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Fixes #1259

The types of csv.reader() and csv.writer() objects were named after their module attributes, so they reported themselves as _csv.Reader and _csv.Writer. CPython names them _csv.reader and _csv.writer (_csv.c#L1055, #L1508) and adds them to the module as Reader and Writer (#L1752-L1762).

AS-IS

>>> type(csv.reader([]))
<class '_csv.Reader'>
>>> type(csv.writer(io.StringIO()))
<class '_csv.Writer'>

TO-BE

>>> type(csv.reader([]))
<class '_csv.reader'>
>>> type(csv.writer(io.StringIO()))
<class '_csv.writer'>
>>> type(csv.reader([])) is _csv.Reader
True

(matching CPython)

Changes

  • Name PythonBuiltinClassType.CSVReader and CSVWriter reader and writer, with moduleName("_csv") instead of publishInModule("_csv"), which would shadow the reader() and writer() functions.
  • Add the Reader and Writer aliases in CSVModuleBuiltins.initialize, as SocketModuleBuiltins does for SocketType.
  • Add test_reader_writer_type_names to tests/test_csv.py.

Testing

mx python-jvm on darwin-aarch64, then mx graalpytest test_csv.py (6 passed). test.test_csv from lib-python passes (117 passed, same as master). The new test fails on the unpatched build. Type names, __module__, alias identity and dir(_csv) now print the same as CPython 3.13.14.

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Name the _csv reader and writer types like CPython
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The types were registered under the names Reader and Writer, so
type(csv.reader([])) printed as <class '_csv.Reader'>. In CPython the
types are named reader and writer and are exposed in _csv under the
aliases Reader and Writer. Rename them, keep the module name, and add
the aliases.

Signed-off-by: Jeongseop Lim <[email protected]>
@oracle-contributor-agreement oracle-contributor-agreement Bot added the OCA Verified All contributors have signed the Oracle Contributor Agreement. label Oct 31, 2026
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msimacek approved these changes Nov 9, 2026
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