Merge branch 'master' into stable

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -23,35 +23,39 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        runs-on: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
+        runs-on: [ubuntu-latest, windows-2022, macos-latest]
         python:
         - '2.7'
         - '3.5'
         - '3.6'
         - '3.9'
         - '3.10'
-        # - '3.11-dev'
-        - 'pypy-3.7-v7.3.5'
-        # - 'pypy-3.8'
+        - 'pypy-3.7-v7.3.7'
+        - 'pypy-3.8-v7.3.7'
 
         # Items in here will either be added to the build matrix (if not
         # present), or add new keys to an existing matrix element if all the
         # existing keys match.
         #
-        # We support three optional keys: args (both build), args1 (first
-        # build), and args2 (second build).
+        # We support an optional key: args, for cmake args
         include:
           # Just add a key
           - runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-            python: 3.6
+            python: '3.6'
             args: >
               -DPYBIND11_FINDPYTHON=ON
+              -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-D_=1"
           - runs-on: windows-latest
-            python: 3.6
+            python: '3.6'
             args: >
               -DPYBIND11_FINDPYTHON=ON
           - runs-on: macos-latest
-            python: pypy-2.7
+            python: 'pypy-2.7'
+          # Inject a couple Windows 2019 runs
+          - runs-on: windows-2019
+            python: '3.9'
+          - runs-on: windows-2019
+            python: '2.7'
 
     name: "🐍 ${{ matrix.python }} • ${{ matrix.runs-on }} • x64 ${{ matrix.args }}"
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.runs-on }}
@@ -65,7 +69,8 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
 
     - name: Setup Boost (Linux)
-      if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+      # Can't use boost + define _
+      if: runner.os == 'Linux' && matrix.python != '3.6'
       run: sudo apt-get install libboost-dev
 
     - name: Setup Boost (macOS)
@@ -122,7 +127,7 @@ jobs:
       run: git clean -fdx
 
     # Second build - C++17 mode and in a build directory
-    - name: Configure ${{ matrix.args2 }}
+    - name: Configure C++17
       run: >
         cmake -S . -B build2
         -DPYBIND11_WERROR=ON
@@ -130,7 +135,6 @@ jobs:
         -DDOWNLOAD_EIGEN=ON
         -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17
         ${{ matrix.args }}
-        ${{ matrix.args2 }}
 
     - name: Build
       run: cmake --build build2 -j 2
@@ -184,6 +188,7 @@ jobs:
     # setuptools
     - name: Setuptools helpers test
       run: pytest tests/extra_setuptools
+      if: "!(matrix.python == '3.5' && matrix.runs-on == 'windows-2022')"
 
 
   deadsnakes:
@@ -244,6 +249,8 @@ jobs:
         python -m pip install -r tests/requirements.txt
 
     - name: Configure
+      env:
+        SETUPTOOLS_USE_DISTUTILS: stdlib
       run: >
         cmake -S . -B build
         -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
@@ -552,37 +559,37 @@ jobs:
         set +e; source /opt/intel/oneapi/setvars.sh; set -e
         cmake --build build-11 --target test_cmake_build
 
-    - name: Configure C++17
+    - name: Configure C++14
       run: |
         set +e; source /opt/intel/oneapi/setvars.sh; set -e
-        cmake -S . -B build-17     \
+        cmake -S . -B build-14     \
         -DPYBIND11_WERROR=ON    \
         -DDOWNLOAD_CATCH=ON     \
         -DDOWNLOAD_EIGEN=OFF    \
-        -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17             \
+        -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=14             \
         -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=$(which icpc)  \
         -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=$(python3 -c "import sys; print(sys.executable)")
 
-    - name: Build C++17
+    - name: Build C++14
       run: |
         set +e; source /opt/intel/oneapi/setvars.sh; set -e
-        cmake --build build-17 -j 2 -v
+        cmake --build build-14 -j 2 -v
 
-    - name: Python tests C++17
+    - name: Python tests C++14
       run: |
         set +e; source /opt/intel/oneapi/setvars.sh; set -e
         sudo service apport stop
-        cmake --build build-17 --target check
+        cmake --build build-14 --target check
 
-    - name: C++ tests C++17
+    - name: C++ tests C++14
       run: |
         set +e; source /opt/intel/oneapi/setvars.sh; set -e
-        cmake --build build-17 --target cpptest
+        cmake --build build-14 --target cpptest
 
-    - name: Interface test C++17
+    - name: Interface test C++14
       run: |
         set +e; source /opt/intel/oneapi/setvars.sh; set -e
-        cmake --build build-17 --target test_cmake_build
+        cmake --build build-14 --target test_cmake_build
 
 
   # Testing on CentOS (manylinux uses a centos base, and this is an easy way
@@ -704,14 +711,11 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install Doxygen
       run: sudo apt-get install -y doxygen librsvg2-bin # Changed to rsvg-convert in 20.04
 
-    - name: Install docs & setup requirements
-      run: python3 -m pip install -r docs/requirements.txt
-
     - name: Build docs
-      run: python3 -m sphinx -W -b html docs docs/.build
+      run: pipx run nox -s docs
 
     - name: Make SDist
-      run: python3 setup.py sdist
+      run: pipx run nox -s build -- --sdist
 
     - run: git status --ignored
 
@@ -723,7 +727,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Compare Dists (headers only)
       working-directory: include
       run: |
-        python3 -m pip install --user -U ../dist/*
+        python3 -m pip install --user -U ../dist/*.tar.gz
         installed=$(python3 -c "import pybind11; print(pybind11.get_include() + '/pybind11')")
         diff -rq $installed ./pybind11
 

.github/workflows/upstream.yml

+
+name: Upstream
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  pull_request:
+
+concurrency:
+  group: upstream-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+env:
+  PIP_ONLY_BINARY: numpy
+
+jobs:
+  standard:
+    name: "🐍 3.11 dev • ubuntu-latest • x64"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: "contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'python dev')"
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+    - name: Setup Python 3.11
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+      with:
+        python-version: "3.11-dev"
+
+    - name: Setup Boost (Linux)
+      if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+      run: sudo apt-get install libboost-dev
+
+    - name: Update CMake
+      uses: jwlawson/actions-setup-cmake@v1.11
+
+    - name: Prepare env
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install -r tests/requirements.txt
+
+    - name: Setup annotations on Linux
+      if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+      run: python -m pip install pytest-github-actions-annotate-failures
+
+    # First build - C++11 mode and inplace
+    - name: Configure C++11
+      run: >
+        cmake -S . -B .
+        -DPYBIND11_WERROR=ON
+        -DDOWNLOAD_CATCH=ON
+        -DDOWNLOAD_EIGEN=ON
+        -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=11
+
+    - name: Build C++11
+      run: cmake --build . -j 2
+
+    - name: Python tests C++11
+      run: cmake --build . --target pytest -j 2
+
+    - name: C++11 tests
+      run: cmake --build .  --target cpptest -j 2
+
+    - name: Interface test C++11
+      run: cmake --build . --target test_cmake_build
+
+    - name: Clean directory
+      run: git clean -fdx
+
+    # Second build - C++17 mode and in a build directory
+    - name: Configure C++17
+      run: >
+        cmake -S . -B build2
+        -DPYBIND11_WERROR=ON
+        -DDOWNLOAD_CATCH=ON
+        -DDOWNLOAD_EIGEN=ON
+        -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17
+        ${{ matrix.args }}
+        ${{ matrix.args2 }}
+
+    - name: Build
+      run: cmake --build build2 -j 2
+
+    - name: Python tests
+      run: cmake --build build2 --target pytest
+
+    - name: C++ tests
+      run: cmake --build build2 --target cpptest
+
+    # Third build - C++17 mode with unstable ABI
+    - name: Configure (unstable ABI)
+      run: >
+        cmake -S . -B build3
+        -DPYBIND11_WERROR=ON
+        -DDOWNLOAD_CATCH=ON
+        -DDOWNLOAD_EIGEN=ON
+        -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17
+        -DPYBIND11_INTERNALS_VERSION=10000000
+        "-DPYBIND11_TEST_OVERRIDE=test_call_policies.cpp;test_gil_scoped.cpp;test_thread.cpp"
+        ${{ matrix.args }}
+
+    - name: Build (unstable ABI)
+      run: cmake --build build3 -j 2
+
+    - name: Python tests (unstable ABI)
+      run: cmake --build build3 --target pytest
+
+    - name: Interface test
+      run: cmake --build build2 --target test_cmake_build
+
+    # This makes sure the setup_helpers module can build packages using
+    # setuptools
+    - name: Setuptools helpers test
+      run: pytest tests/extra_setuptools

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 repos:
 # Standard hooks
 - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
-  rev: v4.0.1
+  rev: v4.1.0
   hooks:
   - id: check-added-large-files
   - id: check-case-conflict
@@ -33,27 +33,27 @@ repos:
     exclude: ^noxfile.py$
 
 - repo: https://github.com/asottile/pyupgrade
-  rev: v2.29.0
+  rev: v2.29.1
   hooks:
   - id: pyupgrade
 
 - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/isort
-  rev: 5.9.3
+  rev: 5.10.1
   hooks:
   - id: isort
 
 # Black, the code formatter, natively supports pre-commit
 - repo: https://github.com/psf/black
-  rev: 21.9b0 # Keep in sync with blacken-docs
+  rev: 21.12b0 # Keep in sync with blacken-docs
   hooks:
   - id: black
 
 - repo: https://github.com/asottile/blacken-docs
-  rev: v1.11.0
+  rev: v1.12.0
   hooks:
   - id: blacken-docs
     additional_dependencies:
-    - black==21.9b0 # keep in sync with black hook
+    - black==21.12b0 # keep in sync with black hook
 
 # Changes tabs to spaces
 - repo: https://github.com/Lucas-C/pre-commit-hooks
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ repos:
   hooks:
   - id: remove-tabs
 
+# Autoremoves unused imports
+- repo: https://github.com/hadialqattan/pycln
+  rev: v1.1.0
+  hooks:
+  - id: pycln
+
 - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pygrep-hooks
   rev: v1.9.0
   hooks:
@@ -98,7 +104,7 @@ repos:
 
 # Check static types with mypy
 - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-mypy
-  rev: v0.910-1
+  rev: v0.930
   hooks:
   - id: mypy
     # Running per-file misbehaves a bit, so just run on all files, it's fast
@@ -122,7 +128,7 @@ repos:
     args: ["-L", "nd,ot,thist"]
 
 - repo: https://github.com/shellcheck-py/shellcheck-py
-  rev: v0.7.2.1
+  rev: v0.8.0.3
   hooks:
   - id: shellcheck
 

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ else()
   cmake_policy(VERSION 3.22)
 endif()
 
+# Avoid infinite recursion if tests include this as a subdirectory
+if(DEFINED PYBIND11_MASTER_PROJECT)
+  return()
+endif()
+
 # Extract project version from source
 file(STRINGS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/pybind11/detail/common.h"
      pybind11_version_defines REGEX "#define PYBIND11_VERSION_(MAJOR|MINOR|PATCH) ")
@@ -45,13 +50,8 @@ if(NOT pybind11_FIND_QUIETLY)
   message(STATUS "pybind11 v${pybind11_VERSION} ${pybind11_VERSION_TYPE}")
 endif()
 
-# Avoid infinite recursion if tests include this as a subdirectory
-if(DEFINED PYBIND11_MASTER_PROJECT)
-  set(PYBIND11_TEST OFF)
-endif()
-
 # Check if pybind11 is being used directly or via add_subdirectory
-if(CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR AND NOT DEFINED PYBIND11_MASTER_PROJECT)
+if(CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR)
   ### Warn if not an out-of-source builds
   if(CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR)
     set(lines
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ if(CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR AND NOT DEFINED PYBIND11_MASTER_
   endif()
 
   set(pybind11_system "")
+
+  set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY USE_FOLDERS ON)
 else()
   set(PYBIND11_MASTER_PROJECT OFF)
   set(pybind11_system SYSTEM)

README.rst

@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ goodies:
 - Binaries are generally smaller by a factor of at least 2 compared to
   equivalent bindings generated by Boost.Python. A recent pybind11
   conversion of PyRosetta, an enormous Boost.Python binding project,
-  `reported <http://graylab.jhu.edu/RosettaCon2016/PyRosetta-4.pdf>`_
+  `reported <https://graylab.jhu.edu/Sergey/2016.RosettaCon/PyRosetta-4.pdf>`_
   a binary size reduction of **5.4x** and compile time reduction by
   **5.8x**.
 

docs/Doxyfile

@@ -18,6 +18,5 @@ ALIASES               += "endrst=\endverbatim"
 QUIET                  = YES
 WARNINGS               = YES
 WARN_IF_UNDOCUMENTED   = NO
-PREDEFINED             = DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS \
-                         PY_MAJOR_VERSION=3 \
+PREDEFINED             = PY_MAJOR_VERSION=3 \
                          PYBIND11_NOINLINE

docs/advanced/cast/custom.rst

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ type is explicitly allowed.
              * function signatures and declares a local variable
              * 'value' of type inty
              */
-            PYBIND11_TYPE_CASTER(inty, _("inty"));
+            PYBIND11_TYPE_CASTER(inty, const_name("inty"));
 
             /**
              * Conversion part 1 (Python->C++): convert a PyObject into a inty

docs/advanced/cast/eigen.rst

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ can be mapped *and* if the numpy array is writeable (that is
 the passed variable will be transparently carried out directly on the
 ``numpy.ndarray``.
 
-This means you can can write code such as the following and have it work as
+This means you can write code such as the following and have it work as
 expected:
 
 .. code-block:: cpp

docs/advanced/cast/overview.rst

@@ -75,96 +75,96 @@ The following basic data types are supported out of the box (some may require
 an additional extension header to be included). To pass other data structures
 as arguments and return values, refer to the section on binding :ref:`classes`.
 
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-|  Data type                         |  Description              | Header file                   |
-+====================================+===========================+===============================+
-| ``int8_t``, ``uint8_t``            | 8-bit integers            | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`   |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``int16_t``, ``uint16_t``          | 16-bit integers           | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`   |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``int32_t``, ``uint32_t``          | 32-bit integers           | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`   |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``int64_t``, ``uint64_t``          | 64-bit integers           | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`   |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``ssize_t``, ``size_t``            | Platform-dependent size   | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`   |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``float``, ``double``              | Floating point types      | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`   |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``bool``                           | Two-state Boolean type    | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`   |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``char``                           | Character literal         | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`   |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``char16_t``                       | UTF-16 character literal  | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`   |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``char32_t``                       | UTF-32 character literal  | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`   |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``wchar_t``                        | Wide character literal    | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`   |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``const char *``                   | UTF-8 string literal      | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`   |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``const char16_t *``               | UTF-16 string literal     | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`   |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``const char32_t *``               | UTF-32 string literal     | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`   |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``const wchar_t *``                | Wide string literal       | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`   |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``std::string``                    | STL dynamic UTF-8 string  | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`   |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``std::u16string``                 | STL dynamic UTF-16 string | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`   |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``std::u32string``                 | STL dynamic UTF-32 string | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`   |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``std::wstring``                   | STL dynamic wide string   | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`   |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``std::string_view``,              | STL C++17 string views    | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`   |
-| ``std::u16string_view``, etc.      |                           |                               |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``std::pair<T1, T2>``              | Pair of two custom types  | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`   |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``std::tuple<...>``                | Arbitrary tuple of types  | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`   |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``std::reference_wrapper<...>``    | Reference type wrapper    | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`   |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``std::complex<T>``                | Complex numbers           | :file:`pybind11/complex.h`    |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``std::array<T, Size>``            | STL static array          | :file:`pybind11/stl.h`        |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``std::vector<T>``                 | STL dynamic array         | :file:`pybind11/stl.h`        |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``std::deque<T>``                  | STL double-ended queue    | :file:`pybind11/stl.h`        |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``std::valarray<T>``               | STL value array           | :file:`pybind11/stl.h`        |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``std::list<T>``                   | STL linked list           | :file:`pybind11/stl.h`        |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``std::map<T1, T2>``               | STL ordered map           | :file:`pybind11/stl.h`        |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``std::unordered_map<T1, T2>``     | STL unordered map         | :file:`pybind11/stl.h`        |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``std::set<T>``                    | STL ordered set           | :file:`pybind11/stl.h`        |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``std::unordered_set<T>``          | STL unordered set         | :file:`pybind11/stl.h`        |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``std::optional<T>``               | STL optional type (C++17) | :file:`pybind11/stl.h`        |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``std::experimental::optional<T>`` | STL optional type (exp.)  | :file:`pybind11/stl.h`        |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``std::variant<...>``              | Type-safe union (C++17)   | :file:`pybind11/stl.h`        |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``std::filesystem::path<T>``       | STL path (C++17) [#]_     | :file:`pybind11/stl.h`        |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``std::function<...>``             | STL polymorphic function  | :file:`pybind11/functional.h` |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``std::chrono::duration<...>``     | STL time duration         | :file:`pybind11/chrono.h`     |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``std::chrono::time_point<...>``   | STL date/time             | :file:`pybind11/chrono.h`     |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``Eigen::Matrix<...>``             | Eigen: dense matrix       | :file:`pybind11/eigen.h`      |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``Eigen::Map<...>``                | Eigen: mapped memory      | :file:`pybind11/eigen.h`      |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
-| ``Eigen::SparseMatrix<...>``       | Eigen: sparse matrix      | :file:`pybind11/eigen.h`      |
-+------------------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------------------+
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+|  Data type                         |  Description              | Header file                       |
++====================================+===========================+===================================+
+| ``int8_t``, ``uint8_t``            | 8-bit integers            | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`       |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``int16_t``, ``uint16_t``          | 16-bit integers           | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`       |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``int32_t``, ``uint32_t``          | 32-bit integers           | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`       |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``int64_t``, ``uint64_t``          | 64-bit integers           | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`       |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``ssize_t``, ``size_t``            | Platform-dependent size   | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`       |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``float``, ``double``              | Floating point types      | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`       |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``bool``                           | Two-state Boolean type    | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`       |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``char``                           | Character literal         | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`       |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``char16_t``                       | UTF-16 character literal  | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`       |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``char32_t``                       | UTF-32 character literal  | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`       |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``wchar_t``                        | Wide character literal    | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`       |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``const char *``                   | UTF-8 string literal      | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`       |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``const char16_t *``               | UTF-16 string literal     | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`       |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``const char32_t *``               | UTF-32 string literal     | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`       |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``const wchar_t *``                | Wide string literal       | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`       |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``std::string``                    | STL dynamic UTF-8 string  | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`       |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``std::u16string``                 | STL dynamic UTF-16 string | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`       |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``std::u32string``                 | STL dynamic UTF-32 string | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`       |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``std::wstring``                   | STL dynamic wide string   | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`       |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``std::string_view``,              | STL C++17 string views    | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`       |
+| ``std::u16string_view``, etc.      |                           |                                   |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``std::pair<T1, T2>``              | Pair of two custom types  | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`       |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``std::tuple<...>``                | Arbitrary tuple of types  | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`       |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``std::reference_wrapper<...>``    | Reference type wrapper    | :file:`pybind11/pybind11.h`       |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``std::complex<T>``                | Complex numbers           | :file:`pybind11/complex.h`        |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``std::array<T, Size>``            | STL static array          | :file:`pybind11/stl.h`            |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``std::vector<T>``                 | STL dynamic array         | :file:`pybind11/stl.h`            |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``std::deque<T>``                  | STL double-ended queue    | :file:`pybind11/stl.h`            |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``std::valarray<T>``               | STL value array           | :file:`pybind11/stl.h`            |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``std::list<T>``                   | STL linked list           | :file:`pybind11/stl.h`            |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``std::map<T1, T2>``               | STL ordered map           | :file:`pybind11/stl.h`            |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``std::unordered_map<T1, T2>``     | STL unordered map         | :file:`pybind11/stl.h`            |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``std::set<T>``                    | STL ordered set           | :file:`pybind11/stl.h`            |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``std::unordered_set<T>``          | STL unordered set         | :file:`pybind11/stl.h`            |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``std::optional<T>``               | STL optional type (C++17) | :file:`pybind11/stl.h`            |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``std::experimental::optional<T>`` | STL optional type (exp.)  | :file:`pybind11/stl.h`            |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``std::variant<...>``              | Type-safe union (C++17)   | :file:`pybind11/stl.h`            |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``std::filesystem::path<T>``       | STL path (C++17) [#]_     | :file:`pybind11/stl/filesystem.h` |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``std::function<...>``             | STL polymorphic function  | :file:`pybind11/functional.h`     |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``std::chrono::duration<...>``     | STL time duration         | :file:`pybind11/chrono.h`         |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``std::chrono::time_point<...>``   | STL date/time             | :file:`pybind11/chrono.h`         |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``Eigen::Matrix<...>``             | Eigen: dense matrix       | :file:`pybind11/eigen.h`          |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``Eigen::Map<...>``                | Eigen: mapped memory      | :file:`pybind11/eigen.h`          |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+| ``Eigen::SparseMatrix<...>``       | Eigen: sparse matrix      | :file:`pybind11/eigen.h`          |
++------------------------------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
 
 .. [#] ``std::filesystem::path`` is converted to ``pathlib.Path`` and
    ``os.PathLike`` is converted to ``std::filesystem::path``, but this requires

docs/advanced/exceptions.rst

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ at its exception handler.
 +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
 
 Exception translation is not bidirectional. That is, *catching* the C++
-exceptions defined above above will not trap exceptions that originate from
+exceptions defined above will not trap exceptions that originate from
 Python. For that, catch :class:`pybind11::error_already_set`. See :ref:`below
 <handling_python_exceptions_cpp>` for further details.
 

docs/advanced/functions.rst

@@ -306,8 +306,9 @@ The class ``py::args`` derives from ``py::tuple`` and ``py::kwargs`` derives
 from ``py::dict``.
 
 You may also use just one or the other, and may combine these with other
-arguments as long as the ``py::args`` and ``py::kwargs`` arguments are the last
-arguments accepted by the function.
+arguments.  Note, however, that ``py::kwargs`` must always be the last argument
+of the function, and ``py::args`` implies that any further arguments are
+keyword-only (see :ref:`keyword_only_arguments`).
 
 Please refer to the other examples for details on how to iterate over these,
 and on how to cast their entries into C++ objects. A demonstration is also
@@ -366,6 +367,8 @@ like so:
     py::class_<MyClass>("MyClass")
         .def("myFunction", py::arg("arg") = static_cast<SomeType *>(nullptr));
 
+.. _keyword_only_arguments:
+
 Keyword-only arguments
 ======================
 
@@ -397,6 +400,15 @@ feature does *not* require Python 3 to work.
 
 .. versionadded:: 2.6
 
+As of pybind11 2.9, a ``py::args`` argument implies that any following arguments
+are keyword-only, as if ``py::kw_only()`` had been specified in the same
+relative location of the argument list as the ``py::args`` argument.  The
+``py::kw_only()`` may be included to be explicit about this, but is not
+required.  (Prior to 2.9 ``py::args`` may only occur at the end of the argument
+list, or immediately before a ``py::kwargs`` argument at the end).
+
+.. versionadded:: 2.9
+
 Positional-only arguments
 =========================
 

docs/basics.rst

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ a file named :file:`example.cpp` with the following contents:
     PYBIND11_MODULE(example, m) {
         m.doc() = "pybind11 example plugin"; // optional module docstring
 
-        m.def("add", &add, "A function which adds two numbers");
+        m.def("add", &add, "A function that adds two numbers");
     }
 
 .. [#f1] In practice, implementation and binding code will generally be located

docs/changelog.rst

@@ -7,8 +7,100 @@ Starting with version 1.8.0, pybind11 releases use a `semantic versioning
 <http://semver.org>`_ policy.
 
 
-IN DEVELOPMENT
---------------
+Version 2.9.0 (Dec 28, 2021)
+----------------------------
+
+This is the last version to support Python 2.7 and 3.5.
+
+New Features:
+
+* Allow ``py::args`` to be followed by other arguments; the remaining arguments
+  are implicitly keyword-only, as if a ``py::kw_only{}`` annotation had been
+  used.
+  `#3402 <https://github.com/pybind/pybind11/pull/3402>`_
+
+* Add C++ Exception type to throw and catch ``AttributeError``. Useful for
+  defining custom ``__setattr__`` and ``__getattr__`` methods.
+  `#3387 <https://github.com/pybind/pybind11/pull/3387>`_
+
+Changes:
+
+* Make str/bytes/memoryview more interoperable with ``std::string_view``.
+  `#3521 <https://github.com/pybind/pybind11/pull/3521>`_
+
+* Replace ``_`` with ``const_name`` in internals, avoid defining ``pybind::_``
+  if ``_`` defined as macro (common gettext usage)
+  `#3423 <https://github.com/pybind/pybind11/pull/3423>`_
+
+
+Bug fixes:
+
+* Fix a regression in 2.8.0 that caused undefined behavior (typically
+  segfaults) in ``make_key_iterator``/``make_value_iterator`` if dereferencing
+  the iterator returned a temporary value instead of a reference.
+  `#3348 <https://github.com/pybind/pybind11/pull/3348>`_
+
+* Fix a rare warning about extra copy in an Eigen constructor.
+  `#3486 <https://github.com/pybind/pybind11/pull/3486>`_
+
+* Fix caching of the C++ overrides.
+  `#3465 <https://github.com/pybind/pybind11/pull/3465>`_
+
+* Add missing ``std::forward`` calls to some ``cpp_function`` overloads.
+  `#3443 <https://github.com/pybind/pybind11/pull/3443>`_
+
+* Support PyPy 7.3.7 and the PyPy3.8 beta. Test python-3.11 on PRs with the
+  ``python dev`` label.
+  `#3419 <https://github.com/pybind/pybind11/pull/3419>`_
+
+* Fix 2.8.0 regression with MSVC 2017 + C++17 mode + Python 3.
+  `#3407 <https://github.com/pybind/pybind11/pull/3407>`_
+
+* Modernize usage of ``PyCodeObject`` on Python 3.9 (toward supporting Python
+  3.11a1)
+  `#3368 <https://github.com/pybind/pybind11/pull/3368>`_
+
+* A long-standing bug in eigen.h was fixed (originally PR #3343). The bug was
+  unmasked by newly added ``static_assert``'s in the Eigen 3.4.0 release.
+  `#3352 <https://github.com/pybind/pybind11/pull/3352>`_
+
+* Replace usage of deprecated ``Eigen::MappedSparseMatrix`` with
+  ``Eigen::Map<Eigen::SparseMatrix<...>>`` for Eigen 3.3+.
+  `#3499 <https://github.com/pybind/pybind11/pull/3499>`_
+
+* Fixed the potential for dangling references when using properties with
+  ``std::optional`` types.
+  `#3376 <https://github.com/pybind/pybind11/pull/3376>`_
+
+* Tweaks to support Microsoft Visual Studio 2022.
+  `#3497 <https://github.com/pybind/pybind11/pull/3497>`_
+
+Build system improvements:
+
+* Nicer CMake printout and IDE organisation for pybind11's own tests.
+  `#3479 <https://github.com/pybind/pybind11/pull/3479>`_
+
+* CMake: report version type as part of the version string to avoid a spurious
+  space in the package status message.
+  `#3472 <https://github.com/pybind/pybind11/pull/3472>`_
+
+* Support multiple raw inclusion of CMake helper files (Conan.io does this for
+  multi-config generators).
+  `#3420 <https://github.com/pybind/pybind11/pull/3420>`_
+
+* Fix harmless warning on CMake 3.22.
+  `#3368 <https://github.com/pybind/pybind11/pull/3368>`_
+
+* Flags starting with ``-g`` in ``$CFLAGS`` and ``$CPPFLAGS`` are no longer
+  overridden by ``.Pybind11Extension``.
+  `#3436 <https://github.com/pybind/pybind11/pull/3436>`_
+
+* Ensure ThreadPool is closed in ``setup_helpers``.
+  `#3548 <https://github.com/pybind/pybind11/pull/3548>`_
+
+* Avoid LTS on ``mips64`` and ``ppc64le`` (reported broken).
+  `#3557 <https://github.com/pybind/pybind11/pull/3557>`_
+
 
 v2.8.1 (Oct 27, 2021)
 ---------------------

docs/release.rst

@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ the version just below.
 To release a new version of pybind11:
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
+If you don't have nox, you should either use ``pipx run nox`` instead, or use
+``pipx install nox`` or ``brew install nox`` (Unix).
+
 - Update the version number
     - Update ``PYBIND11_VERSION_MAJOR`` etc. in
       ``include/pybind11/detail/common.h``. PATCH should be a simple integer.
@@ -51,14 +54,12 @@ To release a new version of pybind11:
   notifications to users watching releases, and also uploads PyPI packages).
   (Note: if you do not use an existing tag, this creates a new lightweight tag
   for you, so you could skip the above step.)
-
     - GUI method: Under `releases <https://github.com/pybind/pybind11/releases>`_
       click "Draft a new release" on the far right, fill in the tag name
       (if you didn't tag above, it will be made here), fill in a release name
       like "Version X.Y.Z", and copy-and-paste the markdown-formatted (!) changelog
       into the description (usually ``cat docs/changelog.rst | pandoc -f rst -t gfm``).
       Check "pre-release" if this is a beta/RC.
-
     - CLI method: with ``gh`` installed, run ``gh release create vX.Y.Z -t "Version X.Y.Z"``
       If this is a pre-release, add ``-p``.
 
@@ -90,9 +91,7 @@ If you need to manually upload releases, you can download the releases from the
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    python3 -m pip install build
-    python3 -m build
-    PYBIND11_SDIST_GLOBAL=1 python3 -m build
+    nox -s build
     twine upload dist/*
 
 This makes SDists and wheels, and the final line uploads them.

docs/requirements.txt

-breathe==4.26.1
-# docutils 0.17 breaks HTML tags & RTD theme
-# https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/issues/9001
-docutils==0.16
-sphinx==3.3.1
-sphinx_rtd_theme==0.5.0
-sphinxcontrib-moderncmakedomain==3.17
-sphinxcontrib-svg2pdfconverter==1.1.0
+breathe==4.31.0
+sphinx==3.5.4
+sphinx_rtd_theme==1.0.0
+sphinxcontrib-moderncmakedomain==3.19
+sphinxcontrib-svg2pdfconverter==1.1.1

docs/upgrade.rst

@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ v2.9
   converted to using ``py::module_::import("types").attr("SimpleNamespace")``
   instead.
 
+* The use of ``_`` in custom type casters can now be replaced with the more
+  readable ``const_name`` instead. The old ``_`` shortcut has been retained
+  unless it is being used as a macro (like for gettext).
+
 
 .. _upgrade-guide-2.7:
 

include/pybind11/attr.h

@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ struct function_record {
     function_record()
         : is_constructor(false), is_new_style_constructor(false), is_stateless(false),
           is_operator(false), is_method(false), has_args(false),
-          has_kwargs(false), has_kw_only_args(false), prepend(false) { }
+          has_kwargs(false), prepend(false) { }
 
     /// Function name
     char *name = nullptr; /* why no C++ strings? They generate heavier code.. */
@@ -221,17 +221,15 @@ struct function_record {
     /// True if the function has a '**kwargs' argument
     bool has_kwargs : 1;
 
-    /// True once a 'py::kw_only' is encountered (any following args are keyword-only)
-    bool has_kw_only_args : 1;
-
     /// True if this function is to be inserted at the beginning of the overload resolution chain
     bool prepend : 1;
 
     /// Number of arguments (including py::args and/or py::kwargs, if present)
     std::uint16_t nargs;
 
-    /// Number of trailing arguments (counted in `nargs`) that are keyword-only
-    std::uint16_t nargs_kw_only = 0;
+    /// Number of leading positional arguments, which are terminated by a py::args or py::kwargs
+    /// argument or by a py::kw_only annotation.
+    std::uint16_t nargs_pos = 0;
 
     /// Number of leading arguments (counted in `nargs`) that are positional-only
     std::uint16_t nargs_pos_only = 0;
@@ -411,20 +409,23 @@ template <> struct process_attribute<is_new_style_constructor> : process_attribu
     static void init(const is_new_style_constructor &, function_record *r) { r->is_new_style_constructor = true; }
 };
 
-inline void process_kw_only_arg(const arg &a, function_record *r) {
-    if (!a.name || a.name[0] == '\0')
-        pybind11_fail("arg(): cannot specify an unnamed argument after an kw_only() annotation");
-    ++r->nargs_kw_only;
+inline void check_kw_only_arg(const arg &a, function_record *r) {
+    if (r->args.size() > r->nargs_pos && (!a.name || a.name[0] == '\0'))
+        pybind11_fail("arg(): cannot specify an unnamed argument after a kw_only() annotation or args() argument");
+}
+
+inline void append_self_arg_if_needed(function_record *r) {
+    if (r->is_method && r->args.empty())
+        r->args.emplace_back("self", nullptr, handle(), /*convert=*/ true, /*none=*/ false);
 }
 
 /// Process a keyword argument attribute (*without* a default value)
 template <> struct process_attribute<arg> : process_attribute_default<arg> {
     static void init(const arg &a, function_record *r) {
-        if (r->is_method && r->args.empty())
-            r->args.emplace_back("self", nullptr, handle(), true /*convert*/, false /*none not allowed*/);
+        append_self_arg_if_needed(r);
         r->args.emplace_back(a.name, nullptr, handle(), !a.flag_noconvert, a.flag_none);
 
-        if (r->has_kw_only_args) process_kw_only_arg(a, r);
+        check_kw_only_arg(a, r);
     }
 };
 
@@ -432,7 +433,7 @@ template <> struct process_attribute<arg> : process_attribute_default<arg> {
 template <> struct process_attribute<arg_v> : process_attribute_default<arg_v> {
     static void init(const arg_v &a, function_record *r) {
         if (r->is_method && r->args.empty())
-            r->args.emplace_back("self", nullptr /*descr*/, handle() /*parent*/, true /*convert*/, false /*none not allowed*/);
+            r->args.emplace_back("self", /*descr=*/ nullptr, /*parent=*/ handle(), /*convert=*/ true, /*none=*/ false);
 
         if (!a.value) {
 #if !defined(NDEBUG)
@@ -457,21 +458,28 @@ template <> struct process_attribute<arg_v> : process_attribute_default<arg_v> {
         }
         r->args.emplace_back(a.name, a.descr, a.value.inc_ref(), !a.flag_noconvert, a.flag_none);
 
-        if (r->has_kw_only_args) process_kw_only_arg(a, r);
+        check_kw_only_arg(a, r);
     }
 };
 
 /// Process a keyword-only-arguments-follow pseudo argument
 template <> struct process_attribute<kw_only> : process_attribute_default<kw_only> {
     static void init(const kw_only &, function_record *r) {
-        r->has_kw_only_args = true;
+        append_self_arg_if_needed(r);
+        if (r->has_args && r->nargs_pos != static_cast<std::uint16_t>(r->args.size()))
+            pybind11_fail("Mismatched args() and kw_only(): they must occur at the same relative argument location (or omit kw_only() entirely)");
+        r->nargs_pos = static_cast<std::uint16_t>(r->args.size());
     }
 };
 
 /// Process a positional-only-argument maker
 template <> struct process_attribute<pos_only> : process_attribute_default<pos_only> {
     static void init(const pos_only &, function_record *r) {
+        append_self_arg_if_needed(r);
         r->nargs_pos_only = static_cast<std::uint16_t>(r->args.size());
+        if (r->nargs_pos_only > r->nargs_pos)
+            pybind11_fail("pos_only(): cannot follow a py::args() argument");
+            // It also can't follow a kw_only, but a static_assert in pybind11.h checks that
     }
 };
 

include/pybind11/cast.h

@@ -27,23 +27,6 @@
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
-#if defined(PYBIND11_CPP17)
-#  if defined(__has_include)
-#    if __has_include(<string_view>)
-#      define PYBIND11_HAS_STRING_VIEW
-#    endif
-#  elif defined(_MSC_VER)
-#    define PYBIND11_HAS_STRING_VIEW
-#  endif
-#endif
-#ifdef PYBIND11_HAS_STRING_VIEW
-#include <string_view>
-#endif
-
-#if defined(__cpp_lib_char8_t) && __cpp_lib_char8_t >= 201811L
-#  define PYBIND11_HAS_U8STRING
-#endif
-
 PYBIND11_NAMESPACE_BEGIN(PYBIND11_NAMESPACE)
 PYBIND11_NAMESPACE_BEGIN(detail)
 
@@ -150,7 +133,8 @@ public:
             return false;
         } else {
             handle src_or_index = src;
-#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x03080000
+            // PyPy: 7.3.7's 3.8 does not implement PyLong_*'s __index__ calls.
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x03080000 || defined(PYPY_VERSION)
             object index;
             if (!PYBIND11_LONG_CHECK(src.ptr())) {  // So: index_check(src.ptr())
                 index = reinterpret_steal<object>(PyNumber_Index(src.ptr()));
@@ -224,7 +208,7 @@ public:
         return PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong((unsigned long long) src);
     }
 
-    PYBIND11_TYPE_CASTER(T, _<std::is_integral<T>::value>("int", "float"));
+    PYBIND11_TYPE_CASTER(T, const_name<std::is_integral<T>::value>("int", "float"));
 };
 
 template<typename T> struct void_caster {
@@ -237,7 +221,7 @@ public:
     static handle cast(T, return_value_policy /* policy */, handle /* parent */) {
         return none().inc_ref();
     }
-    PYBIND11_TYPE_CASTER(T, _("None"));
+    PYBIND11_TYPE_CASTER(T, const_name("None"));
 };
 
 template <> class type_caster<void_type> : public void_caster<void_type> {};
@@ -280,7 +264,7 @@ public:
 
     template <typename T> using cast_op_type = void*&;
     explicit operator void *&() { return value; }
-    static constexpr auto name = _("capsule");
+    static constexpr auto name = const_name("capsule");
 private:
     void *value = nullptr;
 };
@@ -331,7 +315,7 @@ public:
     static handle cast(bool src, return_value_policy /* policy */, handle /* parent */) {
         return handle(src ? Py_True : Py_False).inc_ref();
     }
-    PYBIND11_TYPE_CASTER(bool, _("bool"));
+    PYBIND11_TYPE_CASTER(bool, const_name("bool"));
 };
 
 // Helper class for UTF-{8,16,32} C++ stl strings:
@@ -421,7 +405,7 @@ template <typename StringType, bool IsView = false> struct string_caster {
         return s;
     }
 
-    PYBIND11_TYPE_CASTER(StringType, _(PYBIND11_STRING_NAME));
+    PYBIND11_TYPE_CASTER(StringType, const_name(PYBIND11_STRING_NAME));
 
 private:
     static handle decode_utfN(const char *buffer, ssize_t nbytes) {
@@ -558,7 +542,7 @@ public:
         return one_char;
     }
 
-    static constexpr auto name = _(PYBIND11_STRING_NAME);
+    static constexpr auto name = const_name(PYBIND11_STRING_NAME);
     template <typename _T> using cast_op_type = pybind11::detail::cast_op_type<_T>;
 };
 
@@ -595,7 +579,7 @@ public:
         return cast(*src, policy, parent);
     }
 
-    static constexpr auto name = _("Tuple[") + concat(make_caster<Ts>::name...) + _("]");
+    static constexpr auto name = const_name("Tuple[") + concat(make_caster<Ts>::name...) + const_name("]");
 
     template <typename T> using cast_op_type = type;
 
@@ -780,14 +764,14 @@ template <typename base, typename holder> struct is_holder_type :
 template <typename base, typename deleter> struct is_holder_type<base, std::unique_ptr<base, deleter>> :
     std::true_type {};
 
-template <typename T> struct handle_type_name { static constexpr auto name = _<T>(); };
-template <> struct handle_type_name<bytes> { static constexpr auto name = _(PYBIND11_BYTES_NAME); };
-template <> struct handle_type_name<int_> { static constexpr auto name = _("int"); };
-template <> struct handle_type_name<iterable> { static constexpr auto name = _("Iterable"); };
-template <> struct handle_type_name<iterator> { static constexpr auto name = _("Iterator"); };
-template <> struct handle_type_name<none> { static constexpr auto name = _("None"); };
-template <> struct handle_type_name<args> { static constexpr auto name = _("*args"); };
-template <> struct handle_type_name<kwargs> { static constexpr auto name = _("**kwargs"); };
+template <typename T> struct handle_type_name { static constexpr auto name = const_name<T>(); };
+template <> struct handle_type_name<bytes> { static constexpr auto name = const_name(PYBIND11_BYTES_NAME); };
+template <> struct handle_type_name<int_> { static constexpr auto name = const_name("int"); };
+template <> struct handle_type_name<iterable> { static constexpr auto name = const_name("Iterable"); };
+template <> struct handle_type_name<iterator> { static constexpr auto name = const_name("Iterator"); };
+template <> struct handle_type_name<none> { static constexpr auto name = const_name("None"); };
+template <> struct handle_type_name<args> { static constexpr auto name = const_name("*args"); };
+template <> struct handle_type_name<kwargs> { static constexpr auto name = const_name("**kwargs"); };
 
 template <typename type>
 struct pyobject_caster {
@@ -1130,6 +1114,9 @@ constexpr arg operator"" _a(const char *name, size_t) { return arg(name); }
 
 PYBIND11_NAMESPACE_BEGIN(detail)
 
+template <typename T> using is_kw_only = std::is_same<intrinsic_t<T>, kw_only>;
+template <typename T> using is_pos_only = std::is_same<intrinsic_t<T>, pos_only>;
+
 // forward declaration (definition in attr.h)
 struct function_record;
 
@@ -1165,17 +1152,18 @@ class argument_loader {
 
     template <typename Arg> using argument_is_args   = std::is_same<intrinsic_t<Arg>, args>;
     template <typename Arg> using argument_is_kwargs = std::is_same<intrinsic_t<Arg>, kwargs>;
-    // Get args/kwargs argument positions relative to the end of the argument list:
-    static constexpr auto args_pos = constexpr_first<argument_is_args, Args...>() - (int) sizeof...(Args),
-                        kwargs_pos = constexpr_first<argument_is_kwargs, Args...>() - (int) sizeof...(Args);
-
-    static constexpr bool args_kwargs_are_last = kwargs_pos >= - 1 && args_pos >= kwargs_pos - 1;
+    // Get kwargs argument position, or -1 if not present:
+    static constexpr auto kwargs_pos = constexpr_last<argument_is_kwargs, Args...>();
 
-    static_assert(args_kwargs_are_last, "py::args/py::kwargs are only permitted as the last argument(s) of a function");
+    static_assert(kwargs_pos == -1 || kwargs_pos == (int) sizeof...(Args) - 1, "py::kwargs is only permitted as the last argument of a function");
 
 public:
-    static constexpr bool has_kwargs = kwargs_pos < 0;
-    static constexpr bool has_args = args_pos < 0;
+    static constexpr bool has_kwargs = kwargs_pos != -1;
+
+    // py::args argument position; -1 if not present.
+    static constexpr int args_pos = constexpr_last<argument_is_args, Args...>();
+
+    static_assert(args_pos == -1 || args_pos == constexpr_first<argument_is_args, Args...>(), "py::args cannot be specified more than once");
 
     static constexpr auto arg_names = concat(type_descr(make_caster<Args>::name)...);
 

include/pybind11/chrono.h

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public:
         return PyDelta_FromDSU(dd.count(), ss.count(), us.count());
     }
 
-    PYBIND11_TYPE_CASTER(type, _("datetime.timedelta"));
+    PYBIND11_TYPE_CASTER(type, const_name("datetime.timedelta"));
 };
 
 inline std::tm *localtime_thread_safe(const std::time_t *time, std::tm *buf) {
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ public:
                                           localtime.tm_sec,
                                           us.count());
     }
-    PYBIND11_TYPE_CASTER(type, _("datetime.datetime"));
+    PYBIND11_TYPE_CASTER(type, const_name("datetime.datetime"));
 };
 
 // Other clocks that are not the system clock are not measured as datetime.datetime objects

include/pybind11/complex.h

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public:
         return PyComplex_FromDoubles((double) src.real(), (double) src.imag());
     }
 
-    PYBIND11_TYPE_CASTER(std::complex<T>, _("complex"));
+    PYBIND11_TYPE_CASTER(std::complex<T>, const_name("complex"));
 };
 PYBIND11_NAMESPACE_END(detail)
 PYBIND11_NAMESPACE_END(PYBIND11_NAMESPACE)