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str.format: reject non-existing !b format conversion #8597

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38 changes: 25 additions & 13 deletions crates/common/src/cformat.rs
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Expand Up @@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ impl fmt::Display for CFormatError {

pub type CFormatConversion = super::format::FormatConversion;

#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
pub enum CFormatContext {
Str,
Bytes,
}

#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy)]
#[repr(u8)]
pub enum CNumberType {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -98,6 +104,7 @@ pub enum CFormatType {
Float(CFloatType),
Character(CCharacterType),
String(CFormatConversion),
Bytes,
}

impl CFormatType {
Expand All @@ -108,6 +115,7 @@ impl CFormatType {
Self::Float(x) => x as u8 as char,
Self::Character(x) => x as u8 as char,
Self::String(x) => x as u8 as char,
Self::Bytes => 'b',
}
}
}
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -296,14 +304,14 @@ impl FromStr for CFormatSpecKeyed<String> {
return Err((CFormatErrorType::MissingModuloSign, 1));
}

Self::parse(&mut chars)
Self::parse(&mut chars, CFormatContext::Str)
}
}

pub type ParseIter<I> = Peekable<Enumerate<I>>;

impl<T: FormatBuf> CFormatSpecKeyed<T> {
pub fn parse<I>(iter: &mut ParseIter<I>) -> Result<Self, ParsingError>
pub fn parse<I>(iter: &mut ParseIter<I>, context: CFormatContext) -> Result<Self, ParsingError>
where
I: Iterator<Item = T::Char>,
{
Expand All @@ -313,7 +321,7 @@ impl<T: FormatBuf> CFormatSpecKeyed<T> {
parse_quantity(iter, isize::MAX as usize, CFormatErrorType::WidthTooBig)?;
let precision = parse_precision(iter)?;
consume_length(iter);
let format_type = parse_format_type(iter)?;
let format_type = parse_format_type(iter, context)?;

let spec = CFormatSpec {
flags,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -618,7 +626,10 @@ where
iter.next_if(|(_, c)| matches!(c.to_char_lossy(), 'h' | 'l' | 'L'));
}

fn parse_format_type<C, I>(iter: &mut ParseIter<I>) -> Result<CFormatType, ParsingError>
fn parse_format_type<C, I>(
iter: &mut ParseIter<I>,
context: CFormatContext,
) -> Result<CFormatType, ParsingError>
where
C: FormatChar,
I: Iterator<Item = C>,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -646,8 +657,8 @@ where
'c' => CFormatType::Character(CCharacterType::Character),
'r' => CFormatType::String(CFormatConversion::Repr),
's' => CFormatType::String(CFormatConversion::Str),
'b' => CFormatType::String(CFormatConversion::Bytes),
'a' => CFormatType::String(CFormatConversion::Ascii),
'b' if context == CFormatContext::Bytes => CFormatType::Bytes,
_ => return Err((CFormatErrorType::UnsupportedFormatChar(c.into()), index)),
})
}
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -784,7 +795,7 @@ impl<S> CFormatStrOrBytes<S> {
self.parts.iter_mut()
}

pub fn parse<I>(iter: &mut ParseIter<I>) -> Result<Self, CFormatError>
pub fn parse<I>(iter: &mut ParseIter<I>, context: CFormatContext) -> Result<Self, CFormatError>
where
S: FormatBuf,
I: Iterator<Item = S::Char>,
Expand All @@ -808,10 +819,11 @@ impl<S> CFormatStrOrBytes<S> {
));
}

let spec = CFormatSpecKeyed::parse(iter).map_err(|err| CFormatError {
typ: err.0,
index: err.1,
})?;
let spec =
CFormatSpecKeyed::parse(iter, context).map_err(|err| CFormatError {
typ: err.0,
index: err.1,
})?;

parts.push((index, CFormatPart::Spec(spec)));
if let Some(&(index, _)) = iter.peek() {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -848,7 +860,7 @@ pub type CFormatBytes = CFormatStrOrBytes<Vec<u8>>;
impl CFormatBytes {
pub fn parse_from_bytes(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<Self, CFormatError> {
let mut iter = bytes.iter().copied().enumerate().peekable();
Self::parse(&mut iter)
Self::parse(&mut iter, CFormatContext::Bytes)
}
}

Expand All @@ -859,7 +871,7 @@ impl FromStr for CFormatString {

fn from_str(text: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
let mut iter = text.chars().enumerate().peekable();
Self::parse(&mut iter)
Self::parse(&mut iter, CFormatContext::Str)
}
}

Expand All @@ -868,7 +880,7 @@ pub type CFormatWtf8 = CFormatStrOrBytes<Wtf8Buf>;
impl CFormatWtf8 {
pub fn parse_from_wtf8(s: &Wtf8) -> Result<Self, CFormatError> {
let mut iter = s.code_points().enumerate().peekable();
Self::parse(&mut iter)
Self::parse(&mut iter, CFormatContext::Str)
}
}

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2 changes: 0 additions & 2 deletions crates/common/src/format.rs
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Expand Up @@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ pub enum FormatConversion {
Str = b's',
Repr = b'r',
Ascii = b'b',
Bytes = b'a',
}

impl FormatParse for FormatConversion {
Expand All @@ -59,7 +58,6 @@ impl FormatConversion {
's' => Some(Self::Str),
'r' => Some(Self::Repr),
'a' => Some(Self::Ascii),
'b' => Some(Self::Bytes),
_ => None,
}
}
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79 changes: 37 additions & 42 deletions crates/vm/src/cformat.rs
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Expand Up @@ -32,38 +32,37 @@ fn spec_format_bytes(
obj: PyObjectRef,
) -> PyResult<Vec<u8>> {
match &spec.format_type {
CFormatType::String(conversion) => match conversion {
// Unlike strings, %r and %a are identical for bytes: the behaviour corresponds to
// %a for strings (not %r)
CFormatConversion::Repr | CFormatConversion::Ascii => {
let b = builtins::ascii(obj, vm)?.as_bytes().to_vec();
Ok(b)
// Unlike strings, %r and %a are identical for bytes: the behaviour corresponds to
// %a for strings (not %r)
CFormatType::String(CFormatConversion::Repr | CFormatConversion::Ascii) => {
let b = builtins::ascii(obj, vm)?.as_bytes().to_vec();
Ok(b)
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Apply the format specification to %r and %a.

Lines 37-39 return the ASCII representation without calling spec.format_bytes. Therefore, width, precision, and alignment are ignored. For example, b"%8r" % b"x" is not padded.

Proposed fix 
 CFormatType::String(CFormatConversion::Repr | CFormatConversion::Ascii) => {
     let b = builtins::ascii(obj, vm)?.as_bytes().to_vec();
-    Ok(b)
+    Ok(spec.format_bytes(&b))
 }
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CFormatType::String(CFormatConversion::Repr | CFormatConversion::Ascii) => {
let b = builtins::ascii(obj, vm)?.as_bytes().to_vec();
Ok(b)
CFormatType::String(CFormatConversion::Repr | CFormatConversion::Ascii) => {
let b = builtins::ascii(obj, vm)?.as_bytes().to_vec();
Ok(spec.format_bytes(&b))
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In `@crates/vm/src/cformat.rs` around lines 37 - 39, Update the
CFormatType::String handling for CFormatConversion::Repr and Ascii to pass the
generated ASCII bytes through spec.format_bytes before returning them, so width,
precision, and alignment are applied consistently.

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Unrelated to this PR, I just preserved original behavior from this branch. Though I'll look into it and will try to submit the change separately.

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@Andrej730, understood. This behavior predates PR #8597, so it is out of scope for this change.

Would you like me to open a follow-up GitHub issue for the missing spec.format_bytes call in the bytes %r and %a paths?

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I'll investigate and open if needed.

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@Andrej730, understood. Please open a follow-up issue if the investigation confirms the behavior differs from CPython.

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@Andrej730 Please feel free to ignore unreasonable feedback of coderabbit. it has false positives

}
// %b and %s are equivalent for bytes formatting.
// Mirrors CPython's format_obj() in bytesobject.c
CFormatType::Bytes | CFormatType::String(CFormatConversion::Str) => {
if let Some(bytes) = obj.downcast_ref::<PyBytes>() {
return Ok(spec.format_bytes(bytes.as_bytes()));
}
// format_obj
CFormatConversion::Str | CFormatConversion::Bytes => {
if let Some(bytes) = obj.downcast_ref::<PyBytes>() {
return Ok(spec.format_bytes(bytes.as_bytes()));
}
if let Some(bytearray) = obj.downcast_ref::<PyByteArray>() {
return Ok(spec.format_bytes(&bytearray.borrow_buf()));
}
if let Some(method) = vm.get_special_method(&obj, identifier!(vm, __bytes__))? {
let bytes = method.invoke((), vm)?;
let bytes = PyBytes::try_from_borrowed_object(vm, &bytes)?;
return Ok(spec.format_bytes(bytes.as_bytes()));
}
if obj.check_buffer() {
let buffer = PyBuffer::from_object(vm, &obj, BufferFlags::FULL_RO)?;
return Ok(buffer.contiguous_or_collect(|bytes| spec.format_bytes(bytes)));
}
let msg = format!(
"%b requires a bytes-like object, or an object that \
implements __bytes__, not '{}'",
obj.class().name()
);
Err(vm.new_type_error(msg))
if let Some(bytearray) = obj.downcast_ref::<PyByteArray>() {
return Ok(spec.format_bytes(&bytearray.borrow_buf()));
}
},
if let Some(method) = vm.get_special_method(&obj, identifier!(vm, __bytes__))? {
let bytes = method.invoke((), vm)?;
let bytes = PyBytes::try_from_borrowed_object(vm, &bytes)?;
return Ok(spec.format_bytes(bytes.as_bytes()));
}
if obj.check_buffer() {
let buffer = PyBuffer::from_object(vm, &obj, BufferFlags::FULL_RO)?;
return Ok(buffer.contiguous_or_collect(|bytes| spec.format_bytes(bytes)));
}
let msg = format!(
"%b requires a bytes-like object, or an object that \
implements __bytes__, not '{}'",
obj.class().name()
);
Err(vm.new_type_error(msg))
}
CFormatType::Number(number_type) => match number_type {
CNumberType::DecimalD | CNumberType::DecimalI | CNumberType::DecimalU => {
match_class!(match &obj {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -166,24 +165,20 @@ fn spec_format_string(
vm: &VirtualMachine,
spec: &CFormatSpec,
obj: PyObjectRef,
idx: usize,
) -> PyResult<Wtf8Buf> {
match &spec.format_type {
CFormatType::String(conversion) => {
let result = match conversion {
CFormatConversion::Ascii => builtins::ascii(obj, vm)?.as_wtf8().to_owned(),
CFormatConversion::Str => obj.str(vm)?.as_wtf8().to_owned(),
CFormatConversion::Repr => obj.repr(vm)?.as_wtf8().to_owned(),
CFormatConversion::Bytes => {
// idx is the position of the %, we want the position of the b
return Err(vm.new_value_error(format!(
"unsupported format character 'b' (0x62) at index {}",
idx + 1
)));
}
};
Ok(spec.format_string(result))
}
CFormatType::Bytes => {
// 'b' is rejected at parse time in Str context, see `CFormatContext`.
unreachable!("%b cannot be parsed in a str format string")
}
CFormatType::Number(number_type) => match number_type {
CNumberType::DecimalD | CNumberType::DecimalI | CNumberType::DecimalU => {
match_class!(match &obj {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -487,12 +482,12 @@ pub(crate) fn cformat_string(
}

// dict
for (idx, part) in format {
for (_, part) in format {
match part {
CFormatPart::Literal(literal) => result.push_wtf8(&literal),
CFormatPart::Spec(CFormatSpecKeyed { mapping_key, spec }) => {
let value = values_obj.get_item(&mapping_key.unwrap(), vm)?;
let part_result = spec_format_string(vm, &spec, value, idx)?;
let part_result = spec_format_string(vm, &spec, value)?;
result.push_wtf8(&part_result);
}
}
Expand All @@ -510,7 +505,7 @@ pub(crate) fn cformat_string(

let mut value_iter = values.iter();

for (idx, part) in format {
for (_, part) in format {
match part {
CFormatPart::Literal(literal) => result.push_wtf8(&literal),
CFormatPart::Spec(CFormatSpecKeyed { mut spec, .. }) => {
Expand All @@ -526,7 +521,7 @@ pub(crate) fn cformat_string(
return Err(vm.new_type_error("not enough arguments for format string"));
};

let part_result = spec_format_string(vm, &spec, value.clone(), idx)?;
let part_result = spec_format_string(vm, &spec, value.clone())?;
result.push_wtf8(&part_result);
}
}
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3 changes: 0 additions & 3 deletions crates/vm/src/format.rs
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Expand Up @@ -153,9 +153,6 @@ fn format_internal(
Some(FormatConversion::Str) => argument.str(vm)?.into(),
Some(FormatConversion::Repr) => argument.repr(vm)?.into(),
Some(FormatConversion::Ascii) => builtins::ascii(argument, vm)?.into(),
Some(FormatConversion::Bytes) => {
vm.call_method(&argument, identifier!(vm, decode).as_str(), ())?
}
None => {
return Err(
vm.new_value_error(format!("Unknown conversion specifier {c}"))
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9 changes: 9 additions & 0 deletions extra_tests/snippets/builtin_format.py
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Expand Up @@ -66,6 +66,15 @@ def test_zero_padding():
else:
raise AssertionError("expected ValueError for unknown conversion specifier '!x'")

# 'b' is a valid conversion specifier for %-style bytes formatting, but not for str.format().
try:
"{0!b}".format(3)
except ValueError as error:
if str(error) != "Unknown conversion specifier b":
raise AssertionError(f"unexpected error message: {error}") from error
else:
raise AssertionError("expected ValueError for unknown conversion specifier '!b'")

assert "{:,}".format(100) == "100"
assert "{:,}".format(1024) == "1,024"
assert "{:_}".format(65536) == "65_536"
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