gh-144330: Initialize classmethod and staticmethod in new

Initialize cm_callable and sm_callable to None in classmethod and staticmethod constructor. Co-authored-by: Aniket Singh Yadav <[email protected]>
python · vstinner · Feb 6, 2026 · Feb 5, 2026 · Feb 5, 2026 · Feb 5, 2026
commit e41715d412c196cd23ca027681b75a84d9509fb1
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_descr.py b/Lib/test/test_descr.py
@@ -5138,6 +5138,26 @@ def foo(self):
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(NotImplementedError, "BAR"):
             B().foo
 
+    def test_staticmethod_new(self):
+        class MyStaticMethod(staticmethod):
+            def __init__(self, func):
+                pass
+        def func(): pass
+        sm = MyStaticMethod(func)
+        self.assertEqual(repr(sm), '<staticmethod(None)>')
+        self.assertIsNone(sm.__func__)
+        self.assertIsNone(sm.__wrapped__)
+
+    def test_classmethod_new(self):
+        class MyClassMethod(classmethod):
+            def __init__(self, func):
+                pass
+        def func(): pass
+        cm = MyClassMethod(func)
+        self.assertEqual(repr(cm), '<classmethod(None)>')
+        self.assertIsNone(cm.__func__)
+        self.assertIsNone(cm.__wrapped__)
+
 
 class DictProxyTests(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):

diff --git a/Objects/funcobject.c b/Objects/funcobject.c
@@ -1470,6 +1470,18 @@ cm_descr_get(PyObject *self, PyObject *obj, PyObject *type)
     return PyMethod_New(cm->cm_callable, type);
 }
 
+static PyObject *
+cm_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
+{
+    classmethod *cm = (classmethod *)PyType_GenericAlloc(type, 0);
+    if (cm == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    cm->cm_callable = Py_None;
+    cm->cm_dict = NULL;
+    return (PyObject *)cm;
+}
+
 static int
 cm_init(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 {
@@ -1616,7 +1628,7 @@ PyTypeObject PyClassMethod_Type = {
     offsetof(classmethod, cm_dict),             /* tp_dictoffset */
     cm_init,                                    /* tp_init */
     PyType_GenericAlloc,                        /* tp_alloc */
-    PyType_GenericNew,                          /* tp_new */
+    cm_new,                                     /* tp_new */
     PyObject_GC_Del,                            /* tp_free */
 };
 
@@ -1701,6 +1713,18 @@ sm_descr_get(PyObject *self, PyObject *obj, PyObject *type)
     return Py_NewRef(sm->sm_callable);
 }
 
+static PyObject *
+sm_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
+{
+    staticmethod *sm = (staticmethod *)PyType_GenericAlloc(type, 0);
+    if (sm == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    sm->sm_callable = Py_None;
+    sm->sm_dict = NULL;
+    return (PyObject *)sm;
+}
+
 static int
 sm_init(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 {
@@ -1851,7 +1875,7 @@ PyTypeObject PyStaticMethod_Type = {
     offsetof(staticmethod, sm_dict),            /* tp_dictoffset */
     sm_init,                                    /* tp_init */
     PyType_GenericAlloc,                        /* tp_alloc */
-    PyType_GenericNew,                          /* tp_new */
+    sm_new,                                     /* tp_new */
     PyObject_GC_Del,                            /* tp_free */
 };