bpo-15999: Accept arbitrary values for boolean parameters. (#15609)

builtins and extension module functions and methods that expect boolean values for parameters now accept any Python object rather than just a bool or int type. This is more consistent with how native Python code itself behaves.

Author: serhiy-storchaka

Doc/whatsnew/3.12.rst

@@ -178,6 +178,10 @@ Other Language Changes
  In a future Python version they will be eventually a :exc:`SyntaxError`.
  (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`98401`.)
 
+* All builtin and extension callables expecting boolean parameters now accept
+ arguments of any type instead of just :class:`bool` and :class:`int`.
+ (Contributed by Serhiy Storchaka in :gh:`60203`.)
+
 
 New Modules
 ===========

Lib/test/test_itertools.py

@@ -739,10 +739,6 @@ def test_cycle_setstate(self):
  c.__setstate__((tuple('defg'), 0))
  take(20, c)
 
- # The second argument in the setstate tuple must be an int
- with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
- cycle('defg').__setstate__((list('abcdefg'), 'x'))
-
  self.assertRaises(TypeError, cycle('').__setstate__, ())
  self.assertRaises(TypeError, cycle('').__setstate__, ([],))
 

Lib/test/test_posix.py

@@ -1646,12 +1646,6 @@ def test_resetids(self):
  )
  support.wait_process(pid, exitcode=0)
 
- def test_resetids_wrong_type(self):
- with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
- self.spawn_func(sys.executable,
- [sys.executable, "-c", "pass"],
- os.environ, resetids=None)
-
  def test_setpgroup(self):
  pid = self.spawn_func(
  sys.executable,

Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2019-08-30-10-48-53.bpo-15999.QqsRRi.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+All built-in functions now accept arguments of any type instead of just
+``bool`` and ``int`` for boolean parameters.

Modules/_codecsmodule.c

@@ -256,14 +256,14 @@ _codecs_escape_encode_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *data,
 _codecs.utf_7_decode
  data: Py_buffer
  errors: str(accept={str, NoneType}) = None
- final: bool(accept={int}) = False
+ final: bool = False
  /
 [clinic start generated code]*/
 
 static PyObject *
 _codecs_utf_7_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
  const char *errors, int final)
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=0cd3a944a32a4089 input=22c395d357815d26]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=0cd3a944a32a4089 input=dbf8c8998102dc7d]*/
 {
  Py_ssize_t consumed = data->len;
  PyObject *decoded = PyUnicode_DecodeUTF7Stateful(data->buf, data->len,
@@ -276,14 +276,14 @@ _codecs_utf_7_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
 _codecs.utf_8_decode
  data: Py_buffer
  errors: str(accept={str, NoneType}) = None
- final: bool(accept={int}) = False
+ final: bool = False
  /
 [clinic start generated code]*/
 
 static PyObject *
 _codecs_utf_8_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
  const char *errors, int final)
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=10f74dec8d9bb8bf input=f611b3867352ba59]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=10f74dec8d9bb8bf input=ca06bc8a9c970e25]*/
 {
  Py_ssize_t consumed = data->len;
  PyObject *decoded = PyUnicode_DecodeUTF8Stateful(data->buf, data->len,
@@ -296,14 +296,14 @@ _codecs_utf_8_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
 _codecs.utf_16_decode
  data: Py_buffer
  errors: str(accept={str, NoneType}) = None
- final: bool(accept={int}) = False
+ final: bool = False
  /
 [clinic start generated code]*/
 
 static PyObject *
 _codecs_utf_16_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
  const char *errors, int final)
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=783b442abcbcc2d0 input=191d360bd7309180]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=783b442abcbcc2d0 input=5b0f52071ba6cadc]*/
 {
  int byteorder = 0;
  /* This is overwritten unless final is true. */
@@ -318,14 +318,14 @@ _codecs_utf_16_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
 _codecs.utf_16_le_decode
  data: Py_buffer
  errors: str(accept={str, NoneType}) = None
- final: bool(accept={int}) = False
+ final: bool = False
  /
 [clinic start generated code]*/
 
 static PyObject *
 _codecs_utf_16_le_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
  const char *errors, int final)
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=899b9e6364379dcd input=c6904fdc27fb4724]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=899b9e6364379dcd input=115bd8c7b783d0bf]*/
 {
  int byteorder = -1;
  /* This is overwritten unless final is true. */
@@ -340,14 +340,14 @@ _codecs_utf_16_le_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
 _codecs.utf_16_be_decode
  data: Py_buffer
  errors: str(accept={str, NoneType}) = None
- final: bool(accept={int}) = False
+ final: bool = False
  /
 [clinic start generated code]*/
 
 static PyObject *
 _codecs_utf_16_be_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
  const char *errors, int final)
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=49f6465ea07669c8 input=e49012400974649b]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=49f6465ea07669c8 input=63131422b01f9cb4]*/
 {
  int byteorder = 1;
  /* This is overwritten unless final is true. */
@@ -370,14 +370,14 @@ _codecs.utf_16_ex_decode
  data: Py_buffer
  errors: str(accept={str, NoneType}) = None
  byteorder: int = 0
- final: bool(accept={int}) = False
+ final: bool = False
  /
 [clinic start generated code]*/
 
 static PyObject *
 _codecs_utf_16_ex_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
  const char *errors, int byteorder, int final)
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=0f385f251ecc1988 input=5a9c19f2e6b6cf0e]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=0f385f251ecc1988 input=f368a51cf384bf4c]*/
 {
  /* This is overwritten unless final is true. */
  Py_ssize_t consumed = data->len;
@@ -394,14 +394,14 @@ _codecs_utf_16_ex_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
 _codecs.utf_32_decode
  data: Py_buffer
  errors: str(accept={str, NoneType}) = None
- final: bool(accept={int}) = False
+ final: bool = False
  /
 [clinic start generated code]*/
 
 static PyObject *
 _codecs_utf_32_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
  const char *errors, int final)
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=2fc961807f7b145f input=fd7193965627eb58]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=2fc961807f7b145f input=fcdf3658c5e9b5f3]*/
 {
  int byteorder = 0;
  /* This is overwritten unless final is true. */
@@ -416,14 +416,14 @@ _codecs_utf_32_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
 _codecs.utf_32_le_decode
  data: Py_buffer
  errors: str(accept={str, NoneType}) = None
- final: bool(accept={int}) = False
+ final: bool = False
  /
 [clinic start generated code]*/
 
 static PyObject *
 _codecs_utf_32_le_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
  const char *errors, int final)
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=ec8f46b67a94f3e6 input=9078ec70acfe7613]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=ec8f46b67a94f3e6 input=12220556e885f817]*/
 {
  int byteorder = -1;
  /* This is overwritten unless final is true. */
@@ -438,14 +438,14 @@ _codecs_utf_32_le_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
 _codecs.utf_32_be_decode
  data: Py_buffer
  errors: str(accept={str, NoneType}) = None
- final: bool(accept={int}) = False
+ final: bool = False
  /
 [clinic start generated code]*/
 
 static PyObject *
 _codecs_utf_32_be_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
  const char *errors, int final)
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=ff82bae862c92c4e input=f1ae1bbbb86648ff]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=ff82bae862c92c4e input=2bc669b4781598db]*/
 {
  int byteorder = 1;
  /* This is overwritten unless final is true. */
@@ -468,14 +468,14 @@ _codecs.utf_32_ex_decode
  data: Py_buffer
  errors: str(accept={str, NoneType}) = None
  byteorder: int = 0
- final: bool(accept={int}) = False
+ final: bool = False
  /
 [clinic start generated code]*/
 
 static PyObject *
 _codecs_utf_32_ex_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
  const char *errors, int byteorder, int final)
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=6bfb177dceaf4848 input=e46a73bc859d0bd0]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=6bfb177dceaf4848 input=4a2323d0013620df]*/
 {
  Py_ssize_t consumed = data->len;
  PyObject *decoded = PyUnicode_DecodeUTF32Stateful(data->buf, data->len,
@@ -490,14 +490,14 @@ _codecs_utf_32_ex_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
 _codecs.unicode_escape_decode
  data: Py_buffer(accept={str, buffer})
  errors: str(accept={str, NoneType}) = None
- final: bool(accept={int}) = True
+ final: bool = True
  /
 [clinic start generated code]*/
 
 static PyObject *
 _codecs_unicode_escape_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
  const char *errors, int final)
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=b284f97b12c635ee input=6154f039a9f7c639]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=b284f97b12c635ee input=15019f081ffe272b]*/
 {
  Py_ssize_t consumed = data->len;
  PyObject *decoded = _PyUnicode_DecodeUnicodeEscapeStateful(data->buf, data->len,
@@ -510,14 +510,14 @@ _codecs_unicode_escape_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
 _codecs.raw_unicode_escape_decode
  data: Py_buffer(accept={str, buffer})
  errors: str(accept={str, NoneType}) = None
- final: bool(accept={int}) = True
+ final: bool = True
  /
 [clinic start generated code]*/
 
 static PyObject *
 _codecs_raw_unicode_escape_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
  const char *errors, int final)
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=11dbd96301e2879e input=2d166191beb3235a]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=11dbd96301e2879e input=b93f823aa8c343ad]*/
 {
  Py_ssize_t consumed = data->len;
  PyObject *decoded = _PyUnicode_DecodeRawUnicodeEscapeStateful(data->buf, data->len,
@@ -586,14 +586,14 @@ _codecs_charmap_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
 _codecs.mbcs_decode
  data: Py_buffer
  errors: str(accept={str, NoneType}) = None
- final: bool(accept={int}) = False
+ final: bool = False
  /
 [clinic start generated code]*/
 
 static PyObject *
 _codecs_mbcs_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
  const char *errors, int final)
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=39b65b8598938c4b input=1c1d50f08fa53789]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=39b65b8598938c4b input=f144ad1ed6d8f5a6]*/
 {
  Py_ssize_t consumed = data->len;
  PyObject *decoded = PyUnicode_DecodeMBCSStateful(data->buf, data->len,
@@ -605,14 +605,14 @@ _codecs_mbcs_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
 _codecs.oem_decode
  data: Py_buffer
  errors: str(accept={str, NoneType}) = None
- final: bool(accept={int}) = False
+ final: bool = False
  /
 [clinic start generated code]*/
 
 static PyObject *
 _codecs_oem_decode_impl(PyObject *module, Py_buffer *data,
  const char *errors, int final)
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=da1617612f3fcad8 input=81b67cba811022e5]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=da1617612f3fcad8 input=629bf87376d211b4]*/
 {
  Py_ssize_t consumed = data->len;
  PyObject *decoded = PyUnicode_DecodeCodePageStateful(CP_OEMCP,
@@ -625,14 +625,14 @@ _codecs.code_page_decode
  codepage: int
  data: Py_buffer
  errors: str(accept={str, NoneType}) = None
- final: bool(accept={int}) = False
+ final: bool = False
  /
 [clinic start generated code]*/
 
 static PyObject *
 _codecs_code_page_decode_impl(PyObject *module, int codepage,
  Py_buffer *data, const char *errors, int final)
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=53008ea967da3fff input=c5f58d036cb63575]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=53008ea967da3fff input=6a32589b0658c277]*/
 {
  Py_ssize_t consumed = data->len;
  PyObject *decoded = PyUnicode_DecodeCodePageStateful(codepage,