feat(time): implement time.tzset for Unix platforms by krosci · Pull Request #8850 · RustPython/RustPython

krosci · 2026-09-27T08:28:16Z

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This change implements the Unix-only time.tzset() function in RustPython, enabling dynamic timezone reinitialization from the TZ environment variable. The function delegates to the C runtime tzset() through host_env and refreshes the module-level timezone constants timezone, altzone, daylight, and tzname to mirror CPython semantics. A dedicated snippet test validates timezone switching and attribute updates, which also allows test_time.py:test_tzset from the CPython test suite to run and pass.

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- Added time.tzset() support on Unix platforms, excluding WebAssembly. Calling it refreshes the timezone names and offsets reported by the time module after host timezone settings change. Daylight-saving information is also updated where supported; it is not updated on FreeBSD. The function is available only on supported platforms.

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On supported Unix platforms, time.tzset() refreshes host timezone state and updates attributes on the time module when import succeeds. Tests check EST/EDT and UTC values. Other changes adjust closure passing and branch structure in standard library code without changing the described outcomes.

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Timezone refresh

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Refresh timezone state and test attributes `crates/vm/src/stdlib/time.rs`, `extra_tests/snippets/stdlib_time.py`	Adds `time.tzset()` on Unix, excluding wasm32. The function refreshes host timezone state and updates attributes on the imported `time` module when available. The test checks EST/EDT and UTC values, then restores the original `TZ` value.

Standard library simplifications

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Update closure calls and return branch `crates/vm/src/stdlib/_codecs.rs`, `crates/vm/src/stdlib/_ctypes.rs`, `crates/vm/src/stdlib/builtins.rs`, `crates/vm/src/stdlib/posix.rs`	Codec error handlers and POSIX signal conversion pass closures by value. `_check_HRESULT` returns nonnegative values after the negative-value branch. The `sum` implementation no longer has a Clippy expectation annotation.

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The timezone refresh and restoration behavior match the intended change, and the other edits do not indicate a user-facing regression. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains beyond normal checks.

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The change adds a platform-limited timezone refresh using existing host capabilities. No introduced security vulnerability was established, but concurrent interpreter behavior and incomplete attribute refresh remain insufficiently validated.

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Security Blast Radius

inferred — The relevant shared-state scope is the host process, not merely the invoking interpreter: libc timezone state is global, while this function republishes only the time module obtained through the current VM. Other interpreters' cached constants are not explicitly refreshed.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

inferred — A Python caller can explicitly reapply ambient TZ configuration through the C runtime. The same host mutation was already reachable during time-module initialization, so the new callable alone does not establish newly gained OS authority or a tenant-isolation bypass.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

inferred — Owned timezone-name strings limit raw-pointer exposure after copying. However, synchronization and pointer validity during concurrent host refresh/read operations remain dependent on platform libc guarantees; repository evidence does not establish a memory-safety failure or a safe concurrent contract.

Hardening Proposals

proposed — For concurrent embedding support, document process-global timezone ownership and validate supported libc guarantees before promising interpreter isolation or coherent refresh snapshots. Coordinate environment mutation and timezone readers where those guarantees require it.

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- Line 108: Guard both `time.daylight` assertions in the timezone tests with an
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youknowone · 2026-09-27T17:13:46Z

+            let _ = module.set_attr(
+                "timezone",
+                vm.ctx.new_int(crate::host_env::time::tz::timezone()),
+                vm,
+            );


Does this ignore all exceptions?

Doesn't it need to be like this?

Suggested change

let _ = module.set_attr(

"timezone",

vm.ctx.new_int(crate::host_env::time::tz::timezone()),

vm,

);

module.set_attr(

"timezone",

vm.ctx.new_int(crate::host_env::time::tz::timezone()),

vm,

)?;

I removed the unused variable, added a guard for time.daylight on FreeBSD, and verified the tzname updates.

please check this and why this is not the case or why this is better.
I didn't ask about unused variable or anything else

Oh, right!

I have updated tzset() to return PyResult<()> and use ? for both vm.import("time", 0)? and module.set_attr(...)?, matching CPython's behavior where errors during attribute reset immediately return NULL and propagate the exception.

Does this ignore all exceptions?

yes, it did; I didn't notice that, thanks you for pointing out it!

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extra_tests/snippets/stdlib_time.py (1)

113-123: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Assert the UTC tzname values.

time.tzset() refreshes tzname, but the UTC branch does not check it. If the second refresh leaves ("EST", "EDT") unchanged, the current assertions still pass.

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         time.tzset()
         assert time.timezone == 0
+        assert time.tzname == ("UTC", "UTC")
         if hasattr(time, "daylight"):
             assert time.daylight == 0

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In the UTC branch after the second time.tzset() call, assert that time.tzname is
("UTC", "UTC") so the refreshed timezone names are validated alongside
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krosci · 2026-10-01T11:56:35Z

Rebased onto main and fixed clippy warnings.

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codspeed · 2026-10-01T19:08:54Z

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krosci force-pushed the feat/time-tzset branch from cf3cb57 to 67f6dc5 Compare October 1, 2026 11:53

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fix(time): propagate exceptions in time.tzset

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