Fix percent-format precision and integer conversion by 1ndahous3 · Pull Request #8876 · RustPython/RustPython

1ndahous3 · 2026-09-27T22:41:59Z

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Treat negative * precision as zero in str and bytes percent formatting, matching CPython for text and numeric conversions.
Avoid interpreting negative precision as a positive padding or digit count, including the minimum signed integer value.
Make %d, %i and %u prefer __int__ over __index__, falling back only when __int__ is absent. Preserve conversion failures and CPython's formatting-specific TypeError messages.

Related to #4762; the negative-width case reported there is already fixed.

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- Corrected percent-style integer formatting so values supporting integer conversion are handled consistently in string and bytes formatting.
- Improved handling of width and precision supplied as format arguments. Negative widths retain left alignment, and negative precisions produce the expected output for integer, text, bytes, and floating-point conversions.
- Invalid argument types, out-of-range values, and conversion errors now produce more consistent formatting errors.

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Bytes and string percent formatting now convert non-int decimal objects using __int__ before falling back to __index__. Star-supplied widths and precisions use signed 32-bit conversion. Negative widths set left adjustment, and negative precisions become zero. Regression tests cover conversions and errors.

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Decimal object conversion `crates/vm/src/cformat.rs`, `extra_tests/snippets/builtin_str.py`	Decimal conversions for non-`int` objects use `__int__` first and fall back to `__index__` when `__int__` is absent. Tests cover `%d`, `%i`, `%u`, `%x`, and `%o`, including conversion errors.
Star-supplied width and precision `crates/vm/src/cformat.rs`, `extra_tests/snippets/builtin_bytes.py`, `extra_tests/snippets/builtin_str.py`	Star arguments use signed 32-bit conversion. Negative widths set left adjustment, and negative precisions become zero. Tests cover negative precision, overflow, and invalid types.

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Float-subclass decimal formatting now follows the intended conversion path. No unresolved issue introduced by this PR remains.

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The change affects commonly used formatting behavior, but the reviewed paths show no new security boundary or verified attack path. Some downstream and deployment-specific exposure remains unverified.

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inferred — The behavior can affect programs that pass controlled format values to existing string or bytes percent formatting, but the reviewed change does not add an entrypoint or grant those values additional authority.

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observed — User-defined conversion hooks are invoked within the preexisting formatting path. Non-TypeError conversion failures propagate, TypeErrors receive the formatting-specific message, and the converted decimal integer is checked against the digit limit.

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🟡 Minor · Route float subclasses through format_decimal_object. · cformat.rs:106-109

crates/vm/src/cformat.rs:106-109
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Route float subclasses through format_decimal_object.

A float subclass can enter the PyFloat fast path in both decimal-formatting branches. The fast path converts the stored float and does not call the subclass's __int__. Thus %d, %i, and %u can produce 1 instead of 7, or return 1 instead of propagating an exception from __int__. CPython calls __int__ for these string and bytes conversions.

Keep the direct conversion for an exact PyFloat only. Use downcast_ref_if_exact::<PyFloat>(vm) and send float subclasses through format_decimal_object in both functions. Add regression cases for string and bytes formatting.

This behavior also exists in the merge base. The changed helper does not introduce it, but the PR's stated conversion contract remains incomplete.
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Review comment at @crates/vm/src/cformat.rs around lines 106 - 109:
In both decimal-formatting branches, restrict the PyFloat fast path to exact
floats using downcast_ref_if_exact::<PyFloat>(vm); route float subclasses
through format_decimal_object so their __int__ behavior is preserved. Add
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- Around line 106-109: In both decimal-formatting branches, restrict the PyFloat
fast path to exact floats using downcast_ref_if_exact::<PyFloat>(vm); route
float subclasses through format_decimal_object so their __int__ behavior is
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Fix percent-format precision and integer conversion

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Honor float subclass integer conversions in percent formatting

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youknowone merged commit 403a38c into RustPython:main Sep 28, 2026
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1ndahous3 deleted the cformat_negative_precision branch September 28, 2026 16:09

This was referenced Oct 10, 2026

Check percent-c character lengths before index conversion #9052

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Align percent formatting with Python 3.15 final #9125

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