RustPython · youknowone · May 19, 2026 · May 17, 2026 · May 17, 2026
diff --git a/crates/capi/src/bytesobject.rs b/crates/capi/src/bytesobject.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+use crate::PyObject;
+use crate::object::define_py_check;
+use crate::pystate::with_vm;
+use core::ffi::c_char;
+use rustpython_vm::builtins::PyBytes;
+
+define_py_check!(fn PyBytes_Check, types.bytes_type);
+define_py_check!(exact fn PyBytes_CheckExact, types.bytes_type);
+
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+#[allow(clippy::uninit_vec)]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn PyBytes_FromStringAndSize(
+    bytes: *mut c_char,
+    len: isize,
+) -> *mut PyObject {
+    with_vm(|vm| {
+        let len = len.try_into().map_err(|_| {
+            vm.new_system_error("Negative size passed to PyBytes_FromStringAndSize")
+        })?;
+
+        let data = if bytes.is_null() {
+            let mut data = Vec::with_capacity(len);
+            unsafe { data.set_len(len) };
+            data
+        } else {
+            unsafe { core::slice::from_raw_parts(bytes as *const u8, len) }.to_vec()
+        };
+
+        Ok(vm.ctx.new_bytes(data))
+    })
+}
+
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn PyBytes_Size(bytes: *mut PyObject) -> isize {
+    with_vm(|vm| {
+        let bytes = unsafe { &*bytes }.try_downcast_ref::<PyBytes>(vm)?;
+        Ok(bytes.as_bytes().len())
+    })
+}
+
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn PyBytes_AsString(bytes: *mut PyObject) -> *mut c_char {
+    with_vm(|vm| {
+        let bytes = unsafe { &*bytes }.try_downcast_ref::<PyBytes>(vm)?;
+        Ok(bytes.as_bytes().as_ptr())
+    })
+}
+
+#[cfg(false)]
+mod tests {
+    use pyo3::prelude::*;
+    use pyo3::types::PyBytes;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_bytes() {
+        Python::attach(|py| {
+            let bytes = PyBytes::new(py, b"Hello, World!");
+            assert_eq!(bytes.as_bytes(), b"Hello, World!");
+        })
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_bytes_uninit() {
+        Python::attach(|py| {
+            let bytes = PyBytes::new_with(py, 13, |data| {
+                data.copy_from_slice(b"Hello, World!");
+                Ok(())
+            })
+            .unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(bytes.as_bytes(), b"Hello, World!");
+        })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/capi/src/lib.rs b/crates/capi/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ use std::sync::MutexGuard;
 extern crate alloc;
 
 pub mod abstract_;
+pub mod bytesobject;
 pub mod import;
 pub mod object;
 pub mod pyerrors;
 pub mod pylifecycle;
 pub mod pystate;
 pub mod refcount;
+pub mod unicodeobject;
 mod util;
 
 /// Get main interpreter of this process. Will be None if it has not been initialized yet.

diff --git a/crates/capi/src/object.rs b/crates/capi/src/object.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ macro_rules! define_py_check {
     };
 }
 
+pub(crate) use define_py_check;
 define_py_check!(fn PyType_Check, types.type_type);
 define_py_check!(exact fn PyType_CheckExact, types.type_type);
 

diff --git a/crates/capi/src/unicodeobject.rs b/crates/capi/src/unicodeobject.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+use crate::PyObject;
+use crate::object::define_py_check;
+use crate::pystate::with_vm;
+use core::ffi::{CStr, c_char, c_int};
+use core::ptr::NonNull;
+use core::slice;
+use core::str;
+use rustpython_vm::PyObjectRef;
+use rustpython_vm::builtins::PyStr;
+
+define_py_check!(fn PyUnicode_Check, types.str_type);
+define_py_check!(exact fn PyUnicode_CheckExact, types.str_type);
+
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn PyUnicode_FromStringAndSize(
+    s: *const c_char,
+    len: isize,
+) -> *mut PyObject {
+    with_vm(|vm| {
+        let len: usize = len
+            .try_into()
+            .map_err(|_| vm.new_system_error("length must be non-negative"))?;
+
+        let text = if s.is_null() {
+            if len != 0 {
+                return Err(vm.new_system_error(
+                    "PyUnicode_FromStringAndSize called with null data and non-zero len",
+                ));
+            }
+            ""
+        } else {
+            let bytes = unsafe { slice::from_raw_parts(s.cast::<u8>(), len) };
+            str::from_utf8(bytes).expect("PyUnicode_FromStringAndSize got non-UTF8 data")
+        };
+
+        Ok(vm.ctx.new_str(text))
+    })
+}
+
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn PyUnicode_AsUTF8AndSize(
+    obj: *mut PyObject,
+    size: *mut isize,
+) -> *const c_char {
+    with_vm(|vm| {
+        let unicode = unsafe { &*obj }.try_downcast_ref::<PyStr>(vm)?;
+
+        let str = unicode.to_str().ok_or_else(|| {
+            vm.new_system_error("PyUnicode_AsUTF8AndSize only supports UTF-8 or ASCII strings")
+        })?;
+
+        if size.is_null() {
+            // We do not support null size arguments because the returned string is not NULL terminated.
+            return Err(
+                vm.new_system_error("size argument to PyUnicode_AsUTF8AndSize cannot be null")
+            );
+        }
+
+        unsafe { *size = str.len() as isize };
+        Ok(str.as_ptr())
+    })
+}
+
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn PyUnicode_AsEncodedString(
+    unicode: *mut PyObject,
+    encoding: *const c_char,
+    errors: *const c_char,
+) -> *mut PyObject {
+    with_vm(|vm| {
+        let unicode = unsafe { &*unicode }
+            .try_downcast_ref::<PyStr>(vm)?
+            .to_owned();
+        let encoding = if encoding.is_null() {
+            "utf-8"
+        } else {
+            unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(encoding) }
+                .to_str()
+                .expect("encoding must be valid UTF-8")
+        };
+        let errors = if errors.is_null() {
+            None
+        } else {
+            let errors = unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(errors) }
+                .to_str()
+                .expect("errors must be valid UTF-8");
+            Some(vm.ctx.new_utf8_str(errors))
+        };
+        vm.state
+            .codec_registry
+            .encode_text(unicode, encoding, errors, vm)
+    })
+}
+
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn PyUnicode_InternInPlace(string: *mut *mut PyObject) {
+    with_vm(|vm| {
+        let old_str = unsafe { PyObjectRef::from_raw(NonNull::new_unchecked(*string)) }
+            .downcast_exact::<PyStr>(vm)
+            .expect("PyUnicode_InternInPlace called with non-string object");
+
+        let interned: PyObjectRef = vm.ctx.intern_str(old_str).to_owned().into();
+
+        unsafe { *string = interned.into_raw().as_ptr() }
+    })
+}
+
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn PyUnicode_EqualToUTF8AndSize(
+    unicode: *mut PyObject,
+    string: *const c_char,
+    size: isize,
+) -> c_int {
+    with_vm(|vm| {
+        let size = size.try_into().map_err(|_| {
+            vm.new_system_error("Negative size passed to PyUnicode_EqualToUTF8AndSize")
+        })?;
+
+        let unicode = unsafe { &*unicode }.try_downcast_ref::<PyStr>(vm)?;
+        let result = unsafe {
+            let slice = slice::from_raw_parts(string as _, size);
+            str::from_utf8(slice)
+        }
+        .ok()
+        .and_then(|other| Some(unicode.to_str()? == other))
+        .unwrap_or(false);
+
+        Ok(result)
+    })
+}
+
+#[cfg(false)]
+mod tests {
+    use pyo3::intern;
+    use pyo3::prelude::*;
+    use pyo3::types::PyString;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_unicode() {
+        Python::attach(|py| {
+            let string = PyString::new(py, "Hello, World!");
+            assert!(string.is_instance_of::<PyString>());
+            assert_eq!(string.to_str().unwrap(), "Hello, World!");
+            assert_eq!(string, "Hello, World!");
+        })
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_intern_str() {
+        Python::attach(|py| {
+            let _string = intern!(py, "Hello, World!");
+        })
+    }
+}
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@@ Expand Up / @@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ macro_rules! define_py_check { @@
         };
     }
+    pub(crate) use define_py_check;
     define_py_check!(fn PyType_Check, types.type_type);
     define_py_check!(exact fn PyType_CheckExact, types.type_type);
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