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  • Closes #xxxx

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Summary

Drive common/compression/lzma.rs through the pure-Rust xz-core port of
liblzma rather than the xz / xz-sys bindings to the C library, and drop the
android / wasm32 cfg that the C dependency carried.

Three commits:

  1. lzma: export FILTERS_MAX and raise ValueErrorLZMA_FILTERS_MAX
    becomes pub const FILTERS_MAX, so parse_filter_chain stops restating the
    value in a local const of its own. The over-long filter chain is reported
    as ValueError rather than LZMAError; parse_filter_chain_spec in
    Modules/_lzmamodule.c raises PyExc_ValueError, and CPython 3.14 agrees:

    $ python3 -c "import lzma; lzma.LZMACompressor(format=lzma.FORMAT_RAW, filters=[{'id':999}]*5)"
    ValueError: Too many filters - liblzma supports a maximum of 4
    

    That measurement also pins the ordering: five specs each carrying an invalid
    id report the length, not the id, so the length check stays ahead of the
    parse loop. extra_tests/snippets/stdlib_lzma.py now covers both.

  2. common: port the lzma engine to xz-core — the port itself.

  3. test_lzma: drop three passing expectedFailure markers
    test_decompressor_chunks_empty, test_decompressor_chunks_maxsize and
    test_issue21872 pass on the ported engine. An unexpected success ends the
    suite as FAILED, so their markers go with the port. The other seven
    TODO: RUSTPYTHON markers in that file still fail and stay.

test_issue21872 is worth calling out, because its marker read
AssertionError: True is not false. Modules/_lzmamodule.c splits the
avail_in == 0 case in two:

else if (lzs->avail_in == 0) {
    lzs->next_in = NULL;
    if (lzs->avail_out == 0) {
        /* (avail_in==0 && avail_out==0)
           Maybe lzs's internal state still have a few bytes can
           be output, try to output them next time. */
        d->needs_input = 0;
    } else {
        d->needs_input = 1;
    }
}

The ported engine carries that second arm, which is what the test pins.

The [patch.crates-io] pin

xz-core 0.1.0-rc.0 as published registers a lzma12_optmap static
initializer. On MSVC it lands in .CRT$XIB, which _initterm_e walks as
int (__cdecl *)(void) while the initializer's Rust signature returns (), so
a Windows build exits 255 with empty stdout and stderr. That release also
overflows the alone_decoder dictionary-size check in a debug build for
dict_size == 0.

simnalamburt/xz-rs#21 fixes both and has merged, so the pin is the upstream
commit carrying it, 5bf9541, and not a fork. It drops once a release carrying
that commit reaches crates.io.

Validation

Run on macOS aarch64:

  • cargo check -p rustpython-common --features lzma
  • cargo check -p rustpython-stdlib
  • cargo test -p rustpython-common --features lzma — 76 passed, 0 failed
  • cargo clippy --all-targets -- -D warnings
  • cargo build --release
  • ./target/release/rustpython -m test test_lzma -v — run=121, skipped=1,
    7 expected failures, 0 unexpected successes, SUCCESS
  • ./target/release/rustpython extra_tests/snippets/stdlib_lzma.py

The Cargo.lock entry is worth checking on review: xz-core must resolve to
git+https://github.com/simnalamburt/xz-rs?rev=5bf9541..., and [[patch.unused]]
must be absent. If either is not so, the published crate is being built and the
Windows failure above is still present.

AI disclosure

The engine port was written by Grok (grok-4.6) from a written specification.
Review covered the Decompressor state transitions against
Modules/_lzmamodule.c, the lc/lp/pb validation and FORMAT_ALONE filter
forwarding added in #8631 (both carried over by the port), the exception type
and message for every catch_lzma_error return value, and the checks listed
above.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • LZMA compression and decompression are now available on Android and WebAssembly targets when enabled.
    • Improved compatibility and reliability across supported platforms.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Fixed Windows MSVC initialization issues and debug-build dictionary sizing.
    • Improved handling of LZMA filter chains, including clearer errors when too many filters are provided.
    • Updated filter-chain limits to remain consistent with the compression backend.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for invalid and oversized raw LZMA filter chains.

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The LZMA implementation migrates from xz and xz-sys to pinned xz-core. It replaces wrapper streams with raw lzma_stream operations, updates filter handling, enables Android and wasm32 builds, and changes filter-chain validation errors.

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LZMA backend migration

Layer / File(s) Summary
Backend dependency and target wiring
Cargo.toml, crates/common/Cargo.toml, crates/common/src/compression/mod.rs
The workspace and common crate use pinned optional xz-core. The LZMA module builds when the feature is enabled, including on Android and wasm32. The workspace also updates base64 to 0.23.
Raw stream and filter operations
crates/common/src/compression/lzma.rs
The backend uses raw xz-core stream and filter APIs. It maps lzma_ret values and encodes or decodes filter properties through xz-core.
Decompression control flow
crates/common/src/compression/lzma.rs
Decompressor initializes xz-core decoders, processes input buffers, tracks checks and unused data, and limits output.
Compression lifecycle and filter validation
crates/common/src/compression/lzma.rs, crates/stdlib/src/lzma.rs, extra_tests/snippets/stdlib_lzma.py
Compressor drives raw encoder operations and tracks flush state. Filter-chain validation uses FILTERS_MAX and raises ValueError for excessive chains. The test verifies validation before filter parsing.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 6f76b

The PR replaces the native LZMA backend and broadens target support, but the current implementation may allow flush to loop indefinitely on repeated no-progress returns, and the intended FILTERS_MAX Python API is still not exposed. These create bounded availability and API-compatibility risks that should be fixed or explicitly accepted before merge.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Caller
  participant LZMA
  participant xz_core
  Caller->>LZMA: compress or decompress data
  LZMA->>xz_core: initialize encoder or decoder
  xz_core-->>LZMA: return lzma_ret and stream data
  LZMA-->>Caller: return processed data and state
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In `@crates/common/src/compression/lzma.rs`:
- Around line 609-613: Restrict the LZMA_BUF_ERROR-to-LZMA_OK remap in the
return-status logic to calls using LZMA_RUN, preserving LZMA_BUF_ERROR during
LZMA_FINISH so flush can terminate on errors instead of retrying indefinitely.

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- Around line 199-203: Add a #[pyattr] binding for FILTERS_MAX in the lzma
module’s constants block, mapping it to backend::FILTERS_MAX, and extend the
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Comment on lines +609 to +613
let ret = if ret == LZMA_BUF_ERROR && data.is_empty() && produced < block.len() {
LZMA_OK
} else {
ret
};

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Restrict the LZMA_BUF_ERROR remap to LZMA_RUN to avoid an infinite loop in flush.

flush calls code(&[], LZMA_FINISH), so data.is_empty() is always true on the finish path. If the encoder reports LZMA_BUF_ERROR there, this branch rewrites it to LZMA_OK. The exit condition for LZMA_FINISH requires LZMA_STREAM_END, so the loop calls lzma_code again with the same empty input and makes no progress. The thread then spins forever while holding the compressor mutex used by crates/stdlib/src/lzma.rs flush.

The remap is only required for the LZMA_RUN empty-input case, where LZMA_BUF_ERROR means "no progress with no input".

🐛 Proposed fix to keep finish errors terminal
-            let ret = if ret == LZMA_BUF_ERROR && data.is_empty() && produced < block.len() {
+            let ret = if ret == LZMA_BUF_ERROR
+                && action == LZMA_RUN
+                && data.is_empty()
+                && produced < block.len()
+            {
                 LZMA_OK
             } else {
                 ret
             };
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let ret = if ret == LZMA_BUF_ERROR && data.is_empty() && produced < block.len() {
LZMA_OK
} else {
ret
};
let ret = if ret == LZMA_BUF_ERROR
&& action == LZMA_RUN
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Comment on lines +199 to +203
if length > backend::FILTERS_MAX {
return Err(vm.new_value_error(format!(
"Too many filters - liblzma supports a maximum of {}",
backend::FILTERS_MAX
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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Export FILTERS_MAX from the Python module.

This change uses backend::FILTERS_MAX only for internal validation. The constants block in crates/stdlib/src/lzma.rs does not define a #[pyattr] named FILTERS_MAX. The requested public attribute therefore remains unavailable.

Add the binding and cover the public attribute in a test.

Proposed fix
     #[pyattr]
     const FILTER_SPARC: u64 = backend::FILTER_SPARC;
 
+    #[pyattr]
+    const FILTERS_MAX: usize = backend::FILTERS_MAX;
+
     #[pyattr]
     const PRESET_DEFAULT: u32 = backend::PRESET_DEFAULT;
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In `@crates/stdlib/src/lzma.rs` around lines 199 - 203, Add a #[pyattr] binding
for FILTERS_MAX in the lzma module’s constants block, mapping it to
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Rename the private LZMA_FILTERS_MAX constant to pub FILTERS_MAX
and use it from parse_filter_chain. An over-long filter chain now
raises ValueError instead of LZMAError.

Assisted-by: Grok:4.6
Drive `common/compression/lzma.rs` through the pure-Rust `xz-core` port of
liblzma rather than the `xz` / `xz-sys` bindings to the C library, and drop the
android / wasm32 `cfg` the C dependency carried.

`LZMA_FILTERS_MAX` becomes `pub const FILTERS_MAX`, so a caller that reports the
filter-chain limit does not have to restate the value.

`xz-core` 0.1.0-rc.0 registers a `lzma12_optmap` static initializer that MSVC's
`_initterm_e` calls through the wrong signature, and its `alone_decoder`
dictionary-size check overflows in a debug build for `dict_size == 0`.
simnalamburt/xz-rs#21 fixes both and is merged but not yet released, so the
workspace pins the upstream commit carrying it; the pin drops once a release
reaches crates.io.

Assisted-by: Grok
Remove the markers on test_decompressor_chunks_empty,
test_decompressor_chunks_maxsize, and test_issue21872.

Assisted-by: Grok:4.6
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