Backport 135115

Author: markshannon

Lib/test/test_generators.py

@@ -296,21 +296,26 @@ def gen(it):
                 yield x
         return gen(range(10))
 
-    def process_tests(self, get_generator):
+    def process_tests(self, get_generator, is_expr):
+        err_iterator = "'.*' object is not an iterator"
+        err_iterable = "'.*' object is not iterable"
         for obj in self.iterables:
             g_obj = get_generator(obj)
             with self.subTest(g_obj=g_obj, obj=obj):
-                self.assertListEqual(list(g_obj), list(obj))
+                if is_expr:
+                    self.assertRaisesRegex(TypeError, err_iterator, list, g_obj)
+                else:
+                    self.assertListEqual(list(g_obj), list(obj))
 
             g_iter = get_generator(iter(obj))
             with self.subTest(g_iter=g_iter, obj=obj):
                 self.assertListEqual(list(g_iter), list(obj))
 
-        err_regex = "'.*' object is not iterable"
         for obj in self.non_iterables:
             g_obj = get_generator(obj)
             with self.subTest(g_obj=g_obj):
-                self.assertRaisesRegex(TypeError, err_regex, list, g_obj)
+                err = err_iterator if is_expr else err_iterable
+                self.assertRaisesRegex(TypeError, err, list, g_obj)
 
     def test_modify_f_locals(self):
         def modify_f_locals(g, local, obj):
@@ -323,8 +328,8 @@ def get_generator_genexpr(obj):
         def get_generator_genfunc(obj):
             return modify_f_locals(self.genfunc(), 'it', obj)
 
-        self.process_tests(get_generator_genexpr)
-        self.process_tests(get_generator_genfunc)
+        self.process_tests(get_generator_genexpr, True)
+        self.process_tests(get_generator_genfunc, False)
 
     def test_new_gen_from_gi_code(self):
         def new_gen_from_gi_code(g, obj):
@@ -337,8 +342,8 @@ def get_generator_genexpr(obj):
         def get_generator_genfunc(obj):
             return new_gen_from_gi_code(self.genfunc(), obj)
 
-        self.process_tests(get_generator_genexpr)
-        self.process_tests(get_generator_genfunc)
+        self.process_tests(get_generator_genexpr, True)
+        self.process_tests(get_generator_genfunc, False)
 
 
 class ExceptionTest(unittest.TestCase):

Lib/test/test_genexps.py

@@ -131,6 +131,14 @@
     >>> list(g)
     [1, 9, 25, 49, 81]
 
+Verify that the outermost for-expression makes an immediate check
+for iterability
+    >>> (i for i in 6)
+    Traceback (most recent call last):
+      File "<pyshell#4>", line 1, in -toplevel-
+        (i for i in 6)
+    TypeError: 'int' object is not iterable
+
 Verify late binding for the innermost for-expression
 
     >>> g = ((i,j) for i in range(3) for j in range(x))

Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2025-06-09-11-29-57.gh-issue-135171.1y8ObZ.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+Reverted change made in 3.13.4 where creating a generator from an object
+that was not an iterable did not immediately raise an exception. Code like
+this::
+
+     def is_iterable(x):
+         try:
+             (_ for _ in x)
+             return True
+         except TypeError
+             return False
+
+now works again.

Python/bytecodes.c

@@ -2599,7 +2599,14 @@ dummy_func(
 
         replaced op(_FOR_ITER, (iter -- iter, next)) {
             /* before: [iter]; after: [iter, iter()] *or* [] (and jump over END_FOR.) */
-            next = (*Py_TYPE(iter)->tp_iternext)(iter);
+            iternextfunc func = Py_TYPE(iter)->tp_iternext;
+            if (func == NULL) {
+                _PyErr_Format(tstate, PyExc_TypeError,
+                              "'%.100s' object is not an iterator",
+                              Py_TYPE(iter_o)->tp_name);
+                ERROR_NO_POP();
+            }
+            next = func(iter);
             if (next == NULL) {
                 if (_PyErr_Occurred(tstate)) {
                     if (!_PyErr_ExceptionMatches(tstate, PyExc_StopIteration)) {
@@ -2622,7 +2629,14 @@ dummy_func(
 
         op(_FOR_ITER_TIER_TWO, (iter -- iter, next)) {
             /* before: [iter]; after: [iter, iter()] *or* [] (and jump over END_FOR.) */
-            next = (*Py_TYPE(iter)->tp_iternext)(iter);
+            iternextfunc func = Py_TYPE(iter)->tp_iternext;
+            if (func == NULL) {
+                _PyErr_Format(tstate, PyExc_TypeError,
+                              "'%.100s' object is not an iterator",
+                              Py_TYPE(iter_o)->tp_name);
+                ERROR_NO_POP();
+            }
+            next = func(iter);
             if (next == NULL) {
                 if (_PyErr_Occurred(tstate)) {
                     if (!_PyErr_ExceptionMatches(tstate, PyExc_StopIteration)) {
@@ -2643,7 +2657,14 @@ dummy_func(
         inst(INSTRUMENTED_FOR_ITER, (unused/1 -- )) {
             _Py_CODEUNIT *target;
             PyObject *iter = TOP();
-            PyObject *next = (*Py_TYPE(iter)->tp_iternext)(iter);
+            iternextfunc func = Py_TYPE(iter)->tp_iternext;
+            if (func == NULL) {
+                _PyErr_Format(tstate, PyExc_TypeError,
+                              "'%.100s' object is not an iterator",
+                              Py_TYPE(iter_o)->tp_name);
+                ERROR_NO_POP();
+            }
+            next = func(iter);
             if (next != NULL) {
                 PUSH(next);
                 target = next_instr;

Python/compile.c

@@ -5368,7 +5368,7 @@ compiler_sync_comprehension_generator(struct compiler *c, location loc,
 
     comprehension_ty gen = (comprehension_ty)asdl_seq_GET(generators,
                                                           gen_index);
-
+    int is_outer_genexpr = gen_index == 0 && type == COMP_GENEXP;
     if (!iter_on_stack) {
         if (gen_index == 0) {
             /* Receive outermost iter as an implicit argument */
@@ -5407,7 +5407,9 @@ compiler_sync_comprehension_generator(struct compiler *c, location loc,
 
     if (IS_LABEL(start)) {
         depth++;
-        ADDOP(c, LOC(gen->iter), GET_ITER);
+        if (!is_outer_genexpr) {
+            ADDOP(c, LOC(gen->iter), GET_ITER);
+        }
         USE_LABEL(c, start);
         ADDOP_JUMP(c, LOC(gen->iter), FOR_ITER, anchor);
     }
@@ -5810,6 +5812,7 @@ compiler_comprehension(struct compiler *c, expr_ty e, int type,
     location loc = LOC(e);
 
     outermost = (comprehension_ty) asdl_seq_GET(generators, 0);
+    int is_sync_genexpr = type == COMP_GENEXP && !outermost->is_async;
     if (is_inlined) {
         if (compiler_visit_expr(c, outermost->iter) < 0) {
             goto error;
@@ -5898,7 +5901,9 @@ compiler_comprehension(struct compiler *c, expr_ty e, int type,
     Py_CLEAR(co);
 
     VISIT(c, expr, outermost->iter);
-
+    if (is_sync_genexpr) {
+        ADDOP(c, loc, GET_ITER);
+    }
     ADDOP_I(c, loc, CALL, 0);
 
     if (is_async_generator && type != COMP_GENEXP) {