pending exception when it ends; establish a supported cleanup
method if none is visible in the current test.

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