gh-109566: Fix regrtest code adding Python options (#109926)

* On Windows, use subprocess.run() instead of os.execv().
* Only add needed options
* Rename reexec parameter to _add_python_opts.
* Rename --no-reexec option to --dont-add-python-opts.

Lib/test/__main__.py

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 from test.libregrtest.main import main
-main(reexec=True)
+main(_add_python_opts=True)

Lib/test/libregrtest/cmdline.py

@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class Namespace(argparse.Namespace):
         self.threshold = None
         self.fail_rerun = False
         self.tempdir = None
-        self.no_reexec = False
+        self._add_python_opts = True
 
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
 
@@ -344,7 +344,8 @@ def _create_parser():
                        help='override the working directory for the test run')
     group.add_argument('--cleanup', action='store_true',
                        help='remove old test_python_* directories')
-    group.add_argument('--no-reexec', action='store_true',
+    group.add_argument('--dont-add-python-opts', dest='_add_python_opts',
+                       action='store_false',
                        help="internal option, don't use it")
     return parser
 
@@ -425,7 +426,7 @@ def _parse_args(args, **kwargs):
         if MS_WINDOWS:
             ns.nowindows = True  # Silence alerts under Windows
     else:
-        ns.no_reexec = True
+        ns._add_python_opts = False
 
     # When both --slow-ci and --fast-ci options are present,
     # --slow-ci has the priority

Lib/test/libregrtest/main.py

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class Regrtest:
     directly to set the values that would normally be set by flags
     on the command line.
     """
-    def __init__(self, ns: Namespace, reexec: bool = False):
+    def __init__(self, ns: Namespace, _add_python_opts: bool = False):
         # Log verbosity
         self.verbose: int = int(ns.verbose)
         self.quiet: bool = ns.quiet
@@ -70,7 +70,11 @@ class Regrtest:
         self.want_cleanup: bool = ns.cleanup
         self.want_rerun: bool = ns.rerun
         self.want_run_leaks: bool = ns.runleaks
-        self.want_reexec: bool = (reexec and not ns.no_reexec)
+
+        ci_mode = (ns.fast_ci or ns.slow_ci)
+        self.want_add_python_opts: bool = (_add_python_opts
+                                           and ns._add_python_opts
+                                           and ci_mode)
 
         # Select tests
         if ns.match_tests:
@@ -97,7 +101,6 @@ class Regrtest:
         self.worker_json: StrJSON | None = ns.worker_json
 
         # Options to run tests
-        self.ci_mode: bool = (ns.fast_ci or ns.slow_ci)
         self.fail_fast: bool = ns.failfast
         self.fail_env_changed: bool = ns.fail_env_changed
         self.fail_rerun: bool = ns.fail_rerun
@@ -486,32 +489,48 @@ class Regrtest:
                 # processes.
                 return self._run_tests(selected, tests)
 
-    def _reexecute_python(self):
+    def _add_python_opts(self):
-        if self.python_cmd:
+        python_opts = []
-            # Do nothing if --python=cmd option is used
+
+        # Unbuffered stdout and stderr
+        if not sys.stdout.write_through:
+            python_opts.append('-u')
+
+        # Add warnings filter 'default'
+        if 'default' not in sys.warnoptions:
+            python_opts.extend(('-W', 'default'))
+
+        # Error on bytes/str comparison
+        if sys.flags.bytes_warning < 2:
+            python_opts.append('-bb')
+
+        # Ignore PYTHON* environment variables
+        if not sys.flags.ignore_environment:
+            python_opts.append('-E')
+
+        if not python_opts:
             return
 
-        python_opts = [
+        cmd = [*sys.orig_argv, "--dont-add-python-opts"]
-            '-u',                 # Unbuffered stdout and stderr
-            '-W', 'default',      # Add warnings filter 'default'
-            '-bb',                # Error on bytes/str comparison
-            '-E',                 # Ignore PYTHON* environment variables
-        ]
-
-        cmd = [*sys.orig_argv, "--no-reexec"]
         cmd[1:1] = python_opts
 
         # Make sure that messages before execv() are logged
         sys.stdout.flush()
         sys.stderr.flush()
 
+        cmd_text = shlex.join(cmd)
         try:
-            os.execv(cmd[0], cmd)
+            if hasattr(os, 'execv') and not MS_WINDOWS:
-            # execv() do no return and so we don't get to this line on success
+                os.execv(cmd[0], cmd)
-        except OSError as exc:
+                # execv() do no return and so we don't get to this line on success
-            cmd_text = shlex.join(cmd)
+            else:
-            print_warning(f"Failed to reexecute Python: {exc!r}\n"
+                import subprocess
+                proc = subprocess.run(cmd)
+                sys.exit(proc.returncode)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            print_warning(f"Failed to change Python options: {exc!r}\n"
                           f"Command: {cmd_text}")
+            # continue executing main()
 
     def _init(self):
         # Set sys.stdout encoder error handler to backslashreplace,
@@ -527,8 +546,8 @@ class Regrtest:
         self.tmp_dir = get_temp_dir(self.tmp_dir)
 
     def main(self, tests: TestList | None = None):
-        if self.want_reexec and self.ci_mode:
+        if self.want_add_python_opts:
-            self._reexecute_python()
+            self._add_python_opts()
 
         self._init()
 
@@ -556,7 +575,7 @@ class Regrtest:
         sys.exit(exitcode)
 
 
-def main(tests=None, reexec=False, **kwargs):
+def main(tests=None, _add_python_opts=False, **kwargs):
     """Run the Python suite."""
     ns = _parse_args(sys.argv[1:], **kwargs)
-    Regrtest(ns, reexec=reexec).main(tests=tests)
+    Regrtest(ns, _add_python_opts=_add_python_opts).main(tests=tests)

Lib/test/test_regrtest.py

@@ -382,7 +382,6 @@ class ParseArgsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         # Check Regrtest attributes which are more reliable than Namespace
         # which has an unclear API
         regrtest = main.Regrtest(ns)
-        self.assertTrue(regrtest.ci_mode)
         self.assertEqual(regrtest.num_workers, -1)
         self.assertTrue(regrtest.want_rerun)
         self.assertTrue(regrtest.randomize)
@@ -413,6 +412,11 @@ class ParseArgsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         regrtest = self.check_ci_mode(args, use_resources)
         self.assertEqual(regrtest.timeout, 20 * 60)
 
+    def test_dont_add_python_opts(self):
+        args = ['--dont-add-python-opts']
+        ns = cmdline._parse_args(args)
+        self.assertFalse(ns._add_python_opts)
+
 
 @dataclasses.dataclass(slots=True)
 class Rerun:
@@ -1984,22 +1988,23 @@ class ArgsTestCase(BaseTestCase):
                     # -E option
                     self.assertTrue(config['use_environment'], 0)
 
-                # test if get_config() is not available
-                def test_unbuffered(self):
-                    # -u option
-                    self.assertFalse(sys.stdout.line_buffering)
-                    self.assertFalse(sys.stderr.line_buffering)
-
                 def test_python_opts(self):
+                    # -u option
+                    self.assertTrue(sys.__stdout__.write_through)
+                    self.assertTrue(sys.__stderr__.write_through)
+
                     # -W default option
                     self.assertTrue(sys.warnoptions, ['default'])
+
                     # -bb option
                     self.assertEqual(sys.flags.bytes_warning, 2)
+
                     # -E option
                     self.assertTrue(sys.flags.ignore_environment)
         """)
         testname = self.create_test(code=code)
 
+        # Use directly subprocess to control the exact command line
         cmd = [sys.executable,
                "-m", "test", option,
                f'--testdir={self.tmptestdir}',
@@ -2010,11 +2015,10 @@ class ArgsTestCase(BaseTestCase):
                               text=True)
         self.assertEqual(proc.returncode, 0, proc)
 
-    def test_reexec_fast_ci(self):
+    def test_add_python_opts(self):
-        self.check_reexec("--fast-ci")
+        for opt in ("--fast-ci", "--slow-ci"):
-
+            with self.subTest(opt=opt):
-    def test_reexec_slow_ci(self):
+                self.check_reexec(opt)
-        self.check_reexec("--slow-ci")
 
 
 class TestUtils(unittest.TestCase):