gh-122245: move checks for writes and shadowing of __debug__ to symtable

Doc/whatsnew/3.14.rst

@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ Other Language Changes
   command line option. For example, ``python -O -c 'assert await 1'``
   now produces a :exc:`SyntaxError`. (Contributed by Jelle Zijlstra in :gh:`121637`.)
 
+* Writes to ``__debug__`` are now detected even if the code is optimized
+  away by the :option:`-O` command line option. For example,
+  ``python -O -c 'assert (__debug__ := 1)'`` now produces a
+  :exc:`SyntaxError`. (Contributed by Irit Katriel in :gh:`122245`.)
+
 * Added class methods :meth:`float.from_number` and :meth:`complex.from_number`
   to convert a number to :class:`float` or :class:`complex` type correspondingly.
   They raise an error if the argument is a string.

Lib/test/test_syntax.py

@@ -59,6 +59,18 @@
 Traceback (most recent call last):
 SyntaxError: cannot assign to __debug__
 
+>>> def __debug__(): pass
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+SyntaxError: cannot assign to __debug__
+
+>>> async def __debug__(): pass
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+SyntaxError: cannot assign to __debug__
+
+>>> class __debug__: pass
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+SyntaxError: cannot assign to __debug__
+
 >>> del __debug__
 Traceback (most recent call last):
 SyntaxError: cannot delete __debug__
@@ -786,6 +798,9 @@
 >>> __debug__: int
 Traceback (most recent call last):
 SyntaxError: cannot assign to __debug__
+>>> x.__debug__: int
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+SyntaxError: cannot assign to __debug__
 >>> f(a=)
 Traceback (most recent call last):
 SyntaxError: expected argument value expression
@@ -1182,6 +1197,24 @@
    Traceback (most recent call last):
    SyntaxError: expected ':'
 
+   >>> match x:
+   ...   case a, __debug__, b:
+   ...       pass
+   Traceback (most recent call last):
+   SyntaxError: cannot assign to __debug__
+
+   >>> match x:
+   ...   case a, b, *__debug__:
+   ...       pass
+   Traceback (most recent call last):
+   SyntaxError: cannot assign to __debug__
+
+   >>> match x:
+   ...   case Foo(a, __debug__=1, b=2):
+   ...       pass
+   Traceback (most recent call last):
+   SyntaxError: cannot assign to __debug__
+
    >>> if x = 3:
    ...    pass
    Traceback (most recent call last):
@@ -1275,6 +1308,15 @@
    Traceback (most recent call last):
    SyntaxError: expected 'except' or 'finally' block
 
+Custom error message for __debug__ as exception variable
+
+   >>> try:
+   ...    pass
+   ... except TypeError as __debug__:
+   ...    pass
+   Traceback (most recent call last):
+   SyntaxError: cannot assign to __debug__
+
 Custom error message for try block mixing except and except*
 
    >>> try:
@@ -1522,6 +1564,19 @@
    Traceback (most recent call last):
    IndentationError: expected an indented block after class definition on line 1
 
+   >>> class C(__debug__=42): ...
+   Traceback (most recent call last):
+   SyntaxError: cannot assign to __debug__
+
+   >>> class Meta(type):
+   ...     def __new__(*args, **kwargs):
+   ...         pass
+
+   >>> class C(metaclass=Meta, __debug__=42):
+   ...     pass
+   Traceback (most recent call last):
+   SyntaxError: cannot assign to __debug__
+
    >>> match something:
    ... pass
    Traceback (most recent call last):
@@ -1708,6 +1763,26 @@
 Traceback (most recent call last):
 SyntaxError: Did you mean to use 'from ... import ...' instead?
 
+>>> import __debug__
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+SyntaxError: cannot assign to __debug__
+
+>>> import a as __debug__
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+SyntaxError: cannot assign to __debug__
+
+>>> import a.b.c as __debug__
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+SyntaxError: cannot assign to __debug__
+
+>>> from a import __debug__
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+SyntaxError: cannot assign to __debug__
+
+>>> from a import b as __debug__
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+SyntaxError: cannot assign to __debug__
+
 # Check that we dont raise the "trailing comma" error if there is more
 # input to the left of the valid part that we parsed.
 
@@ -2186,6 +2261,10 @@ def f(x: *b)
       ...
    SyntaxError: yield expression cannot be used within a type alias
 
+   >>> type __debug__ = int
+   Traceback (most recent call last):
+   SyntaxError: cannot assign to __debug__
+
    >>> class A[T]((x := 3)): ...
    Traceback (most recent call last):
       ...

Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2024-07-24-22-39-07.gh-issue-122245.LVa9v8.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Detection of writes to ``__debug__`` is moved from the compiler's codegen
+stage to the symtable. This means that these errors now detected even in
+code that is optimized away before codegen (such as assertions with the
+:option:`-O` command line option.)

Python/compile.c

@@ -1954,55 +1954,6 @@ compiler_default_arguments(struct compiler *c, location loc,
     return funcflags;
 }
 
-static bool
-forbidden_name(struct compiler *c, location loc, identifier name,
-               expr_context_ty ctx)
-{
-    if (ctx == Store && _PyUnicode_EqualToASCIIString(name, "__debug__")) {
-        compiler_error(c, loc, "cannot assign to __debug__");
-        return true;
-    }
-    if (ctx == Del && _PyUnicode_EqualToASCIIString(name, "__debug__")) {
-        compiler_error(c, loc, "cannot delete __debug__");
-        return true;
-    }
-    return false;
-}
-
-static int
-compiler_check_debug_one_arg(struct compiler *c, arg_ty arg)
-{
-    if (arg != NULL) {
-        if (forbidden_name(c, LOC(arg), arg->arg, Store)) {
-            return ERROR;
-        }
-    }
-    return SUCCESS;
-}
-
-static int
-compiler_check_debug_args_seq(struct compiler *c, asdl_arg_seq *args)
-{
-    if (args != NULL) {
-        for (Py_ssize_t i = 0, n = asdl_seq_LEN(args); i < n; i++) {
-            RETURN_IF_ERROR(
-                compiler_check_debug_one_arg(c, asdl_seq_GET(args, i)));
-        }
-    }
-    return SUCCESS;
-}
-
-static int
-compiler_check_debug_args(struct compiler *c, arguments_ty args)
-{
-    RETURN_IF_ERROR(compiler_check_debug_args_seq(c, args->posonlyargs));
-    RETURN_IF_ERROR(compiler_check_debug_args_seq(c, args->args));
-    RETURN_IF_ERROR(compiler_check_debug_one_arg(c, args->vararg));
-    RETURN_IF_ERROR(compiler_check_debug_args_seq(c, args->kwonlyargs));
-    RETURN_IF_ERROR(compiler_check_debug_one_arg(c, args->kwarg));
-    return SUCCESS;
-}
-
 static int
 wrap_in_stopiteration_handler(struct compiler *c)
 {
@@ -2267,7 +2218,6 @@ compiler_function(struct compiler *c, stmt_ty s, int is_async)
         type_params = s->v.FunctionDef.type_params;
     }
 
-    RETURN_IF_ERROR(compiler_check_debug_args(c, args));
     RETURN_IF_ERROR(compiler_decorators(c, decos));
 
     firstlineno = s->lineno;
@@ -2910,8 +2860,6 @@ compiler_lambda(struct compiler *c, expr_ty e)
     arguments_ty args = e->v.Lambda.args;
     assert(e->kind == Lambda_kind);
 
-    RETURN_IF_ERROR(compiler_check_debug_args(c, args));
-
     location loc = LOC(e);
     funcflags = compiler_default_arguments(c, loc, args);
     if (funcflags == -1) {
@@ -4086,10 +4034,6 @@ compiler_nameop(struct compiler *c, location loc,
            !_PyUnicode_EqualToASCIIString(name, "True") &&
            !_PyUnicode_EqualToASCIIString(name, "False"));
 
-    if (forbidden_name(c, loc, name, ctx)) {
-        return ERROR;
-    }
-
     mangled = compiler_maybe_mangle(c, name);
     if (!mangled) {
         return ERROR;
@@ -4878,10 +4822,6 @@ validate_keywords(struct compiler *c, asdl_keyword_seq *keywords)
         if (key->arg == NULL) {
             continue;
         }
-        location loc = LOC(key);
-        if (forbidden_name(c, loc, key->arg, Store)) {
-            return ERROR;
-        }
         for (Py_ssize_t j = i + 1; j < nkeywords; j++) {
             keyword_ty other = ((keyword_ty)asdl_seq_GET(keywords, j));
             if (other->arg && !PyUnicode_Compare(key->arg, other->arg)) {
@@ -6135,9 +6075,6 @@ compiler_visit_expr(struct compiler *c, expr_ty e)
             ADDOP_NAME(c, loc, LOAD_ATTR, e->v.Attribute.attr, names);
             break;
         case Store:
-            if (forbidden_name(c, loc, e->v.Attribute.attr, e->v.Attribute.ctx)) {
-                return ERROR;
-            }
             ADDOP_NAME(c, loc, STORE_ATTR, e->v.Attribute.attr, names);
             break;
         case Del:
@@ -6331,9 +6268,6 @@ compiler_annassign(struct compiler *c, stmt_ty s)
     }
     switch (targ->kind) {
     case Name_kind:
-        if (forbidden_name(c, loc, targ->v.Name.id, Store)) {
-            return ERROR;
-        }
         /* If we have a simple name in a module or class, store annotation. */
         if (s->v.AnnAssign.simple &&
             (c->u->u_scope_type == COMPILER_SCOPE_MODULE ||
@@ -6365,9 +6299,6 @@ compiler_annassign(struct compiler *c, stmt_ty s)
         }
         break;
     case Attribute_kind:
-        if (forbidden_name(c, loc, targ->v.Attribute.attr, Store)) {
-            return ERROR;
-        }
         if (!s->v.AnnAssign.value &&
             check_ann_expr(c, targ->v.Attribute.value) < 0) {
             return ERROR;
@@ -6631,9 +6562,6 @@ pattern_helper_store_name(struct compiler *c, location loc,
         ADDOP(c, loc, POP_TOP);
         return SUCCESS;
     }
-    if (forbidden_name(c, loc, n, Store)) {
-        return ERROR;
-    }
     // Can't assign to the same name twice:
     int duplicate = PySequence_Contains(pc->stores, n);
     RETURN_IF_ERROR(duplicate);
@@ -6791,10 +6719,6 @@ validate_kwd_attrs(struct compiler *c, asdl_identifier_seq *attrs, asdl_pattern_
     Py_ssize_t nattrs = asdl_seq_LEN(attrs);
     for (Py_ssize_t i = 0; i < nattrs; i++) {
         identifier attr = ((identifier)asdl_seq_GET(attrs, i));
-        location loc = LOC((pattern_ty) asdl_seq_GET(patterns, i));
-        if (forbidden_name(c, loc, attr, Store)) {
-            return ERROR;
-        }
         for (Py_ssize_t j = i + 1; j < nattrs; j++) {
             identifier other = ((identifier)asdl_seq_GET(attrs, j));
             if (!PyUnicode_Compare(attr, other)) {