Add a pybind function to clear a list. (#5153)

* Add a pybing function to clear a list.

* Add required error handling.

* Add `/* py-non-const */` as suggested by @Skylion007

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Co-authored-by: Ralf W. Grosse-Kunstleve <[email protected]>

Author: TCKnet

include/pybind11/pytypes.h

@@ -2183,6 +2183,11 @@ class list : public object {
             throw error_already_set();
         }
     }
+    void clear() /* py-non-const */ {
+        if (PyList_SetSlice(m_ptr, 0, PyList_Size(m_ptr), nullptr) == -1) {
+            throw error_already_set();
+        }
+    }
 };
 
 class args : public tuple {

tests/test_pytypes.cpp

@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ TEST_SUBMODULE(pytypes, m) {
     m.def("list_size_t", []() { return py::list{(py::size_t) 0}; });
     m.def("list_insert_ssize_t", [](py::list *l) { return l->insert((py::ssize_t) 1, 83); });
     m.def("list_insert_size_t", [](py::list *l) { return l->insert((py::size_t) 3, 57); });
+    m.def("list_clear", [](py::list *l) { l->clear(); });
     m.def("get_list", []() {
         py::list list;
         list.append("value");

tests/test_pytypes.py

@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ def test_list(capture, doc):
     assert lins == [1, 83, 2]
     m.list_insert_size_t(lins)
     assert lins == [1, 83, 2, 57]
+    m.list_clear(lins)
+    assert lins == []
 
     with capture:
         lst = m.get_list()