Replace ctypes based Windows console calls in `_pyrepl`
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OS-windows
stdlib
topic-repl
type-refactor
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Description
My preference is still that we ought to be actively migrating from ctypes to a proper native module for these. Performance and reliability will thank us.
Originally posted by @zooba in #132888
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GetStdHandle(already exist in_winapi) -
WaitForSingleObject(already exist in_winapi) -
GetConsoleMode -
SetConsoleMode -
GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo -
ScrollConsoleScreenBufferW -
ReadConsoleInputW -
FlushConsoleInputBuffer
Linked PRs
- gh-150584
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start in the _pyrepl console-call paths and compare the existing _winapi implementations for GetStdHandle and WaitForSingleObject with the remaining checklist. Review linked PR #150584 for current work; done means the listed Windows console calls no longer rely on ctypes.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100