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Summary

  • implement PEP 667 live frame-locals proxies and fresh locals() snapshots
  • correctly expose PEP 709 hidden comprehension locals without leaking them into module or custom namespaces
  • make frame clearing and overwritten-local retention safe against finalizer reentrancy
  • add O(1) locals-plus name lookup so proxy snapshots remain O(n)
  • layer PyEval_GetLocals() on a separate lazy C-API-only cache so ordinary VM execution pays no C-API cache maintenance cost
  • add standalone frame-locals regression tests

Tests

  • cargo test -p rustpython-vm — 70 passed, doctests passed
  • (cd crates/capi && cargo test) — 103 passed
  • CPython extra_tests/snippets/vm_frame_locals.py — 10 passed
  • RustPython extra_tests/snippets/vm_frame_locals.py — 10 passed
  • cargo fmt --all -- --check
  • pre-commit hooks

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  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved frame-local variable behavior across optimized, unoptimized, and comprehension frames.
    • Prevented temporary or hidden locals from leaking into globals or custom execution namespaces.
    • Ensured local snapshots consistently return current values across repeated accesses.
    • Improved frame cleanup, including safer finalizer handling and errors when clearing executing frames.
  • Compatibility

    • Improved mapping operations, equality, views, and union operators for frame-local proxies.
    • Added support for dictionary subclasses and cross-thread access to unoptimized frame locals.
    • Updated frame-local proxies to be unhashable, consistent with mapping behavior.

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The change updates frame-local storage, PEP 667 proxy behavior, hidden-local handling, frame cleanup, and PyEval_GetLocals. It adds indexed locals-plus names and tests for snapshots, mapping operations, equality, union behavior, threading, and finalizer safety.

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Frame locals behavior

Layer / File(s) Summary
Locals-plus representation and selection
crates/vm/src/builtins/code.rs, crates/vm/src/frame.rs, crates/vm/src/builtins/frame.rs, extra_tests/snippets/vm_frame_locals.py
PyCode stores indexed locals-plus names and rebuilds locals-plus metadata. Frames select direct mappings, snapshots, or proxies based on optimization and hidden-local state.
Frame locals proxy operations
crates/vm/src/frame.rs, crates/vm/src/builtins/frame_locals_proxy.rs, crates/vm/src/builtins/dict.rs, extra_tests/snippets/vm_frame_locals.py
Proxy enumeration, updates, unions, equality, hashing, key matching, and overwritten fast-local handling now follow the updated frame-local semantics.
Frame cleanup and legacy locals API
crates/vm/src/frame.rs, crates/vm/src/builtins/frame.rs, crates/capi/src/ceval.rs, extra_tests/snippets/vm_frame_locals.py
Frame teardown moves owned references before release. PyEval_GetLocals uses direct mappings or a lazy snapshot cache. Tests cover cache stability, threading, and finalizer reentrancy.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 7b4d8

The PR changes frame-local introspection and code-object metadata handling, but malformed argument layouts can still produce invalid locals-plus state and lead to runtime panics or out-of-bounds access. Merge should wait until the constructor and replacement paths reject these layouts.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant PythonCode
  participant FrameObject
  participant FrameLocalsProxy
  participant PyDict
  PythonCode->>FrameObject: access f_locals or locals()
  FrameObject->>FrameLocalsProxy: create write-through proxy when required
  FrameLocalsProxy->>FrameObject: read or update fast and extra locals
  FrameObject->>PyDict: build snapshot or update locals cache
  PyDict-->>PythonCode: return locals mapping
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📦 Library Dependencies

The following Lib/ modules were modified. Here are their dependencies:

[x] test: cpython/Lib/test/test_list.py (TODO: 3)
[x] test: cpython/Lib/test/test_listcomps.py
[ ] test: cpython/Lib/test/test_userlist.py (TODO: 1)

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crates/vm/src/frame.rs (1)

1996-2001: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Document who refreshes f_locals_cache.

locals_snapshot_cache allocates the dict on first access and returns the same dict afterwards. It never writes locals into it. The contract therefore lives entirely in the C API adapter. Add one short comment that names the caller responsible for populating the dict, so a later reader does not treat this as a self-maintaining cache.

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In `@crates/vm/src/frame.rs` around lines 1996 - 2001, Add a brief comment to
locals_snapshot_cache stating that the C API adapter caller is responsible for
populating or refreshing f_locals_cache; preserve the method’s existing lazy
allocation and reuse behavior.
crates/vm/src/builtins/frame.rs (1)

849-863: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Extract the locals-selection decision into one helper.

This three-way decision is duplicated in FrameObject::locals in crates/vm/src/frame.rs (Lines 1978-1993). Both sites test CodeFlags::OPTIMIZED, then has_hidden_local_slots, then has_active_hidden_locals, and only the produced object differs: this site returns a FrameLocalsProxy, the other returns a snapshot dict. If one branch condition changes later, frame.f_locals and locals() will disagree about which names are visible.

Add one shared helper on FrameObject that returns the selected mode, then let each caller map the mode to its own result.

♻️ Suggested shared selection helper
// in crates/vm/src/frame.rs, impl FrameObject
pub(crate) enum LocalsKind {
    /// Return the frame's namespace mapping directly.
    Mapping,
    /// Build a per-slot view of fast locals plus extra locals.
    FastLocals,
}

impl FrameObject {
    /// Which locals representation this frame must expose. Mirrors
    /// CPython `_PyFrame_GetLocals` / `frame_locals_get_impl`.
    pub(crate) fn locals_kind(&self, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<LocalsKind> {
        let is_optimized = self
            .iframe()
            .code()
            .flags
            .contains(bytecode::CodeFlags::OPTIMIZED);
        if !is_optimized && !self.has_hidden_local_slots() {
            return Ok(LocalsKind::Mapping);
        }
        self.check_locals_access(vm)?;
        if is_optimized || self.has_active_hidden_locals() {
            Ok(LocalsKind::FastLocals)
        } else {
            Ok(LocalsKind::Mapping)
        }
    }
}

Then f_locals becomes:

-        let is_optimized = self
-            .iframe()
-            .code()
-            .flags
-            .contains(bytecode::CodeFlags::OPTIMIZED);
-        if !is_optimized && !self.has_hidden_local_slots() {
-            return Ok(self.iframe().locals.clone_mapping(vm).into());
-        }
-        self.check_locals_access(vm)?;
-        if is_optimized || self.has_active_hidden_locals() {
-            self.mark_escaped();
-            let proxy = crate::builtins::FrameLocalsProxy::new(self.to_owned());
-            Ok(proxy.into_ref(&vm.ctx).into())
-        } else {
-            Ok(self.iframe().locals.clone_mapping(vm).into())
-        }
+        match self.locals_kind(vm)? {
+            crate::frame::LocalsKind::Mapping => {
+                Ok(self.iframe().locals.clone_mapping(vm).into())
+            }
+            crate::frame::LocalsKind::FastLocals => {
+                self.mark_escaped();
+                let proxy = crate::builtins::FrameLocalsProxy::new(self.to_owned());
+                Ok(proxy.into_ref(&vm.ctx).into())
+            }
+        }

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In `@crates/vm/src/builtins/frame.rs` around lines 849 - 863, Extract the shared
locals-representation decision from FrameObject::locals and the shown frame
locals path into a FrameObject::locals_kind helper returning a LocalsKind enum.
Preserve the existing checks for CodeFlags::OPTIMIZED, has_hidden_local_slots,
and has_active_hidden_locals, then have each caller map Mapping or FastLocals to
its existing result type.

Source: Coding guidelines

crates/vm/src/builtins/code.rs (1)

539-543: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Prefer a checked accessor over a raw slice index.

localsplus_name panics on an out-of-range index. Callers pass indices derived from localspluskinds and from bytecode oparg values (for example LoadFromDictOrDeref in crates/vm/src/frame.rs), so a malformed or replaced code object turns a lookup into an abort. Add a localsplus_name_opt returning Option, or keep the panic and document the invariant in a // SAFETY-style comment that names the guarantee.

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In `@crates/vm/src/builtins/code.rs` around lines 539 - 543, Update
CodeObject::localsplus_name to use a checked accessor that returns Option, such
as localsplus_name_opt, and adjust callers including LoadFromDictOrDeref to
handle a missing name without panicking. If retaining the indexing API instead,
document the required localspluskinds/bytecode invariant with a SAFETY comment
at the accessor.
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Inline comments:
In `@crates/vm/src/builtins/code.rs`:
- Around line 495-514: Update PyCode::replace to validate that the replacement
name tuples produce the same length as the existing localspluskinds before
constructing the replacement code object, returning ValueError on mismatch. Use
the localsplus_names construction path and existing length data to perform this
check, preserving valid replacements and preventing later localsplus_name
indexing failures.

In `@extra_tests/snippets/vm_frame_locals.py`:
- Line 223: Suppress the F841 lint for the local binding value in the
ReentrantFinalizer assignment while preserving the binding and all surrounding
test logic unchanged.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@crates/vm/src/builtins/code.rs`:
- Around line 539-543: Update CodeObject::localsplus_name to use a checked
accessor that returns Option, such as localsplus_name_opt, and adjust callers
including LoadFromDictOrDeref to handle a missing name without panicking. If
retaining the indexing API instead, document the required
localspluskinds/bytecode invariant with a SAFETY comment at the accessor.

In `@crates/vm/src/builtins/frame.rs`:
- Around line 849-863: Extract the shared locals-representation decision from
FrameObject::locals and the shown frame locals path into a
FrameObject::locals_kind helper returning a LocalsKind enum. Preserve the
existing checks for CodeFlags::OPTIMIZED, has_hidden_local_slots, and
has_active_hidden_locals, then have each caller map Mapping or FastLocals to its
existing result type.

In `@crates/vm/src/frame.rs`:
- Around line 1996-2001: Add a brief comment to locals_snapshot_cache stating
that the C API adapter caller is responsible for populating or refreshing
f_locals_cache; preserve the method’s existing lazy allocation and reuse
behavior.
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Comment on lines +495 to +514
let localsplus_names = {
let varname_ids = code
.varnames
.iter()
.map(|name| name.get_id())
.collect::<std::collections::HashSet<_>>();
let names = code
.varnames
.iter()
.chain(
code.cellvars
.iter()
.filter(|name| !varname_ids.contains(&name.get_id())),
)
.chain(code.freevars.iter())
.copied()
.collect::<Box<[_]>>();
debug_assert_eq!(names.len(), code.localspluskinds.len());
names
};

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

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Guard localsplus_names against a length mismatch with localspluskinds.

PyCode::replace accepts replacement name tuples but clones the existing localspluskinds. PyCode::new derives localsplus_names from the replacement tuples and only checks the lengths with debug_assert_eq!. A length mismatch can panic in debug builds or make localsplus_name(i) index past localsplus_names in release builds. Return ValueError from replace when the lengths differ, or recompute localspluskinds.

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object, returning ValueError on mismatch. Use the localsplus_names construction
path and existing length data to perform this check, preserving valid
replacements and preventing later localsplus_name indexing failures.

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@ShaharNaveh This file adds tests missing from test_frame_locals in test_listcomps. Are you also interested in submitting this patch to CPython? in general, test_frame_locals only tests reading, not writing

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In `@crates/vm/src/builtins/code.rs`:
- Around line 521-545: Update PyCode::py_new and PyCode::replace to validate
that co_posonlyargcount does not exceed co_argcount, and that co_varnames
contains enough slots for all positional, keyword-only, *args, and **kwargs
entries before build_localspluskinds assigns kinds. Reject invalid layouts
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Comment on lines +521 to +545
let positional_only = posonlyarg_count as usize;
let positional_or_keyword = arg_count.saturating_sub(posonlyarg_count) as usize;
let argument_kinds = [
(positional_only, CO_FAST_ARG_POS),
(positional_or_keyword, CO_FAST_ARG_POS | CO_FAST_ARG_KW),
(kwonlyarg_count as usize, CO_FAST_ARG_KW),
(
usize::from(flags.contains(CodeFlags::VARARGS)),
CO_FAST_ARG_VAR | CO_FAST_ARG_POS,
),
(
usize::from(flags.contains(CodeFlags::VARKEYWORDS)),
CO_FAST_ARG_VAR | CO_FAST_ARG_KW,
),
(usize::MAX, 0),
];
let mut local_index = 0;
let mut argument_end = 0usize;
for (count, argument_kind) in argument_kinds {
argument_end = argument_end.saturating_add(count);
while local_index < argument_end && local_index < varnames.len() {
kinds[local_index] = CO_FAST_LOCAL | argument_kind;
local_index += 1;
}
}

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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printf '%s\n' '--- exact code argument consumers ---'
rg -n -C 8 'code\(\)\.(arg_count|posonlyarg_count|kwonlyarg_count)|code\.(arg_count|posonlyarg_count|kwonlyarg_count)|arg_count\s*as\s*usize|posonlyarg_count\s*as\s*usize|kwonlyarg_count\s*as\s*usize' crates/vm/src --glob '*.rs' --glob '!buffer.rs'
printf '%s\n' '--- argument binding implementation candidates ---'
rg -n 'fn (.*args|.*arguments|.*bind)|fastlocals_mut|localsplus.*\[' crates/vm/src/function.rs crates/vm/src/frame.rs crates/vm/src/vm crates/vm/src --glob '*.rs' | head -180

Repository: RustPython/RustPython

Length of output: 50377


Reject argument layouts that exceed co_varnames.

build_localspluskinds assigns argument kinds only while local_index < varnames.len(). Therefore, PyCode::py_new and PyCode::replace can construct code objects with fewer locals-plus slots than their argument metadata requires. Reject layouts where co_varnames cannot cover positional, keyword-only, *args, and **kwargs slots. Also reject co_posonlyargcount > co_argcount before calculating the positional-or-keyword count.

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In `@crates/vm/src/builtins/code.rs` around lines 521 - 545, Update PyCode::py_new
and PyCode::replace to validate that co_posonlyargcount does not exceed
co_argcount, and that co_varnames contains enough slots for all positional,
keyword-only, *args, and **kwargs entries before build_localspluskinds assigns
kinds. Reject invalid layouts rather than allowing truncated metadata.

Source: Coding guidelines

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youknowone merged commit 474c48c into RustPython:main Aug 30, 2026
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youknowone deleted the locals-proxy branch August 30, 2026 08:20
youknowone added a commit that referenced this pull request Sep 16, 2026
* Implement PEP 667 frame locals semantics

Assisted-by: Codex:GPT-5

* Fix C API test CString import

Assisted-by: Codex:GPT-5

* Address PEP 667 review findings

Assisted-by: Codex:GPT-5
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