Fix stdio encoding #6617

youknowone · 2026-01-01T00:23:03Z

related to #6428

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- Added support for the PYTHONIOENCODING environment variable, allowing configuration of text I/O encoding and error handling behavior.
- Enhanced encoding support with ASCII codecs alongside UTF-8 encodings.

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coderabbitai · 2026-01-01T00:23:07Z

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This pull request adds support for the PYTHONIOENCODING environment variable, enabling customization of standard input/output stream encoding and error handling. Changes include environment variable parsing, new settings fields, VM initialization updates for ASCII and UTF-8 encoding registration, and corresponding module aliasing.

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Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Spell Check Dictionary `.cspell.dict/python-more.txt`	Added `PYTHONIOENCODING` token to recognized dictionary entries.
Encoding Module Registration `crates/vm/Lib/core_modules/encodings_ascii.py`	New module that references the standard ASCII encoding implementation; used for frozen stdlib mode.
VM Initialization & Alias Resolution `crates/vm/src/vm/mod.rs`	Renamed `import_utf8_encodings` to `import_ascii_utf8_encodings`; now registers both ASCII and UTF-8 encodings with conditional module names (standard or frozen variants). Updated `resolve_frozen_alias()` to map `encodings_ascii` → `encodings.ascii` and `encodings_utf_8` → `encodings.utf_8`. Enhanced TextIOWrapper creation to use `stdio_encoding` and `stdio_errors` settings; stderr continues using backslashreplace.
Settings Configuration `crates/vm/src/vm/setting.rs`	Added public fields `stdio_encoding: Option<String>` and `stdio_errors: Option<String>` to Settings struct; updated Default implementation.
Environment Variable Parsing `src/settings.rs`	Added parsing of PYTHONIOENCODING environment variable in `parse_opts()`, supporting both `encoding:errors` and `encoding` formats; populates corresponding Settings fields when env vars are not ignored.

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sequenceDiagram
    participant User as User/Environment
    participant Parser as Settings Parser
    participant Settings as Settings Struct
    participant VM as VM Initialization
    participant Encodings as Encoding Registry
    participant Stdio as TextIOWrapper

    User->>Parser: PYTHONIOENCODING=utf-8:strict
    Parser->>Settings: Parse & populate stdio_encoding, stdio_errors
    Settings->>VM: Initialize with Settings
    VM->>Encodings: import_ascii_utf8_encodings()
    Encodings->>Encodings: Register ASCII codec (encodings_ascii)
    Encodings->>Encodings: Register UTF-8 codec (encodings_utf_8)
    VM->>Stdio: Create stdin/stdout TextIOWrapper
    Stdio->>Stdio: Apply stdio_encoding & stdio_errors from Settings
    VM->>Stdio: Create stderr TextIOWrapper
    Stdio->>Stdio: Use hardcoded backslashreplace error handling

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enhance error codec and exit code #6602: Modifies VM stdio/TextIOWrapper initialization and stderr error handling in the same file (crates/vm/src/vm/mod.rs), suggesting overlapping functionality or coordination needed.

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🐰 A bunny hops through code so fine,
With encodings now in perfect line!
UTF-8, ASCII, errors too—
PYTHONIOENCODING sees it through! 🌈
Stdio flows where settings guide,
With Python's quirks bunny-approved! 🥕

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Title check	✅ Passed	The pull request title 'Fix stdio encoding' accurately reflects the main changes across multiple files that implement stdio encoding support, including adding PYTHONIOENCODING environment variable processing and propagating encoding/error settings throughout the VM initialization and stdio TextIOWrapper construction.
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.cspell.dict/python-more.txt
crates/vm/Lib/core_modules/encodings_ascii.py
crates/vm/src/vm/mod.rs
crates/vm/src/vm/setting.rs
src/settings.rs

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src/settings.rs
crates/vm/src/vm/setting.rs
crates/vm/src/vm/mod.rs

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crates/vm/Lib/core_modules/encodings_ascii.py

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crates/vm/Lib/core_modules/encodings_ascii.py

[error] FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'crates/vm/Lib/core_modules/encodings_ascii.py'

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🔇 Additional comments (8)

.cspell.dict/python-more.txt (1)

181-181: LGTM!

The addition of PYTHONIOENCODING to the spell-check dictionary is correct and properly positioned alphabetically.

src/settings.rs (1)

301-316: LGTM!

The PYTHONIOENCODING parsing correctly handles both encoding:errors and encoding formats, with proper empty-string checks to avoid setting empty values. The logic correctly respects the ignore_environment setting.

crates/vm/src/vm/setting.rs (2)

115-118: LGTM!

The new stdio_encoding and stdio_errors fields are properly typed, documented, and positioned alongside related stdio settings.

202-203: LGTM!

The default initialization to None is correct, allowing the VM to use default encoding behavior when PYTHONIOENCODING is not set.

crates/vm/src/vm/mod.rs (3)

341-347: LGTM! Correct Python stdio behavior.

The stdio initialization correctly propagates stdio_encoding and stdio_errors from settings. The special handling for stderr (always using backslashreplace) matches Python's standard behavior, as stderr should never fail on encoding errors.

1029-1030: LGTM!

The alias mappings correctly resolve the core_modules names to their standard library equivalents, maintaining consistency with the conditional module naming in import_ascii_utf8_encodings.

264-291: Conditional module paths verified and working correctly.

The freeze-stdlib conditional logic is properly implemented. Both code paths are correctly configured:

With freeze-stdlib enabled: Uses dotted names (encodings.ascii, encodings.utf_8) from the full stdlib

Without freeze-stdlib: Uses underscored names (encodings_ascii, encodings_utf_8) via symlinks in core_modules that point back to the actual encoding implementations

The implementation properly registers both ASCII and UTF-8 codecs for all configurations.

crates/vm/Lib/core_modules/encodings_ascii.py (1)

1-1: This is a symbolic link and follows the intended pattern in the codebase.

The file crates/vm/Lib/core_modules/encodings_ascii.py is a symbolic link pointing to ../../../../Lib/encodings/ascii.py, which is a tracked file in the repository. This is a standard and intentional symlink pattern used in core_modules for module aliasing (see also codecs.py, copyreg.py, encodings_utf_8.py). The symlink target does not resolve in the current sparse checkout, but this is expected—the target files exist in the repository and will be accessible in a full checkout.

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stdio_errors, stdio_encodings

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youknowone force-pushed the stdio-encoding branch from df0c30c to e3517a0 Compare January 1, 2026 00:56

add ascii

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youknowone force-pushed the stdio-encoding branch from e3517a0 to 8cd06c2 Compare January 1, 2026 01:12

unmark tests

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youknowone marked this pull request as ready for review January 1, 2026 01:51

youknowone merged commit e10dc94 into RustPython:main Jan 1, 2026
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youknowone deleted the stdio-encoding branch January 1, 2026 05:48

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