gh-120522: Apply App Store compliance patch during installation (#121947)

Adds a --with-app-store-compliance configuration option that patches out code known to be an issue with App Store review processes. This option is applied automatically on iOS, and optionally on macOS.

Author: freakboy3742

Doc/library/urllib.parse.rst

@@ -22,11 +22,19 @@ to an absolute URL given a "base URL."
 
 The module has been designed to match the internet RFC on Relative Uniform
 Resource Locators. It supports the following URL schemes: ``file``, ``ftp``,
-``gopher``, ``hdl``, ``http``, ``https``, ``imap``, ``mailto``, ``mms``,
+``gopher``, ``hdl``, ``http``, ``https``, ``imap``, ``itms-services``, ``mailto``, ``mms``,
 ``news``, ``nntp``, ``prospero``, ``rsync``, ``rtsp``, ``rtsps``, ``rtspu``,
 ``sftp``, ``shttp``, ``sip``, ``sips``, ``snews``, ``svn``, ``svn+ssh``,
 ``telnet``, ``wais``, ``ws``, ``wss``.
 
+.. impl-detail::
+
+   The inclusion of the ``itms-services`` URL scheme can prevent an app from
+   passing Apple's App Store review process for the macOS and iOS App Stores.
+   Handling for the ``itms-services`` scheme is always removed on iOS; on
+   macOS, it *may* be removed if CPython has been built with the
+   :option:`--with-app-store-compliance` option.
+
 The :mod:`urllib.parse` module defines functions that fall into two broad
 categories: URL parsing and URL quoting. These are covered in detail in
 the following sections.

Doc/using/configure.rst

@@ -945,6 +945,17 @@ See :source:`Mac/README.rst`.
    Specify the name for the python framework on macOS only valid when
    :option:`--enable-framework` is set (default: ``Python``).
 
+.. option:: --with-app-store-compliance
+.. option:: --with-app-store-compliance=PATCH-FILE
+
+   The Python standard library contains strings that are known to trigger
+   automated inspection tool errors when submitted for distribution by
+   the macOS and iOS App Stores. If enabled, this option will apply the list of
+   patches that are known to correct app store compliance. A custom patch
+   file can also be specified. This option is disabled by default.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.13
+
 iOS Options
 -----------
 

Doc/using/ios.rst

@@ -323,3 +323,21 @@ modules in your app, some additional steps will be required:
 
 * If you're using a separate folder for third-party packages, ensure that folder
   is included as part of the ``PYTHONPATH`` configuration in step 10.
+
+App Store Compliance
+====================
+
+The only mechanism for distributing apps to third-party iOS devices is to
+submit the app to the iOS App Store; apps submitted for distribution must pass
+Apple's app review process. This process includes a set of automated validation
+rules that inspect the submitted application bundle for problematic code.
+
+The Python standard library contains some code that is known to violate these
+automated rules. While these violations appear to be false positives, Apple's
+review rules cannot be challenged; so, it is necessary to modify the Python
+standard library for an app to pass App Store review.
+
+The Python source tree contains
+:source:`a patch file <Mac/Resources/app-store-compliance.patch>` that will remove
+all code that is known to cause issues with the App Store review process. This
+patch is applied automatically when building for iOS.

Doc/using/mac.rst

@@ -188,6 +188,28 @@ distributable application:
 * `PyInstaller <https://pyinstaller.org/>`__: A cross-platform packaging tool that creates
   a single file or folder as a distributable artifact.
 
+App Store Compliance
+--------------------
+
+Apps submitted for distribution through the macOS App Store must pass Apple's
+app review process. This process includes a set of automated validation rules
+that inspect the submitted application bundle for problematic code.
+
+The Python standard library contains some code that is known to violate these
+automated rules. While these violations appear to be false positives, Apple's
+review rules cannot be challenged. Therefore, it is necessary to modify the
+Python standard library for an app to pass App Store review.
+
+The Python source tree contains
+:source:`a patch file <Mac/Resources/app-store-compliance.patch>` that will remove
+all code that is known to cause issues with the App Store review process. This
+patch is applied automatically when CPython is configured with the
+:option:`--with-app-store-compliance` option.
+
+This patch is not normally required to use CPython on a Mac; nor is it required
+if you are distributing an app *outside* the macOS App Store. It is *only*
+required if you are using the macOS App Store as a distribution channel.
+
 Other Resources
 ===============
 

Mac/Resources/app-store-compliance.patch

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+diff --git a/Lib/test/test_urlparse.py b/Lib/test/test_urlparse.py
+index d6c83a75c1c..19ed4e01091 100644
+--- a/Lib/test/test_urlparse.py
++++ b/Lib/test/test_urlparse.py
+@@ -237,11 +237,6 @@ def test_roundtrips(self):
+               '','',''),
+              ('git+ssh', '[email protected]','/user/project.git',
+               '', '')),
+-            ('itms-services://?action=download-manifest&url=https://example.com/app',
+-             ('itms-services', '', '', '',
+-              'action=download-manifest&url=https://example.com/app', ''),
+-             ('itms-services', '', '',
+-              'action=download-manifest&url=https://example.com/app', '')),
+             ('+scheme:path/to/file',
+              ('', '', '+scheme:path/to/file', '', '', ''),
+              ('', '', '+scheme:path/to/file', '', '')),
+diff --git a/Lib/urllib/parse.py b/Lib/urllib/parse.py
+index 8f724f907d4..148caf742c9 100644
+--- a/Lib/urllib/parse.py
++++ b/Lib/urllib/parse.py
+@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
+                'imap', 'wais', 'file', 'mms', 'https', 'shttp',
+                'snews', 'prospero', 'rtsp', 'rtsps', 'rtspu', 'rsync',
+                'svn', 'svn+ssh', 'sftp', 'nfs', 'git', 'git+ssh',
+-               'ws', 'wss', 'itms-services']
++               'ws', 'wss']
+
+ uses_params = ['', 'ftp', 'hdl', 'prospero', 'http', 'imap',
+                'https', 'shttp', 'rtsp', 'rtsps', 'rtspu', 'sip',

Makefile.pre.in

@@ -179,6 +179,9 @@ EXPORTSFROM=	@EXPORTSFROM@
 EXE=		@EXEEXT@
 BUILDEXE=	@BUILDEXEEXT@
 
+# Name of the patch file to apply for app store compliance
+APP_STORE_COMPLIANCE_PATCH=@APP_STORE_COMPLIANCE_PATCH@
+
 # Short name and location for Mac OS X Python framework
 UNIVERSALSDK=@UNIVERSALSDK@
 PYTHONFRAMEWORK=	@PYTHONFRAMEWORK@
@@ -692,7 +695,7 @@ list-targets:
 	@grep -E '^[A-Za-z][-A-Za-z0-9]+:' Makefile | awk -F : '{print $$1}'
 
 .PHONY: build_all
-build_all:	check-clean-src $(BUILDPYTHON) platform sharedmods \
+build_all:	check-clean-src check-app-store-compliance $(BUILDPYTHON) platform sharedmods \
 		gdbhooks Programs/_testembed scripts checksharedmods rundsymutil
 
 .PHONY: build_wasm
@@ -715,6 +718,16 @@ check-clean-src:
 		exit 1; \
 	fi
 
+# Check that the app store compliance patch can be applied (if configured).
+# This is checked as a dry-run against the original library sources;
+# the patch will be actually applied during the install phase.
+.PHONY: check-app-store-compliance
+check-app-store-compliance:
+	@if [ "$(APP_STORE_COMPLIANCE_PATCH)" != "" ]; then \
+		patch --dry-run --quiet --force --strip 1 --directory "$(abs_srcdir)" --input "$(abs_srcdir)/$(APP_STORE_COMPLIANCE_PATCH)"; \
+		echo "App store compliance patch can be applied."; \
+	fi
+
 # Profile generation build must start from a clean tree.
 profile-clean-stamp:
 	$(MAKE) clean
@@ -2570,6 +2583,14 @@ libinstall:	all $(srcdir)/Modules/xxmodule.c
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) `cat pybuilddir.txt`/_sysconfigdata_$(ABIFLAGS)_$(MACHDEP)_$(MULTIARCH).py \
 		$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST); \
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/LICENSE $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/LICENSE.txt
+	@ # If app store compliance has been configured, apply the patch to the
+	@ # installed library code. The patch has been previously validated against
+	@ # the original source tree, so we can ignore any errors that are raised
+	@ # due to files that are missing because of --disable-test-modules etc.
+	@if [ "$(APP_STORE_COMPLIANCE_PATCH)" != "" ]; then \
+		echo "Applying app store compliance patch"; \
+		patch --force --reject-file "$(abs_builddir)/app-store-compliance.rej" --strip 2 --directory "$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)" --input "$(abs_srcdir)/$(APP_STORE_COMPLIANCE_PATCH)" || true ; \
+	fi
 	@ # Build PYC files for the 3 optimization levels (0, 1, 2)
 	-PYTHONPATH=$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST) $(RUNSHARED) \
 		$(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD) -Wi $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/compileall.py \

Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2024-07-18-07-53-07.gh-issue-120522.dg3o5A.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Added a :option:`--with-app-store-compliance` option to patch out known
+issues with macOS/iOS App Store review processes.

configure

@@ -695,6 +695,47 @@ AC_SUBST([INSTALLTARGETS])
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([_PYTHONFRAMEWORK], ["${PYTHONFRAMEWORK}"],
                    [framework name])
 
+dnl quadrigraphs "@<:@" and "@:>@" produce "[" and "]" in the output
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([for --with-app-store-compliance])
+AC_ARG_WITH(
+  [app_store_compliance],
+  [AS_HELP_STRING(
+    [--with-app-store-compliance=@<:@PATCH-FILE@:>@],
+    [Enable any patches required for compiliance with app stores.
+     Optional PATCH-FILE specifies the custom patch to apply.]
+  )],[
+    case "$withval" in
+    yes)
+      case $ac_sys_system in
+        Darwin|iOS)
+          # iOS is able to share the macOS patch
+          APP_STORE_COMPLIANCE_PATCH="Mac/Resources/app-store-compliance.patch"
+          ;;
+        *) AC_MSG_ERROR([no default app store compliance patch available for $ac_sys_system]) ;;
+      esac
+      AC_MSG_RESULT([applying default app store compliance patch])
+      ;;
+    *)
+      APP_STORE_COMPLIANCE_PATCH="${withval}"
+      AC_MSG_RESULT([applying custom app store compliance patch])
+      ;;
+    esac
+  ],[
+    case $ac_sys_system in
+      iOS)
+        # Always apply the compliance patch on iOS; we can use the macOS patch
+        APP_STORE_COMPLIANCE_PATCH="Mac/Resources/app-store-compliance.patch"
+        AC_MSG_RESULT([applying default app store compliance patch])
+        ;;
+      *)
+        # No default app compliance patching on any other platform
+        APP_STORE_COMPLIANCE_PATCH=
+        AC_MSG_RESULT([not patching for app store compliance])
+        ;;
+    esac
+])
+AC_SUBST([APP_STORE_COMPLIANCE_PATCH])
+
 AC_SUBST([_PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM])
 if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then
 	case "$host" in