_type_ class attributes in ctypes

Author: jorenham

stdlib/ctypes/__init__.pyi

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from _ctypes import (
 from _typeshed import StrPath
 from ctypes._endian import BigEndianStructure as BigEndianStructure, LittleEndianStructure as LittleEndianStructure
 from types import GenericAlias
-from typing import Any, ClassVar, Generic, TypeVar, type_check_only
+from typing import Any, ClassVar, Generic, Literal, TypeVar, type_check_only
 from typing_extensions import Self, TypeAlias, deprecated
 
 if sys.platform == "win32":
@@ -186,73 +186,121 @@ if sys.platform == "win32":
 
 def wstring_at(ptr: _CVoidConstPLike, size: int = -1) -> str: ...
 
-class c_byte(_SimpleCData[int]): ...
+class py_object(_CanCastTo, _SimpleCData[_T]):
+    _type_: ClassVar[Literal["O"]]
+
+class c_bool(_SimpleCData[bool]):
+    _type_: ClassVar[Literal["?"]]
+    def __init__(self, value: bool = ...) -> None: ...
+
+class c_byte(_SimpleCData[int]):
+    _type_: ClassVar[Literal["b"]]
+
+class c_ubyte(_SimpleCData[int]):
+    _type_: ClassVar[Literal["B"]]
+
+class c_short(_SimpleCData[int]):
+    _type_: ClassVar[Literal["h"]]
+
+class c_ushort(_SimpleCData[int]):
+    _type_: ClassVar[Literal["H"]]
+
+class c_long(_SimpleCData[int]):
+    _type_: ClassVar[Literal["l"]]
+
+class c_ulong(_SimpleCData[int]):
+    _type_: ClassVar[Literal["L"]]
+
+class c_int(_SimpleCData[int]):  # can be an alias for c_long
+    _type_: ClassVar[Literal["i", "l"]]
+
+class c_uint(_SimpleCData[int]):  # can be an alias for c_ulong
+    _type_: ClassVar[Literal["I", "L"]]
+
+class c_longlong(_SimpleCData[int]):  # can be an alias for c_long
+    _type_: ClassVar[Literal["q", "l"]]
+
+class c_ulonglong(_SimpleCData[int]):  # can be an alias for c_ulong
+    _type_: ClassVar[Literal["Q", "L"]]
+
+c_int8 = c_byte
+c_uint8 = c_ubyte
+
+class c_int16(_SimpleCData[int]):  # can be an alias for c_short or c_int
+    _type_: ClassVar[Literal["h", "i"]]
+
+class c_uint16(_SimpleCData[int]):  # can be an alias for c_ushort or c_uint
+    _type_: ClassVar[Literal["H", "I"]]
+
+class c_int32(_SimpleCData[int]):  # can be an alias for c_int or c_long
+    _type_: ClassVar[Literal["i", "l"]]
+
+class c_uint32(_SimpleCData[int]):  # can be an alias for c_uint or c_ulong
+    _type_: ClassVar[Literal["I", "L"]]
+
+class c_int64(_SimpleCData[int]):  # can be an alias for c_long or c_longlong
+    _type_: ClassVar[Literal["l", "q"]]
+
+class c_uint64(_SimpleCData[int]):  # can be an alias for c_ulong or c_ulonglong
+    _type_: ClassVar[Literal["L", "Q"]]
+
+class c_ssize_t(_SimpleCData[int]):  # alias for c_int, c_long, or c_longlong
+    _type_: ClassVar[Literal["i", "l", "q"]]
+
+class c_size_t(_SimpleCData[int]):  # alias for c_uint, c_ulong, or c_ulonglong
+    _type_: ClassVar[Literal["I", "L", "Q"]]
+
+class c_float(_SimpleCData[float]):
+    _type_: ClassVar[Literal["f"]]
+
+class c_double(_SimpleCData[float]):
+    _type_: ClassVar[Literal["d"]]
+
+class c_longdouble(_SimpleCData[float]):  # can be an alias for c_double
+    _type_: ClassVar[Literal["d", "g"]]
+
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 14):
+    class c_float_complex(_SimpleCData[complex]):
+        _type_: ClassVar[Literal["E"]]
+
+    class c_double_complex(_SimpleCData[complex]):
+        _type_: ClassVar[Literal["C"]]
+
+    class c_longdouble_complex(_SimpleCData[complex]):
+        _type_: ClassVar[Literal["F"]]
 
 class c_char(_SimpleCData[bytes]):
+    _type_: ClassVar[Literal["c"]]
     def __init__(self, value: int | bytes | bytearray = ...) -> None: ...
 
 class c_char_p(_PointerLike, _SimpleCData[bytes | None]):
+    _type_: ClassVar[Literal["z"]]
     def __init__(self, value: int | bytes | None = ...) -> None: ...
     @classmethod
     def from_param(cls, value: Any, /) -> Self | _CArgObject: ...
 
-class c_double(_SimpleCData[float]): ...
-class c_longdouble(_SimpleCData[float]): ...  # can be an alias for c_double
-class c_float(_SimpleCData[float]): ...
-class c_int(_SimpleCData[int]): ...  # can be an alias for c_long
-class c_long(_SimpleCData[int]): ...
-class c_longlong(_SimpleCData[int]): ...  # can be an alias for c_long
-class c_short(_SimpleCData[int]): ...
-class c_size_t(_SimpleCData[int]): ...  # alias for c_uint, c_ulong, or c_ulonglong
-class c_ssize_t(_SimpleCData[int]): ...  # alias for c_int, c_long, or c_longlong
-class c_ubyte(_SimpleCData[int]): ...
-class c_uint(_SimpleCData[int]): ...  # can be an alias for c_ulong
-class c_ulong(_SimpleCData[int]): ...
-class c_ulonglong(_SimpleCData[int]): ...  # can be an alias for c_ulong
-class c_ushort(_SimpleCData[int]): ...
-
 class c_void_p(_PointerLike, _SimpleCData[int | None]):
+    _type_: ClassVar[Literal["P"]]
     @classmethod
     def from_param(cls, value: Any, /) -> Self | _CArgObject: ...
 
 c_voidp = c_void_p  # backwards compatibility (to a bug)
 
-class c_wchar(_SimpleCData[str]): ...
-
-c_int8 = c_byte
-
-# these are actually dynamic aliases for c_short, c_int, c_long, or c_longlong
-class c_int16(_SimpleCData[int]): ...
-class c_int32(_SimpleCData[int]): ...
-class c_int64(_SimpleCData[int]): ...
-
-c_uint8 = c_ubyte
-
-# these are actually dynamic aliases for c_ushort, c_uint, c_ulong, or c_ulonglong
-class c_uint16(_SimpleCData[int]): ...
-class c_uint32(_SimpleCData[int]): ...
-class c_uint64(_SimpleCData[int]): ...
+class c_wchar(_SimpleCData[str]):
+    _type_: ClassVar[Literal["u"]]
 
 class c_wchar_p(_PointerLike, _SimpleCData[str | None]):
+    _type_: ClassVar[Literal["Z"]]
     def __init__(self, value: int | str | None = ...) -> None: ...
     @classmethod
     def from_param(cls, value: Any, /) -> Self | _CArgObject: ...
 
-class c_bool(_SimpleCData[bool]):
-    def __init__(self, value: bool = ...) -> None: ...
-
 if sys.platform == "win32":
-    class HRESULT(_SimpleCData[int]): ...  # TODO: undocumented
+    class HRESULT(_SimpleCData[int]):  # TODO: undocumented
+        _type_: ClassVar[Literal["l"]]
 
 if sys.version_info >= (3, 12):
     # At runtime, this is an alias for either c_int32 or c_int64,
-    # which are themselves an alias for one of c_short, c_int, c_long, or c_longlong
+    # which are themselves an alias for one of c_int, c_long, or c_longlong
     # This covers all our bases.
-    c_time_t: type[c_int32 | c_int64 | c_short | c_int | c_long | c_longlong]
-
-class py_object(_CanCastTo, _SimpleCData[_T]): ...
-
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 14):
-    class c_float_complex(_SimpleCData[complex]): ...
-    class c_double_complex(_SimpleCData[complex]): ...
-    class c_longdouble_complex(_SimpleCData[complex]): ...
+    c_time_t: type[c_int32 | c_int64 | c_int | c_long | c_longlong]