scylladb / scylladb/python-rs-driver
Handle Python strings that are not valid UTF-8 during serialization
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- Rust
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Description
Problem
Python strings are Unicode and may contain code points that are not representable as valid UTF-8. When serializing values, we currently attempt to convert Python strings into &str, which is fallible in Rust.
At the moment, this case is effectively ignored and may result in unexpected serialization errors.
Current behavior
Serialization assumes that all Python strings can be safely converted to &str.
Expected behavior
Serialization should explicitly handle Python strings that are not valid UTF-8.
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Research direction
No file or test is named in the issue. Start by locating the serialization path that converts Python strings to Rust string references, then inspect how conversion failures are currently handled. Done means invalid UTF-8 Python strings are handled explicitly without unexpected serialization errors, with coverage for that case.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100