gh-114329: Add PyList_GetItemRef function (GH-114504)

The new `PyList_GetItemRef` is similar to `PyList_GetItem`, but returns
a strong reference instead of a borrowed reference. Additionally, if the
passed "list" object is not a list, the function sets a `TypeError`
instead of calling `PyErr_BadInternalCall()`.

Author: colesbury

Doc/c-api/list.rst

@@ -56,13 +56,21 @@ List Objects
    Similar to :c:func:`PyList_Size`, but without error checking.
 
 
-.. c:function:: PyObject* PyList_GetItem(PyObject *list, Py_ssize_t index)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyList_GetItemRef(PyObject *list, Py_ssize_t index)
 
    Return the object at position *index* in the list pointed to by *list*.  The
    position must be non-negative; indexing from the end of the list is not
-   supported.  If *index* is out of bounds (<0 or >=len(list)),
+   supported.  If *index* is out of bounds (:code:`<0 or >=len(list)`),
    return ``NULL`` and set an :exc:`IndexError` exception.
 
+   .. versionadded:: 3.13
+
+
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyList_GetItem(PyObject *list, Py_ssize_t index)
+
+   Like :c:func:`PyList_GetItemRef`, but returns a
+   :term:`borrowed reference` instead of a :term:`strong reference`.
+
 
 .. c:function:: PyObject* PyList_GET_ITEM(PyObject *list, Py_ssize_t i)
 

Doc/data/refcounts.dat

@@ -1133,6 +1133,10 @@ PyList_GetItem:PyObject*::0:
 PyList_GetItem:PyObject*:list:0:
 PyList_GetItem:Py_ssize_t:index::
 
+PyList_GetItemRef:PyObject*::+1:
+PyList_GetItemRef:PyObject*:list:0:
+PyList_GetItemRef:Py_ssize_t:index::
+
 PyList_GetSlice:PyObject*::+1:
 PyList_GetSlice:PyObject*:list:0:
 PyList_GetSlice:Py_ssize_t:low::

Doc/data/stable_abi.dat

@@ -1376,6 +1376,10 @@ New Features
   UTF-8 encoded bytes string, rather than a :c:expr:`PyObject*`.
   (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`108314`.)
 
+* Added :c:func:`PyList_GetItemRef` function: similar to
+  :c:func:`PyList_GetItem` but returns a :term:`strong reference` instead of
+  a :term:`borrowed reference`.
+
 * Add :c:func:`Py_IsFinalizing` function: check if the main Python interpreter is
   :term:`shutting down <interpreter shutdown>`.
   (Contributed by Victor Stinner in :gh:`108014`.)

Doc/whatsnew/3.13.rst

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyList_New(Py_ssize_t size);
 PyAPI_FUNC(Py_ssize_t) PyList_Size(PyObject *);
 
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyList_GetItem(PyObject *, Py_ssize_t);
+PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyList_GetItemRef(PyObject *, Py_ssize_t);
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyList_SetItem(PyObject *, Py_ssize_t, PyObject *);
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyList_Insert(PyObject *, Py_ssize_t, PyObject *);
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyList_Append(PyObject *, PyObject *);

Include/listobject.h

@@ -82,23 +82,28 @@ def test_list_get_size(self):
         # CRASHES size(UserList())
         # CRASHES size(NULL)
 
-
-    def test_list_getitem(self):
-        # Test PyList_GetItem()
-        getitem = _testcapi.list_getitem
+    def check_list_get_item(self, getitem, exctype):
+        # Common test cases for PyList_GetItem() and PyList_GetItemRef()
         lst = [1, 2, 3]
         self.assertEqual(getitem(lst, 0), 1)
         self.assertEqual(getitem(lst, 2), 3)
         self.assertRaises(IndexError, getitem, lst, 3)
         self.assertRaises(IndexError, getitem, lst, -1)
         self.assertRaises(IndexError, getitem, lst, PY_SSIZE_T_MIN)
         self.assertRaises(IndexError, getitem, lst, PY_SSIZE_T_MAX)
-        self.assertRaises(SystemError, getitem, 42, 1)
-        self.assertRaises(SystemError, getitem, (1, 2, 3), 1)
-        self.assertRaises(SystemError, getitem, {1: 2}, 1)
-
+        self.assertRaises(exctype, getitem, 42, 1)
+        self.assertRaises(exctype, getitem, (1, 2, 3), 1)
+        self.assertRaises(exctype, getitem, {1: 2}, 1)
         # CRASHES getitem(NULL, 1)
 
+    def test_list_getitem(self):
+        # Test PyList_GetItem()
+        self.check_list_get_item(_testcapi.list_getitem, SystemError)
+
+    def test_list_get_item_ref(self):
+        # Test PyList_GetItemRef()
+        self.check_list_get_item(_testcapi.list_get_item_ref, TypeError)
+
     def test_list_get_item(self):
         # Test PyList_GET_ITEM()
         get_item = _testcapi.list_get_item
@@ -112,7 +117,6 @@ def test_list_get_item(self):
         # CRASHES get_item(21, 2)
         # CRASHES get_item(NULL, 1)
 
-
     def test_list_setitem(self):
         # Test PyList_SetItem()
         setitem = _testcapi.list_setitem

Lib/test/test_capi/test_list.py

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Add :c:func:`PyList_GetItemRef`, which is similar to
+:c:func:`PyList_GetItem` but returns a :term:`strong reference` instead of a
+:term:`borrowed reference`.

Lib/test/test_stable_abi_ctypes.py

@@ -2487,3 +2487,5 @@
     abi_only = true
 [data.PyExc_IncompleteInputError]
     added = '3.13'
+[function.PyList_GetItemRef]
+    added = '3.13'

Misc/NEWS.d/next/C API/2024-01-23-21-45-02.gh-issue-114329.YRaBoe.rst

@@ -59,6 +59,18 @@ list_get_item(PyObject *Py_UNUSED(module), PyObject *args)
     return Py_XNewRef(PyList_GET_ITEM(obj, i));
 }
 
+static PyObject *
+list_get_item_ref(PyObject *Py_UNUSED(module), PyObject *args)
+{
+    PyObject *obj;
+    Py_ssize_t i;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "On", &obj, &i)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    NULLABLE(obj);
+    return PyList_GetItemRef(obj, i);
+}
+
 static PyObject *
 list_setitem(PyObject *Py_UNUSED(module), PyObject *args)
 {
@@ -191,6 +203,7 @@ static PyMethodDef test_methods[] = {
     {"list_get_size", list_get_size, METH_O},
     {"list_getitem", list_getitem, METH_VARARGS},
     {"list_get_item", list_get_item, METH_VARARGS},
+    {"list_get_item_ref", list_get_item_ref, METH_VARARGS},
     {"list_setitem", list_setitem, METH_VARARGS},
     {"list_set_item", list_set_item, METH_VARARGS},
     {"list_insert", list_insert, METH_VARARGS},