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Raise OverflowError when use_single_float cannot represent a value - #728
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The C extension narrowed the double to a C float before calling
PyFloat_Pack4, so values above FLT_MAX were silently packed as
infinity. PyFloat_Pack4's return value was also discarded, so the
overflow it detects could not surface. The pure Python packer uses
struct.pack('>f') and has always raised OverflowError here.
Pass the double through and check the return value, matching the
fallback and the existing out-of-range integer behaviour.
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Pull request overview
Aligns C-extension single-float packing with the Python fallback by raising OverflowError for unrepresentable finite values.
Changes:
- Preserves double precision until
PyFloat_Pack4. - Propagates packing overflow errors.
- Tests float boundaries and infinities.
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| File | Description |
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msgpack/_packer.pyx |
Passes doubles to single-float packing. |
msgpack/pack_template.h |
Checks and propagates PyFloat_Pack4 errors. |
test/test_limits.py |
Covers FLT_MAX, overflow, and infinities. |
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Fuzzing the Cython packer against the pure Python fallback over 4000 random objects,
packbdisagreed on 38 of them. Every disagreement was the same case:use_single_float=Truewith a value above FLT_MAX.Two things kept the C path quiet.
_packer.pyxcast the value with<float>obefore the call, somsgpack_pack_floatonly ever saw a narrowed float. Andmsgpack_pack_floatdiscarded the return value ofPyFloat_Pack4, which is what reports the overflow.Passing the double through and checking that return value covers both.
PyFloat_Pack4backsstruct.pack('>f', ...), so the exception type and message now match the fallback exactly.Out-of-range integers are handled this way today:
packb(2**64)raisesPackOverflowErrorfrom either packer, pinned bytest_limits.py::test_integer. The new test sits next to it.Reverting the source makes the new test fail on the C extension. It passes either way under
MSGPACK_PUREPYTHON=1, where it pins existing behaviour. After the change the same fuzz run reports 0 of 4000 disagreements onpackb.Infinity is representable in single precision and packs unchanged, which the test also covers.